25 Questions to Help You Discover Your Personal Values
The patterns across your answers are often more revealing than any single answer.
Questions about satisfaction
1. When have I felt most fulfilled? 2. What made that experience meaningful? 3. What achievement am I genuinely proud of? 4. What kind of contribution makes me feel useful?
Questions about frustration
5. What behavior frustrates me most? 6. What workplace situation would I find difficult to tolerate? 7. What do I consider unfair? 8. What makes me feel that something is being done the wrong way?
Questions about priorities
9. What do I protect when resources are limited? 10. What am I unwilling to compromise on? 11. What matters more to me when two good options compete? 12. What do I want my work to stand for?
Questions about relationships and work
13–19. Cover qualities you respect, trust, what makes work worthwhile, the environment you need, and what you want to contribute.
Questions about trade-offs
23. What would I choose if money were equal? 24. What would I choose if status were equal? 25. What important thing would I refuse to sacrifice for success?
Your values can tell you what matters. Your gifts and skills can help reveal how you may express it.
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