Values List – A List of 400 Values to Live By
Here is a list of 400 values that I have compiled. As far as I know, it is the most comprehensive list you can find on the Internet. You can go through it and see which values attract you the most.
You will also find a link below that will take you to a free online tool to help you narrow down your core personal values.
What are values?
Values are simply the rules that you want to live by because living them will allow you to experience a fulfilling life.
Where do you get Values from?
In most cases, you get your values from your parents, environment and social conditioning. It is a powerful experience to actually sit down and choose your own values.
How to prioritize your values?
It will be impossible to focus on all 400 of them. You will have to prioritize the values you deliberately choose for yourself.
I will recommend picking 12 core values and then putting them in order of importance. After that you can focus on 1 value per month or per week, giving all your attention to implement it in your life and see the results.
Remember that values mean nothing without action. For example if you value courage and you don’t act courageously in your day to day life then that value is not important enough for you.
Choose your values thoughtfully, visualizing circumstances, situations where you can actually take action in line with your chosen value and then live by that value till the time it becomes your second nature.
Online Tool you can use to discover and prioritize your values
Here is an online tool created by Douglas Wagoner that will help you discover and prioritize your values. His list uses about 90% of the values listed below. You can always come back to this list whenever you need it.
To keep the list handy you may bookmark this page (Ctrl+D) in your browser.
VALUES LIST
Value No.1 – Ability
Value No.2 – Abundance
Value No.3 – Acceptance
Value No.4 – Accomplishment
Value No.5 – Achievement
Value No.6 – Acknowledgement
Value No.7 – Adaptability
Value No.8 – Adequacy
Value No.9 – Adroitness
Value No.10 – Adventure
Value No.11 – Affection
Value No.12 – Affluence
Value No.13 – Alertness
Value No.14 – Aliveness
Value No.15 – Ambition
Value No.16 – Amusement
Value No.17 – Anticipation
Value No.18 – Appreciation
Value No.19 – Approachability
Value No.20 – Artfulness
Value No.21 – Articulacy
Value No.22 – Assertiveness
Value No.23 – Assurance
Value No.24 – Attentiveness
Value No.25 – Attractiveness
Value No.26 – Audacity
Value No.27 – Availability
Value No.28 – Awareness
Value No.29 – Awe
Value No.30 – Balance
Value No.31 – Beauty
Value No.32 – Being-ness
Value No.33 – Belongingness
Value No.34 – Benevolence
Value No.35 – Blissfulness
Value No.36 – Boldness
Value No.37 – Bravery
Value No.38 – Brilliance
Value No.39 – Briskness
Value No.40 – Buoyancy
Value No.41 – Calmness
Value No.42 – Camaraderie
Value No.43 – Candor
Value No.44 – Capability
Value No.45 – Care
Value No.46 – Carefulness
Value No.47 – Certainty
Value No.48 – Challenge
Value No.49 – Charity
Value No.50 – Charm
Value No.51 – Chastity
Value No.52 – Cheerfulness
Value No.53 – Clarity
Value No.54 – Classy
Value No.55 – Cleanliness
Value No.56 – Cleverness
Value No.57 – Closeness
Value No.58 – Cognizance
Value No.59 – Comfort
Value No.60 – Commitment
Value No.61 – Compassion
Value No.62 – Competence
Value No.63 – Complacency
Value No.64 – Completion
Value No.65 – Composure
Value No.66 – Concentration
Value No.67 – Confidence
Value No.68 – Conformity
Value No.69 – Congruency
Value No.70 – Connection
Value No.71 – Consciousness
Value No.72 – Consistency
Value No.73 – Contentment
Value No.74 – Continuity
Value No.75 – Contribution
Value No.76 – Control
Value No.77 – Conviction
Value No.78 – Conviviality
Value No.79 – Coolness
Value No.80 – Cooperation
Value No.81 – Copiousness
Value No.82 – Cordiality
Value No.83 – Correctness
Value No.84 – Courage
Value No.85 – Courtesy
Value No.86 – Craftiness
Value No.87 – Creativity
Value No.88 – Credibility
Value No.89 – Cunning
Value No.90 – Curiosity
Value No.91 – Daring
Value No.92 – Decisiveness
Value No.93 – Decorum
Value No.94 – Deepness
Value No.95 – Deference
Value No.96 – Delicacy
Value No.97 – Delight
Value No.98 – Dependability
Value No.99 – Depth
Value No.100 – Desire
Value No.101 – Determination
Value No.102 – Devotion
Value No.103 – Devoutness
Value No.104 – Dexterity
Value No.105 – Dignity
Value No.106 – Diligence
Value No.107 – Diplomacy
Value No.108 – Direction
Value No.109 – Directness
Value No.110 – Discernment
Value No.111 – Discretion
Value No.112 – Discipline
Value No.113 – Discovery
Value No.114 – Discretion
Value No.115 – Diversity
Value No.116 – Dreaming
Value No.117 – Drive
Value No.118 – Duty
Value No.119 – Dynamism
Value No.120 – Eagerness
Value No.121 – Economy
Value No.122 – Ecstasy
Value No.123 – Education
Value No.124 – Effectiveness
Value No.125 – Efficiency
Value No.126 – Elation
Value No.127 – Elegance
Value No.128 – Empathy
Value No.129 – Encouragement
Value No.130 – Endurance
Value No.131 – Energy
Value No.132 – Enjoyment
Value No.133 – Enlightenment
Value No.134 – Entertainment
Value No.135 – Enthusiasm
Value No.136 – Exactness
Value No.137 – Excellence
Value No.138 – Excitement
Value No.139 – Exhilaration
Value No.140 – Expectancy
Value No.141 – Expediency
Value No.142 – Experience
Value No.143 – Expertise
Value No.144 – Exploration
Value No.145 – Expressiveness
Value No.146 – Extravagance
Value No.147 – Extroversion
Value No.148 – Exuberance
Value No.149 – Evolution
Value No.150 – Facilitating
Value No.151 – Fairness
Value No.152 – Faith
Value No.153 – Fame
Value No.154 – Fascination
Value No.155 – Fashion
Value No.156 – Fearlessness
Value No.157 – Fidelity
Value No.158 – Fineness
Value No.159 – Finesse
Value No.160 – Firmness
Value No.161 – Fitness
Value No.162 – Flexibility
Value No.163 – Flow
Value No.164 – Fluency
Value No.165 – Fluidity
Value No.166 – Focus
Value No.167 – Fortitude
Value No.168 – Frankness
Value No.169 – Freedom
Value No.170 – Friendliness
Value No.171 – Frugality
Value No.172 – Fun
Value No.173 – Gallantry
Value No.174 – Generosity
Value No.175 – Gentility
Value No.176 – Genuineness
Value No.177 – Giving
Value No.178 – Grace
Value No.179 – Gratefulness
Value No.180 – Gratitude
Value No.181 – Gregariousness
Value No.182 – Growth
Value No.183 – Guidance
Value No.184 – Happiness
Value No.185 – Harmony
Value No.186 – Health
Value No.187 – Heart
Value No.188 – Helpfulness
Value No.189 – Heroism
Value No.190 – Holiness
Value No.191 – Honesty
Value No.192 – Honor
Value No.193 – Hopefulness
Value No.194 – Hospitality
Value No.195 – Humility
Value No.196 – Humor
Value No.197 – Hygiene
Value No.198 – Imagination
Value No.199 – Impact
Value No.200 – Impartiality
Value No.201 – Impeccability
Value No.202 – Independence
Value No.203 – Industry
Value No.204 – Ingenuity
Value No.205 – Inquisitiveness
Value No.206 – Insightfulness
Value No.207 – Inspiration
Value No.208 – Instinctiveness
Value No.209 – Integrity
Value No.210 – Intelligence
Value No.211 – Intensity
Value No.212 – Intimacy
Value No.213 – Intrepidness
Value No.214 – Introversion
Value No.215 – Intuition
Value No.216 – Intuitiveness
Value No.217 – Inventiveness
Value No.218 – Joy
Value No.219 – Judiciousness
Value No.220 – Justice
Value No.221 – Keenness
Value No.222 – Kindness
Value No.223 – Knowledgeableness
Value No.224 – Lavishness
Value No.225 – Leadership
Value No.226 – Learning
Value No.227 – Liberation
Value No.228 – Liberty
Value No.229 – Liveliness
Value No.230 – Logic
Value No.231 – Longevity
Value No.232 – Love
Value No.233 – Loyalty
Value No.234 – Majesty
Value No.235 – Mastery
Value No.236 – Maturity
Value No.237 – Meekness
Value No.238 – Mellowness
Value No.239 – Meticulousness
Value No.240 – Mindfulness
Value No.241 – Moderation
Value No.242 – Modesty
Value No.243 – Motivation
Value No.244 – Mysteriousness
Value No.245 – Neatness
Value No.246 – Nerve
Value No.247 – Obedience
Value No.248 – Open-mindedness
Value No.249 – Openness
Value No.250 – Optimism
Value No.251 – Opulence
Value No.252 – Order
Value No.253 – Organization
Value No.254 – Originality
Value No.255 – Outlandishness
Value No.256 – Outrageousness
Value No.257 – Passion
Value No.258 – Peacefulness
Value No.259 – Perceptiveness
Value No.260 – Perfection
Value No.261 – Perseverance
Value No.262 – Persistence
Value No.263 – Persuasiveness
Value No.264 – Philanthropy
Value No.265 – Piety
Value No.266 – Playfulness
Value No.267 – Pleasantness
Value No.268 – Pleasure
Value No.269 – Plentiful-ness
Value No.270 – Poise
Value No.271 – Polish
Value No.272 – Popularity
Value No.273 – Potency
Value No.274 – Power
Value No.275 – Practicality
Value No.276 – Pragmatism
Value No.277 – Precision
Value No.278 – Preeminence
Value No.279 – Preparedness
Value No.280 – Presence
Value No.281 – Privacy
Value No.282 – Proactivity
Value No.283 – Proficiency
Value No.284 – Professionalism
Value No.285 – Prosperity
Value No.286 – Prudence
Value No.287 – Punctuality
Value No.288 – Purity
Value No.289 – Qualification
Value No.290 – Quietness
Value No.291 – Quickness
Value No.292 – Realism
Value No.293 – Readiness
Value No.294 – Reason
Value No.295 – Recognition
Value No.296 – Recreation
Value No.297 – Refinement
Value No.298 – Reflection
Value No.299 – Relaxation
Value No.300 – Reliability
Value No.301 – Resilience
Value No.302 – Resolution
Value No.303 – Resolve
Value No.304 – Resourcefulness
Value No.305 – Respect
Value No.306 – Restfulness
Value No.307 – Restraint
Value No.308 – Reverence
Value No.309 – Richness
Value No.310 – Rigor
Value No.311 – Sacredness
Value No.312 – Sacrifice
Value No.313 – Sagacity
Value No.314 – Saintliness
Value No.315 – Sanguinity
Value No.316 – Satisfaction
Value No.317 – Security
Value No.318 – Self-control
Value No.319 – Selflessness
Value No.320 – Self-realization
Value No.321 – Self-reliance
Value No.322 – Sensitivity
Value No.323 – Sensuality
Value No.324 – Serenity
Value No.325 – Service
Value No.326 – Sexuality
Value No.327 – Sharing
Value No.328 – Shrewdness
Value No.329 – Significance
Value No.330 – Silence
Value No.331 – Silliness
Value No.332 – Simplicity
Value No.333 – Sincerity
Value No.334 – Skillfulness
Value No.335 – Smartness
Value No.336 – Sophistication
Value No.337 – Solidarity
Value No.338 – Solidity
Value No.339 – Solitude
Value No.340 – Soundness
Value No.341 – Speed
Value No.342 – Spirit
Value No.343 – Spirituality
Value No.344 – Spontaneity
Value No.345 – Stability
Value No.346 – Stillness
Value No.347 – Strength
Value No.348 – Structure
Value No.349 – Substantiality
Value No.350 – Success
Value No.351 – Sufficiency
Value No.352 – Support
Value No.353 – Supremacy
Value No.354 – Surprise
Value No.355 – Superbness
Value No.356 – Supermacy
Value No.357 – Sympathy
Value No.358 – Synergy
Value No.359 – Tactfulness
Value No.360 – Teamwork
Value No.361 – Temperance
Value No.362 – Thankfulness
Value No.363 – Thoroughness
Value No.364 – Thoughtfulness
Value No.365 – Thrift
Value No.366 – Tidiness
Value No.367 – Timeliness
Value No.368 – Traditionalism
Value No.369 – Tranquility
Value No.370 – Transcendence
Value No.371 – Trust
Value No.372 – Trustworthiness
Value No.373 – Truth
Value No.374 – Understanding
Value No.375 – Uniqueness
Value No.376 – Unity
Value No.377 – Usefulness
Value No.378 – Utility
Value No.379 – Valor
Value No.380 – Variety
Value No.381 – Victory
Value No.382 – Vigor
Value No.383 – Virtue
Value No.384 – Vision
Value No.385 – Vitality
Value No.386 – Vivacity
Value No.387 – Warmth
Value No.388 – Watchfulness
Value No.389 – Wealth
Value No.390- Wholesomeness
Value No.391 – Willfulness
Value No.392 – Willingness
Value No.393 – Winning
Value No.394 – Wisdom
Value No.395 – Wittiness
Value No.396 – Wonder
Value No.397 – Worthiness
Value No.398 – Zeal
Value No.399 – Zest
Value No.400 – Zing
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Great article!
I really like how you say values without action means nothing. So true. And this is an awesome list of values.
I did an exercise like the one you suggested a while ago – it is very powerful. Time for me to do it again
I have to strongly disagree with this Abubakar
“Remember that values mean nothing without action. For example if you value courage and you don’t act courageously in your day to day life then that value is not important enough for you.”
It doesn’t mean it’s not important enough, but it does mean they are not in alignment. There can be any number of reasons or value conflicts that stop people aligning and whereas of course it can be because it’s not important enough, it doesn’t have to be by any stretch.
I also don’t believe there are more than a few dozen core values and probably a lot less. Wealth for instance cannot be a value imho. Simply because for most people it’s what wealth gives them that is the real value. if wealth gives you freedom, then freedom is the value and not wealth.
Ah Tim
So good to see you here. And lemme tell you, I value your thoughts and respect your taking the time to speak your mind here.
The alignment point is definitely valid. We can value a Value (intellectually, even emotionally) and still not act accordingly, due to some inner conflict. Correct, but then what do we get out of valuing that Value if it is not helping us practically? What’s the value in that?
And as for Wealth, not being a value, that is, in my opinion a subjective thing. For many people it is a value in itself and they equate it with freedom in their minds, like you said.
And I also believe that the actual values one lives by, are usually less than a dozen. The list is provided just to stretch the readers’ mind a bit, give him ideas to think, and let him make his own choices.
Thank you for your excellent feedback. It is much appreciated.
When working with clients what I really want to know is what they want.
So taking wealth as an example, if they want that because they think it will give them freedom, then I really know as a a coach, that it’s not wealth they’re really after, but what they think wealth will give them.
The reality is some of the wealthiest people feel like they have no freedom. So then it’s a question of getting the client to think differently and focus on the real value that the other ‘value’ sits on top of.
Agree there is little value in having a value that we don’t align with, but billions of people (me included) do that, at least some of the time.
It’s a fascinating topic and I’m toying with posting a response if I can get my head round it!
I can appreciate where you are coming from (life coach’s experience) and I’d love to see a post on this topic on your blog. Please do toy with it and get your head around it because we might just learn something great from your response.
Wow I never knew there were this many vaules I could choose from
Relating to freedom and diversity I think this list should also include HUMAN RIGHTS (which would mean the rights of all persons regardless of sex, race, gender, age, ability, etc.)
I think that when people discrimminate against others, they aren’t truely living by their values. Can you really value kindness if you are not open to being kind to someone because of the colour of their skin? Can you really value sexuality if you don’t accept someone simply because their sexually is different than yours? Can you really value respect if you by default have less of it for women (or certain “types” of women)?
I think some people may only apply certain values within their family sphere, maybe a different set in their work environment, etc. But valuing human rights should be a value that we have in all spheres.