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List of Values

List of Values Below is a list of values. This is an extensive list that includes a wide range of values. You may want to shorten it to use in group activities. But hey, we figured we'd give you a thorough list so that you can explore a larger variety of values and find the right ones for your goals. Acceptance Accomplishment Accountability Accuracy Achievement Adaptability Adventurousness Agreeableness Alertness Altruism Ambition Amiability Amusement Amusingness Appreciativeness Art Articulateness Assertiveness Athleticism Attentiveness Authenticity Awe Balance Beauty Being admirable Being dynamic Being earnest Being famous Being folksy Being frank Being methodical Being personable Being reasonable Being skilled Being thoughtful Being understanding Benevolence Big-thinking Bliss Boldness Bravery Brilliance Calmness Candor Capability Carefulness Caring Cautiousness Certainty Challenge Charisma Charity Charm Cheerfulness Citizenship Clarity Cleanliness Clear-headedness Cleverness Co...

Core Values Quiz

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Core Values Quiz  By  Tchiki Davis, MA, PhD   of the Berkeley Well Being Institute One of the easiest ways to assess your core values is with a simple quiz. Just ask yourself how important a bunch of different values are to you. There are many more values than the ones that are included on this quiz, but this can be a good place to start. ​Rate the following values on a scale from 1 (Not important) to 10 (Very important). Leadership Not important               Very important 1     2     3     4     5     6     7      8     9     10     Friendship Not important               Very important 1     2     3     4     5     6     7      8    ...

Motivation

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  Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way. ~Les Brown Motivation is the drive to satisfy needs. Most people tend to give their best when they feel good about themselves and have a sense that the organization of which they are a part is working with them to meet their needs for growth and development.   ~Reece and Brandt, Effective Human Relations in Organizations Why do we do what we do? Why do we want what we want? When my children were preteens, I had a talk with them about the things they wanted. I shared with them I would not work to get the money to buy things they wanted because others had them. That was tough but, I wanted to help motivate them to want things they wanted because they wanted them. When they were passionate about things they wanted because they wanted them for themselves, I was open to going over and beyond the call of a...