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What cant you live without? Name five things you would like to have.
Identify five people who have been most influential in your life. What qualities
have you gained or would you like to gain from these people?
Name five roles you play or hope to play in your life (ex. mother, friend,
volunteer, writer). Write down one or two important goals for each of them.
What are your five most important values? Write down actions or strategies that
would represent living out these values.
Draft
Begin crafting your personal vision statement. Come back to this draft frequently
to evaluate and revise it, until you have a statement that reflects your unique
vision.
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Your personal vision statement might change over time depending on your life
circumstances, but key components will remain consistent. Ensure that your
vision statement inspires the best in you!
2. What are some of your deeply held values? What values do you hold?
3. What is a value?
4. Storytelling time. Please pick out key words or value-laden words from your partners
stories. Switch sheets with your partner so they take home the key words that you
picked out.
Story
Something you do really well and
why you are successful at it.
Key words
Types of Values
Values can be put into different categories, although most will fit into more than one. Here
are some different value classifications as well as examples of personal values please
feel free to add more.
Gordon Allports (1931) six value categories:
Instrumental Values
Ambitious (hardworking)
Broad-minded (open-minded)
Capable (competent, effective)
Cheerful (lighthearted, joyful)
Clean (neat, tidy)
Courageous (standing up for beliefs)
Forgiving (willing to pardon)
Helpful (working for others welfare)
Honest (sincere, truthful)
Imaginative (creative, daring)
Independent (self-sufficient, self-reliant)
Intellectual (intelligent, reflective)
Logical (rational, consistent)
Loving (affectionate, tender)
Obedient (dutiful, respectful)
Polite (courteous, well-mannered)
Responsible (reliable, dependable)
Self-controlled (self-disciplined)
Psychological
Courage
Happiness
Acceptance
Appreciation
Fun
Self-reliance
Inclusion
Individuality
Compassion
Positivity
Self-discipline
Peace of mind
Maturity
Physical
Health
Well-being
Pleasure
Safety
Hygiene
Freedom
Privacy
Wealth
Financial security
Intellectual
Learning
Knowledge
Wisdom
Creativity
Skill
Truth
Innovation
Education
Intelligence
Fairness
Imagination
Spiritual
Faith
Balance
Meaningful work
Peace
Nature
Simplicity
Service
Beauty
Appreciation of life
Quietude
Balance
Harmony
Social
Friendship
Family
Romance
Consideration
Tolerance
Community
Trust
Respect
Diversity
Cooperation
Honesty
Empathy
5. Looking at the values you named above, as well as the values that were reflected in the
storytelling exercise, list 10 of the most important values to you. You can use the value
lists above to help.
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6. Looking at your list, please take your top five values and put them in the pie graph
below. Please separate the pie graph in the importance that your values take.
My Values pie
chart!
7. Does your above graph reflect how you spend your time? If no, why not?
8. There are seven questions below that were developed by Raths, Simon and Harmin to
identify full values. Looking at your values above and the questions below, determine
if your values are full values.
Reflection Questions
1. When does the value matter to you the most?
2. What is the definition/meaning of the value? What definition/meaning do you give it?
What does it mean to you?
3. If someone was to write a headline about you as a leader, what would that headline
be? (include the value in the headline statement).
4. How do you know when youve reached, demonstrated or are living the value? What
does that look, feel and sound like?
5. In what specific ways have you already embedded (or translated into action) this value
in your life?
6. In what specific ways would you like to grow this value as a practice in your
leadership life?
7. What are the factors that disrupt your abilities to live this value (for example, what are
the things that disrupt your focus?)
8. What are the factors that enable your ability to live this value?
9. How do you think this value enables your leadership development?
10. What lessons about this value have you already learned in your leadership/life
experience to-date?
11. If you met someone who didnt agree with this value, what would your perception of
and response to that individual be? Why?
12. Who are the people in your life that are champions of your values that you can turn to
for support when you need it?
What cant you live without? Name five things you would like to have.
Identify five people who have been most influential in your life. What qualities have you
gained or would you like to gain from these people?
Name five roles you play or hope to play in your life (ex. mother, friend, volunteer, writer).
Write down one or two important goals for each of them.
What are your five most important values? Write down actions or strategies that would
represent living out these values.
Draft
Begin crafting your personal vision statement. Come back to this draft frequently to evaluate
and revise it, until you have a statement that reflects your unique vision.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Your personal vision statement might change over time depending on your life
circumstances, but key components will remain consistent. Ensure that your vision statement
inspires the best in you!