A Sample Values List - 73 Top Values to Get You Started!

Now I know I said that asking clients to "pick" values from a list often leads to people choosing what I call "SHOULD Values" - the ones they think they should have... But there are still times when a list of sample values can come in really handy. So here are 73 Sample Values to help get you started.

73 Sample Values for you:

The list below is great to give people ideas but remember - it’s NOT a checklist. Values are UNIQUE to each of us and there is no right or wrong – only who WE are!

1. Accomplishment
2. Accuracy
3. Acknowledgement
4. Adventure
5. Authenticity
6. Beauty
7. Calm
8. Collaboration
9. Community
10. Compassion
11. Comradeship
12. Confidence
13. Connectedness
14. Contentment
15. Contribution
16. Cooperation
17. Courage
18. Creativity
19. Curiosity
20. Determination
21. Directness
22. Discovery
23. Ease
24. Effortlessness
25. Empowerment
26. Enthusiasm
27. Environment
28. Excellence
29. Focus
30. Freedom
31. Friendship
32. Fun
33. Generosity
34. Gentleness
35. Growth
36. Happiness
37. Harmony
38. Health
39. Helpfulness
40. Honesty
41. Humour
42. Idealism
43. Independence
44. Integrity
45. Joy
46. Kindness
47. Learning
48. Love
49. Loyalty
50. Orderliness
51. Participation
52. Partnership
53. Passion
54. Patience
55. Peace
56. Productivity
57. Recognition
58. Respect
59. Romance
60. Self-Esteem
61. Service
62. Simplicity
63. Spirituality
64. Spontaneity
65. Strength
66. Tact
67. Thankfulness
68. Tolerance
69. Tradition
70. Trust
71. Understanding
72. Unity
73. Vitality

Helping our clients identify their values is a powerful coaching tool to help them create a life with meaning and value - it helps our clients realise what's truly important for them. We hope this list of sample values helps YOU!

If you do, or would like to do, values work with your clients you may also like our other resources on Values and Values Identification:

1. 1. *Free* Coaching Tool - 89 Value Examples - a form list of sample values to share with your clients..
   2. How to IDENTIFY a Client's Values - a simple 3 step process
   3. 7 Top QUESTIONS to Help Identify a Client's Values -  please comment & add yours to the list!
   4. How to PRIORITISE a Client's Values - a powerful, tried and tested method.

Contributing Author:

Emma-Louise Elsey has been coaching since 2003 and is the Founder of The Coaching Tools Company and Fierce Kindness.com. She's passionate about coaching and personal development. Originally a project and relationship manager for Fortune 500 companies she combined her love of coaching, creativity and systems to create over 100 brandable coaching tools, forms and exercises including 30+ completely free coaching tools. She now serves coaches and the coaching world through her exclusive newsletter for coaches, Coaches Helping Coaches Facebook Group and many other great tools for coaches, plus resources and ideas for your coaching toolbox. The Coaching Tools Company is an official ICF Business Solutions Partner.

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