What are your personal core values? Your core personal values are what guide and define your thoughts, feelings and actions. They are your permanent, unwavering values, which you have held to since childhood, and they are what make up the core of who you are as a person. When we are talking about something as important as your core personal values, however, it can be difficult to talk about, because the concept itself can be vague and confusing. In this article, I want to talk about how personal core values can help you to succeed in life, and give you some idea about how you can work on developing your own personal core values.
The first step towards creating and developing your own personal core values is to start asking yourself questions about your own thoughts and feelings on a range of important issues. For example, how do you feel about immigration, or the economy, or your personal safety and security as a single person? Or, how about your own sense of fairness, or even your sense of freedom? You need to answer these questions for yourself in the beginning, and then move onto developing your personal development plans around your answers. This is also a great time to start thinking about how your personal development plans will relate to your core values, as this step is a good way to incorporate both of them into your plans.
One way to really get into your own personal core values is to write them down on paper. Start by writing down things that relate to your core values as a person, then fill in the gaps with more specific descriptions about aspects of your life that are important to you. For example, if you like the freedom to travel and explore new areas, fill in the details about your travel and explore experiences that relate to this aspect of your personal core life values. After you've done this for a few weeks, you'll start to realize some of the more vague pieces of your personal core values.
One thing to remember is that while you are working on your personal development, it's okay to change your plan and make adjustments where necessary. However, when you've worked on your core values for a period of time, you might find that something else has come up in your mind and you want to move your plans along a different path. So, stick with your plan-it's important to do what you can within the parameters of the law and your personal development plan to stay on track. Also remember that if you find a situation that gives you pause, that doesn't mean that you have to ignore that part of you. In fact, that's one of the ways that you can help to develop your core values further. For instance, if you know that certain behaviors can be detrimental to you, and you have a strong negative opinion about such behaviors, perhaps you could take a look at whether your negative opinion is founded or not.
Another great way to get a feel for your core values and where you may be going wrong is to ask yourself questions like, "What kind of person am I?" or "What are my true goals?" These questions are great for self-awareness purposes, because they will help you determine where you're headed in your journey toward personal growth and development. Once you have a clear picture of where you are now and where you want to go, you'll be better equipped to make changes where needed to reach your goals.
Finally, although many people underestimate the importance of self-awareness in their lives, your core values could be the most vital thing in determining where you are today. Do you really believe in the things that are important to you? If not, then changing those beliefs is very important. No matter how strongly you may currently hold to your core values, if you don't believe that they matter, then your current path probably isn't going to lead you to your true goal. So make sure that you're aware of them all the time so that you're always moving toward your personal development.