A personal value is absolute or relative and ethical value, the assumption of which can be the basis for ethical action. A value system is a set of consistent values and measures. A principle value is a foundation upon which other values and measures of integrity are based.
Some values are physiologically determined and are normally considered objective, such as a desire to avoid physical pain or to seek pleasure. Other values are considered subjective, vary across individuals and cultures, and are in many ways aligned with belief and belief systems. Types of values include ethical/moral values, doctrinal/ideological (religious, political) values, social values, and aesthetic values. It is debated whether some values that are not clearly physiologically determined, such as altruism, are intrinsic, and whether some, such as acquisitiveness, should be classified as vices or virtues. Values have been studied in various disciplines: anthropology, behavioral economics, business ethics, corporate governance, moral philosophy, political sciences, social psychology, sociology and theology to name a few.
Values can be defined as broad preference concerning appropriate courses of action or outcomes. As such, values reflect a person's sense of right and wrong or what "ought" to be. "Equal rights for all", "Excellence deserves admiration", and "People should be treated with respect and dignity" are representative of values. Values tend to influence attitudes and behavior.

1. Abundance
2. Acceptance
3. Accessibility
4. Accomplishment
5. Accountability
6. Accuracy
7. Achievement
8. Acknowledgement
9. Activeness
10. Adaptability
11. Adoration
12. Adroitness
13. Advancement
14. Adventure
15. Affection
16. Affluence
17. Aggressiveness
18. Agility
19. Alertness
20. Altruism
21. Amazement
22. Ambition
23. Amusement
24. Anticipation
25. Appreciation
26. Approachability
27. Approval
28. Art
29. Articulacy
30. Artistry
31. Assertiveness
32. Assurance
33. Attentiveness
34. Attractiveness
35. Audacity
36. Availability
37. Awareness
38. Awe
39. Balance
40. Beauty
41. Being the best
42. Belonging
43. Benevolence
44. Bliss
45. Boldness
46. Bravery
47. Brilliance
48. Buoyancy
49. Calmness
50. Camaraderie
51. Candor
52. Capability
53. Care
54. Carefulness
55. Celebrity
56. Certainty
57. Challenge
58. Change
59. Charity
60. Charm
61. Chastity
62. Cheerfulness
63. Clarity
64. Cleanliness
65. Clear-mindedness
66. Cleverness
67. Closeness
68. Comfort
69. Commitment
70. Community
71. Compassion
72. Competence
73. Competition
74. Completion
75. Composure
76. Concentration
77. Confidence
78. Conformity
79. Congruency
80. Connection
81. Consciousness
82. Conservation
83. Consistency
84. Contentment
85. Continuity
86. Contribution
87. Control
88. Conviction
89. Conviviality
90. Coolness
91. Cooperation
92. Cordiality
93. Correctness
94. Country
95. Courage
96. Courtesy
97. Craftiness
98. Creativity
99. Credibility
100. Cunning
101. Curiosity
102. Daring
103. Decisiveness
104. Decorum
105. Deference
106. Delight
107. Dependability
108. Depth
109. Desire
110. Determination
111. Devotion
112. Devoutness
113. Dexterity
114. Dignity
115. Diligence
116. Direction
117. Directness
118. Discipline
119. Discovery
120. Discretion
121. Diversity
122. Dominance
123. Dreaming
124. Drive
125. Duty
126. Dynamism
127. Eagerness
128. Ease
129. Economy
130. Ecstasy
131. Education
132. Effectiveness
133. Efficiency
134. Elation
135. Elegance
136. Empathy
137. Encouragement
138. Endurance
139. Energy
140. Enjoyment
141. Entertainment
142. Enthusiasm
143. Environmentalism
144. Ethics
145. Euphoria
146. Excellence
147. Excitement
148. Exhilaration
149. Expectancy
150. Expediency
151. Experience
152. Expertise
153. Exploration
154. Expressiveness
155. Extravagance
156. Extroversion
157. Exuberance
158. Fairness
159. Faith
160. Fame
161. Family
162. Fascination
163. Fashion
164. Fearlessness
165. Ferocity
166. Fidelity
167. Fierceness
168. Financial independence
169. Firmness
170. Fitness
171. Flexibility
172. Flow
173. Fluency
174. Focus
175. Fortitude
176. Frankness
177. Freedom
178. Friendliness
179. Friendship
180. Frugality
181. Fun
182. Gallantry
183. Generosity
184. Gentility
185. Giving
186. Grace
187. Gratitude
188. Gregariousness
189. Growth
190. Guidance
191. Happiness
192. Harmony
193. Health
194. Heart
195. Helpfulness
196. Heroism
197. Holiness
198. Honesty
199. Honor
200. Hopefulness
201. Hospitality
202. Humility
203. Humor
204. Hygiene
205. Imagination
206. Impact
207. Impartiality
208. Independence
209. Individuality
210. Industry
211. Influence
212. Ingenuity
213. Inquisitiveness
214. Insightfulness
215. Inspiration
216. Integrity
217. Intellect
218. Intelligence
219. Intensity
220. Intimacy
221. Intrepidness
222. Introspection
223. Introversion
224. Intuition
225. Intuitiveness
226. Inventiveness
227. Investing
228. Involvement
229. Joy
230. Judiciousness
231. Justice
232. Keenness
233. Kindness
234. Knowledge
235. Leadership
236. Learning
237. Liberation
238. Liberty
239. Lightness
240. Liveliness
241. Logic
242. Longevity
243. Love
244. Loyalty
245. Majesty
246. Making a difference
247. Marriage
248. Mastery
249. Maturity
250. Meaning
251. Meekness
252. Mellowness
253. Meticulousness
254. Mindfulness
255. Modesty
256. Motivation
257. Mysteriousness
258. Nature
259. Neatness
260. Nerve
261. Noncomformity
262. Obedience
263. Open-mindedness
264. Openness
265. Optimism
266. Order
267. Organization
268. Originality
269. Outdoors
270. Outlandishness
271. Outrageousness
272. Partnership
273. Patience
274. Passion
275. Peace
276. Perceptiveness
277. Perfection
278. Perkiness
279. Perseverance
280. Persistence
281. Persuasiveness
282. Philanthropy
283. Piety
284. Playfulness
285. Pleasantness
286. Pleasure
287. Poise
288. Polish
289. Popularity
290. Potency
291. Power
292. Practicality
293. Pragmatism
294. Precision
295. Preparedness
296. Presence
297. Pride
298. Privacy
299. Proactivity
300. Professionalism
301. Prosperity
302. Prudence
303. Punctuality
304. Purity
305. Rationality
306. Realism
307. Reason
308. Reasonableness
309. Recognition
310. Recreation
311. Refinement
312. Reflection
313. Relaxation
314. Reliability
315. Relief
316. Religiousness
317. Reputation
318. Resilience
319. Resolution
320. Resolve
321. Resourcefulness
322. Respect
323. Responsibility
324. Rest
325. Restraint
326. Reverence
327. Richness
328. Rigor
329. Sacredness
330. Sacrifice
331. Sagacity
332. Saintliness
333. Sanguinity
334. Satisfaction
335. Science
336. Security
337. Self-control
338. Selflessness
339. Self-reliance
340. Self-respect
341. Sensitivity
342. Sensuality
343. Serenity
344. Service
345. Sexiness
346. Sexuality
347. Sharing
348. Shrewdness
349. Significance
350. Silence
351. Silliness
352. Simplicity
353. Sincerity
354. Skillfulness
355. Solidarity
356. Solitude
357. Sophistication
358. Soundness
359. Speed
360. Spirit
361. Spirituality
362. Spontaneity
363. Spunk
364. Stability
365. Status
366. Stealth
367. Stillness
368. Strength
369. Structure
370. Success
371. Support
372. Supremacy
373. Surprise
374. Sympathy
375. Synergy
376. Teaching
377. Teamwork
378. Temperance
379. Thankfulness
380. Thoroughness
381. Thoughtfulness
382. Thrift
383. Tidiness
384. Timeliness
385. Traditionalism
386. Tranquility
387. Transcendence
388. Trust
389. Trustworthiness
390. Truth
391. Understanding
392. Unflappability
393. Uniqueness
394. Unity
395. Usefulness
396. Utility
397. Valor
398. Variety
399. Victory
400. Vigor
401. Virtue
402. Vision
403. Vitality
404. Vivacity
405. Volunteering
406. Warmheartedness
407. Warmth
408. Watchfulness
409. Wealth
410. Willfulness
411. Willingness
412. Winning
413. Wisdom
414. Wittiness
415. Wonder
416. Worthiness
417. Youthfulness
418. Zeal

• What job should I pursue?
• Should I accept this promotion?
• Should I start my own business?
• Should I compromise, or be firm with my position?
• Should I follow tradition, or travel down a new path?

Defining Your Values

When you define your values, you discover what's truly important to you. A good way of starting to do this is to look back on your life – to identify when you felt really good, and really confident that you were making good choices.

Step 1: Identify the times when you were happiest

Find examples from both your career and personal life. This will ensure some balance in your answers.

• What were you doing?
• Were you with other people? Who?
• What other factors contributed to your happiness?

Step 2: Identify the times when you were most proud

Use examples from your career and personal life.

• Why were you proud?
• Did other people share your pride? Who?
• What other factors contributed to your feelings of pride?

Step 3: Identify the times when you were most fulfilled and satisfied

Again, use both work and personal examples.

• What need or desire was fulfilled?
• How and why did the experience give your life meaning?
• What other factors contributed to your feelings of fulfillment?

Step 4: Determine your top values, based on your experiences of happiness, pride, and fulfillment

Why is each experience truly important and memorable? Use the following list of common personal values to help you get started – and aim for about 10 top values. (As you work through, you may find that some of these naturally combine. For instance, if you value philanthropy, community, and generosity, you might say that service to others is one of your top values.)

tep 5: Prioritize your top values

This step is probably the most difficult, because you'll have to look deep inside yourself. It's also the most important step, because, when making a decision, you'll have to choose between solutions that may satisfy different values. This is when you must know which value is more important to you.

• Write down your top values, not in any particular order.
• Look at the first two values and ask yourself, "If I could satisfy only one of these, which would I choose?" It might help to visualize a situation in which you would have to make that choice. For example, if you compare the values of service and stability, imagine that you must decide whether to sell your house and move to another country to do valuable foreign aid work, or keep your house and volunteer to do charity work closer to home.
• Keep working through the list, by comparing each value with each other value, until your list is in the correct order.

Step 6: Reaffirm your values

Check your top-priority values, and make sure they fit with your life and your vision for yourself.

• Do these values make you feel good about yourself?
• Are you proud of your top three values?
• Would you be comfortable and proud to tell your values to people you respect and admire?
• Do these values represent things you would support, even if your choice isn't popular, and it puts you in the minority?

When you consider your values in decision making, you can be sure to keep your sense of integrity and what you know is right, and approach decisions with confidence and clarity. You'll also know that what you're doing is best for your current and future happiness and satisfaction.
Making value-based choices may not always be easy. However, making a choice that you know is right is a lot less difficult in the long run