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Value Tags Assessment
Your values are the things that are most important to you. They are the principles, standards, and qualities you consider worthwhile or desirable. They guide your actions and decisions on a daily basis. If you notice that something isn’t quite right in your life, a lot of times it’s due to a conflict in your values. Your values have a lot of influence on your relationships, your behaviors, your choices, and your personal identity; it’s important to know and understand them in order to live a more fulfilling life! Note: As you identify your values, make sure that you are choosing the most important values in your life right now, not things that you think are important or what you would like to have in the future.
The Value Tags exercise will have you identify the things that are most important in your life RIGHT NOW! They could be things that are important that you “live” on a daily basis – or they may be things that are important, but you don’t actually follow (but would truly like to). Instructions are listed below:
1. Make sure that you have 36 tags.
2. Make two piles of values:
a. Pile 1: Those values that are important in your life right now.
b. Pile 2: Those values that are not important in your life right now.
3. Put aside your pile of values not important (Pile 2).
4. If a few people finish quickly, have them count the number of values chosen as important in Pile 1 (the higher the number, the more difficult Step 6 will be – but don’t tell them that).
5. Now, working with the pile of values deemed important (Pile 1), narrow down this pile to your top 10 – your 10 MORE important values. These are the 10 values you deem most important in your life right now.
6. Once you are done and have identified your 10 most important, rank order these 10, making sure that the #1 value is the MOST IMPORTANT value – the one that you can’t live without, the one that you will not compromise under any circumstance. Continue this same process with values 2 through 10, making sure to rank order them from #1 through #10.
7. Once you have your ten, use the accompanying index card to put your name and today’s date on the top line of the lined side of the index card.
8. Also on the lined side of your card, write down your list of your ranked top 10 values, from #1 to #10.
9. On the blank side of the index card, briefly answer the following questions:
a. What was at least one interesting thing about your list of ten values? Any surprises?
b. How do your values come into play for you on a daily basis – either in a positive or a negative way?
c. What is/are the biggest challenges of living your values?
d. Do you see a connection between your values and the things you could see yourself doing (your work, your relationships, etc.) in the future?
10. Note: If time allows, have students share their top 10 values with their fellow students in class and/or the questions listed in step 9 above.
Value Tags Results
After sorting through the 36 Value Tags, list (and try to rank order) your top Ten Most Important Values – the things that are MOST important to you right now.
Today’s Date: ____________________________________________________
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Talents and Gifts
The first part tin developing your meaningful work statement is to identify your talents and gifts. These are the things that you are both good at and you enjoy doing. Circle, highlight, or place a check next to all that apply to you, then narrow down to a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) that fit you best. Make sure you choose only those things that you’re good at doing AND things that you like to do! Note: If something is not listed, feel free to add it to your list!
Adapting
Analyzing data
Appreciating things
Arranging
Asking good questions
Being adventurous
Being fair
Being funny
Being optimistic
Bringing out best in others
Building things
Buying
Caring for others
Cleaning
Collecting
Coming up with new ideas
Compiling statistics
Connecting people
Cooking
Coordinating activities
Counseling
Creating new things
Dealing with pressure
Dealing with relationships
Debating
Decorating
Demonstrating
Designing
Developing
Driving
Eating healthy
Encouraging people
Enhancing beauty
Entertaining others
Exercising
Fixing things
Future-thinking
Gathering information
Giving advice
Giving presentations
Having conversations
Having fun
Helping/serving others
Implementing
Including others
Inspiring others
Learning from mistakes
Learning new things
Leading others
Listening
Living in the moment
Making arts and crafts
Making decisions
Making foods/drinks
Making music
Making people happy
Making people laugh
Managing money
Managing people
Managing time
Meeting people
Memorizing
Motivating others
Moving
Networking
Note-taking
Organizing
Painting/Drawing
Parenting
Performing
Planning events
Playing instruments
Playing games
Playing sports
Programming
Public speaking
Reading
Recruiting others
Reflecting
Remembering things
Repairing things
Reporting
Researching
Resolving problems
Saving lives
Selling/Marketing
Showing compassion
Singing
Speaking languages
Spending wisely
Starting new things
Storytelling
Taking care of people
Taking pictures
Taking risks
Talking
Teaching/Training
Thinking
Traveling
Understanding law/legal issues
Using computers
Using electronics
Using technology
Working on cars
Working outdoors
Working with numbers
Working with tools
Working with your hands
Writing
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10. ___________________________________________
Meaningful Work
Your Meaningful Work Statement describes the area you'd like to work in, the people you'd like to help, and the best way for you to do this work. As you create your statement, think about how others will benefit from your meaningful work. As you create your statement, think about the work that you believe would resonate with you best, even if you have an interest in many different areas, want to work with many different groups, and/or help in many different ways. “Where the needs of the world and your talents cross, therein lies your vocation.” - Aristotle
Interests
Your interests are the things that you’re interested in, things that you’re passionate about, problems you’d like to solve, things that make you angry, or things that drive you crazy. For this part of the exercise, choose up to ten words. Note: If there are words that are not listed that you’re interested in, add them to your list.
Government/Politics Business Entrepreneurship Animals/Pets
Farming/Agriculture History Sciences Medicine/Medical Care Design
Toys/Games Clothing/Fashion Writing/Publishing Disabilities
Beauty Languages Hotels/Event Planning Cars/Driving
Safety/Security Entertainment Environment/Nature Humor
Electronics Education Computers/Technology Money/Finance
Diversity Transportation Mental/Emotional Health Philanthropy
Sports/Athletics Children Issues Home Improvement Boating/Water
Energy Nutrition/Food Religion/Spiritual Travel/Tourism
Dance Music/Radio Housing/Real Estate Arts/Crafts
Law/Justice Military Families/Relationships Exercise/Fitness
Aviation/Flying Marketing/Sales Furniture/Antiques Math
Landscape Gender Issues Theater/Acting Plants/Flowers
Self-Help/Personal Growth Social Media Books Cooking
Recreation/Outdoors Forensics/Death Health Sexuality
Television/Movies/Film Photography Weather
Audience
Your audience are the people/groups you’d like to help, those you could see yourself working with, or those that you could see benefiting from what you could share. For this part of the exercise, choose up to ten words. Note: If there are people/groups that are not listed that you’d like to be involved with, add them to your list.
Business Owners Entrepreneurs Athletes
Young Children Communities/Neighborhoods Deaf/Hearing Impaired
Special Needs (Mentally, Physically) Disaster Victims High School Students
Creative People Infants/Babies College Students
K-12 Education (Teachers, Staff) Blind/Visually Impaired High Level Executives
Special/Specific Medical Issues Children in Foster Care Substance Abusers
Specific Ethnic/Racial Groups Higher Education Poverty/Rural Areas
“Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) People Religious Organizations Mothers/Fathers
People from Other Countries Single Parents Delinquents
People in Emotional Crisis Elderly/Seniors Females/Males
Gangs/Gang Members Homeless People Farmers
Entertainers/Celebrities Families (includes your own) Animals
Pregnant Teens/Adults Unhealthy People Orphans/Runaways
Physically Abused Artists/Performers Immigrants
LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Allied) Prisoners
Veterans/Military Marriages Single People
Adults
After you've come up with your interests, your audience, and your action, it’s time to come up with the ONE sentence that sums up what you'd like to do, who you'd like to help, and how you plan to help them - your meaningful work. Your statement may also include how your audience will benefit from your meaningful work. Remember that your statement must be just ONE sentence - but it can be a really long one!
Meaningful Work Sentence Template
Use the following template to create your statement:
• I will use my talents/gifts in (talents and gifts) and my interests in (interests) to help/serve (audience) so that they/in order for them to (achieve some benefit, achieve some level of success, overcome some obstacle, make a chance in their life, etc.).
And if you can’t use the template above, just complete the following statement:
• My meaningful work…
Use the space below to describe your meaningful work IN ONE SENTENCE, based on the information from the previous exercises, the table on the previous page and using the sentence starters above:
Meaningful Work Statement Quiz
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
Take a minute to reflect on your answers. If you have any “No” answers, use the space below to share why your answer(s) are a “No.” What needs to happen in order for you to engage in your meaningful work on a regular basis?
Desired Feelings
Imagine what your life would be like if your values, work, goals, and dreams were based on your deepest feelings – the things that really drive you on a daily basis. Use the list on the next two pages to pick words that describe how you want to FEEL in your life – in your work, in your play, as you start each day. Take time to not only pick words that seem to fit best with you; pick words that resonate with you at the deepest levels of your soul. So deep, that they may even evoke some type of strong, positive emotion in you when you see them, hear them, feel them! To help you choose your best words, use the sentence "I want to feel __________ today (or every day)!" to help you decide if a word should make your list or not. Once chosen, take a few seconds to ask yourself why this word should be on your list. Note: If a word is not listed here that you'd like to use, feel free to list it among your choices.
Accepted
Accomplished
Adored
Admired
Affection
Affluent
Aligned
Alive
Alluring
Amazed
Animated
Appreciated
Approved
Aroused
Artistic
Astonished
At ease
At peace
Attractive
Authentic
Awakened
Awesome
Balanced
Beautiful
Believable
Beloved
Better
Blessed
Bliss
Blossomed
Bold
Brave
Breathless
Bright
Brilliant
Bubbly
Calm
Capable
Cared about
Cared for
Carefree
Centered
Certain
Challenged
Changed
Charmed
Cheerful
Cherished
Clarity
Clear
Clever
Close
Colorful
Comfortable
Comforted
Comical
Committed
Committed to
Compassionate
Compelled
Competent
Complete
Confident
Connected
Considered
Contented
Courageous
Craved
Creative
Curious
Daring
Dazzled
Decadent
Dedicated
Delicious
Dependable
Deserving
Desired
Determined
Devoted
Dignified
Disciplined
Distinguished
Divine
Dynamic
Ecstatic
Educated
Effective
Efficient
Elated
Electrified
Embraced
Empowered
Enchanted
Encouraged
Energized
Engaged
Enlightened
Enlivened
Enthralled
Enthusiastic
Entrepreneurial
Envied
Essential
Euphoric
Exceptional
Excited
Exhilarated
Exotic
Exquisite
Extraordinary
Fabulous
Fantastic
Fascinated
Fashionable
Feminine
Festive
Fired up
Flawless
Flowery
Focused
Fortunate
Free
Fresh
Friendly
Frisky
Fulfilled
Full of energy
Full of life
Fun
Fun-loving
Future-oriented
Generous
Genuine
Giddy
Gifted
Glamorous
Glorious
Glowing
Good
Gorgeous
Gothic
Graceful
Grateful
Great
Groovy
Grounded
Grown-up
Gutsy
Handsome
Happy
Harmonious
Healthy
Helpful
Heroic
Holistic
Honorable
Hopeful
Hospitable
Hot
Humble
Humored
Idolized
Illuminated
Imaginative
Impeccable
Important
Impulsive
In control
Incredible
Independent
Influential
Innovative
Inquisitive
Insightful
Inspired
Intelligent
Intimate
Intrigued
Introspective
Inventive
Invigorated
Invincible
Involved
Irresistible
Jazzed
Jolly
Jovial
Joyous
Jubilant
Juicy
Kind
Knowledgeable
Laid-back
Learned
Leaned-on
Legitimate
Level-headed
Liberated
Liked
Listened to
Literate
Lively
Loved
Lovely
Luminous
Luscious
Luxurious
Magical
Magnificent
Majestic
Marvelous
Masculine
Mature
Meditative
Mellow
Merry
Mindful
Motivated
Moved
Natural
Needed
Noble
Noticed
Nourished
Nurtured
Optimistic
Organized
Original
Outgoing
Outrageous
Outstanding
Overjoyed
Pampered
Passionate
Peaceful
Perfect
Perky
Playful
Pleasant
Pleased
Pleasure
Poised
Popular
Positive
Powerful
Praised
Precious
Prepared
Prestigious
Pretty
Pristine
Prized
Productive
Professional
Progressive
Prominent
Prosperous
Proud
Provocative
Pumped up
Purposeful
Qualified
Quiet
Quirky
Radiant
Radical
Ravishing
Re-energized
Ready
Reassured
Rebellious
Reborn
Receptive
Recharged
Recognized
Redeemed
Refined
Reflective
Refreshed
Rejuvenated
Relaxed
Reliable
Relieved
Religious
Remarkable
Renewed
Renowned
Replenished
Resilient
Respected
Responsible
Restored
Revered
Revitalized
Revived
Revolutionary
Rich
Right
Robust
Romantic
Safe
Satisfied
Saved
Secure
Seductive
Self-accepted
Self-assured
Self-confident
Self-disciplined
Self-expressed
Self-loved
Self-reflective
Self-reliant
Self-satisfied
Selfless
Sensational
Sensual
Serene
Serendipitous
Sexy
Significant
Simple
Skilled
Smart
Smooth
Sociable
Soft-hearted
Solid
Sophisticated
Sparkling
Special
Spectacular
Spirited
Spiritual
Splendid
Spontaneous
Stable
Stellar
Stimulated
Strengthened
Stretched
Strong
Stunning
Stupendous
Successful
Sunny
Super
Superb
Superior
Surprised
Supported
Surprised
Sweet
Tenacious
Tenderness
Terrific
Thankful
Thrilled
Tickled
Touched
Tranquil
Transformed
Tremendous
Triumphant
Trustworthy
Truthful
Turned on
Understood
Unique
United
Unlimited
Uplifted
Valiant
Validated
Valued
Vibrant
Victorious
Visionary
Vivacious
Welcomed
Whimsical
Whole
Wise
Witty
Wonderful
Worthy
Wow
Youthful
Yummy
Zany
Zesty
Once you decide on the words that best describe how you want to feel, write down up to TEN (10) that fit you best in the space below; make sure these are TRULY the desired feelings that best describes how you want to feel every day, starting today. See these words as the words that are going to bring you the focus and clarity you need to direct your life – now and in the future!
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2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
9. ________________________________________
Calling Connection (adapted from the book, “Build Your Dreams: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love” by Alexis Irvin and Chip Hiden)
The Calling Connection is a process to help you identify potential opportunities to pursue based on your meaningful work in a variety of areas. It is important that you create a meaningful work statement in order to complete this exercise. It may also be useful to link your talents and gifts to future opportunities as well. Categories include Business, Creative, Scientific/Research, Social/Political, and Teaching. Use the blank box next to each listed category to identify specific things you could pursue to get started on your meaningful work.
|Business | |
|Identify specific jobs/employment opportunities you could obtain… | |
|Identify a business you could start/own… | |
|Identify a product(s) you could create… | |
|Identify a service(s) your could offer … | |
|Identify professional organizations/associations you could join, create, and/or | |
|be involved in… | |
|Identify consultant work you could do… | |
|Identify work that you could do as an outside contractor, supplier, or vendor… | |
|Identify marketing and/or sales work you could do promoting this work… | |
|Identify an invention you could make… | |
|Identify an area(s) where you want or could be an expert… | |
|Creative | |
|Identify ways you could write about this area (i.e. blog, magazine, newspaper, | |
|book)… | |
|Identify ways you could use pictures, drawings, or illustrations… | |
|Identify ways you could incorporate dance or some type of movement… | |
|Identify ways to use of TV, movies, video, podcasts, and/or film… | |
|Identify ways to incorporate other type(s) of art, such as painting… | |
|Identify ways to incorporate music… | |
|Identify types of design or decoration that could be used… | |
|Scientific/Research | |
|Identify ways to evaluate facts and/or opinions in this area(s)… | |
|Identify ways to collect data… | |
|Identify some type of testing, analysis, and/or experimentation that could be | |
|done… | |
|Identify areas of further inquiry, exploration, or investigation… | |
|Identify safety/liability issue(s)… | |
|Identify a new method to do this (based on results)… | |
|Identify clinical work opportunities… | |
|Identify benefits/drawbacks of this work… | |
|Identify a best practice(s)… | |
|Identify reports you could write/produce… | |
|Social/Political | |
|Identify ways to serve as activist or lobbyist… | |
|Identify affected laws and policies involved in this work… | |
|Identify work you could do with non-profits and/or charities… | |
|Identify opportunities within community… | |
|Identify opportunities within government… | |
|Identify new legislative process… | |
|Identify economic issue(s) that might be tied to this work… | |
|Identify groups/populations that could be affected by your work… | |
|Identify a campaign/movement you could create… | |
|Teaching | |
|Identify ways to provide instructions/teach to others… | |
|Identify strategies to be successful or to do the same thing… | |
|Identify programs/activities you could create and/or develop… | |
|Identify classes you could provide… | |
|Identify opportunities to develop a school or educational program… | |
|Identify ways to provide coaching, guidance, or mentoring… | |
|Identify alternative means to deliver learning opportunities (i.e. on-line)… | |
|Identify apprenticeships and/or internships opportunities… | |
|Identify workshops and/or trainings you could provide… | |
|Bill’s Example |
|Business |Creative |Hands-On |
|Own a self-help company; open a local self-help |Write reviews of best self-help practices; create|Be a self-help guru; volunteer as a self-help |
|store; work with local agencies to promote |a self-help blog; create self-help videos; write |expert for local company; implement a self-help |
|self-help work; create a new self-help process; |a self-help book; create different types of |program; provide self-help program at career |
|connect with self-help organizations; organize a |artistic ways to learn about self (i.e. vision |center |
|self-help week; start a self-help group. |boards) | |
|Scientific/Research |Social/Political |Teaching |
|Research benefits/drawbacks of self-help program; |Create a self-help manifesto; start a campaign to|Teach self-help strategies to others; develop |
|research best and most successful self-help |develop self-help program in colleges and |self-help workshops; host classes that |
|programs; test/write reports on success/failure of|universities; organize revolution to incorporate |incorporate self-help; conduct a seminar on the |
|self-help programs |self-help as part of curriculum; start a |benefits of self-help; develop a training program|
| |non-profit self-help group |for others to learn self-help process |
Desired Dream List
Your Desired Dream List identifies the things you’d like experience at some point in your life. Your Dream List should be about those experiences you’d like to have – now and in the future, based on your Desired Feelings. Use the categories and examples below to identify a few of the things that you’d like to be, do, or have that are really important to you. For this exercise, you will need to come up with at least TWO items for each of the nine different categories; more are always welcomed! Make sure to be as specific as possible; for example, instead of writing, “Be a better person,” write something more specific, such as “spend at least once day a week with my parents” or “volunteer at homeless shelter once a week.” Remember, this is YOUR Desired Dream List, not a list of things that others want you to achieve. Note: Share your list with others; you may find that others have the same dream and you can work together to complete it! Better yet – steal the dreams of others if you like it!
Categories
|Work/Career/Education |Start a business, get high school/college/professional degrees, get certificates, find job/employment, identify |
| |career/vocation, be a mentor to someone, join professional organizations and associations, create professional |
| |group |
|Money/Finances |Increase income, reduce debt, create retirement, savings, emergency fund, limit expenses, get health benefits, |
| |reduce taxes, create budget, give to charity |
|Lifestyle/Social |Purchase clothing, housing, vehicles/transportation, electronics and/or technology equipment, do community work,|
| |improve self-image, start dating |
|Family/Friends/ Relationships |Spend quality time with parents, spouse/life partner, siblings, children, relatives, childhood friends, pets, |
| |co-workers/colleagues, bosses, roommates |
|Personal Growth |Live according to values/life purpose, work on goals/dreams, learn new skills |
|Health/Well-Being |Address physical, mental, relaxation, exercise, diet/nutrition, happiness, reduce stress |
|Recreation/Fun |Travel, adventure, sports, music, arts/crafts, hobbies, writing, add play time, cook |
|Religion/Spirituality |Develop regular practice (prayer, church attendance, etc.), read scriptures, increase belief in higher power, |
| |faith, worship, serve those less fortunate, meditate, yoga |
|Self-Management |Managing time/life, get organized, reduce clutter, eliminate bad habits, create rituals |
Examples
|Work/Career/Education |Money/Finances |Lifestyle/Social |
|Write a book/e-book |Create a retirement account |Purchase a new house or car |
|Host a training/workshop |Create scholarship for student |Throw a kick-ass party |
|Find a mentor |Create a savings account |Develop close friendships |
|Start a business |Donate 10% of salary to charity |Be a guest on TV/Radio |
|Become expert in something |Eliminate credit card debt |Volunteer at local charity |
|Get a degree/certificate |Create a budget |Join a local club or group |
|Family/Friends/ Relationships |Personal Growth |Health/Well-Being |
|Go to a show with friends |Learn to play the piano |Eat fruit/veggies every day |
|Be a role model |Learn a new language |Complete a 10K run |
|Go on a family trip |Take a photography class |Stop eating fast food |
|Host a family get-together |Join a group to improve self |Achieve a certain weight |
|Make a nice dinner for partner |Learn how to cook |Stop smoking |
|Plan a fun day with your kids |Publish an article or poem |Relax 10 minutes every day |
|Recreation/Fun |Religion/Spirituality |Self-Management |
|Learn a new art or craft |Meditate 5 minutes every day |Increase your reading speed |
|Go on a long hike |Be grateful for something daily |Get e-mail inbox to zero |
|Travel to exotic place |Pray every day for a month |Eliminate a bad habit |
|Participate in a new activity |Go on mission trip |Get up early every morning |
|Go horseback riding |Read scriptures every day |Spend less time on computer |
|Go sky-diving or parasailing |Learn to forgive |Get rid of clutter in closet |
_________________________ Desired Dream List
(Write in your name above)
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