• Having a core values list helps you make better decisions. The decisions you make come more quickly and efficiently than they would without it.
• Being unconscious of your core values makes you likely to keep repeating the same mistakes.

• Authenticity: to be authentic, genuine, and real; to be true to myself
• Contribution: to contribute, help, assist, or make a positive difference to myself or others
• Curiosity: to be curious, open-minded, and interested; to explore and discover
• Fairness: to be fair to m...

Many adopt values from other pre-packaged sources, like a religion, culture, or legal system. But, by adopting a value system without reflection, you make way for personal values that cause conflict between your perceived beliefs and the actions you take.

The core values that are most valuable to each of us come from our own personal experience, not from being taught.

Research shows that the happiest and most productive people take daily actions in line with their core values and get more easily into a state of flow. This gives them a constant sense of motivation because they see how their daily work leads to a long-term vision, meaningful to them.

• Reflect on the past week, read your list of values and plan for the next.
• Read it when you are struggling to make big decisions to find the right answer.
• If more than one choice lines up with your core values, use reasoning and your feelings to decide.
• Use it frequent...