What Are My Personal Values?

Take this quiz to see what matters most to you!

What matters most to you as a person? Are you an empathetic and generous soul? Do you value creativity, or are you more of a practical and logical thinker?

Answer these quick questions, and we’ll take a look inside to tell you what your biggest values are.

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Questions Overview

1. How do you usually spend your free time?
  1. Do something artistic.
  2. Helping a good cause.
  3. Getting ahead with work.
  4. Relaxing and recharging alone.
  5. Spending time with people I love.
2. You find a lost wallet on the ground. What do you do?
  1. Ignore it and keep moving. It's none of my business.
  2. Turn it in to the police, or a lost and found. They'll handle it.
  3. Check inside to see if I can find a way to return it myself.
  4. Take it. Whoever lost it should be more careful.
3. What's your green flag?
  1. I try to always tell the truth.
  2. I'm a great listener.
  3. I give everyone a second chance.
  4. I'm a great problem-solver.
4. Two friends are in a heated argument. What do you do?
  1. I step in and tell them what I think, and who's in the wrong.
  2. I crack a joke to lighten to mood.
  3. I let them figure it out themselves. It's none of my business.
  4. I talk to both of them separately to see if we can get to the bottom of this.
5. What makes a person "good"?
  1. How they treat other people.
  2. How they treat themselves.
  3. What they accomplish.
  4. It's complicated.
6. Your friend is going through a rough time. How do you help them?
  1. I help them make a plan for what to do next.
  2. I sit and listen to them vent and get it out of their system.
  3. I do chores for them to make their life a little easier.
  4. I stay out of it. If they need me, they'll reach out.
7. If you could get a PhD in anything for free, what would you choose?
  1. The humanities, like English or fine arts.
  2. A social science, like politics community organizing.
  3. A classic science like biology or astronomy.
  4. Business or economics.
  5. Philosophy or theology.
  6. History or anthropology.
8. You borrow a friend's computer, but it suddenly stops working. What do you do?
  1. Tell them ASAP. They need to know.
  2. See if I can fix it before I tell them.
  3. Give it back, and pretend it was working fine when I had it.
9. What do you want to improve about yourself?
  1. I want to be more patient.
  2. I want to be more well-informed.
  3. I want to be more social.
  4. I want to be more true to myself.
10. You've got some extra money to give to a good cause. Which do you give it to?
  1. An arts and education foundation.
  2. A food bank or food pantry.
  3. My friend's fundraiser for a new home.
  4. An animal shelter.
11. Who's your role model?
  1. A celebrity or public figure I like.
  2. My best friend.
  3. My mentor or teacher.
  4. I don't have one.
12. What's the key to success?
  1. Working with others and collaborating.
  2. Doing things my way, especially when I know I'm right.
  3. Being flexible and changing plans when you have to.

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Finding Your Personal Values

Life’s a complex, confusing thing, and while everyone’s finding their own path through it, it helps to have a compass to guide you. That’s where your personal values come in. Your values shape and mold the person you are and the person you become. They’re not a foolproof way to live a good life, but they’re a good place to start! Here’s how you can find out yours:

Ask yourself what matters most to you right now. What’s the biggest concern in your head? What gets you out of bed in the morning? What are you worried about? Maybe it’s having close and loyal friends. Maybe it’s making enough money to live comfortably, or maybe it’s just having a good time. You might have multiple concerns, or just one. Write it down, and keep it in mind.

Ask yourself how you act to solve problems. Values aren’t just things in our heads. Values are what we do and how we act according to what’s going on around us. For instance, pretend a good friend just lied to you. That hurts! But how do you respond? Do you cut them off? Forgive and forget? Have a serious talk? Think about how you respond to the world around you.

Ask yourself who you want to become. Your values also aren’t just who you are now, they’re also who you want to become. Do you want to be someone who’s open-minded and curious? Someone who stays by your family and friends through hard times? Someone who adventures through the world solo? Think about the person you want to be in the future, and which values will help you get there.

Name your values, and be ready to change or add to them. Finally, your values aren’t permanent, and you don’t have just one! Once you’ve thought about these questions, put a word to your values: community, family, education, flexibility, gratitude, etc. Hold them close, but also be ready to change your priorities if your life changes, too, and be ready to have more than one value at a time. As a person, you’re always changing!

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