The Temperance ToolboxCore Values Assessment
Eight steps, roughly 20 minutes. Your answers are saved in this browser as you go. Nothing is sent anywhere.
What Matters to You?
Select the values that describe what matters most to you and the kind of person you want to be.
Select at least 5 values to begin.
Narrow the List
Many values can matter to you. Core values are the principles you want to consistently use to guide your choices.
What Do Your Values Mean to You?
Define what each of your Top 3 values looks like in action.
How Well Are Your Actions Aligned?
Reflect on how your recent actions match up with your core values.
Values vs. Goals
Values are directions. Goals are destinations.
Goal: Walk for 30 minutes three times this week.
Goal: Have dinner with my family twice this week.
Goal: Correct a mistake instead of hiding it.
Goal: Spend 20 minutes learning something new three times this week.
Turn Your Values Into Action
Create a plan for your selected focus value:
Use Your Values When Life Gets Difficult
Connect your core values to the Temperance Toolbox TEMP Method to handle challenging situations.
Pause before reacting.
Identify what you are feeling and how the emotion may influence your choices.
Choose a response that reflects your values and your goals.
Put the decision into action through a specific behavior.
Values-Based Response Plan
Your Core Values Profile
Review your profile below. You can print this page or save it as a PDF.
Overall Values Alignment
My Current Focus Value:
My Top 3 Core Values
Reflection
Next step
Put the plan somewhere you will see it, then work the situation you named in step 6.
- TEMP Method Journal, to work through the moment when it happens
- Communication Script Library, if honoring the value means a hard conversation
- Mood Tracker, to see which days pull you off course
For personal reflection and education. This tool does not provide counseling, medical, legal, or financial advice.