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The Discipline of Building Character

By Joseph L. Badaracco — 2006

We have all experienced, at one time or another, situations in which our professional responsibilities unexpectedly come into conflict with our deepest values.

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Get in Alignment: 4 Ways to Live Your Values Every Day

Are you stuck in a rut? Or maybe you just don’t feel motivated by your everyday life? It’s an all too common feeling with a simple explanation; you’re just going through the motions without paying attention to what’s important.

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Anna Johansson
2018
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Live by Your Values and Everything Else Will Fall into Place

As I sit here writing this, I am still in the middle of a huge shift in my life, a shift that has seen me move from living by other people’s values and expectations to identifying and living by my own.

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Claire Hodgson
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Personal Growth: How to Align Your Values and Your Life

There are several questions you can ask yourself to help you figure out what values will make you happy.

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Jim Taylor
2012
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30 Essential Core Values for Living the Life You Want

In a world that is constantly evolving and taking new forms, it can be somewhat overwhelming trying to make sense of this thing called life.

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Daniel Riley
2001
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Core Values List: Over 200 Personal Values to Discover What’s Most Important to You

What’s most important to you? Your core values determine how you answer this question. Our core values highlight what we stand for. Core values guide our behaviors, decisions, and action.

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Scott Jeffrey
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5 Core Values Quizzes to Identify What’s Important to You

Knowing your personal core values is one way of connecting with your authentic self.

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Develop Good Habits Staff
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How to Live Your Core Values

When we think of how our lives are measured, we recall the experiences that felt meaningful to us: a graduation, a birth, a celebration, an achievement. But these experiences alone do not define your core values, says career coach Tara Mohr.

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Tara Mohr
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How Core Values Help You Find Your Purpose

When you know what’s important to you, you can live in alignment with those values. This leads to greater fulfillment, clarity and self-awareness.

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Jessica Dowches-Wheeler
2020
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6 Ways to Discover and Choose Your Core Values

Knowing your values can guide your actions and give you inner peace.

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Meg Sellig
2018
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Developing “Character”

In this article, we examine what character is and look at what you can do to develop it. We’ll also examine how you can defend your character by standing your ground.

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Mind Tools Content Team
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Building Character