The Human or personal values Are the principles of acting in life, priorities and things that are given importance. They serve to know how to act and in the making of decisions.
When the life of a person coincides with their values, there is usually mental well-being, satisfaction and good quality of life. However, when life does not align with personal values, discomfort and unhappiness can develop.
In this article I will explain what they are and I will leave you one List of human values Universal With which you will clarify your doubts. I will also give you examples of the values of characters known, ethical and unethical, positive and negative. How many there are? Hundreds.
We often talk about Personal values With comments like: "This society has no values", "People today lack values," "There is a crisis of values", "The teaching of values in childhood is very important."
However, everyone has values. Unless someone cares nothing in the world, it is not possible to"have no values." It is better to say:"it does not have moral values or it does not have desirable values".
Everyone has values, whether they are recognized or not. Life can be much easier when they are recognized and when plans are made and decisions are made according to them.
- Tell me what you pay attention to and I'll tell you who you are.-Jose Ortega y Gasset.
-When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easy.-Roy E. Disney.
Benefits of knowing your personal values
The main benefits of knowing your values are:
- Get to know yourself better, gain mental clarity and attention
- Make decisions and act
- Living with integrity
- Knowing what to spend your time (your most limited resource)
In fact, values are one of the causes that make you so different from other people.
On the other hand, the values are usually quite stable, but they are not immovable or stable forever. As you move through life, values can change.
For example, when starting a career, success - as measured by money and status - could be a priority. However, after having children, the family work-life balance may be the most valued.
Let's look at two examples of movie character values
First, comparing two characters from a movie you surely know - Gladiator -:
Maximum:
- Family
- Freedom
- Friendship
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Honor
- Loyalty
- ...
Comfortable:
- Power
- Acceptance
- Recognition
- Aggressiveness
- Dominance
- Respect
- Popularity
- ...
In this example, of the most viewed film of all time - Avatar -, you'll see an even bigger difference. Although it is fiction, it can be seen in reality among the inhabitants of rural areas and among certain corrupt characters...
Neytiri:
- Nature
- Family
- Affectivity
- Balance
- Harmony
- Harmony
- Love
Selfridge:
- Power
- Money
- Ambition
- Aggressiveness
- Prosperity
- Success
Observations
- What makes a person more desirable or less depends on the combination of values. Values are not good or bad by themselves.
- For example, you can have the value of ambition. What makes it an unappreciated value is ambition + aggressiveness + not worrying about the well-being of others
- Therefore, values like ambition, money, respect, popularity or recognition are not undesirable by themselves
- Having a desirable value as affectivity can also be negative if it is combined, for example, with possession
- The culture also influences to a great extent. For example, in Spain the family is more appreciated and in the Nordic countries work and autonomy. In Hispano-America, teamwork and family are more appreciated, while in the United States individuality is more appreciated.
List of human values
Simply choose the values that you most believe are consistent with you, that guide your life, behavior and decisions.
Then live with them, build your life around them and remember them When you have to make decisions .
Surely you will be happier:
I even dare say that depending on which you listen or read, will activate more or less the emotional areas of your brain.
Certain values are probably missing and there are synonyms, although you can add your own or comment them in the comments section.
Abundance
Acceptance
Activity
Adaptability
Affectivity
Agility
Aggressiveness
Joy
Alert
Altruism
Amiability
Ambition
Friendship
Love
Appreciation
To learn
Harmony
Risk
Art
Assertiveness
Attractive
Dare
Audacity
Self-control
Autorespeto
Adventure
Beauty
Benevolence
Wellness
Quality
Change
Charity
Science
Comfort
Compassion
Competition
Complexity
Composure
Commitment
Awareness
Connection
Trust
Accordance
Congruence
Knowledge
Continuity
Control
Conviction
Cooperation
Courage
Creativity
Increase
Watch out
Curiosity
Dependence
Challenge
Rest
Discovery
Highlight
Determination
Difference
Dignity
Diligence
Money
Discipline
Discretion
Provision
Fun
Dominance
Education
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Elegance
Empathy
Charm
Teach
Entertainment
Enthusiasm
Balance
Spirituality
Spontaneity
Stability
Excellence
Success
Experience
Extroversion
Fame
Family
Faith
Happiness
Strength
Fail
Win
Generosity
Gratitude
Ability
Heroism
Humor
Independence
Individuality
Influence
Inspiration
Intelligence
Intensity
Try
Introversion
Intuition
Invention
Justice
Youth
Loyalty
Freedom
To lead
Achievement
Longevity
Maturity
Marriage
Modesty
Motivation
Nature
Optimism
Pride
Originality
Passivity
Perfection
Perseverance
Pessimism
Pleasure
Power
Popularity
Pragmatism
Preparation
Privacy
Proactivity
Professionalism
Prosperity
Prudence
Purity
Rationality
Speed
Realism
Recognition
Resistance
Respect
Responsibility
Sacrifice
Health
Satisfaction
Follow
Security
Sensuality
Sexuality
Silence
Simplicity
Loneliness
Solidarity
Overcoming
Teamwork
Tranquility
Courage
True
Vigor
View
Vitality
Will
Volunteering
And what are yours? Who do you think are missing?