"Why Did I Just Do That?" Core Values - Life's Guiding Principles to Moral Conduct

"Why Did I Just Do That?" Core Values - Life's Guiding Principles to Moral Conduct

Discover your Core Values - the value system consisting of morals, ethics and guiding principles that governs your every move - and you will resolve the situation with ease!

Core Values are the "why" to how you behave and choose from the choices presented to you in day-to-day life. If you have ever thought to yourself - "Why did I just do that?" - the answer is the result of years of acquired experiences, of molding, defining and redefining your guiding principles. From the choices you make - right or wrong - to the career path you chose or will choose to take, and to the tolerable degree of difficulty you can endure when faced with challenges. They define who you are and will also answer the question "Why did I just do that?"

Core Values differ from person to person. They are made up of ethics, personal and cultural beliefs, spiritual and ideological views. Environments and experiences also contribute to your overall moral conduct. The combination of all these aspects creates a value system which most people use without even being aware of it. It is a person's driving force and influences their actions and reactions.

Ethics represent a system of moral principles governing a person's appropriate conduct. This will help you to live a fulfilled and happy life.

Personal and cultural values are a set of beliefs which are measurable but only to the mind's eye - they are subjective. They include internal beliefs: what is good enough, self-limits, integrity, expectations, needs, etc.

Spiritual and ideological values are goals, actions, a vision - a personal perspective on life and what is or isn't common sense. A set of ideas, abstract thoughts, and automatic responses applied to everyday life: family, friendship, profession, politics and spirituality, but applying little or no conscious thought to the response.

Moral conduct is how you express yourself - right or wrong - in everyday life based on your guiding principles. Your ethics, personal and cultural, spiritual and ideological values determine what these are. And, they can be defined and redefined again and again, with each experience and with wisdom.

How to identify Core Values

1. Use a Life Map. You can download a template at the end of this article. Think back to when you were in your adolescent years. Pick an age when you started to take action for yourself, e.g., used public transportation on your own for the first time, choice of school, first job, any diplomas, certificates, and achievements, recognition, sports teams, etc. Make a list of experiences and next to each one write the age you were at the time. Continue writing down every experience that you can remember while you grew up, e.g., finished college, career path, partner, major investments, travels. Anything that comes to mind - write it down and include the age you were for each experience.

2. Using the Life Map template, plot each experience into one of the following three categories: success, challenge, and perceived failure. You could have had experiences that involved success, a challenge as well as failure.

3. Review the Life Map and determine which Core Values were expressed. Download a list at the end of this article. Next to each experience write the Top 3 Core Values you feel align best with that experience.

4. Review the Life Map and the results associated with each experience. Transfer the 10 most common Core Values you feel align best with you to the Top 10 list on the template.

5. Prioritize the Top 10 list. Review each one and become aware of your emotions as you review the results. Become aware of your energy for excitement, happiness, anxiety and stress.

Perhaps you are frustrated and confused about the situation you're in because there is a conflict in Core Values. Maybe you're struggling with the right and wrong thing to do, maybe it's a tough decision between family or career, or just maybe you're struggling with a belief system that doesn't serve you well and is causing you extreme stress and anxiety.

Whichever it is, at least now you know the answer to the question - "Why did I just do that?"

Download a Life Map template and a list of Core Values at Brunologreco.com or click life coaching resources. Bruno LoGreco is a Toronto life coach, mentor & motivational speaker. Isn't it time you started living an extraordinary life?

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