Do You Know Your Core Values? Here's A List Of 99 Important Ones To Help Find Yours

Here's how to find your core values, plus an extensive list of common values to help you get started.

And if our decisions and actions don't align with our core values, "we ultimately will find ourselves unfulfilled, disrespected, dissatisfied, and unable to live the better, healthier version of self," Spinelli explains. This can result in a negative toll on your emotional well-being and mental health, whether your core values are being sidelined by your own choices, your relationships, or your job.

There are a number of ways to identify core values, according to Spinelli, but she offers this 5-step framework that looks like this: but a common framework that often works looks like this:

Keep in mind, Spinelli adds, our core values can evolve and shift as we navigate different phases in our life. "New and challenging situations can also impact and add to our core values, [so] it’s important to continuously be conscious of your values and check on where you are with them."

There are values we hold for our jobs and our relationships, and there are also fundamental, personal core values that overarch our entire life. And according to Spinelli, being aware of these values can guide us in making healthier choices, because you are driving decisions based on knowing what you want and what is important to you.

In relationships, Spinelli says, it's just as important to understand your core values, because when you don't, it can lead to a lot of relationship struggles. "When our core values are in sync with our partners, it promotes a healthier, long lasting and fulfilling relationship," she explains, adding, "We are more congruent with our partners on long term life plans, dreams and goals."

"A company’s core values demonstrates what they prioritize," she explains, noting that if your core value is stability, for example, you would want a job that has a history of employees staying and growing consistently in the organization. "If you want life balance," she adds, "you would want to work in an environment that has work flexibility or doesn’t expect long daily or weekend hours."

With a little self-reflection, you can probably pinpoint which of these values resonate with you the most. Once you identify the main core values that mean the most to you, you can start making choices that are aligned with those values and live a life you feel proud of.