Values Card Sort

What actually matters to you?

This exercise is adapted from the Personal Values Card Sort developed at the University of New Mexico. It takes about 10–15 minutes and is a useful starting point for the signal work.

How it works

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Sort a set of values into three piles: Not Important, Important, or Very Important to you right now.

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Narrow to your top 10 from your Very Important pile.

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Narrow to your top 5. Keep going deeper.

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Narrow to your top 3. The core of your signal.

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See your signal. Your values, named and visible — a foundation for the work.

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Keyboard: ← Not Important · ↑ Important · → Very Important

Almost There

Where should we send your results?

Enter your email and we'll send you a PDF of your top values along with journal prompts to help you go deeper.

What you'll receive

Your top 3 values, named and described
8 journal prompts for exploring what you found
A reflection note to sit with

Your Signal

These are your values.

Not the values your career installed. Not what you think you should care about. What you actually said matters most — right now.

Notice what surprises you. Notice what's missing from your daily work. The gap between these values and how you actually spend your time is often exactly where the signal lives.

Book a Consultation

Print the Values Card and put it somewhere you'll see it.