What Are Your Core Beliefs?

What are your values? What do you believe is important to you? Many people have a set of values they grew up with or they learned as adults in order to live their lives the way they do. When asked what are your values, many say that their values are what they learned growing up, and how they learned those values.


Core values are what a person holds and the core beliefs that they deeply believe are important to their existence. Core values range from an idealistic view of life to someone who believes that work is work, no matter what the circumstances. Core values are not something that you "fall" into, like habits, though they can be hard to unlearn. Core values are essential for success in life, because without them, you are not able to live your life in the way that you want to. Core values are important, because if you do not have these, you will not be able to live by your own standards.

What are your goals? Core values help you define your goals, because without them, you are loose and unsure of where you are going. Without your goals, you cannot move forward, because having a direction makes you feel safe and stable. If you do not know where you want to go, you will not know how to get there.

When setting goals, what are your values? Do you want to make a lot of money? Do you want to travel the world? Do you want to write a best-seller? These are all goals that are about to happen very quickly. Without a core belief in yourself that you can do these things, you will likely fail at goal setting, because you will not have the willpower that is necessary in order to stick with it and reach your goals.

Your personal identity is also related to your goals. This is why it is so important to do a self-assessment survey. Take this survey when you are deciding on what to do with your life. For instance, do you want to establish a new career, go back to school, get a better job, or save money for retirement? This will help you set goals that are aligned with your personal identity.

You must also decide on a specific goal. If you do not have a specific goal, you may end up just wandering aimlessly. It is best to choose one goal and then write down all of your associated values. Then, you can write down a specific goal that you have agreed upon with other people as well. This type of smart goals is more concrete and therefore more likely to succeed.

Now that you have a list of your values, you need to figure out what your educational goals are. Once you know your educational goals, you can focus on setting goals that are in line with your values. A common problem with values is that they are sometimes hard to implement because they are so strongly tied to your identity. However, you can use self-assessment tools to determine how strongly you really believe in a particular concept.


Once you know what your educational goals and your core beliefs are, you can start using self-assessment tools to figure out how strongly you believe in them. For instance, if you believe strongly that children should be allowed to develop their own character and follow their own desires, then you should tell yourself whether or not you agree. If you do not believe strongly in this, then it might be important to replace these core beliefs with more neutral and less personal beliefs such as," humankind should have the opportunity to choose to be anything that they want to be" or "some people are just born with certain characteristics that would be very hard to change." Once you have developed your core beliefs, it is time to begin implementing the education that you have chosen. Your values may change over time but you can keep the ones that are important and use those to guide you through your journey. You may never believe in all of your core beliefs, and that is okay.