Personal Values Card Sort

Recording worksheet, for use with the printed card deck (Miller, C'de Baca, Matthews & Wilbourne, 2001, University of New Mexico)

Name Date

1Sort the cards

Place each card into one of three piles: Very Important to Me, Important to Me, or Not Important to Me. Go with your gut; there are no right answers. Blank cards are for your own values.

2From your Very Important pile, choose the ten that feel most central

3Choose your five most important, in order

For each one, add a few words about why it matters to you or how you are living it right now.

4One small step

Pick one value from your top five. What is one small thing you could do this week that would express it?

Personal Values Card Sort: W. R. Miller, J. C'de Baca, D. B. Matthews, & P. L. Wilbourne (2001), University of New Mexico. Public domain. Worksheet © 2026 Everyday Insight LLC; permission is granted to copy it for personal and professional use. For educational and personal wellness purposes only; not medical or psychological advice, and no professional relationship is created by its use. myvaluescardsort.com