Turn Selected Core Values Into a Pyramid for Meaning & Action
The Life Values Pyramid helps clients organise their values by function, not just importance.
Instead of grappling with a list of “important values”, this simple worksheet helps clients see which value needs to lead, which values create momentum, which values guide the way, and which values support consistency and follow-through.
What is the Life Values Pyramid?
Exercise 23 From the Life Values Method
The Life Values Pyramid is an empowering exercise from Chapter 5 of the Life Values Method.
It builds on the foundations from the earlier chapters to enable deeper insight, clearer decisions, and more meaningful action.
Clients arrange 10 selected values into four levels:
1 Focus Value: the main value to prioritise right now.
2 Power Values: the values that create energy and momentum.
3 Guiding Values: the values that shape choices, mindset and behaviour.
4 Supporting Values: the values that stabilise the foundation and help with consistency.
Pro tip: Watch the free short training video on the Pyramid in the Training Library
Who it's for
This worksheet is designed for coaches, counsellors, therapists and helping professionals who use values work with clients.
Use it for:
- Goal setting
- Goal achievement and breakthroughs
- Identity work
- Relationship growth
- Career direction
- Health recovery
- Leadership
- Decision-making
It’s also useful for clients who feel unsure, confused, stuck, or ready for more clarity around their next step.
How it Helps
The Pyramid helps clients move from:
“These values matter to me.”
Toward:
“This is how these values work together, and this is what they’re helping me do.”
The hierarchy can help reveal the relationship between values and how they complement each other – and how they serve you or your client.
The process can also unlock hidden insights, including values clashes, missing values, underused strengths, mindset shifts, and patterns that may be limiting progress.
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