Be powerful and able to influence others:
__Have authority to approve/disapprove of what people do, or to control how resources are used

__ Be a leader

__ Make a great deal of money

__ Be respected by others

__ Be seen by others as successful…become well known…obtain recognition & status in areas important to me

__ Compete successfully with others

__ Be popular and accepted

__ Other: _____________________________

Achieve things in life:
__ Achieve significant goals. Be involved in undertakings I believe personally are significant, whether/not they bring me recognition from others

__ Be productive

__ Work towards goals…work hard

__ Be ambitions

__ Other: _____________________________

Live a life of pleasure and satisfaction:
__ Have a good time

__ Seek fun and things that give me pleasure

__ Have free time

__ Enjoy the work I do

__ Other: ______________________________

Keep life full of stimulating events, relationships and things:
__ Try new and different things in life

__ Be daring and seek adventure

__ Have an exciting life

__ Other: _______________________________

Be self-directed:
__ Follow my own path

__ Be innovative, think new ideas and be creative

__ Make own decisions and be free

__ Be independent and take care of myself and those I am responsible for

__ Other: ________________________________

Behave respectfully:
__ Be humble and modest…do not draw attention to myself

__ Follow traditions/customs, and behave properly

__ Do what I am told and follow rules

__ Other: ________________________________

Be a spiritual person:
__ Make room in my life for spirituality…live life according to spiritual principals

__ Practice a religion or faith

__ Grow in understanding myself, my personal calling and life’s real purpose

__ Discern and do the will of God/greater-power and find lasting meaning in life

__ Other: _________________________________

Be secure:
__ Live in secure and safe surroundings

__ Be physically healthy and fit

__ Have a steady income that meets my own and my family’s basic needs

__ Other: __________________________________

Recognize the universal good of all things:
__ Be fair, treat people equally and provide equal opportunities

__ Understand different people….be open minded

__ Care for nature and the environment

__ Other: ___________________________________

Contribute to the larger community:
__ Help people and those in need…care for others’ well-being…improve society

__ Be loyal to friends & devoted to close people…be committed to a group that shares my beliefs/values/ethics-principles

__ Be committed to a cause or to a group that has a larger purpose beyond my own

__ Make sacrifices for others

__ Other: ____________________________________

Be part of a group:
__ Have close and satisfying relationships with others

__ Feel a sense of belonging

__ Receive affection and love

__ Be involved and intimate with others…have and keep close friends

__ Have a family… stay close to and spend time with them

__ Have people to do things with

__ Other: ______________________________________

Work at self-development:
__ Develop a personal philosophy of life

__ Learn and do challenging things that help me grow and mature as a human being

__ Other: _______________________________________

Have integrity:
__ Be honest and acknowledge and stand up for my personal beliefs

__ Be a responsible person…keep my word to others

__ Be courageous in facing and living life

__ Be accepting of myself, others and life as it is, living without resentment

__ Other: ________________________________________

Adapted From: “Possible Wise Mind Life Priorities and Values - Emotion Regulation Handout #12” Skills Training Manual for Disordered Emotion Regulation by Marsha Linehan, in press, Guilford.