Is It Worth Taking a Values Assessment? (Even If You’ve Done Personality Tests)
TL;DR: Yes, taking a values assessment is absolutely worth it, even if you’ve already taken personality tests like Myers-Briggs, DISC, or the Enneagram. While personality tests tell you how you operate, a values assessment tells you why. Knowing your core values allows you to make confident, strategic decisions that align with your non-negotiables, keeping you in a “champion mindset” rather than a reactive “challenger mindset.”
If you’ve spent any time in the professional development space, you’ve likely taken a personality test. Whether it’s Myers-Briggs, DISC, the Enneagram, or StrengthsFinder, these tools are fantastic for understanding your behavioral tendencies.
But a common question we hear at Core Authenticity is: “Is it worth it to take a values assessment if I’ve already done a personality test?”
The short answer? Yes, absolutely.
Here is why understanding your core values is the missing piece to making confident, aligned decisions in your career and life.
The Difference Between Personality and Values
Personality tests are incredibly useful for understanding how you show up in the world. They explain your communication style, how you process information, and how you interact with others.
However, a values assessment digs deeper. It reveals the why behind your actions. Your core values are your non-negotiables—the fundamental beliefs that dictate what is most important to you.
Why You Need to Know Your Core Values
When you don’t know what your values are, every decision you make is essentially a roll of the dice. You make a choice and simply hope that it feels good when the results come in. You might even hope it feels good as you make the decision, but without a clear understanding of your values, you don’t really know for sure.
Most people don’t actually know what their core values are. Often, they haven’t taken the time to figure them out, or worse, they’ve adopted values from somebody else—a parent, a mentor, or society at large.
The reason adopting someone else’s values doesn’t work is that your values are uniquely yours. They are the specific conditions you need to have met in order to show up in your peak state.
The Champion Mindset vs. The Challenger Mindset
At Core Authenticity, we talk a lot about the “champion within.” When your core values are being met and honored, you are able to leverage your champion mindset. You operate with clarity, purpose, and confidence.
Conversely, when your values are not being met—when they are being neglected or compromised—you switch into what we call the challenger mindset. Operating from this reactive state is not sustainable. It leads to burnout, frustration, and can cause unnecessary damage to yourself and the people around you.
How Core Values Drive Confident Decisions
Knowing your values is the key to making confident decisions. When you know what your values are, you can confidently and strategically make choices that align with those non-negotiables.
The result? You feel good and you feel confident before the results ever come into play. You feel confident before you even make the decision because you know exactly what the next right step is.
Because all of your decisions—the truly confident ones—are aligned with your core values, whether you consciously know them or not.
The Next Step: From Assessment to Alignment
Taking a values assessment is just the beginning. After you figure out what your values are, the next crucial step is to identify what those values mean in terms of your daily actions and attitude.
It’s all about alignment. When your actions align with your values, you unlock a new level of authentic leadership.
So, is it worth taking a values assessment? A hundred percent.
Ready to stop guessing and start deciding with confidence? Take the Core Authenticity Values Assessment and discover the non-negotiables that drive your best decisions. Take the Values Assessment →
Have a question about leadership, core values, or navigating your career? Visit coreauthenticity.com/ask-coach-jeff and submit your confidential question today. Be bold. Be authentic. Be you.
Author: Jeff Kozutek, Executive Coach and Keynote Speaker at Core Authenticity
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