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Thanks to Missy's advice on how to figure out my values, I was able to come up with a list. I'll edit and add more add I think of more. 

Values I live by:

1. Control

2. Seizing opportunities

3. Adaptability  

4. Patience

Values I would like to live by;:

1. Trust

2. Perfection

3. Loyalty

Values I would not want to live by:

1. Sameness

2. Contriveness   (might not be a real word)

3. Selflessness 

I don't have five of them 

What I want to live by.

Freedom. From my self, from others, from my boredom, from my fears, from expectations, from obligations, from tomorrow. 

What I don't want to live by.

Personal restraints that make me not be abe to drink up life until I'm bursting at the seams and flowing over with enough memories to hold me over in the end.

For inspiration:

http://www.thebridgemaker.com/what-are-your-values-the-most-important-values-to-live-by/

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-core-values.html

Here is some for you that is less sappy:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/246480

And here is some instructions if you'd like to modify them by your life-experiences:

How Do I Find My Values?

Values are like a compass that points us to our "true north." Let's review a great exercise to help you clearly identify your core values. Can you recall a moment where your life couldn't get any better? When everything felt aligned? It may have even felt like the best day of your life. Take some time to remember this peak moment and follow these steps:

1. Describe this peak moment in detail. If you are working on this exercise alone, write the description. If you are doing this exercise with someone, talk about this moment for 2-3 minutes while the other person takes notes.

Here is an excerpt from my own peak moment: One of my peak moments was taking leaders on Safaris for the Soul, African safaris that I co-created with Brian Emerson. I loved watching the leaders grow and develop during the two-week program. I remember clearly the blue sky and green savannah, hearing the wildlife sounds, and smelling fresh nature.

2. Think about and discuss what values are recognizable in this particular peak moment.

From the peak moment described above, you could say I value:

• Being outdoors
• Working with people to develop their potential
• Being adventurous

3. Pick the value or values that you've identified as most important to you. (Remember that your values apply to both your personal and professional worlds.)

From the three potential values I identified above, I pick 'adventurous' as the one that is most important to me in both my career and personal life.

4. Define what the chosen value or values mean to YOU.

To me, 'adventurous' means choosing an unconventional path, trying lots of new things, going to new places (literally and figuratively), exploring options and tinkering with ideas to find solutions.

5. Choose a value name that resonates with YOU.

Most people would name the value I identified simply as "adventurous". However, the word adventurous doesn't resonate with me. Instead the name "wind in your face" is much more memorable for me as a core value.

6. Continue the process until you define approximately 5 core values.

What I live by (I think?):

1. Respect
2. Creativity
3. Anticipation/Planning
4. Privacy
5. Thoughtfulness

What I'd like to have:

1. Supremacy
2. Elation
3. Peace
4. Discipline
5. Perfection

What I wouldn't live by:

1. Selfishness/Unkindness
2. Greed
3. Chaos
4. Dishonor
5. Change

Values I live by

• Selfimprovment, developing my potential.

• Effort, stay on task and solve the problems.

• Commitment, to stay loyal to my commitments in life.

• Creativity, to trust in myself and give space to creativity.

• Ambition, devotion and dedication; to always aim high and fight for it with all my might.

• Gratitude, to acknowledge someones efforts of doing good, but also to be greatful for their efforts

Values I want to live by

• Balance

• Honesty, that it is always the best policy

• Trust, that it has to be earned.

• Integrity, to be honest with strong moral principles

• Optimism, hope and visions

​Values I don't want to live by

• Sacrifice
• Tolerance
• Patience
• Gratitude
• Forgive and forget

Values I live by:

Freedom

Being good at what I do

Loyalty

Adaptability

Courage

Values I want to live by (at some point):

Peacefulness

more Self Restraint

more Tolerance (being less stubborn and controlling in relations with others)

more Responsible

Cooperation

Values I won't live by:

Obedience

Lazyness/Minimal effort philosophy (is that a value?)

Winning "no matter the cost"

Purity of flesh :D

"Playing it safe"

These are from the top of my head...but still pretty accurate, I think. The lists are not ordered by rank of importance.

Values I live by

Open-mindedness
Understanding
Betterment
Trust
Enjoyment

Values I would like to live by

Achievement
Financial security
Enthusiasm
Determination
Order

Values I would not like to live by

Frivolousness
Pacifism
Temperance
Piety
Selfishness

values i live by:

independence

hedonism

privacy

laziness

beauty in the machine

disorder

intelligence

pessimism

values i would like to live by:

determination

self-confidence

learning

creativity

ingenuity

curiosity

pride

beauty

happiness

connection

rebellion

values i don't want to live by:

laziness

obedience

weak-mindedness

pessimism

order

complacency

dejection