Russ Harris ACT Values Bullseye Audit

Align your daily actions with core principles using a Russ Harris values audit. Assess four key domains, plot your current alignment, and plan small actions.

4 time blocks, 15 minutes in total.

Time blocks

Define Four Life Domain Values: 4 min
Write key principles for Work, Relationships, Health, and Leisure
Score Bullseye Alignment: 3 min
Mark how close you live to the center target in each area
Identify Internal and External Barriers: 4 min
Note difficult thoughts or situations pulling you off course
Formulate Value Guided Actions: 4 min
Set one concrete action for each area to move toward the center

About this routine

The Russ Harris values audit comes from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT. Designed as an exercise called the Bullseye, this reflection helps you see where your daily life matches your actual priorities. Rather than treating values as abstract moral rules, the exercise treats them as ongoing qualities of action.

The audit breaks life into four core areas: work and education, relationships, personal growth and health, and leisure. For each area, you define what matters most to you, then score how close you are living to that ideal. The center of the target represents living fully in line with your values, while the outer rings show where you have drifted.

By recognizing the thoughts, emotions, and external obstacles that pull you away from the center, you can choose specific committed actions. Following a structured sequence like this step by step morning routine exercise keeps your choices grounded in what genuinely matters.

Why this routine works

Clarifies core values across four key areas of life
Identifies internal barriers and difficult thoughts causing behavioral drift
Provides visual scoring to track personal alignment over time
Translates abstract principles into concrete daily actions

FAQ

What is a Russ Harris values audit?

It is an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy exercise that uses a target graphic to measure how closely your recent behavior matches your core values.

What are the four domains in the ACT Bullseye audit?

The four domains are Work and Education, Relationships, Personal Growth and Health, and Leisure.

How long does the ACT Bullseye check-in take?

The entire structured evaluation takes 15 minutes to complete.

Sources

The Bull's-Eye Worksheet, Dr. Russ Harris
ACT Made Simple, Russ Harris, MD