1. Attribution: In my opinion, people
succeed in life because …
They are lucky 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 They make it happen
2. Self-talk:
My thoughts about my potential for success are usually …
Negative 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Positive
3. Influence: When I decide to do something,
I am most strongly influenced by …
Other people 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 My own decisions
4. Self-awareness:
My knowledge about my personal strengths and capacities is …
Very limited 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very complete
5. Interests: I have a number of interests that I pursue regularly.
False 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 True
6. Effectiveness:
If I decided to make a change in my life, I would likely …
Be unable to do it 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Do it successfully
7. Curiosity: In the course of a day or
week I find myself asking questions and
searching for
answers …
Very seldom 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very often
8. Clarity: What
I want to do next is usually …
A mystery
to me 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Clear to me
9. Learning: I find new ideas or skills
that I want to learn …
Very rarely 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Every day
10. Creating: I have
original ideas worth expressing …
Very seldom 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very often
11. Goal-Setting: In my day-to-day life,
I …
Take things as they come 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Regularly set goals to achieve
12. Challenge: I
challenge myself to go into new activities and to reach new levels
of performance …
Never 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Often
13. Planning: When I have a task to complete,
I lay out a strategic plan for doing it efficiently
and effectively …
Not in my lifetime 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Every time
14. Determination:
When I’m
doing a project and the work gets difficult, I run into
problems,
or people hassle me …
I quit 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I persevere
15. Organization: When it comes to scheduling
my time, prioritizing my work, and
gathering the resources I need, I’m…
Hopeless 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Skilled
16. Support: When I plan and launch a project, I feel that those
around me—family,
colleagues, friends—will…
Ignore or diminish 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Support and encourage my work
17. Learning: The special, personal ways that I learn best,
Are unknown to me 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I know and use
18. Motivation: Can you motivate yourself to start new projects
and to keep going
until they are finished?
No 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Yes
19.
Openness: When new ideas, approaches, techniques
or equipment come along,
I ignore them 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I find out about them
20. Assistance: When I need guidance or assistance…
I struggle through on my own 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I ask for help
21. Self-examination: When I’m messing
up, and I’m feeling low…
I think about something else 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I try to figure out what’s happening
22. Process analysis: When a project I’m working on breaks
down…
I quit 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I figure out what’s going wrong and fix it
23. Skills: I use a very effective procedure
for learning new skills.
False 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 True
24. Vision: I have a vision of my future that I want to make happen.
False 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 True
25. Voice: Do you know your own ideas
about things, your own feelings, the values
that you consider important,
the contributions that
you want to make—in other
words, do you know yourself?
No 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Yes
26. Field: Is there a field of knowledge (eg. astronomy), a field
of activity (eg.
writing music), a profession (eg. medicine) or
work (eg. starting a business) that
you want to be very good at?
No 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Yes
27. Expectation: When I begin a project I usually expect to
Fail 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Succeed
28. Strategy: When you want something to happen, do you think
through a strategy
to make it happen?
No 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Yes
29.
Celebration: When I achieve a goal, complete a project,
or make a contribution:
I move to the next task 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I celebrate
30. Pleasure: When I’m doing one of my projects…
It’s grim, dull work 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I am happy and fulfilled
