Self-assessment questionnaire

How to use the self-assessment questionnaire

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They are to help you stand back and look at your life in a new way.: You might like to download or print this page.
First, think about: how do your answers highlight strengths and weaknesses in your life?: Then follow the links at the bottom of the page, to see what answers we suggest.

THE PERSONAL CHECK-LIST

YOUR VIEW OF THE WORLD

1) What is the worst thing about the world situation today?

2) Could you give three reasons to explain the state of the world today?

3) Do you often think that events around you are out of your control?

THE PAST

1) Do you look back to the past?

Often: Not often:

2) What things that you have done in the past do you regret most?

3) What event in the past has hurt you most?

4) Have you been able to forgive the people responsible?

5) If not, would you like to be able to forgive them?

Relationships

1) In a group of people that you do not know, do you feel:

Relaxed: Out of place: Tense:

2) In a group of people that you know, do you feel:

Close to them: Separate and cut off:

3) What do you expect from relationships with others?

4) Do you receive as much as you hope for from these relationships?

5) What do you try to put into your relationships with others?

6) Is there more you could give? What?

7) If someone annoys you, do you find it:

Easy to react: Not a big problem:

8) Do you feel that your view of sex is:

In balance and harmony with the rest of your life: A problem:

LIFE NOW

1) Do you worry about things?
Hardly ever:	Some of the time:	Most of the time:

2) Are you depressed?
Never:	Sometimes:	Often:

3) Do you find it difficult to share your problems with other people?
Easy:	Difficult:

4) Do you have problems in your life that you would like to change?
Yes:	No:

5) Do you have habits in your life which:
Control you a small amount:	Have a big control over you:

6) Have you seen an improvement in any problem in your life over the last year?
Yes:	No:

7) What do you feel is your biggest weakness?

8) Would your friends say the same, or something different?

9) What causes most stress to you?

10) If you are upset, do you hide your feelings?
Always:	Never:	Sometimes:

11) Do small problems at work or college upset you?
Always:	Never:	Sometimes:

12) Do you find it easy to relax?
Usually:	Never:	Sometimes:

13) Do you stay awake at night worrying about things?
Often:	Never:	Sometimes:

14) What do you fear most?

THE FUTURE

1) What do you look forward to most in the future?

2) What do you fear most in the future?

3) What targets would you like to set for your life in the next year?

4) What targets would you like to set for your life in the next five years?

5) Are they easily achievable?

6) If not, what might stop you achieving them?

YOUR PURPOSE AND DIRECTION

1) Do you feel that you have adequate inner resources to handle all parts of your life by yourself?

2) Do you wish that you were in a different situation in life, in some way?

3) How would you put into words your main purpose in life?

4) Do you feel there is anything missing from your life?

THE CHALLENGE

Some of these questions are the biggest we ever have to face. Real personal development means that we must learn to handle them. We don't need to stay where we are. It is possible to move forward. Look at your answers to this questionnaire. Then choose one of our main modules. When you have worked through that, you will find your way to the other parts of our site from our main contents page.