Read the following statements and score each one according to how true or false you believe it is about you. To get an accurate picture of yourself, consider what IS true about you (not what you want to be true). Remember, there are no right or wrong answers. Assign each statement a number from 0-10, as follows: Totally False 012345678910 Totally True
- 10 I control how successful I will be
- 0 I'm not sure why I'm in college
- 5 I spend most of my time doing important things
- 8 When I discover a challenging problem, I try to solve it myself
- 8 When I get off course from my goals and dreams, I realize it right away
- 0 I'm not sure how I learn best
- 10 Whether I'm happy or not depends mostly on me
- 4 I'll truly accept myself only after I eliminate my faults and weaknesses
- 0 Forces out of my control were the cause of my low grades I received in school
- 3 I place great value on getting my college degree1
- 0 I don't need to write things down because I can remember what I need to do
- 3 I have a network of people in my life that I can count on for help
- 0 If I have habits that hinder my success, I'm not sure what they are
- 3 When I don't like the way an instructor reaches, I know how to learn the subject anyway
- 10 When i get very angry, sad, or afraid, I do or say things that create a problem for me
- 6 When I think about performing an upcoming challenge, I usually see myself doing well
- 5 When I have a problem, I take positive actions to find a solution
- 10 I don't know how to set effective short and long term goals
- 10 I am organized
- 10 When I took a difficult course in school, I studied alone
- 8 I'm aware of beliefs I have that hinder my success
- 5 I'm not sure how to think critically and analytically about complex topics
- 5 When choosing between doing an important school assignment or something really fun, I do the school assignment
- 10 I break promises that I make to myself or to others
- 10 I make poor choices that keep me from getting what I really want in life
- 10 I expected to do well in my college classes
- 8 I lack self discipline
- 6 I listen carefully when other people are talking
- 0 I'm stuck with any habits of mine that hinder my success
- 8 When I face a disappointment, I ask myself, "What lesson can I learn here?"
- 10 I often feel bored, anxious, or depressed
- 10 I feel just as worthwhile as any other person
- 0 Forces outside of me control how successful I will be
- 5 College is an important step on the way to accomplishing my goals and dreams
- 8 I spend most of my time doing unimportant things
- 5 When I encounter a challenging problem, I ask for help
- 0 I can be off course from my goals and dreams for quite a while without realizing it
- 10 I know how I learn best
- 10 My happiness depends mostly on what's happened to me lately
- 8 I accept myself just as I am, even with my faults and weaknesses
- 10 I was the cause of the low grades I received in school
- 5 When I lost my motivation in college, I didn't know how to get it back
- 0 I have a written self-management system that helps me get important things done on time
- 8 I know very few people whom I can count on for help
- 10 I am aware of the habits I have that hinder my success
- 5 If I don't like the way the instructor teaches, I'll probably do poorly in the course
- 0 When I'm very angry, sad, or afraid, I know how to manage my emotions so I didn't do anything I'll regret later
- 0 When I think about performing an upcoming challenge, I usually see myself doing poorly
- 8 When I have a problem, I complain, blame others, or make excuses
- 0 I know how to set short and long term goals
- 0 I am disorganized
- 0 When I take a difficult course in school, I find a study partner or join a study group
- 8 I'm unaware of beliefs I have that hinder my success
- 2 I know how to think critically and analytically about complex topics
- 5 I often feel happy and fully alive
- 2 I keep promises that I make to myself or to others
- 0 When I have an important choice to make, I use a decision making process that analyzes possible options and their likely outcomes
- 0 I didn't expect to do well in my college classes
- 5 I am a self disciplined person
- 10 I get distracted easily when other people are talking
- 5 I know how to change habits of mine that hinder my success
- 8 When I face a disappointment, I feel pretty helpless
- 8 When choosing between doing an important school assignment or something really fun, I usually did something fun
- 0 I feel less worthy than other people
40-63 Indicates an area where your choices will sometimes keep you on course
64-80 Indicates an area where your choices will usually keep you on course
My Scores in Ascending Order:
Score#4: Employing interdependence: 18
- Successful : build mutually supportive relationships that help them achieve their goals and dreams (while helping others do the same)
- Struggling : solitary, seldom request, even reject, offers of assistance from those who could help
- Successful : effectively manage their emotions in support of their goals and dreams
- Struggling : live at the mercy of strong emotions such as anger, depression, anxiety, or a need for instant gratification
- Successful : find purpose in their lives by discovering personally meaningful goals and dreams
- Struggling : have difficulty sustaining motivation, often feeling depressed, frustrated, and/or resentful about a lack of direction in their lives
- Successful : consistently plan and take purposeful actions in pursuit of their goals and dreams
- Struggling : seldom identify specific actions needed to accomplish a desired outcome, and when they do, they tend to procrastinate
- Successful : find valuable lessons and wisdom in nearly every experience they have
- Struggling : resist learning new ideas and skills, viewing learning as fearful or boring rather than as mental play
- Successful : see themselves as the primary cause of their outcomes and experiences
- Struggling : see themselves as victims, believing that what happens to them is determined primarily by external forces such as fate, luck, and powerful others
- Successful : Believe in themselves, seeing themselves as capable, lovable, and unconditionally worthy human beings
- Struggling : doubt their competence and personal value, feeling inadequate to create their desired outcomes and experiences
- Successful : consciously employ behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes that keep them on course
- Struggling : make important choices unconsciously, being directed by self sabotaging habits and outdated life scripts
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