Take the Personal Inventory We rarely take stock of where we are emotionally, and what got us here. Spend an hour considering these questions about who you are, how you feel and what made you this way. These answers are NOT stored in our database. This is for your eyes only. 1. I feel good about myself because... 2. I feel bad about myself because… 3. My self-esteem has changed over time in the following ways... 4. The most consistent sources of sadness and anxiety of my life have been… 5. If I could change three things about myself, they would be: 6. If I could change three things about my childhood, they would be: 7. If I could change three things about my professional history, they would be: 8. The happiest time of my life was when... 9. The three things I would celebrate most about the way my life is going right now are... 10. Three things I would change are... 11. The reasons I don’t make the changes I should make in order to live a happier life are... 12. The most positive forces in my life are... 13. The most negative forces in my life are... 14. I eliminate exposure to negative forces by... 15. Here is what I need to accomplish in my lifetime in order to feel “successful”: 16. The three traits I admire most about myself are... 17. The three traits I admire least about myself are... 18. Other people like me because... 19. Sometimes people dislike me because... 20. If I worry about what others think of me, it’s because... 21. This affects my life by... 22. On any given day, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, my average happiness score is: 23. I feel guilty about... 24. I am embarrassed because... 1 out of 2 This quiz was for you, not us. Going deep can be difficult, but it is often liberating. We hope you feel a sense of awareness about what makes you who you are. The exercise was designed to get you to go deep to see how you are getting in your own way. We all have our “trigger” issues that hold us back, and this inventory can help you to clearly identify where yours are. As you review your answers, ask yourself a few questions. Do I need to let these issues make me feel bad about myself? Will they matter when I am living my last day on earth? How much time and energy am I losing in order to worry about these things? Have I blown these issues out of proportion? Can I decide not to worry about these matters for 24 hours and honor that decision? If so, can I go a whole week? Even longer? Time's up
