GOAL SETTER QUIZ
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GOAL SETTER QUIZ *
Quiz Instructions
A few notes before you start. Think about how you generally are with goals, not only the one you're working on right now. If no option feels like a perfect match, pick the one closest to what you'd say or do. There's no wrong answer here. Just feel the pattern that's already running the show and choose what resonates with you right away.
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The Overloader
Your calendar is full and so is your phone. You say yes to a project, a favour, a course or a side idea. Each one made sense on the day you agreed. Now your own goal is fighting for space with all of it and it usually loses to whatever is due first.
Being capable is part of why this happens. People hand you things because you get things done. That strength is real. The trouble is that nothing ever comes off your plate.
A question to ask yourself: if you could only keep three things you’ve taken on this year, which three would they be?
The Procrastinator
You’re rarely doing nothing. You read about it, make a list, tidy the desk, wait until you feel more ready. All of it feels like preparing, so it’s easy to believe you’re making progress.
Often the delay is protecting you. If you haven’t started, you can’t do it badly. Starting means finding out how good the first version is. That’s uncomfortable.
A question to ask yourself: what’s the smallest version of this you could do in ten minutes? If you still wouldn’t do that, something other than time is stopping you.
The Self-Doubter
You can look back at what you’ve done and still feel it was luck. A new goal feels riskier because it’s yours. You get going. Then something small happens, like a slow week or someone’s flat reply. The doubt takes it as proof.
The people around you usually see more in you than you see in yourself. You may even know that and still not believe it.
A question to ask yourself: if a friend told you she’d been working on this goal for a month, what would you say to her? You’re probably kinder to her than to yourself.
The People-Pleaser
You’re the one people call. You remember the birthdays, take on the awkward conversation and make sure everyone else is okay before you sit down. It comes from care. It’s a real strength. But your goals only get time after everyone else has had theirs. That time rarely comes.
If you were raised to put family first, this was probably learned early. Being good meant being useful and wanting something for yourself felt like asking for too much.
A question to ask yourself: whose approval are you waiting for? Would you still want this goal if no one ever found out about it?
The Distracted
You get excited easily and that’s useful. A new idea shows up. You read everything about it and for a week it’s all you think about. Then another one shows up. The first one sits half built in a folder somewhere.
You probably don’t lack discipline. You lack a way to keep a goal interesting after it stops being new, so your attention goes wherever the energy is.
A question to ask yourself: which of the things you started this year would you still want finished in six months? Start there.