Tag: self

General, Lifestyle, Mindfulness

12 Self-Reflection Questions for Personal Growth

Corie Muldoon

In the spirit of getting a little bit better everyday, take a moment to ponder on the following questions:

1. Do you like the person you are? Who you’ve become?

2. Is there anything you’d change about yourself to be better?

3. What’s your dream life look like?

4. What are some things you want but don’t have?

5. Are you ‘lacking’ anything?

6. What’s keeping you from having those things?

7. How do you talk to yourself on a daily basis?

8. Are we generally uplifting or do we feel bad?

9. How are we interpreting situations?

10. Are things usually good or bad?

11. Are you dwelling on things or addressing things right away?

12. Are you blaming the world or finding lessons and moving on?

Bonus questions:

13. Do you feel sick often, suffer from indigestion, or stress symptoms?

14. Is there any way to make your life simpler?

15. Are you physically active and eating healthy?

16. What type of thoughts do you have? Positive or negative?

17. Do you take time to think good thoughts, planting good mental seeds?

18. Do you say yes because you want to, or because you “have” to?

Books, Think & Grow Rich

Take Inventory of Yourself: 28 Questions You Should Answer

Corie Muldoon

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The amount of money we make, the relationships we have, the progress we make… can be directly related to the effectiveness and quality of our actions.

At a warehouse for example, if the machine is effective, we’re pushing out quality products. The labels line up perfectly.

We’re like machines in that way. If we’re off in some way, the results we get will be slightly (or majorly) different from what we’d want.

Below are 28 questions that allow us to take a personal inventory. They come from one of my top books: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

Ideally we find faults in our actions and work to improve them. Overtime we should find ourselves doing better, at a larger amount, with a good positive attitude. The theme of these questions is performance, at work and in life.

Self-Analysis Questionnaire for Personal Inventory

  1. Have I attained the goal which I established as my objective for this year? (You should work with a definite yearly objective to be attained as a part of your major life objective.)

  2. Have I delivered service of the best possible quality of which I was capable, or could I have improved any part of this service?

  3. Have I delivered service in the greatest possible quantity of which I was capable?

  4. Has the spirit of my conduct been harmonious and cooperative at all times?

  5. Have I permitted the habit of procrastination to decrease my efficiency and if so, to what extent?

  6. Have I improved my personality, and if so, in what ways?

  7. Have I been persistent in following my plans through to completion?

  8. Have I reached decisions promptly and definitely on all occasions?

  9. Have I permitted any one or more of the six basic fears [poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love of someone, old age, death] to decrease my efficiency?

  10. Have I been either “over-cautious,” or “under-cautious”?

  11. Has my relationship with my associates in work been pleasant, or unpleasant? If it has been unpleasant, has the fault been partly, or wholly mine?

  12. Have I dissipated any of my energy through lack of concentration of effort?

  13. Have I been open-minded and tolerant in connection with all subjects?

  14. In what way have I improved my ability to render service?

  15. Have I been intemperate in any of my habits?

  16. Have I expressed, either openly or secretly, any form of egotism?

  17. Has my conduct toward my associates been such that it has induced them to respect me?

  18. Have my opinions and decisions been based upon guesswork, or accuracy of analysis and thought?

  19. Have I followed the habit of budgeting my time, my expenses, and my income, and have I been conservative in these budgets?

  20. How much time have I devoted to unprofitable effort which I might have used to better advantage?

  21. How may I re-budget my time, and change my habits so I will be more efficient during the coming year?

  22. Have I been guilty of any conduct which was not approved by my conscience?

  23. In what ways have I rendered more service and better service than I was paid to render?

  24. Have I been unfair to anyone, and if so, in what way?

  25. If I had been the purchaser of my own services for the year, would I be satisfied with my purchase?

  26. Has the purchaser of my services been satisfied with the service I have rendered, and if not, why not?

  27. Am I in the right vocation, and if not, why not?

  28. What is my present rating on the fundamental principles of success? (Make this rating fairly, and frankly, and have it checked by someone who is courageous enough to do it accurately.)”

This is the exact self-analysis questionnaire we use at our house! It’s the first thing we do to close out the year and plan for the new year. And you most certainly can go through this at any point throughout the year.

Mindset

Self Confidence Formula

Corie Muldoon

If we want to be happy or successful, we need a humble but reasonable confidence in our own power and ability to be happy or successful.

If we feel that we don’t deserve to be happy or successful, we never will be.

If we feel that we aren’t important enough to be happy or successful, we never will be.

But if we feel confident in our power to be happy and successful, we sure as heaven will be.

Believe in yourself! Have faith that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.

A tool I use to feel more confident in my power is the Self-Confidence Formula shared in Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I’ve attached it below for your reference 🙂

  1. I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life. Therefore I demand of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to take such action.
  2. I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action and gradually transform themselves into physical reality. Therefore I will concentrate my thoughts for 30 minutes daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of that person.
  3. I know through the principle of Autosuggestion that any desire I persistently hold in my mind will eventually seek expression through some practical means of attaining the object. Therefore I will devote 10 minutes daily to demanding of myself the development of self-confidence.
  4. I have clearly written down a description of my Definite Chief Aim in life. I will never stop trying until I have developed sufficient self-confidence for its attainment.
  5. I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure unless built upon truth and justice. Therefore I will engage in no transaction that does not benefit all whom it affects. I will succeed by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use, and the corporation of other people. I will induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others. I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism by developing love for all humanity because I know that a negative attitude towards others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself. I will sign my name to this formula, commit it to memory and repeat it aloud once a day, with full faith that it will gradually influence my thoughts and actions so that I will become a self-reliant and successful person.

Having faith and confidence in yourself can be developed through repetition of thought.

Take time to think and grow rich!

x Cor

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What does it mean to know yourself?

Corie Muldoon

In the left hand, we have love and peace.

In the right hand, we have pain and hurt.

Both sides are within us.

To know yourself is to know that the feelings of pain and hurt are within you as well as the feelings of love and peace.

To know yourself is to no longer get surprised when feelings of anger or sadness come up…

They’re actually expected to surface now and then, in fact anticipated.

To know yourself is to know how to attract positive energy back into your life when you are experiencing negative thoughts and feelings.

When you feel anger boil up – maybe someone’s driving slow on the road for example – are we letting the feeling of anger take over? Or are we taking a breather and letting it go?

Simply knowing both the pain and the peace are within you may give you a sense of relief.

You’re no longer fighting against the current…

You’re flowing with the tide.

General, Lifestyle, Mindfulness

Personal Growth

Corie Muldoon

Ever hear something and it just clicks? Somehow this new piece of information inspires you in some way to make a change or see things differently.

Some people call it a break through, golden nugget, ah-ha, personal growth.

You gained a new perceptive, and can now use that new perceptive to make future decisions.


Constant Adjustment

Anyone can grow as an individual, all it takes is constant adjustment.

Because what works today may not work tomorrow.

The plan you wrote up yesterday may not even make sense today.

What’s important is putting yourself and your growth first…

Remember: your life situation doesn’t have to be perfect in order for you to get better.

You can start today wherever and however you find yourself.

A little bit everyday adds up. Where are you now, where do you want to be, how are you going to bridge the gap, adjust your actions and reactions along the way.


Tend Your Four Areas

You can grow physically, yes…

You can also grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Being healthy and well rounded is important…

Because balanced energy is vital to long-term health.

Tend your four areas: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Each area needs proper attention to keep you thriving.


Commit to a Change

If you feel you are lacking in any area, take some time to learn a golden nugget or two that you can apply to life right away.

A little goes a long way overtime, and you’ll feel rebalanced in no time.

Before leaving this blog, commit to one thing that you are going to do regularly to ensure you are growing.

Continue to improve yourself and your life will improve naturally.


Some regular goals of mine to ensure I am constantly growing:

  • Read 10 pages of a self-improvement book a day
  • Listen to audible / self-improvement podcasts during car rides
  • Follow positive social pages, unfollow negative ones
  • Daily, weekly, monthly reflections
  • Set, plan, and review goals
  • Personalize the journey: incorporate more of what works for me



Happy growing!
x Cor