Defining Success Worksheet
| Instructions | Circle NT if not true. T if sometimes true. VT is very true. Total your score. |
| NT T VT | Statement |
| 1 2 3 | 1. I know within seconds whether or not a new opportunity is truly right for me. |
| 1 2 3 | 2. I know exactly how I define success; it is not in question or doubt. |
| 1 2 3 | 3. The goals I set for myself don’t change all that much; they stay true. |
| 1 2 3 | 4. I know what is most important to me as a person (outside of my roles, etc.) |
| 1 2 3 | 5. My primary measures of success in life are internal benchmarks, not external goals. |
| 1 2 3 | 6. The key people in my life totally support what is most important to me. |
| 1 2 3 | 7. Living congruently with my core values is my measure of success in life. |
| 1 2 3 | 8. If I lost everything, I would still know what’s most important to me. |
| 1 2 3 | 9. I am no longer diverted or seduced by ‘great ideas’ that turn out to be expensive distractions? |
| 1 2 3 | 10. I am very, very successful, as I define success. |
Total Score:___________
To determine your score, add the total of all numbers you have circled.
If your score is 24 or higher, you know what success means to you and may simply want to be clear you have the elements of success in place.
If your score is 18 to 24, you have some work to do to define more specifically what success means to you.
If your score is less than 24, your understanding of what success means to you is low. You may want to consider working with a coach to gain additional clarity. You will find it difficult to achieve success if you don’t know what it means to you. The questions below are designed to provide you with a starting point to gaining clarity on your meaning of success.
- I know how successful I am by how…
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- I know how successful I am by how…
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- I know how successful I am by how…
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Examples:
- I know I am successful by how often I feel at peace.
- I know I am successful when I am happy most of the time.
- I know how successful I am by how often I take vacations.
- I know I am successful by how rich my life is without being an expensive consumer.
- I know how successful I am when my stomach is free of knots all day.
- I know I am successful when I don’t have to worry about my checkbook balance.
