Pre-written Example Topics, Questions & Answers
Topic | Question | Answer - Struggling | Answer - Frustrated | Answer - Doing Well | Answer - Successful |
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Career | How successful do you feel? | I feel like I haven’t achieved anything in my life. | I wish I was more successful. I try so hard and feel frustrated. | I am somewhat successful and have achieved some great things. | I’m so blessed to have so much success in my life. |
Career | How would you describe your motivation for work? | I work in a job that I hate. | I find it hard to become motivated. | Most days I am motivated. | I am always motivated in a job that I love. |
Career | Are you feeling worried and anxious about the future? | Really worried. I can’t even pay my bills. | From time to time I feel worried as I don’t know what the future holds. | I’m hopeful about the future but remain cautious. | I’m excited about what the future has in store for me. |
Relationship | How often do you see your friends? | I rarely see my friends. | Not as often as I would like. | Occasionally, but often go far too long in between. | Quite often which I’m really happy about. |
Relationship | How do you feel about your personal relationships? | I’m very closed off, and limit having any personal relationships. | I wish my personal relationships played more of a role in my daily life. | My personal relationships are important to me and I value them highly. | I am fulfilled with amazing personal relationships with whom I’m open and honest with. |
Health and Fitnes | On average, how many hours do you sleep? | Very limited, around 3-4 only. | Average is 5-7 hours a night. | Most days I get 8 hours, but not everyday. | I get a solid 8-9 or more every night. |
Health and Fitnes | What best describes your attitude toward exercise during the workday? | I don’t like it and struggle to tell myself otherwise. | It’s a bit of a chore. | Most days I’m happy to exercise. | I always look forward to exercising and see it as a fun part of my day. |
Health and Fitnes | How do you describe your health and wellness? | I feel incredible unhealthy and seems like nothing I do helps. | I feel sluggish most days. | I’m mostly quite good, well and healthy. | I am always full of energy, and love myself and my body. |
Work-Life Balanc | When you wake up in the morning are you excited to go to the office? | I dread going into the office. | It doesn’t excite me but I know it’s important. | I don’t mind it. It's fun seeing my colleagues. | I can’t wait to get to work and get going on things I enjoy. |
Work-Life Balanc | How much free time do you have per day? | I never have free time. | I wish I had more free time. | I have free time but tend to catch up on other work. | I have as much free time as I wish, when I wish. |
Stress Managemen | Do you get anxious and overwhelmed easily? | I always feel overwhelmed pretty much all the time. | I feel anxious quite regularly. | I’m anxious only occasionally. | I’m one of those lucky stress-free people. |
Stress Managemen | Do you find it easy to switch off and relax? | I think I never switch off, and therefore never fully relax. | It’s quite difficult to switch off and takes me a long time. | I switch off occasionally and spend time with family and friends. | I can easily switch off and find time for myself to relax properly. |
Stress Managemen | When a task appears overwhelming it’s best to… | Run and hide. | I put it to the bottom of my to-do pile. | I break it down and prioritise the tasks around my current workload. | I like to get it done first and tackle it like a boss. |
Time Managemen | Do you complete what you set out to complete most days? | Never. I’m always playing catch up and struggle to get even a little way through my to-do list. | I try but often other things get in the way. | I do most days. | I complete the majority of my goals each day with ease. |
Time Managemen | When you are given a new task, how do you approach it? | I hesitate and need to find out all the information possible and usually procrastinate before starting. | I feel flustered at the thought of another task as my to-do list is so long. | I get straight into the task and do it as quickly as possible however, I make mistakes so it takes a lot longer to complete. | I understand the task and add it to my to-do list factoring in my other workload and times. |
Organisation and feeling in contro | How do you feel about goal-setting? | I don’t ever set goals. | I don’t know how to set SMART goals and see it as an extra task. | I know my goals and know they are important. | I like to set myself realistic goals that I can achieve. |
Organisation and feeling in contro | Do you take time out of your day to realign and re-focus? | I’m way too busy to do this. | I struggle to take time out. | I re-focus at the end of each day if i can. | I often take quality time out of my day to make sure I’m staying on track. |
Self-awareness and self-acceptanc | How comfortable are you in your own skin? | I hate looking at myself in the mirror. | I have parts of my body that I’d like to change/get rid of. | I feel comfortable in my own skin. | I love to look at myself naked. |
Self-awareness and self-acceptanc | If you can change something, do you go ahead and take action and be courageous? | I don’t believe in my ability to take action. | I worry about the outcome of my action and therefore don’t take action easily. | I believe in my abilities but always like to check my actions with a colleague prior to action. | I happily take action and believe in my abilities and understand my values. |
Self-awareness and self-acceptanc | How do you value your contributions at work? | I feel like everyday I’m undervalued and unappreciated for what I do. | I feel that most of the time I’m undervalued. | I feel valued on occasions. | I know what I do each day matters and is making a real difference. |
Personal fulfilment and Motivatio | Are you happy with your current status in life? | Honestly, no and I’m not really sure how I ended up here. | I consider myself happy however, I’m not sure if I am doing what is right for me. | I am happy and fulfilled which keeps me motivated and fulfilled. | Super happy! Genuinely, I am super grateful for everything in my life. |
Personal fulfilment and Motivatio | Do you know how to keep yourself on track to achieve your goals? | I’m not sure If I have any goals to keep track of. | I don’t really know how to keep track of my goals. | My goals keep me motivated and I track them from time to time but not always. | Yes I am confident, I know where I am heading and where I need to be. |
Personal fulfilment and Motivatio | How do you explore your values? | I’ve never explored my values and what they mean to me. | I know my values but they don’t govern my day to day decisions. | My values play an important role in my professional and personal relationships. | I live and stay true to my values everyday, which helps motivate me forward. |
Confidence and self-estee | How often do you feel things are going ‘your way’? | Never! It seems like the world is against me. | Not very often. It’s hard to see my successes. | Sometimes things go my way but not as much as I would like. | I am grateful for all the amazing things in my life going the way I planned. |
Confidence and self-estee | How do you approach risky tasks? | I steer clear of anything risky in my life. | I don’t enjoy risky tasks but I will do them if push comes to shove. | I enjoy a risk/challenge and try to learn from the outcomes. | I am always happy to take a risk when I feel it’s important for me to do so. |