Dear readers and friends,
Even today a coaching article with many questions and just one exercise to discover where we live: are we in our comfort zone or do we live outside of it. This article also has the function of helping if accompanied by sincere introspection, because as I always repeat: no one can lie to themselves and it is useless to make fun of yourself. These articles stimulate self-understanding, acceptance, change where you can and above all love yourself. As in every Life Coaching context we are examining, there are only small explanations and many questions. Finding these answers is our task, discovering ourselves to then improve ourselves and loving ourselves for who we are is the ultimate goal. As has already been said in several articles:
“A question at the right time can change your life or at least the vision you have of it.”
Obviously anyone who needs help must contact the staff assigned to do so, contact them.
Before leaving space for the brief introduction and exercise of this article, I propose the link to the first article regarding the locus of control for a better understanding of the following article. THE LOCUS OF CONTROL: ENHANCED OR DOWNED?
Locus of control helps you distinguish between those who live life in an enhanced way (i.e. through an internal locus of control) and those who live in a disempowered way (i.e. through an external locus of control).
A key idea we have reiterated throughout these articles is that “accountability breeds empowerment” . Many people feel down, depressed and defeated because of their current situation and what is happening to them. They believe that things are happening to them that are beyond their control and may even believe that other people have control over them and that they can do nothing but obey them. This fatalistic mindset is what is known as the external locus of control.
Select the statement you agree with most.
1.
A. Children get into trouble because their parents punish them too much.
B. The problem with most children nowadays is that their parents are too accommodating to them.
2.
A. Many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck.
B. People's misfortunes arise from the mistakes they make.
3.
A. One of the main reasons we have wars is because people don't care enough about politics.
B. There will always be wars, no matter how much people try to prevent them.
4.
A. In the long run people get the respect they deserve in this world.
B. Unfortunately, an individual's worth is often not recognized, no matter how hard they try.
5.
A. The idea that teachers are unfair to students makes no sense.
B. Most students do not realize how much their grades are affected by accidental events.
6.
A. Without the right breaks you cannot be an effective leader.
B. Capable people who fail to become leaders do not take advantage of their opportunities.
7.
A. No matter how hard you try, some people just don't like you.
B. People who cannot make others like them do not understand how to get along with others.
8.
A. Heredity plays the main role in determining personality
B. It is life experiences that determine how I am.
9.
A. I have often found that what will happen will happen.
B. Trusting fate for me has never been as positive as making a final decision in the course of action.
10.
A. In the case of the well-prepared student, an unfair test rarely, if ever, occurs.
B. Many times the exam questions tend to be so unrelated to the course work that studying is really pointless.
11.
A. Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it.
B. Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
12.
A. The average citizen can have an influence on government decisions.
B. This world is run by a few people in power and there's not much the little guy can do about it.
13.
A. When I make plans, I'm pretty sure I can make them work.
B. It is not always wise to plan too far in advance because many things turn out to be a matter of good or bad importance anyway.
14.
A. There are certain people who are just not good.
B. There is good in all of us.
15.
A. In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck.
B. Many times we might even decide what to do by flipping a coin.
16.
A. Who becomes the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first.
B. Getting people to do the right thing depends on skill. Luck has little or nothing to do with it.
17.
A. As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are victims of forces we can neither understand nor control.
B. By taking an active part in political and social affairs, people can control world events.
18.
A. Most people don't realize how much their lives are controlled by accidental events.
B. There really is no such thing as "luck".
19.
A. You must always be willing to admit mistakes.
B. It is usually better to hide your mistakes.
20.
A. It's hard to know if a person really likes you.
B. How many friends you have depends on how kind of a person you are.
21.
A. In the long run, the bad things that happen to us are balanced out by the good ones.
B. Most misfortunes are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, laziness, or all three.
22.
A. With enough effort we can eliminate political corruption.
B. It is difficult for people to have much control over what politicians do when they are in office.
23.
A. Sometimes I can't understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give.
B. There is a direct connection between how hard I study and the grades I get.
24.
A. A good leader expects people to decide for themselves what they should do.
B. A good leader makes it clear to everyone what their tasks are.
25.
A. Many times I feel that I have little influence on the things that happen to me.
B. It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck plays an important role in my life.
26.
A. People are lonely because they don't try to be friendly.
B. There's little point in trying to please people, if they like you, they like you.
27.
A. There is too much emphasis on high school athletics.
B. Team sports are a great way to build character.
28.
A. What happens to me is my own doing.
B. Sometimes I feel like I don't have enough control over the direction my life is taking.
29.
A. Most of the time I can't understand why politicians behave the way they do.
B. In the long run, people are responsible for bad governance at both the national and local levels.
You get one point for each of the following:
1.a, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b, 5.b, 6.a, 7.a, 9.a, 10.b, 11.b, 12.b, 13.b, 15.b, 16. a, 17.a, 18.a, 20.a, 21.a, 22.b, 23.a, 25.a, 26.b, 28.b, 29.a.
A high score = External Locus of Control, A low score = Internal Locus of Control.
As always, I ask you to leave your mark in the comments.
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