Getting To Know Yourself Checklist

He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise — Lao-tzu, Tao te Ching (sixth century B.C.)

What’s a ‘Getting to Know Yourself Checklist’? Well…how well do you know yourself? Whens that last time you had a conversation with yourself about how your life is going? On a scale of 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, where would your rate your level of fulfillment with your life? Is it near 10 or perhaps on the lower end around 2? How do you feel about the things around you? And what about the roles that you play? How about your relationships – how do you feel about them?

In my book, ‘How Life Really Works – The Answer to Finding Your Purpose & Personal Fulfillment (Link to the Kindle Book on Amazon)’ I start off by getting the reader to think about what they like and dislike about their life. The first step in living a more fulfilling life is to understand yourself. To understand where you are – what’s working and what’s not. It’s all about taking oneself off automatic pilot and becoming conscious as to how we think and how we feel. Once we get to know ourselves we start to realize that we’re creating our reality. Our thoughts, beliefs, memories, expectations, imagination and feelings create our world. They create the good and the bad. And once we realize that we’re creating our reality, it’s not too hard to change it! And I mean massively change it. See how you get on with the ‘Getting To Know Yourself Checklist’: and visit my How Life Really Works website for more information on how to consciously create a massively fulfilling life.

Getting To Know Yourself Checklist

• How you feel about yourself (in general). Do you like yourself or not – why or why not?
• What do you think about your personality? Is it okay or does it need to be improved?
• How is your physical health? Any illnesses, diseases, breaks/fractures, abnormalities, skin issues? How do you feel about your health overall?
• How fit are you? Do you exercise, play sport or get active? What do you think about your fitness – do you feel good or bad about it?
• How would you describe your appearance – your body, hair, overall attractiveness?
• What are your clothes/shoes like and how do you feel in them?
• Describe your car and how you feel about it.
• Your home – what’s it like and how do you feel when you’re there?
• Your stuff (things). What kind of stuff do you have and how does it make you feel? Are you abundance or feeling lack?
• The environment you live in (neighborhood) – what’s it like? How does it feel to live there?
• What do you think about your level of education? How’s that feel?
• Your job/employment/work/career – going well or not? How’s it feel?
• The amount of money you earn – are you happy with it or not? How does the amount you earn make you feel?
• The amount of money/assets you have – so, what are you worth? And how does that make you feel?
• How do you feel about a project you’re working on (moving house, planning a vacation, creating/building something, writing a book, etc.)? How does it feel?
• Your relationship with food – is it a good one or not? How does food make you feel?
• How are things going with alcohol consumption? How do you feel about it?
• What’s your sex life like? And how do you feel about it?
• Describe your accomplishments and how you felt when you accomplished them.
• Spirituality – are you spiritual? How’s that going for you?
• Religion – how do you feel about your religion and your faith?
• What’s your purpose in life? Do you have one or not? And how does that make you feel?
• Key positive memories – what are they and how do they make you feel?
• Key negative memories – what are they and how do they make you feel?
• What do you dream about when you’re sleeping and what feelings arise from those dreams?
• What about day-dreams – what do you wish for?
• What fantasies do you have? How do you feel about them?
• Do you have any aspirations? What are they and how do you feel when you think of them?
• How about your values. Describe the top 5 things you value most in your life and how they make you feel.
• What are the roles you play (friend, parent, lover, co-worker, stranger)? How does each of those roles feel?
• What do you do for fun? And how does that feel?
• Describe your relationship with the following and how each relationships feels:
  • People (in general)
  • Husband/wife/partner/significant other
  • Child/children
  • Parents
  • Close friends
  • Co-workers
  • Boss
  • Clients/customers (people you serve)
  • Men (in general)
  • Women (in general)
  • Old and/or young people (in general)
  • People outside your ethnic background (in general)
  • Those serving you (shop assistants, call center help, waiters/waitresses)