How much responsibility do you take for your own problems?
In what areas of your life do you need long-term solutions rather than quick fixes?
What was a decision you made in an instant that gave you a lifetime of heartache?
Can you confess three tiny faults and a giant one?
What bothers you most about your life?
Who is one of the luckiest people you know, and why?
What is one thing about your life now that you would not change?
What horrendous blunder did you make in the past year and what did you learn from it?
What do you need changed in your life before you can have more fun?
You love it when people ask you _____.
I am unhappy with myself when _____.
Is it essential that you succeed in life?
Do you approve or disapprove of casino gambling on Indian reservations?
Do you know someone whose life or personality has been changed by money?
Do you find it hard or easy to say “no” to a salesperson?
What is your view on selling personal items?
Do you feel comfortable selling anything?
Does legalized gambling encourage people who can least afford to squander their money?
Have you ever been audited by the IRS?
In what circumstances do you feel most susceptible to temptation?
How do you minimize temptation in your life?
What kind of person would you like to be?
Where does honesty work well in your life?
If you had to kill your own food, would you become a vegetarian?
Are you sensitive to the pairing of wine and food?
If you opened a restaurant, what would the house specialty be?
No electricity: how would you manage and what would be different?
How do you deal with things you cannot change?
How did you feel each time you changed homes?
Architecturally, what kind of house do you prefer to live in?
Tell about the time when you were the coldest, the hottest.
What do you like most about your home?
Describe your decorating style.
Which would you choose: to be the most attractive, the most athletic, or the smartest kid in your class?
When you are happy, you need _____.
In general, do you live for today or plan for tomorrow?
Do you agree “life begins at forty?”
What would you like to be doing in twenty years?
What is your most treasured memory?
What is a word for which you have always needed a synonym?
How much responsibility do you have in your life, positive and negative?
What do you think the next ten years of your life will be like?
What self-limiting thoughts or fears would you like to overcome?
How and when do you think that the world will come to an end?
Are you a numbers person or a words person?
If you could change anything in the world’s history, what would it be?
For what one activity would you like to regain the hours you have lost doing it?
What significant social change would you like to see happen in your lifetime?
Do you hesitate to answer strangers’ questions?
What scares you?
What is your worst nightmare and how often do you have nightmares?
Which worries you more: financial or physical security?
What will and will you not compromise on?
What do you carry to protect yourself? In what other ways do you protect yourself?
Where have you experienced joy in your life?
What do you hate most?
What do you never seem to find time for?
Why do you get up in the morning?
What do you expect each day to bring you?
Do you live in the moment, dwell on the past, or dream about the future?
What has been the most difficult decision or series of decisions where your integrity was at risk?
What daily activity do you treasure more than any other?
Is it possible that certain difficulties require bending, giving in, and even allowing yourself to feel overwhelmed?
In what ways do you express anger?
What is your most prevailing thought?
Do you like snow?
What special places do you go to think things out?
How would you like to change your outer life?
WOULD YOU RATHER …
… be a student or an employee?
… be known for your intelligence or your personality?
… live a life of luxury or be known for your generosity?
… be 7′2″ or 4′2″?
… be very good looking or very smart?
… be a star and die at forty-two or live to ninety without any fame?
… have the power to fly or to disappear?
… live safely and longer or go hog wild and live a shorter time?
… get a shot from a doctor or get a filling from the dentist?
… go blind or deaf?
… be President of the United States or the world’s richest person?
What things were you once afraid of, but are no longer?
Do you ask questions like a reporter but cringe when the conversation turns back to your life?
Which of life’s mysteries are you most curious about?
If you could own the world’s largest collection of anything, what would it be?
What superhero powers would you like to have?
Of all the things someone could say about you, what would make you feel the best?
What did you once find frightening that no longer scares you?
What things do you avoid thinking about?
Ten years from today, what will you wish you had done now?
What is something you would like to do that you are not allowed to do?
How do you picture the end of the world?
What is one key thing you could do to produce a quantum leap in your personal life?
How do you view failure? What were important failures for you?
Where do you have immense patience and very little patience?
Do you enjoy the attention of crowds?
How would you rate your public speaking ability: poor, fair, good, or exceptional?
What are some big things that make you happy?
If you were to perform an act of grace, what would it be?
Can you manage life situations as easily as most people?
What gives you a feeling of abundance in life?
Do you enjoy reminiscing about the past?
When are some times you have had low self-esteem?
What percentage of the things that you worry about actually happen?
I feel alone when _____.
Are most people in your life optimists or pessimists?
Can you make up excuses easily?
List ways in which these things have had a negative impact on your life: alcohol, drugs, sex, work, money, food, family, and friends.
Where is apathy most present in your life?
Have you ever considered suicide, even fleetingly?
What are five reasons not to kill yourself?
What is something you would be tempted to do if you knew you would never be found out?
When you accomplish something, do you make sure everyone knows, or do you keep your success to yourself?
What is something you found out that you wish you never knew?
What three wishes do you have for your genie in a bottle?
What is funny about yourself that makes you smile when you think about it?
What are three expectations you have of yourself?
What are you proudest of about yourself?
What do you get enthused about?
Have you tried breaking the what-shall-I-do logjam by taking one step, any step?
What is your need for privacy?
How much do you care about your personal space?
What emotion do you seem to experience the most?
What is the greatest amount of emotional pain you have endured?
If your life has not gone where you thought it would, was it your actions that held you back or your thinking?
What things do you think you cannot live without?
What activities would you do if you were not so afraid?