Take this assessment to find out whether you are one of those gifted few who is a meant to be a
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Please complete all items. Rate each item on a scale of 1-5. Please choose the one number that best represents your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Choose how true each statement is for you.
| I have always known that I would not be fulfilled in my career if I was not involved in a helping profession. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| When someone discusses a problem or challenge with me, my mind automatically begins looking for that person's current strengths. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have no difficulty with using the 'Socratic Method' of asking people the right questions to help them realize solutions instead of telling them what to do. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I firmly believe that people typically have answers within themselves, but that they can sometimes use help in drawing those answers out. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| One of my deepest values is facilitating the human growth process. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| At some point in my life, I considered being a therapist (or was a therapist), but felt that the client population was not the right one for me because of the focus on reducing pathology or psychiatric problems. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| When someone tells me about a difficulty, I do not automatically jump into giving advice. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have always been someone who is very good at carefully listening to what others tell me, and at showing them that I am listening. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Over the years, several people have told me that I have a unique ability to help people achieve their goals. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I typically have thoughts such as, 'If I were not able to work with people to help them better themselves, I would never feel completely content.' |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| When I was young, I was often the kid that helped other kids do things like try out for and make the soccer team, get an 'A' in a class, or create an incredible art project. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| It is not difficult for me to draw out the strengths in others that they may not have been aware of previously. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have done a significant amount of volunteer work at least one time in my life. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| It is sometimes hard for me to imagine how people can work in industries where they are not directly helping others. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I know the difference between coaching, consultation, and therapy, and I feel that I am a better fit in the coaching profession. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| As a coach (or in other professional relationships), I have not found it difficult to maintain a balance between maintaining a professional relationship, but keeping the balance of power equal between myself and others. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| People have often told me that I tend to ask very poignant questions. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I am someone who believes strongly in encouraging a diversity of opinions, viewpoints, and perspectives. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have an ability to contribute valuable observations that push others to consider possibilities from a different angle. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have a track record of helping individuals or teams to accomplish results at an accelerated rate. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I seek to incorporate objective or semi-objective assessments into the work that I do. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I do not have a strong need to be seen as an expert consultant, instead I like approaching a professional relationship as an equal. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Fostering the self-awareness of others is amongst the most interesting and rewarding things in my life. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I do not want to work with people on improving functioning based on a psychiatric diagnosis such as depression or anxiety. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I am not afraid to ask people challenging and thought-provoking questions. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Some words that tend to describe me are: patient, inspirational, creative, focused, and dedicated. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have a good sense of humor and can use it to add different viewpoints, lighten up a situation, or strengthen relationships. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I think the best profession for me is one in which I am able to look at individuals' strengths and identify means of building on those capabilities. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I can articulate at least three reasons that I would better serve as a coach than a therapist or a consultant. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Many times I think of how incredible it feels to coach someone or of how much I want to get into coaching to experience that feeling. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I believe that people have within them the capabilities of accomplishing their goals and dreams. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I am often told that I have a unique ability to motivate people and inspire them to achieve all that they want to. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Since I was young, I have always been a person who has a high degree of empathy for others. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| My most comfortable way of relating to others is as a partner, rather than as an expert, a consultant, a healer, a mentor, or authority figure, or teacher. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| One of my personal and professional missions in life is to help others to develop themselves to become what they desire to be. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Pushing others and challenging traditional viewpoints energizes me and does not make me nervous. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| When I have worked in other professions, I found that I naturally gravitated towards the types of strategies and behaviors that coaches use, even though I was not technically 'coaching.' |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Other people have told me that I should seriously consider entering the field of coaching. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| The process of coaching is amongst the things that are most energizing and fulfilling to me in my life. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have a fairly high tolerance for uncertainty, risk, and ambiguity. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I am someone who firmly values education and I continually push myself to learn about all the latest information in my profession. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I well recognize the limits to my professional competencies, such as when someone is a better therapy than coaching client, or when I am not the best person to meet a client's needs. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I tend to be someone who lives in the present and looks towards, rather than focusing on the past. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have worked with a coach myself or done other significant personal or professional development work. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I try to surround myself with other competent professionals to bounce ideas off of, collaborate with, or seek a 'second opinion' when necessary. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I tend to be very action and results oriented. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I am able to put aside my own views at times to help my clients to achieve what they want to achieve. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| A strength of mine is in holding other people responsible and accountable for their behaviors and actions. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I have always wanted to be involved in a helping profession, but was not interested in medicine or some of the other traditional helping professions. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| I believe that all people deserve to reach their fullest potential regardless of their diverse ideologies, values, behaviors, or backgrounds. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
| Others have told me that I have a unique ability to make them feel understood, heard, respected, and motivated. |
| Less True - 1 2 3 4 5 - More True |
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