Personal Transformation Using Self-Analysis

General Self-Analysis Questions:

1. Do you complain often of “feeling bad,” and if so, what is the cause?
2. Do you find fault with other people at the slightest provocation?
3. Do you frequently make mistakes in your work, and if so, why?
4. Are you sarcastic and offensive in your conversation?
5. Do you deliberately avoid the association of anyone, and if so, why?
6. Do you suffer frequently with indigestion? If so, what is the cause?
7. Does life seem futile and the future hopeless to you? If so, why?
8. Do you like your occupation? If not, why?
9. Do you often feel self-pity, and if so, why?
10. Are you envious of those who excel you?
11. To which do you devote most time, thinking of success, or of failure?
12. Are you gaining or losing self-confidence as you grow older?
13. Do you learn something of value from all mistakes?
14. Are you permitting some relative or acquaintance to worry you? If so, why?
15. Are you sometimes “in the clouds” and at other times in the depths of despondency?
16. Who has the most inspiring influence upon you? What is the cause?
17. Do you tolerate negative or discouraging influences which you can avoid?
18. Are you careless of your personal appearance? If so, when and why?
19. Have you learned how to “drown your troubles” by being too busy to be annoyed by them?
20. Would you call yourself a “spineless weakling” if you permitted others to do your thinking for you?
21. Do you neglect internal bathing until auto-intoxication makes you ill-tempered and irritable?
22. How many preventable disturbances annoy you, and why do you tolerate them?
23. Do you resort to liquor, narcotics, or cigarettes to “quiet your nerves”? If so, why do you not try will-power instead?
24. Does anyone “nag” you, and if so, for what reason?
25. Do you have a definite major purpose, and if so, what is it, and what plan have you for achieving it?
26. Do you suffer from any of the six basic fears? If so, which ones?
27. Have you a method by which you can shield yourself against the negative influence of others?
28. Do you make deliberate use of autosuggestion to make your mind positive?

Napoleon Hill provides 28 self-analysis questions specifically focused on personal services. These questions are designed to help individuals evaluate their effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and enhance their personal and professional growth. Here are the questions:

Personal Services Self-Analysis Questions:

1. Have I attained the goal which I established as my objective for this year?
2. Have I delivered service of the best possible quality of which I was capable, or could I have improved any part of this service?
3. Have I delivered service in the greatest possible quantity of which I was capable?
4. Has the spirit of my conduct been harmonious and cooperative at all times?
5. Have I permitted the habit of procrastination to decrease my efficiency, and if so, to what extent?
6. Have I improved my personality, and if so, in what ways?
7. Have I been persistent in following my plans through to completion?
8. Have I reached decisions promptly and definitely on all occasions?
9. Have I permitted any one or more of the six basic fears to decrease my efficiency?
10. Have I been either over-cautious or under-cautious?
11. Has my relationship with my associates in work been pleasant or unpleasant? If it has been unpleasant, has the fault been partly or wholly mine?
12. Have I dissipated any of my energy through lack of concentration of effort?
13. Have I been open-minded and tolerant in connection with all subjects?
14. In what way have I improved my ability to render service?
15. Have I been intemperate in any of my habits?
16. Have I expressed, either openly or secretly, any form of egotism?
17. Has my conduct toward my associates been such that they respect me?
18. Have my opinions and decisions been based upon guesswork, or accuracy of analysis and thought?
19. Have I followed the habit of budgeting my time, my expenses, and my income, and have I been conservative in these budgets?
20. How much time have I devoted to unprofitable effort which I might have used to better advantage?
21. How may I re-budget my time, and change my habits so I will be more efficient during the coming year?
22. Have I been guilty of any conduct which was not approved by my conscience?
23. In what ways have I rendered more service and better service than I was paid to render?
24. Have I been unfair to anyone, and if so, in what way?
25. If I had been the purchaser of my own services for the year, would I be satisfied with my purchase?
26. Am I in the right vocation, and if not, why not?
27. Has the purchaser of my services been satisfied with the service I have rendered, and if not, why not?
28. What is my present rating on the fundamental principles of success? (Make this rating fairly and frankly, and have it checked by someone qualified to know.)

These questions encourage thorough self-examination and provide a framework for understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses. By honestly answering these questions, individuals can gain valuable insights and take proactive steps to enhance their performance and achieve greater success in their personal and professional lives.