The Y.O.U. Exploration Guide is very simple to use: just print off this web page, (it may equal several printed pages), and answer the following 100 questions.  There are no right or wrong answers, you do not have to share your answers with anyone unless you choose to, and there is no need to send them to us. These questions are designed to make you think deeply about yourself, and all the circumstances that have shaped your life, as well as the unique gifts that have been embedded in you by God Himself since before you were born.  Once you understand yourself better, you will have a more solidified idea about how you are suppose to proceed towards your everyday destiny.  Some of these questions are serious, some are fun, but all of them are meant to provoke thought.  They are NOT meant to offer concrete solutions to any problems you may have.  By using these questions, you acknowledge that you are doing so voluntarily, simply for your own use, and you understand that this Web site is not designed to offer therapy, medical, or mental health advice of any kind.  Enjoy your journey into self-understanding.

1.)  What is your name? And how do you feel about it?

2.)  What is your age?  Have your feelings and goals gotten more positive or more negative over the years?  Why?

3.)  What did you pretend to be as a small child?  (List each thing.)  What attracted you to those types of people and/or adventures?

4.)  How does your current employment or station in life compare to those things you use to dream about being?  Are any aspects similar?

5.)  Why are you in your current position in life?  What events got you to where you are?

6.)  Are you happy with where you are in life on a...

-Personal level?  Why or why not?

-Professional level?  Why or why not?

-Relational/Emotional level?  Why or why not?

-Financial level?  Why or why not?

-(and most importantly) Spiritual level?  Why or why not?

7.)  List each of the categories in question 6, and put down on paper what you can incorporate into each one of those areas in order to find more peace, contentment, and joy.

8.)  What types of settings make you feel...

-Relaxed?  Why?

-Hyped Up?  Why?

-Insecure?  Why?

-Confident?  Why?

-Angry?  Why?

-Afraid?  Why?

-Happy/Joyful?  Why?

-At Peace?  Why?

-Romantic?  Why?

-Saddened?  Why?

-Thoughtful?  Why?

-Hospitable/Considerate?  Why?

9.)  Take the feelings listed above in question 8, and apply them towards SITUATIONS now, rather than settings.  Ask yourself "why" after each thought you record.

10.)  When do you feel most productive/useful at...

-Work?  Why?

-Home?  Why?

-Family?  Why?

-Church?  Why?

-Friendly Gatherings?  Why?

-School?  Why?

-Volunteer Events?  Why?

11.)   Now ask yourself what makes you feel unproductive/useless at each of the above places listed in question 10.

12.) What do you feel you have been successful at in life?  Why?  What do you feel you have NOT been successful at in life?  Why?

13.)  What is your biggest dream?  Why do you want it so badly to come true?  What are your motives regarding it?  What steps are you taking to ensure that it does come true?

14.)  What is the first compliment you ever remember getting in you entire life?  How did you feel about it?  What kind of compliments do you receive at now?  How do you feel about those?  Why do you feel that way?

15.) What do you feel is your greatest asset

-Physically?  Why?

-Materially?  Why?

-Relationally?  Why?

-Financially?  Why?

-Spiritually?  Why?

16.) Please take the categories in question 16, and list what you think your greatest detriments are in those areas.  Do not forget to ask why you feel that way.

17.) What would be your dream job?  Why?  What would be your nightmare job?  Why?

18.) What would be your dream vacation?  Why?

19.) If money were no object, and you could reside anywhere in the world, where would you live?  Why?

20.) Describe in detail your "dream world" or your "dream life".  Why is it "dreamy" to you?

21.) What role does faith play in your current lifestyle?  Why is it important or unimportant to you?

22.) How do you see yourself?  Why?

23.) How do other people see you?  Do you think that their perception of you is accurate?  Why or why not? 

24.) Ask 3 people who know you well to tell you 3 positive things about yourself.  Ask them why they chose those items.

25.) Ask the same 3 people, (and this will take some courage), what 3 things they feel you could improve on.  Ask them why?

26.) How do you feel about your

-Health?  Why?

-Emotional state?  Why?

-Significant relationships?  Why?

-Financial state?  Why?

-Spiritual  state?  Why?

      

       -Your attitude?  Why?

-Your outlook on life?  Why?

27.) Take the questions in 28, and ask what you can do to improve each one of them.

28.) What kind of pets do you have?  Why?

29.) What are your favorite animals?  Why?  What are your least favorite animals?  Why?

30.) What is your favorite color?  What do you like about it?  How does it make you feel?  What is your least favorite color?  Why?  How does it make you feel?

31.) What is your favorite style of music?  Why and how does it make you feel?  What is your least favorite style of music?  Why and how does it make you feel?

32.) What would your dream house be like?

33.) Write out your family tree going back to your great grandparents.

34.) What type of relationship do/did you have with each one of your family tree members?  What could have made those relationships more positive?

35.) Who, (in addition to God),  has been the single most important influence on your life?  Why? 

36.) Who has been the single most negative influence on your life?  Why?

37.) What role has God Himself played in your life?  What type of relationship do you currently have with Him?

38.)  What type of relationship would you like to have with God, and what steps can you take to improve it?

39.) How do you feel about children, specifically, childlike faith and sense of adventure?  (Answer this question even if you do not have kids of your own.)  Why do you feel that way?

40.) In what ways are you still like a child?  Why?  Is it positive or negative?  How so?

41.) When you think of a cliche, which one springs to your mind first?  Why?

42.) When you think of wise sayings or quotes, which one springs to your mind first?  Why?

43.) What things within society would you like to see change?  Why?  Do you see any of those things within yourself?  If so, what are they and how can you go about changing them in you first?

44.) What was your most embarrassing moment?  Why?  How do you take steps to avoid the same sort of situations?

45.) What was your most sorrowful moment?  Why?

46.) What was your most angry moment?  Why?

47.) What was your most happy/joyful moment?  Why?  How can you go about having more of those moments?

48.) What was you most exciting moment?  Why?

49.) What was your most depressing/disappointing moment?  Why?

50.) What was your most romantic moment?  Why?

51.) What was your most unguarded moment?  Why?  What can you do to prevent future moments like these?

52.) What was your most peaceful/contented moment?  Why?  How can you experience more of these?

53.) What was your most eye-opening moment?  Why?

54.) Who was your favorite teacher?  Why?  Did you ever tell them thank you?

55.) Who was your first love?  Why were you attracted to them?  How do you feel about them now?

56.) What was your favorite time of life?  Why?  What was your most difficult time of life?  Why?

57.) If you were on a deserted island and could only take 3 things with you, what would those 3 things be?  Why?

58.) List your top 10 priorities in life, with number 1 being the most important.  Why is each one important to you?  What makes item one of your list so important?  What makes item 10 of your list so unimportant?

59.) If you were financially set for life, what would an average day look like to you?  Why?  What would you do when you got bored?

60.) What does your average day look like now?  Why?  In what ways is it different from question 59 above?

61.) Would you rather make money or help people?  Why?

62.) What is your idea of "fun"?  Why?

63.) How would you like your life to be different?  Why?  What steps are you taking to accomplishing those changes?

64.) Do you like to laugh a lot?  Why or why not?  What things do you find funny and why?

65.) Rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, (10 being the highest score), regarding your abilities in the following:

-Thankfulness/Gratitude-

-Singing/-Musical Instruments-

-Generosity-

-Writing-

-Art-

-Logic-

-Mathematics-

-Academics-

-Science-

-Technology-

-Creativity-

-Organization-

-Leadership-

-Sense of Humor-

-Mechanical Skills-

-Dancing-

-Determination-

-Justice-

-Honesty-

-Integrity-

-Service to Others-

-Friendship-

-Loyalty-

-Good Judgement-

-Moral Character-

-Learning-

-Time Management-

-Family Relationships-

-Faith/Worship-

-Budgeting-

-Cooking-

-Acting-

-Grooming-

-House Cleaning-

-Fun Loving-

-Adventurous Spirit-

-Exercise-

-Good Nutrition-

-Reaching Out to the Needy-

-Foreign Languages-

-Proper Grammar-

-Photography-

-Sewing-

-Landscaping/Gardening-

-Animal Care-

-Working with Children-

-Volunteer Work-

-Public Speaking-

-Confrontation-

-Training-

-Standing Your Ground-

-Investigation/Research-

-Obedience-

66.) Now take the above items in question 65, and write down the extreme negative and the extreme positive of each one that you perform in your own life.  In what ways would you like to change it?  What steps do you need to take to make that possible?

67.) What is your favorite season of the year?  What do you like about it?  How does it make you feel?  What is your least favorite season?  Why?  How do you feel about it?

68.) What is your favorite holiday?  Why?  What is your least favorite holiday?  Why?

69.) What is your favorite food?  What do you like about it?  What is your least favorite food?  Why?

70.) What is your favorite dessert?  Why?  What is your favorite drink?  Why?  Your favorite snack?  Why?

71.) What is your favorite memory of all time?  Why?

72.) What is your favorite holiday memory of all time?  Why?

73.) If someone gave you a million dollars, what is the first thing you would do with it, and why?

74.) How often do you eat?  What types of food do you eat most?  Why to both of these questions?  Is it healthy?

75.) What is your favorite hobby?  Why?  What is your favorite board game?  Why?

76.) What is the most boring thing for you to do?  Why?  Is there any way for you to pep it up?

77.) What's the one thing you look forward to

-Every Year?  Why?

-Every month?  Why?

-Every week?  Why?

-Every day?  Why?

78.) What is your favorite past time?  Why?

79.) What is your favorite all time tv show?  Why?  Movie?  Why?  How do they make you feel?

80.) What is your favorite all time song?  Why?  What does it remind you of?  How does it make you feel?

81.) What was your favorite subject in school?  Why?  What was your least favorite and why?

82.) What event in world history, that happened during your lifetime, stands out the most?  Why?  How did it make you feel?

83.) Do you have more of a sweet tooth, or a savory one? 

84.) What types of names do you like to pick out for children and/or pets, unusual or popular?  Why?  List some.

85.) What type of civic and church organizations do you belong to?  Why?  How do they make you feel?

86.) How do you feel about telemarketers?  What is usually your response to them when they call?  Why?  Apply this same question to the following:

-New neighbors-

-Strangers-

-Customers/Clients-

-Coworkers-

-Family-

-Friends-

-The Government-

-Clergy/Church members-

87.) What is your favorite day of the week?  Why?  Your least favorite?  Why?

88.) What is your favorite restaurant?  Why?

89.) Would you rather have fast food or gourmet?  Why?

90.) What are your 5 worst habits?  How can you set about changing them?

91.) What is your favorite thing of all time to do?  Why and how does it make you feel?

92.) What is your earliest memory?  Why does it stand out?  How does it make you feel and why?

93.) What is the most abusive thing that has ever happened to you?  How did it make you feel?  What steps have you taken to over come that/those events?  How can you use this trauma to help others?

94.) Do you believe in destiny?  If so, define it?  What do you think the destiny for the world is?  For you personally?  Why?

95.) What decorating style is your favorite?  (i.e.: country, Victorian, contemporary, stark, natural, etc)  Why and how does that style make you feel?

96.) What type of clothing makes you most comfortable?  Why?

97.) Are you more athletic, creative, or technical?  In what ways?

98.) If you had one wish, what would it be for?  Why?

99.) When you have time to yourself do you:

-sleep in?

-do extra work?

-do adventurous things?

-spend time with family?

-relax?

-read?

-fiddle with your hobby?

-watch tv/movies?

-volunteering-

100.) Where is your favorite spot to sit and think?  Why?  How does this place make you feel and why is it special?  What types of situations make you want to go there?  What other things are favorite stress reducers for you?  Why?

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