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An Analysis of My Life

Take stock in your life. Pausing and reflecting on life is important. Take a moment to answer the questions below to find out where you are currently at in life. Based upon the results and as the next step, list five actions you will take moving forward to get or keep your life on track.

  1. Are you generally satisfied with what you have done so far in your life? Explain.
  2. Have you accomplished more or less than you expected to after having reached this point in your life?  
  3. Are there any obstacles that you feel have interfered with your personal growth? If so, what are they?  What, if anything, do you feel you can do to overcome these obstacles?
  4. Who, or what, has had the greatest influence in helping you develop as a person?
  5. If there is one thing you could erase or subtract from your history, what would it be?
  6. If you could add one thing to your past, what would it be?
  7. What is the most valuable lesson or piece of wisdom that you feel you have learned in life thus far?
  8. If there was one thing that you could be guaranteed to accomplish before you die, what would it be?
  9. Look at those goals you have planned for your future. Are you presently doing something to actively pursue those goals? Explain.
  10. Do you have a philosophy of life that you try to live by? If so, please share it here.
  11. After you die, what would you like remembered about you? What would you like your epitaph to say?
  12. As a result of this experience, I have learned . . .
 
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