Saturday, September 20, 2008

Self-Reflection Questions

Stepping towards making authentic choices begins with a self-assessment of your own patterns around making choices. The more we know about how we currently make choices, the more we can both honor what we know we're doing and change our patterns to deepen our authenticity. Given that, what follows is a list of questions to ask yourself about the choices you've made and how you made them.

A. History with Making Choice
a. Growing up
i. Who made the decisions growing up?
ii. When did you begin making your own choices?
b. Memorable choices
i. What were your most authentic choices? Why?
ii. What were your most inauthentic choices? Why?
iii. What’s the difference between these sets of choices?
iv. What “results’” confirm authenticity or not?

B. Making Authentic Choices
a. What are your criteria for making authentic choices?
b. How do you know in the moment when your choice is authentic?
i. What goes on in your mind?
ii. What do you feel in your heart?
iii. What does your gut do?
iv. How else do you know?
c. What motives are behind your authentic choices?
d. What are the benefits of soulful choices?

C. Making Inauthentic Choices
a. What are the costs of making inauthentic choices?
b. For the sake of what do you compromise your authenticity?
c. Under what circumstances will you not compromise? Why not?

D. Process for Making Choices
a. Who do you consult? Friends? Family? Experts? Inner Guides?
b. What do you consult? Tarot? YJ? Google? Books?
c. What less conscious influences may affect your choices?
d. What’s your pace for making choices?
i. Do you mull or decide quickly?
ii. How does your pace differ based on the circumstances?

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