PWLP: Week Five - Lesson Two

 Personal Evaluation

1. When you are faced with the opportunity to make a dramatic change in your life, how do you respond? What is the level of your hesitation and how do you adjust to the change while it is in process of after it is completed?    It depends on what the dramatic change is, but even so, I tend to hesitate and put off making the change. I don't really like change in my life, and I have a hard time accepting it with an open mind. I struggle to accept and cope with the newness, often finding myself resistant to fully accepting the change.

2. When you have the opportunity to have fun and "let go," do you take it without hesitation or must you first be convinced of its value? Do you often find yourself sitting on the sidelines watching the fun? What is your level of hesitation to "have a good time"?    Again, it depends on what the "good time" is - I have no issue with participating in having fun, when I feel comfortable with what the fun time is and if I can participate 'adequately'. If having fun is an activity where I feel like I might be judged on the basis of my weight or inability to participate, I will sit on the sidelines and watch - regardless of whether or not I really wanted to participate.

3. Do others often say you take life too seriously? Do you find yourself bogged down trying to understand a problem rather than solve it?    No, that isn't very typical of me. I like solving problems - and while I will give myself enough time to think about an appropriate solution or action plan, I don't take life too seriously to the point that life's problems bring me down with them.

4. How do you respond when others compliment you for a success? How do their comments make you feel inside? Do you really agree with their assessment?    Usually, I'm very accepting of others' compliments on a success. I feel like when other people notice the good things I'm doing and feel like verbalizing their uplifting opinions, I must have done a really good job indeed. I feel like I glow when people commend me on a job well done - I'm happier and my day just seems brighter. About 90% of the time, I believe other people - unless it's something that I'm dead-set against in my opinions, in which case I might just thank them for their compliment but push it out of my mind shortly afterwards.

5. Do you often accept more responsibilities knowing you will not physically be able to carry them out successfully? Are you always ready and willing to shoulder more responsibility? Do you often feel you failed to perform well in all you were responsible for?    Yes, sometimes. Especially at work. I am usually willing and ready to shoulder more responsibility, despite my hesitation or disappointment mentally/emotionally.