Ginger Happiness Quiz
Ginger is built on the philosophy life is all about happiness - for yourself and others around you. If life seems like a happiness rollercoaster sometimes, we work with methods that help you level out the troughs and increase the peaks. But where are you starting from? This quiz is designed to help you figure out your happiness starting point and gives practical advice about how you can head up the happiness curve.
- 1.I would best decribe myself right now as:
- A.
Unhappy
- B.
Stuck in a rut
- C.
Searching for something
- D.
Trying to achieve something big
- 2.I consider myself to be someone who:
- A.
Succeeds most of the time
- B.
Starts more things than I finish
- C.
Rarely or never gets what I want
- D.
Needs help to get what I want
- 3.My attititude towards myself as a leader is:
- A.
I'll give it a go
- B.
Bring it on!
- C.
I prefer not to stick my neck out
- D.
I don't think anybody would listen to me if I tried to lead
- 4.My attitude towards the future is:
- A.
Pessimistic / worried
- B.
Uncomfortable / uncertain
- C.
Curious / open
- D.
Optimistic / excited
- 5.People who meet me for the first time would describe me as:
- A.
Very shy
- B.
Lacking in confidence
- C.
Quite Confident
- D.
Confident
- 6.I feel happy with who I am...
- A.
Naturally and independently of others
- B.
With a little help from others
- C.
Only when someone gives me a compliment
- D.
Vary rarely
- 7.If I'm given some criticism for something I wanted to do well:
- A.
It echoes around in my head for a long time afterwards
- B.
It completely crushes my confidence
- C.
Focus on analysing what went wrong and what I can do differently next time
- D.
I take the positive from it and move on
- 8.My relationship to my physical appearance is:
- A.
I love the way I look
- B.
I'm happy enough with my appearance
- C.
I'm eager improve my appearance
- D.
I hate looking in the mirror
- 9.To me, change is:
- A.
Crucial for success
- B.
An enjoyable part of the ride
- C.
Necessary, but not enjoyable
- D.
Rather difficult and threatening
- 10.The thing I want most is:
- A.
To continue learning & growing as a person
- B.
To build something lasting
- C.
To feel really good about myself
- D.
To stop hurting
- 11.How I feel towards my work:
- A.
I love it
- B.
I'm ready for change
- C.
I feel stuck in a rut there
- D.
I really dislike it, but can't do much about it
- 12.My relationship to my life's meaning or purpose:
- A.
I don't think about it that much
- B.
My life doesn't have any meaning or purpose
- C.
I don't know the purpose or meaning of my life
- D.
I know that meaning/ purpose is out there, but haven't quite found what I'm looking for
- E.
I know the meaning or purpose of my life
- 13.I would describe my energy levels as:
- A.
High
- B.
Quite high
- C.
Below average
- D.
Low
- 14.If I don't get something that really matters to me, I typically:
- A.
Think positively and persist as hard as I can
- B.
Try again for a bit, but soon my enthusiasm runs out
- C.
Quietly blame myself, my situation, or other people around me
- D.
Get angry, upset, or frustrated
- 15.My life is:
- A.
Fun, wild, exciting
- B.
Challenging, developing, stimulating
- C.
Average, a little dull, boring
- D.
Lonely, frustrating, unpleasant
- 16.I most highly value:
- A.
Success / achieving my aims
- B.
Freedom
- C.
Having a comfortable life
- D.
Having a happy family
- E.
Doing good for others
- F.
Being happy in myself
- G.
Learning & growing
- H.
Having a good social / support network
- 17.Today, I mainly experienced people I interacted with as:
- A.
Beautiful or inspiring
- B.
Interesting
- C.
Boring
- D.
Unfriendly
- 18.I would describe my levels of personal wellbeing as:
- A.
Low
- B.
Average
- C.
Quite good
- D.
Excellent
- 19.I would describe my ability to influence people and events as:
- A.
Poor
- B.
Average
- C.
Good
- D.
Excellent
- 20.Internally, I generally feel:
- A.
Proud of myself
- B.
Quite proud of myself
- C.
A little ashamed of myself
- D.
Strongly ashamed of myself
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