Based on Project Happiness’ interview with resilience
expert, Dr. Robert Brooks, this questionnaire helps you think about the
strategies you do (and don’t!) use to mentor and model resilience (the ability
to bounce back) and happiness to the children in your life.
You May Get
Happiness Mentor Extraordinaire
By (a) appreciating your own strengths, (b)
appreciating the strengths of the children around you, (c) engaging in
volunteer activities, (d) creating opportunities for children to engage in volunteer
activities, (e) approaching problems with a positive attitude and (f) giving
kids strategies for dealing with tough problems, you are mentoring happiness to the kids around you. You are touching at
least one child’s life with compassion and joy – thank you.
Developing Happiness Mentor
Much of the time you (a) appreciate your own strengths, (b)
appreciate the strengths of the children around you, (c) engage in volunteer
activities, (d) create opportunities for children to engage in volunteer
activities, (e) approach problems with a positive attitude and (f) give kids
strategies for dealing with tough problems. But sometimes you struggle finding
the time and energy to show compassion to yourself and others. Take stock of
your own incredible strengths and gifts, share compliments generously, find
time to nurture yourself, share your time generously, and approach problems
knowing that if you fall on your face you can always pick yourself right up.
You're learning to mentor happiness
one day at a time.
& many more results. Start this quiz to find your result.
Questions and Answers
1.
Do you take time to stop and appreciate your strengths, the things you do well?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
2.
Do you create opportunities to do the things you are good at?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
3.
Do you tell the children in your life when they are doing something well?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
4.
Do you actively seek opportunities for the children in your life to do things they're good at?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
5.
Do you find opportunities to help others, either through formal volunteering or simply stopping throughout your day to help?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
6.
Do you actively help the children in your life find opportunities to help others?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
7.
Do you actively seek opportunities to help others TOGETHER WITH the children in your life?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
8.
When you encounter a problem do you take time to stop, calm down and think of solutions?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
9.
When you try to solve a problem and it doesn't work, do you see that as evidence that you are a failure?
A. 
Often
B. 
Sometimes
C. 
Rarely or never
10.
When the kids in your life encounter a problem, do you give them some tools to help them think of a solution?