Executive Self-Assessment: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential

As a CEO or executive leader, your mindset and inner life significantly influence your leadership effectiveness and overall well-being.

This self-assessment is designed to help you gain deeper insights into your current state of mind and emotional well-being.

Rate your immediate reaction to each statement pair on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 represents strong agreement with the first sentence and 5 represents strong agreement with the second.

1. Vision and Future Outlook

I lack a compelling vision for my future and feel uninspired about what lies ahead.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I have a vivid and inspiring vision for my future that excites me every day.

2. Gratitude and Contentment

I struggle to feel grateful for my current life circumstances.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I feel deeply grateful for my life as it is, even as I strive for greater accomplishments.

3. Confidence in Life Goals

I worry that I won’t achieve the life I desire or envision.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I am confident that I am on the path to achieving the life I desire and envision.

4. Personal Growth and Potential

I feel stuck and unfulfilled, as if I’m not living the life I had hoped to live.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I feel I am continually learning, growing, and living a life that I love daily.

5. Inner Peace and Mental Well-being

My thoughts often disturb me and make it difficult to sleep, relax, or be present with others.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
My inner thoughts are my allies, encouraging and supporting me daily. I feel present and excited about what I need to do each day. Life feels fun.

6. External Validation vs. Self-Love

I notice I often seek on external acknowledgement and validation in order to feel okay, good, successful.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I find joy and validation from within. I am in need of nothing so it is easy for me to focus on others and give them the attention and validation they might need.

7. Meaning and Purpose

I feel like I’m missing out on a meaningful life, always chasing the next goal.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I enjoy each day with all it brings. I am not waiting on any future event to enjoy my life.

8. Satisfaction and Fulfillment

I often feel dissatisfied. It would be amazing to enjoy my life and current success more than I do.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I find joy and satisfaction daily, I know that all I desire will come to me in its right time.

9. Personal Freedom

I feel trapped in my life circumstances, constrained by expectations and obligations.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I feel a deep sense of freedom and autonomy in directing my life’s path.

10. Inner Life and External Circumstances

I doubt that focusing on my inner life will improve my external circumstances.
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
I actively cultivate a rich inner life, knowing it creates everything in my external world.

Calculate Your Score:

Your Total Score = __________

Reflective Questions:

• Why did you assign yourself that particular score for each statement?
• What is one area in which you most want to improve your score?
• What is one outcome, this quarter, that would indicate positive momentum/your success in doing so?
• What is one action you could take today?

Take a moment to ponder these questions. Your answers will provide valuable insights into actionable steps for enhancing your leadership and life.