Will I make a good counsellor?

1. Am I happy with myself?

2. Do I have confidence in my own abilities?
3. Am I happy not dominating or controlling others?
4. Do I take a liking to different types of people easily?
5. Do I feel that everyone can take their own decisions and assume
their own responsibilities?
6. Do I find different types of people interesting?
7. Can I listen patiently when someone is talking in detail about his
problems?
8. Do I have the well-being of most people around me in my heart?
9. Am I tolerant towards religious and social beliefs that do not
agree with mine?
10. Am I warm and loving towards new people who come in contact
with me?
11. Can I listen to a tragic circumstance without getting weighed
down with sorrow?

Am I a good listener?

1. When a problem suddenly arises at work or at home do you
often react before gathering all of the fact and questioning others
concerned?
2. After you receive the answer to question you asked, and the
other party starts talking about an unrelated subject, do you
lose interest?
3. Do you have tendency to daydream at a meeting or in a group,
after you have made your statement or completed your
presentation?
4. Do you often finish statements for the slow, deliberate talker in
the interest of saving time?
5. Do you view listening to a colleague or friends personal anecdote
as more of a waste of time than an opportunity to gain insight
into his or her personality?
6. Do you feel uncomfortable asking employee or team members if
they understand your instructions?
7. If you received disturbing news from your home town, would it
preoccupy your thoughts during the rest of your work day?
8. When a customer or friend is confusing you, are your hesitant to
ask clarifying questions?
9. Do you become nervous or apprehensive in the presence of
elders, bosses, or VIPs?
10. Are you a good listener?

Assess yourself as a communicator

1. Do people listen to your?
2. Do you receive compliments on your speaking?
3. Do you receive compliments on your patient listening?
4. Do you hold back when you know that you have something
important to say?
5. Do you initiate conversations?
6. Do you feel comfortable in speaking about delicate or personal
topics?
7. Are you at ease when speaking on the telephone?
8. Do you tend to talk more than necessary?
9. Do you speak too loudly, too softly, too fast or too slow?
10. Are you comfortable introducing yourself to a stranger?
11. Are you at ease n the company of persons of the opposite
gender?
12. Do you at ease in the company of persons of the opposite
gender?


Introspection for self awareness:
My strengths:
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My weaknesses:
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What I want out of life:


What I am not getting out of life:


My biggest problems today (prioritize):
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Persons responsible for my problems:


What I can do about them:

My blessings and good fortune:


Where I am not being fair to others (with names):