Complete the following self-assessment work sheet as honestly as you can. Just write down whatever comes to mind; don’t over-think the exercise. Most likely, your first response will be your best. Once you’ve finished the exercises, look for patterns (i.e., is there a need for a business doing one of the things you like or are good at?).

1. List at least five to seven things you like to do or are good at.       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. List five to seven things you are not good at or you don’t like to do.     _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. If there were three to five products or services that would make my personal life better, what

would they be?      _____________________________________________________________________________________________      _____________________________________________________________________________________________      _____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. If there were three to five products or services that would make my business life better, what

would they be?        _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________      _____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________

5. When people ask what you do, what’s your answer (list one occupation or whatever mainly

occupies your week)?      _____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________      _____________________________________________________________________________________________    _____________________________________________________________________________________________      _____________________________________________________________________________________________

6. List five things you enjoy about your work.     _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. List five things you dislike about your work.       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________________________
8. When people tell me what they like most about me, their response is:       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Some people dislike the fact that I:       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Other than your main occupation, list any other skills you possess, whether you excel at

them or not:      _____________________________________________________________________________________________        _____________________________________________________________________________________________

11. In addition to becoming more financially independent, I would also like to be more:       _____________________________________________________________________________________________     _____________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Write down three things you want to see changed or improved in your community.       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________       _____________________________________________________________________________________________