Your Annual Check-Up: 28 Questions to Steer Your Success

We schedule annual health check-ups and service our cars regularly, but how often do we perform a deep, honest analysis of our own lives and careers? Growth doesn't happen by accident. It is the result of intention, reflection, and continuous improvement.

To achieve your most ambitious goals, you need a structured way to measure your progress, identify your blind spots, and refine your strategy. This annual self-analysis, composed of 28 penetrating questions, is your personal tool for radical self-improvement. It’s a moment to pause, look inward, and plan your next twelve months with clarity and purpose.

Set aside some quiet time, grab a journal, and engage with these questions honestly.

The Ultimate Annual Self-Analysis Questionnaire

Part 1: Performance and Goals

  1. Have I achieved the primary goal I set for myself this year?

  2. Have I consistently given my best effort? In what specific ways have I improved the service I provide?

  3. Is there any room for further improvement in my work?

  4. Have I delivered the highest possible quantity of work I am capable of?

  5. Have my actions and attitude consistently promoted harmony and cooperation?

  6. Have I allowed the habit of procrastination to reduce my efficiency? If so, to what extent?

  7. How have I improved my personality this year? What specific actions did I take?

  8. Have I seen my plans through from start to finish with persistence and dedication?

  9. Have I consistently made prompt and firm decisions?

  10. Have I allowed any of the six basic fears (fear of poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love, old age, death) to decrease my efficiency?

  11. Have I been overly cautious or not cautious enough?

  12. How are my relationships with my work associates? If they are poor, what is my share of the blame?

  13. Have I wasted energy due to a lack of concentration in my efforts?

  14. Have I been open-minded and tolerant on all subjects?

Part 2: Habits and Self-Management

  1. In what ways have I improved my ability to render service?

  2. Have I been guilty of intolerance in any of my habits?

  3. Have I demonstrated egotism or arrogance in any way?

  4. Is my conduct towards my associates such that it inspires their respect?

  5. Are my opinions and decisions based on guesswork or on analysis and sound thinking?

  6. Have I followed the habit of budgeting my time, expenses, and income? Have I been conservative in these budgets?

  7. How much time have I devoted to unproductive efforts that I could have used more wisely?

  8. How can I re-budget my time and change my habits to be more effective next year?

  9. Am I guilty of any conduct that is not approved by my conscience?

  10. In what ways can I provide better service for the compensation I receive?

  11. Have I been unjust to anyone? If so, in what way?

  12. If I were the purchaser of my own services this year, would I be satisfied?

  13. Am I in the right business or profession? If not, why not?

  14. Is the purchaser of my services satisfied? If not, why not?

After answering these questions, take a final step: Give yourself a rating based on the fundamental principles of success. Where do you stand? This honest assessment is not an exercise in self-criticism, but a powerful act of self-awareness. It is the first step toward making the next year your most successful one yet.

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