Rate yourself honestly. Your initial response is typically the correct one. Takes about 4 minutes.
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Foundations
Physical & Emotional Capacity
High performance starts with solid foundations.
How well are you sleeping, eating, and moving your body?
5
Top performers prioritise their body.
1 — Neglected10 — Dialled-In
Under pressure, do you respond thoughtfully or react impulsively?
5
Emotional stability is the linchpin of consistent performance.
1 — Reactive10 — Composed
Are you fuelled and energetic during your workday, or are you running on empty?
5
Energy is the fuel. Without it, intelligence and skill do not even get a look in.
1 — Exhausted10 — High Energy
Values & Purpose
Clarity of Values & Direction
Values lead.
Can you clearly articulate your top three values, including how they show up as behaviours?
5
Values aren't what you say they are. They're what you do when nobody's watching.
1 — Vague / misaligned10 — Crystal clear
Does your work feel connected to a larger purpose? (Beyond just doing a task well or earning income).
5
Purpose is the engine beneath performance. It sustains effort when motivation fades.
1 — Just a job10 — Deeply meaningful
Does your gut tell you that you're capable of more and not yet living it?
5
This gut-check is potential knocking.
1 — Not at all10 — Strongly yes
Goals & Structure
Goals, Planning & Daily Behaviour
Outcomes follow behaviour. Structure how freedom is earned.
Do you have clear, written short, medium and long-term goals in both your career and personal life?
5
Goals create direction and provide accountability.
1 — No real goals10 — Clear & written
Do you have daily and weekly behavioural targets (not just outcome goals) that you hold yourself to?
5
Behaviour is what you control, and what you should measure.
1 — No structure10 — Control my controllables
Does the ratio of allocated time in your calendar proportionately reflect the priority of your goals? (Ie; are you spending your time on the things that matter?
5
The balance of our time should reflect the balance of our priorities.
1 — Out of Balance10 — In Proportion
Performance
Efficiency, Focus & Fulfilment
We must be fulfilled and be achieving.
Are you spending the majority of your day on your highest-value activities, or are you mostly reactive?
5
Busyness is not performance.
1 — Mostly reactive10 — Mostly intentional
At the end of a typical day, do you feel fulfilled, or merely finished?
5
Being busy and being fulfilled are not the same thing.
1 — Just finished10 — Genuinely fulfilled
Are you actively growing and learning?
5
Growth is intentional.
1 — Stagnating10 — Actively growing
Leadership
Impact, Influence & Connection
Leadership is not a title.
Do the people around you (team, family, peers) feel more energised and inspired because of your presence?
5
Leadership is impact. If people aren't lifted by your presence, something needs examining.
1 — Rarely10 — Consistently
Do challenge your thinking, even when it's uncomfortable?
5
Honest challenge is the highest form of respect.
1 — Avoid conflict10 — Courageously honest
Are you as excited going home as you are going to work, or does one consistently suffer for the other?
5
Top performers love their life, not just their career.
1 — Major imbalance10 — Well integrated
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