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Pre-assessment
How do you feel about yourself? Do you have a healthy, positive level of self-esteem? Think about your
experiences over the past few months. Rate on a scale of 1-5 how often each statement reflects how you
feel.
1- Rarely
2- Sometimes
3- often
4- frequently
5- usually
a. I don’t like going to work (or school).
b. I am easily bored.
c. I cannot communicate easily with others.
d. I don’t perform my job (or class work) up to par.
e. I get into conflicts with others.
f. I think my friends consider me a failure.
g. I am late or fail to show up for appointments too often.
h. I am not conscientious about my grooming and appearance.
i. I have unattractive physical characteristics.
j. I don’t concentrate on anything for a long time.
k. I work hard but accomplish a little.
l. I am forgetful.
m. I give up when I can’t get something right the first time.
n. I lack energy and enthusiasm.
Scoring:
14-20 You are doing well. Congratulations!
21-30 You are okay if you continue to build your self-esteem.
31-40 You need to do some serious self-esteem building.
41+ You appear to have very low self-esteem. Ask someone you trust and who cares about you to help you
as you work to improve your self-esteem.
~HYAZEN L. SABLAY~
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -- Buddha