Change Your Life In Ten Weeks by Ambrose A Hardy - HTML preview

2.  YOUR LIFESTYLE EVALUATION

BEGINNING THE PROGRAM

Your first major step in beginning the Plan's Program is to complete the Lifestyle Evaluation Questionnaire provided. This consists of 33 questions about your present lifestyle. The questions are very personal and require you to be very honest and frank about the reality of things as they are with you at the moment. Your detailed responses do not need to be shared with anyone else, even your “buddy” [more about your “buddy” later]. You are encouraged to photocopy the Questionnaire so that only you know how you have answered the questions. When you have completed the Questionnaire, you will be required to score your answers according to the scoring instructions provided later in the Chapter.

Each question will have the same five possible alternative answers. These are “YES” , “NO”, “SOMETIMES”, “OCCASIONALLY” and “RARELY”. You will choose one alternative answer for each question by ticking in the appropriate check box. After completing the Questionnaire, you will be asked to count up the number of responses you have made to each of the five possible alternatives and to record these numbers in the boxes provided with the questionnaire form.

Completing the Questionnaire...

Before rushing to photocopy and complete the Questionnaire, read through the following points. They are listed so that you can obtain the most worthwhile outcome from this question-and-answer lifestyle evaluation exercise.

• give yourself up to thirty minutes of private time to answer the questions
• do not read through the questions in their entirety, or scrutinise the Scoring Key before starting the exercise
• answer questions in the order in which they are set out in the Lifestyle Questionnaire
• cover up the questions which follow the one you are currently answering
• do not consult anyone about how you should answer any questions
• do not deliberate unduly on any question: rather, record the response which pops into your head after reading the question.

NOW WORK OUT WHEN YOU WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY TIME AND PRIVACY TO COMPLETE THE LIFESTYLE EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOURSELF TO KEEP TO THIS ARRANGEMENT.

After Questionnaire Completion...

When you have completed the Questionnaire and counted up your answers for each of the possible responses, go to the section WORKING OUT YOUR SCORE on Page 45. Follow the instructions given on that page. For now, if you are ready to take the Questionnaire, go to the next page.