20 Self-Measuring Questions every man needs to ask himself.
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1. Do I have βstout and persistent courageβ or am I only courageous under excitement
or stimulation of some kind?
or stimulation of some kind?
2. Am I conscious of being mentally and physically rugged?
3. Do I challenge hardships and difficulties or do I try to avoid them by following the
path of least resistance?
path of least resistance?
4. Do I hesitate about trying out my powers in unused directions that demand fortitude or
courage?
courage?
5. Do I have the courage to blaze new lines of action when success seems reasonably
certain or do I wait until others have occupied the strategic position?
certain or do I wait until others have occupied the strategic position?
6. Does that which is unknown or untried terrify or entice me?
7. Am I attracted or repelled by the riskiness of life-saving callings?
8. Am I resolute and clear-headed in the presence of imminent danger or do I quit or become panic-stricken?
9. Have I ever shown individual heroism or is my bravery always of the mass or mob kind?
10. Do I struggle to master matters that test all of my resources?
11. Can I stand and profit by severe criticism when I have or seem to have been at fault?
12. Do I, if necessary, court severe discipline as a preparatory course for a desired vocation or do I pamper myself and like to be coddled by others?
13. Do I strive for personal efficiency, grasp for opportunities and recognize my right to advancement?
14. Do I rebound quickly from defeat?
15. Do I enjoy being in contests of fortitude and endurance and in intellectual combats?
16. Would defeat dishearten me or would I reckon each successive defeat as preparation for final victory?
17. When confronted with unexpected difficulties in anything that I have undertaken, is my first impulse or reaction, the desire to back to down or to go ahead with greater energy than before?
18. Do I stand by the presumption that I am to succeed, even when things look uncertain?
19. Have I a persistent resolution when once a careful judgment has been made?
20. Do I sometimes accept less than I know I should because I lack the stamina to stand up for myself
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