If you’re interested in personal development, self-discovery can be an excellent tool to utilize. Self-discovery allows you to learn more about yourself and can help you identify your passions, hopes, and motivations. This process can also help you understand what people, places, activities, and routines are beneficial to you and which are not. Self-discovery can also help you:
- Develop emotional intelligence
- Recognize your wants and needs
- Become more focused and organized
- Gain confidence
- Make more informed decisions
- Communicate effectively
- Set and achieve goals
- Have a more positive outlook
- Reduce anxiety
- Develop more meaningful relationships
- Become more resilient
One way to practice self-discovery is by answering a set of questions truthfully and without judgement. This process can be healing and can assist you in moving forward confidently. With the right set of questions, self-discovery can help you develop a better relationship with yourself or others. Practicing self-discovery can help you become the best version of yourself so that you can also be the family member, student or professional that you want to be.
Below are some examples of self-discovery questions as well as printable self-discovery questions from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences that you can use for personal, family, school or career development. Review these questions and download the printables to kick off your self-discovery journey.
Personal Self-Discovery Questions
- What is most important to me at this time?
- What keeps me awake at night?
- Who do I depend on the most?
- What causes matter to me?
- What are three of my strengths?
Family Self-Discovery Questions
- Who can I go to for advice?
- Does anyone in my family overwhelm me?
- Who do I feel closest to?
- Who makes me smile the most?
- When was the last time I did something nice for a family member?
School Self-Discovery Questions
- Which subject excites me?
- Are there any classes that I dread?
- Which class challenges me the most?
- Is there a teacher that I really admire?
- Are there any school activities I wish I was involved in?
Career Self-Discovery Questions
- What part of my job excites me the most?
- Are there any meetings I really don’t like attending?
- What gives me anxiety about my job?
- Who am I closest to at work?
- Do I feel passionate about what I am doing?
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