PrimaryTendency

Action Tendency Quiz

Professional Support (e.g., HR, executive coach)

Yes. I’m good at keeping New Year’s resolutions, even the ones that no one knows about but me.

I’m good at keeping resolutions, but I make them whenever the time seems right. I wouldn’t wait for the New Year; January 1 is an arbitrary date.

I’ve had trouble with that kind of resolution, so I’m not inclined to make one. When I’m only helping myself, I often struggle.

I make a commitment to myself only if I’m convinced that it really makes good sense to do it.

If someone else is holding me accountable for my commitments, I’ll meet them—but if no one knows except me, I struggle.

I take my commitments to myself as seriously as my commitments to other people.

My constant need for more information exhausts me.

As soon as I’m expected to do something, I don’t want to do it.

I can take time for other people, but I can’t take time for myself.

I can’t take a break from my usual habits, or violate the rules, even when I want to.

I’ve found it pretty easy to stick to habits, even when no one else cares.

I did a lot of research and customization about why and how I might keep that habit.

I could stick to a good habit only when I was answerable to someone else.

Usually I don’t choose to bind myself in advance.

You follow your good habits, ones that matter only to you, even when they're illogical or inconvenient for someone else.

You’re good at taking time when others ask you to do something, but you’re not good at taking time for yourself.

You only do what you want to do, when you want to do it.

Puts others—clients, family, neighbors, coworkers—first

Disciplined—sometimes, even when it doesn’t make sense

Refuses to be bossed by others, no matter how good their reasons are