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The Character Gap Self-Assessment

20 honest statements in 5 areas: integrity, humility, self-control, service and courage. About 7 minutes. Your answers are private and your results appear straight away.

Start the assessment

Read each statement and choose how true it is of you today, not how you wish to be.
1 Never true · 2 Rarely true · 3 Sometimes true · 4 Often true · 5 Always true.
Be honest: this assessment is for your growth, and your answers are private.

Area 1: Integrity

1. I tell the truth even when a lie would protect me or benefit me.

2. I keep my promises, including small ones.

3. I would behave the same way if my actions were made public.

4. I refuse money, gifts, or favours that would compromise my decisions.

Area 2: Humility and Teachability

5. I invite feedback and correction, even from people junior to me.

6. I admit my mistakes openly and quickly.

7. I give credit to others for shared success.

8. I keep learning, even in areas where I am already experienced.

Area 3: Self-Control

9. I stay calm and respectful when I am angry or under pressure.

10. I manage money, time, and appetites with discipline.

11. I do not use my position for personal advantage.

12. My private habits would not embarrass the people who trust me.

Area 4: Service and Stewardship

13. I measure my success by how much the people I lead grow and flourish.

14. I treat resources entrusted to me as if they belong to others, because they do.

15. I make time for people who can do nothing for me in return.

16. I am preparing others to lead after me.

Area 5: Courage

17. I speak up when I see injustice, even when it is costly.

18. I make the right decision even when it is unpopular.

19. I resist pressure to follow the crowd when the crowd is wrong.

20. I take responsibility rather than blaming others or circumstances.

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