Posted on August 10th, 2009 at 10:51 am by admin
Exercise 2: Make Peace with Perfection
Are you hung on life’s imperfections? Let’s find out!
For each answer, score 0 for never, 5 for sometimes, 10 for most of the time.
1. When you’re a guest at someone’s house, do you straighten the pictures? 0
– Can’t say that I ever done that
2. After a maid has cleaned your home or hotel room, do you look for dust? 0
– I only wish I had a maid!! J I have never checked my hotel room.
3. After you get your car professionally detailed, do you go over it? 10
– Hell yeah, I paid good money for that! Plus, one time a cheap car wash place
put a brillo pad to front of my car…seriously what were they thinking!
4. Do you look for typos or grammatical errors in reading material? 0
– Have I noticed them yes have I looked for them no
5. Do you mentally “correct” the outfit or makeup of people you meet? 5
- Yeah of course I am a girl! Kidding aside, sometimes I just can’t help it
6. Before you start eating in a restaurant, do you wipe the silverware? 0
– I’ve never wiped it but if it looks dirty I ask for new silverware
7. Do you complain to the restaurant manager about the service? 0
– Personally I never have but I’ve been with people that have
8. Do you correct aloud other people’s grammar or pronunciation? 5
- Sometimes I totally do. My dad always used to correct me on the difference between well and good. So if you hear me say it’s not I’m doing good it’s I’m doing well…thank my dad! Lol
9. Do you worry about making such mistakes in your speaking and what people will think of you if you do? 10
- I speak in front of people for a living so I try my best to speak correctly and to make a good impression
10. Do you analyze aloud “what’s missing” from a recipe at a friends house? 0
– I don’t really cook so that what does really count for me…hehe
11. Do you worry excessively about pleasing others with your own cooking? 10
Yes, I’m more concerned that it may taste horrible and that I’ll get banned from the kitchen. Again not much of a cook
12. Do you point out to your boss minor errors in a finished project or presentation, even though they make no difference? 0
- If it’s finished and doesn’t make a difference then no. If it was important and was going to affect the presentation then absolutely
13. When you’re watching a TV show or a movie, do you tell the other viewers how you would have made it differently? 0
- Nope. I don’t really watch TV. Weird, right?
14. Do you criticize the behavior of celebrities? 5
What’s up with Angelina, Brad and the 20 thousand kids anyways? Lol
15. Do you mentally redecorate rooms, other than in your house? 5
- I’d be lying of I said no
16. Are you constantly dissatisfied with the way your own living space looks? 5
- I actually love my house but it’s a work in progress and will probably forever be
17. Are you constantly dissatisfied with the way you look? 5
- Again I am a girl. Dissatisfied? No. Always wanting to improve? Absolutely.
18. After you pass a tastelessly dressed person, do you comment to the other person your with? 5
- It may have happened I have to admit
19. After you attend a party, do you criticize other guests? 5
- Not really. I’m normally really happy that I’m at a party! I guess it’s probably happened before though
20. Do you redo unimportant things that other people have done? 0
- No way! I don’t even have time to redo important things that I have done wrong!! Kidding…but seriously who has time for that
21. Do you give unsolicited advice to people about what they should do? 5
- I try my best not to. You should only give it when asked I know so I do my best not to
22. When you’re telling someone about a wonderful vacation, do you feel you must include the little things that went wrong? 0
- I don’t want to remember the little things that went wrong let alone focus on them again. Yuck!
23. Before you buy something, do you spend a long time trying to find the best? 10
- I am competitive and played sports my whole life. I love being the best of best
24. After you buy something, are you worried that you didn’t get the best? 5
- It may be a passing thought but honestly after it’s been bought it’s time to move on.
25. Do you often straighten things? (desk, utensils, tools, etc.) 5
It’s actually an area that I’m working on. Not so good at that stuff
26. Before you leave the house, do you mentally criticize your appearance? 5
- It’s probably happened more than once
27. Do you often ask friends to reassure you that something you have done is ok? 5
- Maybe. I do like my boyfriend to tell me I’m beautiful and that he loves me a lot…lol
28. Before you fall asleep, do you think of all the things you didn’t do that day? 0
– I normally think of all the things I have to do the next day
29. Do you take mentally inventory of your faults? 10
- All the time. I’m really big into self help and if I don’t look at my faults I can’t grow and become better
30. Do you find it hard to accept a compliment? 5
- Not really I love them!! I used to though and from time to time I probably do
Scoring:
Less than 100: you find the world a satisfying place
100-150: you’re fairly easygoing
150 -200: you may find people avoiding you
200-250: you could be a paid critic
250 or more: Yikes!
My Score: 120
How did you do?