locus of control

How much power and control do you feel you have over the outcomes in your life? Take this fun and insightful quiz to discover where your “locus of control” is.

1. You can’t change people’s destiny.
2. A happy and cheerful person is usually that way because they had an easy life.
3. I can change any habit if I really tried.
4. Your family and upbringing define who you become later in life.
5. If you put me in the exact same situation as someone else, I would act in the same exact way as they did.
6. I have no influence over whether people like me or not.
7. I can make a difference in society through activism, protests, voting, or political action.
8. Making plans is pointless, because there's always something unexpected that will interfere.
9. Your past doesn't dictate your future.
10. I believe I can improve my socioeconomic status if I wanted to.
11. Intelligence can be improved with time and practice.
12. If I study hard enough, I can succeed at any exam.
13. My health is mostly influenced by my genes and biology, not my lifestyle and habits.
14. Bad things always happen to bad people, good things always happen to good people.
15. You are either born talented or not.
16. I feel in control of my life most of the time.
17. I often blame people for the mistakes I've made in life.
18. I'm nothing but a product of my environment.
19. I believe people have free will.
20. You can't search for love, you just need to be at the right place at the right time.
21. To be successful, hard work is more important than luck.
22. I often make the same exact choices every day without questioning them.
23. I can easily "let go" of things that are outside of my control.
24. I can overcome most obstacles if I put my mind to it.
25. When I make a bad choice, it’s usually because of the people and/or the situation I'm in.