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