Some choices feel unmistakably yours. Others can leave you wondering when someone else’s expectations became your own plan. Explore where you recognise your preferences clearly, how they appear in your actions and what happens when another person wants something different.
Take the free Authenticity Test: 33 original questions exploring 3 separate areas. The questionnaire and basic information are free.
Explore the differences behind your answers
Three separate areas explore awareness of your own experience, acting on considered values and taking ownership of choices. Authenticity does not require sharing every private thought, refusing compromise or behaving identically in every setting. This questionnaire focuses on the experiences you report rather than deciding which version of you is the only real one.
Think of an ordinary recent situation rather than the answer you believe you should give. The same overall impression can come from very different choices. Keeping the areas separate allows you to compare the parts of your profile without forcing every answer into one description.
What the 33 questions explore
Recognising your own experience
This area explores noticing your feelings, preferences and reasons before turning them into a decision or an explanation for someone else. It includes distinguishing genuine agreement from a wish to avoid disappointment. Awareness can take time, and an uncertain or changing preference does not mean there is a hidden answer you should already know.
Putting values into everyday action
This area explores the connection between what you consider important and the ordinary choices you make. It includes following through, explaining a compromise and revisiting an action that no longer fits. Living by a value does not require perfect consistency or ignoring practical obligations, other people’s needs and the consequences of a decision.
Taking ownership of your choices
This area explores how you use other people’s opinions while retaining a considered voice in decisions. It includes expressing a different preference, allowing someone to be disappointed and recognising when you have chosen to accommodate them. Taking ownership can involve accepting advice; it is different from rejecting influence simply to appear independent.
A report built around your responses
The detailed report follows your actual selections. Each area receives its own score and interpretation, and every saved answer remains available to review. You can compare what stands out, where your responses are more mixed and which statements explain a difference between two areas.
Reading the explanation alongside the answer review matters. Two people can reach a similar score through different responses. The questionnaire organises the experiences or positions you select; it does not supply the circumstances of your life or decide what other people think.
How to take the test
Think about ordinary choices, conversations and commitments in recent months. Consider how you recognise your preferences, act on what matters to you and respond to other people’s expectations. Choose how strongly each sentence describes your experience. Read every statement separately, including those written in the opposite direction. There are 33 statements and five response options. Allow around 5-8 minutes.
Read each sentence on its own terms. Some statements point in the opposite direction, so selecting the same option automatically will not express a consistent position. If a statement feels difficult, consider one real example and choose the option closest to your usual response or view.
Free basic information and optional detailed analysis
You can complete the questionnaire and read the basic information without making a purchase. If you want to explore the detail, the optional report opens all 3 area scores, the interpretations matched to them, a complete review of your 33 answers and practical reflection prompts.
Your purchase also includes the downloadable personal report and the companion e-book Making Room for Your Own Voice. One optional payment unlocks this additional material. There is no recurring plan.
Understand the scoring
Each area summarises responses to its own statements on a 0-100 scale. The values do not add to 100 and do not tell you what percentage of people are like you. The explanation in the full report shows how points are calculated and how to read the descriptive ranges.
This version uses original Mind Indicator questions. Research in the bibliography provides background for the topic. Published questionnaires and their population norms have not been copied or applied to the new statements.
Questions before you begin
How long does it take?
Allow about 5-8 minutes for 33 statements. You can take the time you need to read them carefully.
Do I need to choose an identity or label first?
No. Answer the statements separately. Your report compares the areas and keeps the underlying responses visible, so an existing label does not need to decide your choices.
What makes the detailed report personal?
Your selections determine the score and interpretation in each area. The full answer review lets you follow the connection from an individual statement to the summary rather than relying only on a general description.
