Keeping going is only part of the story. A goal also asks for attention, ordinary practice, a way back after disappointment and a decision about what is still worth pursuing. Explore how those parts of commitment fit together in the way you work toward something that matters to you.
Take the free Grit and Goal Commitment Test: 40 original questions exploring 4 separate areas. The questionnaire and basic information are free.
Explore the differences behind your answers
Four areas explore sustained focus, regular effort, re-engagement after setbacks and considered adjustment. They describe reported approaches to an important goal, not a prediction of achievement or a ranking of willpower. Opportunity, support, changing priorities and the demands of a task also matter. Continuing the same plan indefinitely is not treated as the only worthwhile outcome.
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 40 questions explore
Keeping a chosen direction
This area explores maintaining attention to a goal after its novelty fades and other possibilities appear. It includes remembering why a commitment matters and choosing what to prioritise. Sustained focus does not require rejecting every new opportunity or treating a goal as permanent; the emphasis is a considered direction rather than the appeal of the latest idea.
Making room for ordinary effort
This area explores the practical routines that turn an intention into repeated work. It includes manageable next steps, returning to less exciting tasks and planning around realistic capacity. Regular effort does not mean working constantly or ignoring rest; the focus is whether the commitment has a workable place in ordinary life.
Returning after a setback
This area explores what you report doing after an interruption, disappointing attempt or difficulty with progress. It includes identifying another workable step and using feedback to resume. Returning does not require minimising a setback or repeating an approach that no longer makes sense; the question is whether you can re-engage with a goal you still value.
Reviewing commitment wisely
This area explores checking whether a goal remains worthwhile and adjusting the plan when evidence or circumstances change. It includes setting review points, recognising costs and distinguishing the purpose from a particular method. This is a separate aspect of the profile: more endorsement means more considered review, not a larger amount of effort or a higher overall grit ranking.
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
Choose one goal or sustained project that has mattered to you in recent months. Think about your usual approach to it, including ordinary work, interruptions and decisions about whether to continue. If no single goal fits, use a recurring commitment you know well. Rate each statement separately; some describe the opposite approach. There are 40 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 4 area scores, the interpretations matched to them, a complete review of your 40 answers and practical reflection prompts.
Your purchase also includes the downloadable personal report and the companion e-book Keep Going, Adjust Wisely. 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 40 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.
