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1. As a manager or leader, do you make daily communication between departments, divisions or teams a priority?

2. Do you treat your customer with dignity and respect?

3. Do you tell your customers the truth?

4. Do you treat your employees with dignity and respect?

5. Do you punish failure?

6. Do you reward success?

7. Do you encourage competition among teams, family members, divisions or departments?

8. Do you "visualize" or "mentally rehearse" making a speech or selling a product?

9. Do you resist ideas or "shoot down" ideas that are different from your own?

10. Do you blame others for your own mistakes or for your poor communications?

11. Do you write down new ideas?

12. Do you give up easily if, at first, a new idea fails?

13. Do you "suspend judgment" when listening to others?

14. Do you challenge your assumptions?

15. When you criticize, or are criticized, do you separate the problem from the person?

16. Do you actively "listen" to others?

17. Do you take responsibility for your choices and your actions?

18. Do you have a clear picture of what success means to you?

19. Are you patient with others?

20. Do you write down your goals?

21. Do you let your most important values guide your decisions?

22. Are you willing to do the things you really don't want to do to support your goals?

23. Do you pursue your goals through the lens of a personal vision statement?

24. Do you allow guilt to manipulate your choices?

25. Do your trust your intuition?

26. Do you consciously break your routines and patterns of behavior?

27. Do you use the words "can't" or "impossible?"

28. Do you use words like "should," "could," or "would?"

29. Do you take time, everyday, to be alone and quiet your mind?

30. Do you follow an exercise routine?

31. Do you surround yourself with people who encourage and support you?

32. Do you ask for what you want?

33. Are you able to say "no" when you REALLY don't want to do something?

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James J. Mapes is president of The Quantum Leap Thinking Organization in Wilton, CT. He is a corporate speaker and consultant. His latest book is Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind.