What Do the 76 Questions Actually Ask?
We disclose all 11 domains before you pay — so you can see what the assessment actually asks before deciding it is for you.
Why we disclose the inside of the assessment first
From the maker's side, hiding the items is the natural choice. Disclosed items influence responses. We chose the opposite: we publish every one of the 11 domains and what each one asks, before payment.
The reason is simple. Only the person taking the assessment can judge whether this tool fits their own life. So instead of asking you to decide from a line or two of cover copy, we'd rather show you what's actually inside first.
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series. The full series discloses the internal structure, the four-axis mapping, the weighting system, the limits, and the development history.
The overall structure at a glance
The 56 "core" items are scored according to responses. The 14 "other" items include free input and multi-choice items (e.g., picking your top 3 core values). The 2 "meta" items concern the assessment environment itself. All 11 domains fit into a single table below.
The 11 domains — what each one asks
| # | Domain | Items | What this domain asks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Self-Awareness | 5 | How well do you recognize your own emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns? The starting point of self-understanding. |
| 2 | Values & Beliefs | 6 | The core values and beliefs that orient your life and decisions. The foundation for mission & vision. |
| 3 | Transitions & Recovery | 5 | How you recover from crises and turning points. Resilience and the seeds of calling. |
| 4 | Emotion & Expression | 5 | How you recognize and express emotions. Emotional self-management and communication. |
| 5 | Connection | 3 | How you build relationships, collaborate, and lead within communities. |
| 6 | Motivation & Passion | 6 | What motivates you, what stirs passion. The direction of inner energy. |
| 7 | Energy & Rhythm | 6 | Spaces, times, and rhythms in which you recover and focus. Foundation for activity design. |
| 8 | Motivation & Drive | 6 | Internal/external motivation structure and triggers for action. Foundation for execution. |
| 9 | Decision-Making Priorities | 6 | Your priority values and judgment axes. The basis for career, learning, and life-path design. |
| 10 | Execution & Achievement | 6 | How you set goals, take action, and approach achievement. The foundation of self-execution. |
| 11 | Domain Interests | 2 | Social fields your attention naturally turns toward. Inputs for career/education curation. |
Sum: 56 core items. Plus 14 free-input/choice + 2 meta = 76 total.
Why these 11 are grouped this way
The arrangement isn't arbitrary. Four broad currents run through it:
- Domains that perceive the self — 1, 2, 3, 4 (awareness, values, transitions, emotion)
- Domains that express the self — 4, 5 (emotion-expression, connection)
- Domains that design the self — 2, 6, 7, 9 (values, motivation, environment, decision-making)
- Domains that execute the self — 8, 10, 11 (drive, execution, focus areas)
Some domains appear in two currents — because a single item can contribute to two axes simultaneously. We explain this structure in detail in Part 2 · Four-Axis Mapping.
What this assessment does not ask
One thing to make clear: this assessment does not ask about personality type. It does not classify you as introvert/extrovert or thinking/feeling. Tools like MBTI, 16Personalities, and the Big Five already do that well, and we have no intention of competing in that space.
What the Life Portfolio 76-question assessment asks is: "What do you value, how do you execute, and where do you want to go?" Where personality tests ask "Who are you?", this assessment asks "How do you want to live?"
Continuing in the next article
In Part 2, we examine how these 11 domains organize into 4 axes (Self-Understanding · Self-Expression · Self-Design · Self-Execution). The domain-to-axis relationship reveals how a single item can simultaneously contribute to multiple dimensions of self-understanding.