Dr. Caroline Leaf - The Perfect You Workbook: A Blueprint for Identity

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W ho am I?

We all, at one point in our lives, ask ourselves this question. We are who we are, but unveiling our identity and activating it correctly are crucial to a life well-lived; this question is the theme of countless books, both classic and modern, fiction and nonfiction. It shapes some of the greatest masterpieces in the world of art and characterizes the world of education. It is a question that none of us can escapea question that can only be measured by the individual as an individual: Can I accept the way God has allowed me to be ?

In The Perfect You , I discussed this question of identity and how each of us has a unique way of thinking, feeling, and choosing. No two minds are alikeour ability to think, choose, and feel is our particular blueprint for identity.

I created this workbook to help you mindfully and intentionally self-evaluate in order to think deeply and understand and apply the blueprint for identity in The Perfect You. Each key section and statement follows the chapters of The Perfect You book, with a series of challenging questions that will help you understand the Perfect You as well as the purpose of the powerful Unique Qualitative (UQ ) Assessment Tool . You will find that these questions will show you how the UQ tool is an organic process that takes place as you discover your blueprint for identity. The UQ assessment is in The Perfect You , on pages 109234, not in this workbook.

As you work sequentially through the workbook, you will find the answers to the questions are all in The Perfect You , so you will need to have it with you at all times as you work through this workbook.

It is very important that you find and answer the questions of this workbook from your Perfect You perspectivemake that brain work! Think deeply. Think of as many examples as you can in your own lifethat is, what you are thinking, feeling, choosing, and doing. Evaluate them and write down your thoughts as you progress through the book and workbook. Try to avoid common, rote phrases and Christianese in your answers.

Once you have completed the questions in each chapter, there is a discussion section that draws on Scripture to help you see the connection between science and the Bible. I would recommend working through the questions and Scripture discussions a second time, after you have completed the workbook and filled in the UQ assessment, which will help you apply the principles discussed in The Perfect You . In fact, you can continually reuse this workbook, because each time you go through it you will discover more about yourself and how you function moment by moment in your life. You will come to a deeper understanding of how to see your experiences as an encounter with the infinite beauty of Godas a journey into the reflection of your part in him.

Chapters 6, 7, 9, and 10 of the book do not have corresponding study chapters in this workbook, since they cover the UQ profile and Perfect You checklist, which you will need to work through in the actual The Perfect You book. However, there is a simple introduction into the purpose and use of these chapters.

I have used multiple translations of the Bible throughout this guide. If you wish to use a different translation, translate the Scripture yourself, or use multiple translations of the same verses, you are more than welcome to! Shifting between translations forces you to analyze the Scripture from a variety of different viewpoints, which increases mind health.