I Am a Human Being
Identity Map

GOAL SETTING TOOLS

Twelve sentence stems that build a complete picture of what drives you
and where you are going.

Where This Tool Helps

Goal-setting tools typically start with what you want to achieve. This one starts further back — with who you are. The twelve stems here map your drives, habits, fears, and aspirations before any goal is named. That sequence matters. Goals that are disconnected from what actually motivates someone tend to stall at the first obstacle. Goals that emerge from a clear understanding of what someone loves, fears, and believes tend to be more durable.

Most people complete the easier stems first: Loves, Wants to, Is happiest when. The stems that take longer — Is afraid of, Has a habit of, Would give — are usually the ones that contain the most useful information. Leaving those blank or writing something safe is a choice worth noticing.

The steps below are sequenced to build from the accessible toward the more revealing.

How to Use This Worksheet

Complete every stem. If one feels uncomfortable or unclear, write the first honest thing that comes to mind — don't skip it.
Work through the list in order. The earlier stems set context that makes the later ones more precise.
After completing all twelve, read it back as a paragraph. The full picture is more than the sum of the parts.
Bring the stem you found hardest to complete to your next session. That one is usually carrying something.