MAS — Monkey Alignment Survey
The MAS is your regular snapshot during the 12 Week Challenge.
You’ll complete it once before you begin and then again each week. Keep each total in your MAS Score Record so that, by the end of the Challenge, you have a series of scores rather than a single result.
There are 42 statements, each scored from 0 to 10.
0 means no, or not at all.
10 means yes, or completely.
There is no pass or fail, and there is no score you are supposed to achieve.
The useful question is simply:
How does this seem to me today?
Try not to overthink the answers. Go with your first honest response — what seems true now, rather than what you think ought to be true.
If you find yourself between two numbers, go with your gut, your instinct, or whichever number appeared first.
One score is a snapshot.
Taken week by week, your scores begin to give you a series of snapshots that you can look at alongside what you are actually noticing between you and your Monkey as the Challenge develops.
The 42 statements should take less than ten minutes.
When you have finished, record your total in your MAS Score Record and continue with the Challenge from there.
1.
I am working on what really counts to me
2.
I have a clear idea of what I am doing with my life
3.
I have a clear idea of why I do what I do
4.
I feel what I am doing suits every part of me
5.
All of me pulls together to help me achieve what I want to achieve
6.
I feel completely focussed on my destination
7.
If I set out to do something I am confident I will do it
8.
I spend most of my time doing things that help me get what I want
9.
I believe my Monkey is on my side
10.
I believe my Monkey understands what I want
11.
I believe my Monkey is considering when to interrupt
12.
I believe my Monkey brings me thoughts that help me
13.
I believe my Monkey understands what I am doing
14.
I believe my Monkey brings me thoughts, ideas and comments to encourage me
15.
I believe my Monkey understands interruptions are sensitive
16.
I believe my Monkey understands how best to help me
17.
I believe my Monkey understands that sometimes rules must be broken
18.
I believe my Monkey and I are working together
19.
I believe that I can influence the degree of distraction in my head
20.
I find sitting with a quiet empty mind easy
21.
I can easily ignore outside distractions
22.
I feel happy just being me
23.
I feel I can easily say no when I want to say no
24.
I can choose whether to get involved with external distractions or not
25.
I can say no without agonising over it
26.
I can start a task or job and remain focussed till its done
27.
I can avoid getting distracted when I need to
28.
I am not easily distracted
29.
I always find it easy to say yes when I want to say yes
30.
I feel positive about my future
31.
I don’t usually procrastinate
32.
I feel that I am good at balancing any demands on my time
33.
I feel I can make decisions and forget about them
34.
I feel I can manage the internal dialogue in my head
35.
I find it easy to give up methods that are not working
36.
I tell myself the truth
37.
I have a good grasp on why I do what I do
38.
I have a good grasp of what is really happening and how I think about it
39.
I am able to make decisions quickly and easily
40.
I believe my Monkey modifies their behaviour to support me
41.
I believe my Monkey chooses when to interrupt
42.
when i think about it quietly i have seen and expect my monkey to support me
Thanks for completing this week’s MAS.
Your score is not a grade and there is no particular result you are trying to reach.
It is simply another snapshot of how things seem to you at this point in the Challenge.
Record your total in your MAS Score Record alongside your previous scores.
Over the weeks you will begin to build your own record of what, if anything, appears to be changing.
The numbers are useful, but they are only part of the picture. You may also want to notice what is happening in everyday life — what you hear from your Monkey, how the two of you respond to one another, and what seems different from a few weeks ago.
Then return to the Challenge and continue from where you left off.
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