Strongly internal

You read almost everything that happens to you as the product of your own choices.

In depth

• What it looks likeyou take charge by reflex, plan rather than wait, and rarely blame circumstance.
• Strengthinitiative, persistence, and a genuine sense of agency — this end predicts effort and achievement.
• Watch-outthe same reflex makes you blame yourself for things that genuinely weren’t yours. Some outcomes really are luck, and reading them as failures is how a strong internal locus turns into burnout.