The Core Beliefs Inventory explores the deep beliefs you hold about yourself, other people and the world across ten life areas: autonomy, belonging, control, justice, love, others, performance, security, standards and value. It highlights where your beliefs feel steady and where they may be holding you back. 100 items; about 20 minutes.
This 100-item inventory surveys the core beliefs — deep, often unspoken assumptions about yourself, others, and the world — that quietly organize your thoughts, feelings, and choices. It covers ten domains with ten items each: Value (am I worthy?), Security (am I safe?), Performance (am I competent?), Control (am I in charge of my life?), Love (am I lovable?), Autonomy (can I stand on my own?), Justice (is the world fair to me?), Belonging (do I fit?), Others (can people be trusted?), and Standards (how hard must I be on myself?).
Core beliefs usually formed early and operate like lenses — you see through them rather than at them. Mapping which domains carry the most charged beliefs shows where cognitive and schema-level work will matter most, and helps connect present-day reactions to the older stories underneath them.
This is the longest inventory on the site — set aside 15–25 unhurried minutes. Rate how true each statement feels, not how true you can argue it is; the gap between felt truth and known truth is exactly what this tool is designed to surface.
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