The company is not the only thing you are building, and it is not the only thing that can run out. Twenty-five plain questions about your money, your energy, your relationships, your health and what you know, scored the same way we score a company. Five minutes, and one number that tells you which of the five is carrying the others.
25 quick questions · about 5 minutes · your score is instant
FinancialOperatingRelationalHumanIntellectual
F
Financial
Money, freedom & fluency
Capital 1 of 5
1I know my true personal numbers — income, burn, and runway — without guessing.
Not at allCompletely
2My money buys me options; I lead from choice, not fear.
Not at allCompletely
3My capital is working (invested / leveraged), not just sitting or being spent.
Not at allCompletely
4I have a named ‘freedom number’ and a real plan to reach it.
Not at allCompletely
5I understand the terrain — taxes, structure, and risk — well enough to decide well.
Not at allCompletely
O
Operating
The art of getting it done
Capital 2 of 5
1My week runs on systems and defaults, not willpower and heroics.
Not at allCompletely
2I protect real blocks of deep, focused work every week.
Not at allCompletely
3I manage my energy — sleep, movement, recovery — as deliberately as my calendar.
Not at allCompletely
4I eliminate, automate, or delegate low-value work instead of just doing it.
Not at allCompletely
5If I stepped away for two weeks, my life and work wouldn’t fall apart.
Not at allCompletely
R
Relational
Know, like & trust
Capital 3 of 5
1The most important relationships in my life get real, un-rushed time.
Not at allCompletely
2I give first — value, help, attention — without keeping score.
Not at allCompletely
3People experience me as someone who does what they say.
Not at allCompletely
4I have a genuine inner circle who’d tell me the truth and catch me if I slipped.
Not at allCompletely
5My reputation opens doors before I walk through them.
Not at allCompletely
H
Human — VITAL
Vitality, Identity, Toughness, Awareness, Love
Capital 4 of 5
1Vitality — my energy, sleep, movement, and nutrition are genuinely strong.
Not at allCompletely
2Identity — I live by my values, and I’m the same person watched or not.
Not at allCompletely
3Toughness — I recover from setbacks and tend my mental health on purpose.
Not at allCompletely
4Awareness — I see my patterns and emotions clearly, and stay present.
Not at allCompletely
5Love — I’m kind to myself and connected to a purpose bigger than the work.
Not at allCompletely
I
Intellectual
A mind that compounds
Capital 5 of 5
1I’m learning deliberately — I could name what I’m studying right now.
Not at allCompletely
2I read (or listen) consistently, not just when I have spare time.
Not at allCompletely
3I reflect on experience so it turns into judgment, not just mileage.
Not at allCompletely
4I create or teach — I turn what I learn into something I share.
Not at allCompletely
5I hold my views loosely and get genuinely curious about being wrong.
Not at allCompletely
Scalewrights · The Life Quotient
Five capitals, one honest number.
Your Life Quotient
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out of 100
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Your foothold
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Your strongest capital — the proof you can climb, and often the lever you’ll use to raise the rest.
Your first ridge
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Your lowest capital — where the next point of altitude is cheapest, and the imbalance costs you most.
Your score is above — save or print it now. If you’d like Dr. Scott to look at it personally and come back with the three moves that matter most for your lowest capital, send it over.