The Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) is a powerful self-assessment tool designed to help you identify, track, and manage your concerns over time. Whether you’re new to the PCI or looking for more details about how it works, this FAQ page answers common questions about creating an account, privacy, survey history, and how to make the most of your results.
General Questions
The PCI is a private self-assessment tool designed to help you identify, track, and update your most pressing concerns over time. It clarifies personal growth and goal-setting by allowing you to monitor changes in your concerns and focus on meaningful improvements.
If you can clearly verbalize a problem, the solution becomes more apparent. The PCI helps you pinpoint and prioritize your concerns, giving you a structured way to assess where you are and what areas need attention.
The PCI surfaces your most significant personal concerns and allows you to track their evolution. By repeatedly completing the PCI, you can recognize patterns, measure your growth, and take Focused Action to address key areas in your life.
Account & Privacy
Creating an account allows you to save and track your results securely over time. Without an account, there would be no way to store your responses for future reference, making it difficult to measure progress.
Please create your free account here
Absolutely. Your responses are stored securely and are accessible only to you. No one else, including website administrators, can view your results. Your privacy is our priority.
Yes, you have complete control over your account. If you ever decide to delete your data, you can request removal through your account settings.
Taking the PCI
You can take the PCI as often as necessary. Regular self-assessment allows you to monitor changes in your concerns and track your progress over time.
The PCI takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. It is designed to be efficient while providing a deep, meaningful analysis of your concerns.
After completing the PCI, you will receive a “This is Me!” report summarizing your self-assessment. This report helps you reflect on your results and guides your next steps. You can revisit your history page anytime to compare past assessments.
Yes, but that decision is entirely up to you. Your results remain private unless you choose to share them. Many people find that sharing their results with a counselor, life coach, or mentor helps facilitate meaningful discussions and targeted growth strategies.
Tracking Progress
The History Page allows you to view past assessments, compare changes, and track progress over time. By reviewing trends in your concerns, you can stay focused on the areas that matter most.
The Trend Report visually represents how your personal concerns change over time. This feature helps you recognize patterns and see measurable progress in different areas of your life.
Hopefully, that answers all of your Personal Concerns Inventory questions. For a deeper explanation of how the PCI works and its benefits, check out our blog post: What is the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI)?.