Self-Querying Process (SQP): A Technique for Attaining Clarity through Self-Analysis

Abstract

This paper presents aspects of the author’s innovative Self-Querying Process (SQP), which he espouses as a practical technique for attaining clarity through self-analysis. It is a complement to his “bevalhabismic theory†(Nakolisa, 2022) which posits that the belief-values-habit (BVH) make-up of an individual is the fundamental cause of their ability or inability to achieve set goals. The SQP process consists of two self-administered exercises: the Self-Probing Talk (SPT) and the Guided Question and Answer (GQA) session. The SPT talk induces the individual to recall personal issues and events given rise to by their BVH framework with a view to analyzing their implication for the pursuit of set goals. The GQA exercise methodically narrows the clues the individual emerges with from the Self-Probing Talk into two clear options: positive (+) or negative (-), thereby reducing otherwise complicated issues of personal dilemma into two clear options that enhance the individual’s ability to choose and take a definite, success-generating, course of action.