The CARRY Diagnostic — The Soul of the Leader

Before You Begin

Set aside unhurried time. Answer as you truly are — not as you wish to be. Resist the urge to optimise your answers. Complete all five sections before interpreting.

This is not a measure of worth. It is a tool of truth.

1Rarely true

2Occasionally true

3Often true

4Mostly true

5Deeply true

Confrontation

Facing truth without illusion

Question 1

I can name where I am inwardly without pretending.

Question 2

I am willing to face fear, shame, or control beneath my leadership.

Question 3

I have trusted relationships where truth is spoken.

Question 4

I practise confession and honesty before God.

Question 5

I am not hiding from reality.

Authority Received

Leadership as stewardship, not self-manufacture

Question 1

I see my leadership as entrusted, not earned.

Question 2

I do not need outcomes to validate my worth.

Question 3

I can submit plans and identity to Christ.

Question 4

I increasingly live from received identity, not striving.

Question 5

I practise surrender rather than control.

Responsibility

Weight without identity collapse

Question 1

I can carry responsibility without becoming consumed.

Question 2

I recognise my limits and practise boundaries.

Question 3

I share burdens instead of isolating.

Question 4

I release outcomes that are not mine to control.

Question 5

Leadership feels like stewardship, not survival.

Refinement

Pressure that purifies

Question 1

I can see hardship as formation, not interruption.

Question 2

I do not resent difficult seasons as meaningless.

Question 3

I am learning endurance with God.

Question 4

Pressure is refining rather than hardening me.

Question 5

I remain open under strain.

Yielded Faithfulness

Obedience beyond applause

Question 1

I practise faithfulness even when unseen.

Question 2

I am less driven by approval than before.

Question 3

I trust grace more than performance.

Question 4

I can rest because Christ has finished the work.

Question 5

Faithfulness matters more than success.

Your CARRY Score

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Your Entry Point

Your Strength

Remember

The goal is not a number. The goal is awareness. The composite number is less important than the pattern across sections. Your lowest section is your invitation — not your indictment.

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"You cannot lead what your soul cannot carry."

The CARRY Diagnostic — from The Soul of the Leader by Frank Wendt

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