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Appendix A - Reproducible Client Worksheets
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Identifying Purposes
Review CD track 1 for more information regarding this technique.
Client reviews and utilizes the following procedures to identify priorities related to both work and personal life.
1. Find a place where you can concentrate for ten to fifteen minutes.
2. Acquire a pen and fifteen to twenty index cards.
3. Set aside your immediate concerns for a while and prepare to think about yourself and what you want from your life.
4. Consider the following list of phrases:
Being creative |
Having personal freedom |
Having lots of fun |
Enjoying a wonderful life |
Enjoying my hobbies |
Being healthy |
Following my heart’s desire |
Having time alone |
Being physically active |
Having good self-esteem |
Using my talents and skills |
Being physically attractive |
Being a whole person |
Being a weaver of my own cloth |
Seeking excitement |
Experiencing something new |
Seeing the world |
Being financially independent |
Getting to the top |
Achieving goals |
Being satisfied with my career |
Having influence |
Believing my work counts |
Protecting the environment |
Making the world a better place |
Giving to my community |
Making a difference |
Practicing my faith |
Connecting with people |
Having a close family |
Parenting wisely |
Being committed to |
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relating to others |
Having good friends |
Creating a home |
being a good friend |
Developing my spirituality |
Appreciating the beauty around me |
Trusting powers beyond myself |
Being visionary |
Believing my life counts |
Finding inner wisdom |
Experiencing peace within me |
Simplifying my life |
Living in the moment |
Being able to forgive |
Being filled with love and kindness |
Being generous to others |
Leaving a legacy |
Enjoying retirement |
5. Decide which ones are important to you, in either your home or your work life. Come up with some of your own.
6. Copy each idea down individually on a card.
7. Sort through those and create a pile limited to the five that are most important to you. If you have trouble limiting yourself, you can stretch the rules and create subcategories.
Getting Over Guilt
Review CD track 3 for more information regarding this technique.
Client reviews and utilizes the following procedures to overcome feelings of guilt.
1. Asking yourself, "Whose expectations am I not meeting?"
2. Decide if the expectation is implicit or explicit?
3. Evaluate whether or not the expector really feels the way you think he or she does.