In your journal:

Write down one thing that you could change that would improve many areas of your life.  Something where just by making this one change many other areas in your life will be helped as well.  Then write down something that even just starting and working on it will make improvements in your life.  Something where you do not have to wait until it’s complete instead as soon as you start you will begin to get results.

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What characteristics do people complement you on and admire you for?  What have you won awards or recognition for?  Where do you feel these character traits come from?  What life experiences and people inspired these traits in you?

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Look for things that you have in common with each person you meet this week and make a list of the things you found you had in common.  Star the items on your list that you found in common with the people you felt it would be unlikely to find anything.

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Think of the warning signs that came before some of the problems you’ve dealt with in the past.  How much easier might it have been to solve these problems at these early stages?  What warning signs are you seeing now of possible future problems?  What can you do now to stop a problem from developing?

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Write down the things that people shared with you this week.  It might be anything from a piece of gum to their feelings?  What might have been hard for them to share with you?  What things are you most able to share?  Why?  What things do you have trouble sharing, and why do you feel this is hard for you?

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Write down your favorite ways to bond with your friends, children, and significant other.  Think of favorite moments in the past.  What would you like to try in the future?

In your journal:

Make a list of some of your limits right now?  Emotionally?  Physically?  Financially?  What might help you break through these limits?

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Write down some of the life-changing decisions you made in the past.  Which ones worked out well?  Which ones did not?  Which ones would you make again?  Which ones might you change if you could?  What life changing decisions are you considering or uncertain about for the future?  How can you learn from some of the big decision you made in the past?

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If you could be great at just one thing in your personal life, what would it be?  How about at work?  Why?  What does this show is important to you?

In your journal:

Do you tend to live in the past, present, or future?  Notice your thoughts during the day.  Are you usually focused on the present moment?  Do you find yourself mostly reminiscing or thinking about the past?  Are you constantly planning for the future?  Where are the majority of your thoughts focused?  How might you find some balance?  Write down some ways you can let go of or build on the past, enjoy the present, and still take action to improve the future?

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In what areas do you tend to try and do everything at once?  How can you break up the job(s) into manageable parts?  What is priority for you and what can be put on the back burner?  Is there something you can let someone else take care of and lighten your load?

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What internal forces are slowing you down?  Write down the self-talk or feelings that are keeping you immobile or unable to make progress in an area you’d like to move forward in?

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What activities bring out your good side?  What activities bring out your positive attributes and strengths?  Why do these activities bring out your good side?  What activities bring out your loved one’s good side?  Why?

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What lesson did the world seem to be trying to teach you today?  If you can’t come up with something that fits today think over the last month or year.  What lesson does life seem to be trying to teach you lately?  What challenge or realization do you seem to be running into over and over again?  Perhaps it’s something you’ve even been trying to avoid?

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Write down a goal that you have wanted to accomplish for a while.  Then write down all the things that keep getting in your way.  What do you concentrate your time and energy on instead?  When you do have free time what stops you from working towards this goal?  What do you tell yourself that keeps you from making the effort?

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What type of person do you want to be?  Get a clear picture in your head of the person you want to be.  What core things could you do each day to become this person?  How can you make room for these things each day?  How important is it to you to make time so that you can become the person you want to be?  If you do these things each day where will you be in 5 years?  What if you don’t set aside time?  Where will you be 5 years from now?

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What affects how you feel about yourself?  What tends to make you feel good or bad about yourself?  Think of times where you felt good about yourself?  Why?  What happened that made you feel good?  Where or at what times have you felt bad about yourself?  Why did you feel bad?  What happened?  What does your self esteem seem dependent on?  What should your self esteem depend on?

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Make a list of all the ways you are needed.  Who are the people who depend on you?  What do they depend on you for?  Why are you the one who is best suited for the job?

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What does being treated with respect mean to you?  In what ways would others go about treating you with respect?  Why should people treat you with respect even if they don’t agree with you or like you?  Now consider the ways you treat others with respect.  In what ways do you show your respect?  Why should you treat others with respect even if you don’t agree with or like them?  As you go about your week, notice and maybe even thank others who treat you with respect.  Notice the ways you treat each person you meet with respect.  Each night write down how it felt to be treated with respect and how it felt to treat others with respect.

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Write down some of the best things you’ve said.  This could be words of wisdom or comfort or anything else you’ve said that was just right at the time.  Why do you consider these the best?  What was the result of your words?  What prompted you to say these things?  Then write down some of the worst things you’ve said.  Why do you consider these the worst?  What was the result?  What prompted you to say these things?  Where have you heard them before?

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If you could have saved one thing from the past what would it have been?  What one thing do you wish you still had today?  What one important thing do you want save now for the future?

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