4. I can’t
I don’t have a choice
I have to
Life is full of choices, but you never get any
I had nothing to do with…
Victim vs. Creator
5.
6. Do you believe that you are a victim of your
circumstances, or that you are a creator of your
reality?
In other words, do you believe that life happens to
you, or that you happen to life?
Do you act like you are a victim of your
circumstances, or that you are a creator of your
reality?
Give this some thought. We know what you believe,
but how do you act? What is your honest answer?
7. Victim vs. Creator
There is no “Try”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x51EIXjhiE
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You Practice…
Creator Responses
8. Rank the characters in order of their responsibility
for Kim’s failing grade in Psychology 101. Give a
different score to each character. Be prepared to
explain your choices.
Most responsible 1,2,3,4,5,6 Least responsible
Professor Freud, the teacher
Kim, the Psychology student
Arnold, Kim’s husband
Phillip, Arnold’s coworker
Cindy, Kim’s classmate
Mary, Professor Freud’s secretary
9. If you are in shackles, “I can’t” has relevance;
otherwise, it is usually a roundabout way of
saying “I don’t want to,” “I won’t,” or “I have not
learned how to.” If you really mean “I don’t
want to,” it is important to come out and say so.
Saying “I can’t” disowns responsibility.
Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks
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12. What choices do you have in your life right
now?
Daily? Weekly? Monthly?
Do they fall in categories?
Big? Small? In between?
How have your choices impacted who you
are? And how you live your life?
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15. A mother brought her son to Mahatma Ghandi. She
begged, “Please, Mahatma. Tell my son to stop
eating sugar.” Mahatma paused, then said, “Bring
your son back in two weeks.” Puzzled, the woman
thanked him and said that she would do as he asked.
Two weeks later, she returned with her son. Ghandi
looked the youngster in the eye and said, “Stop
eating sugar.” Grateful, but bewildered, the woman
asked, “Why did you tell me to bring him back in
two weeks? You could have told him the same thing
then.” Ghandi replied, “Two weeks ago, I was eating
sugar.”