The document contrasts successful and struggling students and outlines steps to improve self-awareness. Successful students recognize when they are off course, identify self-defeating patterns, and rewrite outdated scripts. In contrast, struggling students wander through life unaware of being off course or their self-defeating patterns, and persist in making choices based on outdated scripts. The document provides resources on self-sabotage including a video and journaling prompts to increase awareness of life roles and decisions that are off course.

1. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS… STRUGGLING STUDENTS…
 Recognize when they  Wander through life
are off course being off course
 Identify their self-  Unaware of their self-
defeating patterns defeating patterns
 Rewrite their outdated  Persist in making
scripts choices based on
outdated scripts

2.  The Mystery of Self-Sabotage
 Unconscious Forces
“Climbing Tree” Photo available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
www.ldsuccess.org/parent_guide/how_can/index.html

3. In which of your life roles are you aware of being off course?
Do you know how you got there?

4. “Savage Chickens” Photo by Doug Savage available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
www.savagechickens.com/tag/self-awareness

5. Click below to watch a 4-minute video
http://www.better.tv/videos/m/22344150/st
op-self-sabotage.htm
This video features Author Pat Pearson by Better TV, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial
license. © 2009.

7. State the reasoning (logic) behind making a bad life
decision. Journal writings are graded solely on
thoroughness and completion. A minimum of 200 words is
expected for each journal entry.
Assignment Due: October 6, 2009 by midnight EST