Transcript Today’s Objectives - Dr. Porter's Personal Power Program

Today’s Objectives
•Identify Traits of Self-Confident Individuals.
•Recognize ANTS & Self- Sabotage Loop
•Challenge w/ WOOP
•Experience the steps of Cognitive
Restructuring.
Self-Confident People…
1. Believe in themselves
2. Know that they can accomplish anything they put
their mind to.
3. Do not criticize themselves (see conquering self-sabotage)
4. Remind themselves of past successes
5. Reframe mistakes as opportunities to learn & grow
Self-Awareness
•Always asking yourself, do I do this?
Does this sound like me?
•How am I doing with…?
•How do I learn best?
•Do I have these traits?
Self-Sabotage Loop
See Conquering Self-Sabotage
WOOP it up!
•W = Wish: Think about next month, what is
your most important academic wish or
concern (pay attention in class).
•O = Outcome: What would be the best
thing about fulfilling your wish (feel on top
of things).
WOOP it up!
•O = Obstacles: What is your main
obstacle that stands in the way of your
wish fulfillment (I get tired).
•P = Plan: What can you do to overcome
your obstacle? Name an action you can
take (energize yourself).
Review WOOP & Remember:
Need to put in…
Necessary effort
Necessary action
Necessary thought
to realize the future!
Cognitive Restructuring
See Carol’s story on Cognitive Restructuring
Calm Self
Identify the situation
Investigate mood
Find evidence to support
Automatic Thoughts
Find evidence against
Automatic Thoughts
Identify fair and balanced
thoughts
Monitor present mood
Defeating the Invisible Dragons
Developing Self-Supporting Behaviors
Today’s Objectives
•Self- Assessment: Traits of Self-Confident
Individuals.
•Recognize Internal Assets
•Fear, fatigue & boredom
•Defeating invisible dragons
•Busting Loose
Internal Assets
• Motivated to do well
• Place a high value on helping others
• Stand up for beliefs
• Tell the truth even when it is not easy to do so
• Plan ahead
• Make good choices and decisions
• Have empathy for all living creatures
Internal Assets
• Make friends easily and am able to keep them
• Resist doing what friends are doing when it’s not right
• Resolve conflicts and arguments peacefully
• Take responsibility for what happens in their life
• Feel good about who they are and their actions
• Optimistic about personal future
Fear
Fear is just an unpleasant emotion.
That’s it! There are a ton of other
unpleasant emotions, but for some
reason this one can stop us from
really becoming what we want to
in life. It stops us before we start.
If you want to have an amazing
2015 and beyond you need to find
a way to fight your fear.
Fatigue
Fatigue is a subjective feeling of tiredness.
It can have physical or mental causes.
Physical fatigue is the inability of a
muscle to maintain optimal physical
performance.
Mental fatigue is a decrease is the
inability of the brain to maintain a clear and
coherent thought process.
Boredom
Boredom is
Self-Awareness
•Strengths
•Learning Styles
•Monitor thoughts
The Glass Ceiling
•Story of the
Shark & the
Mackerel
•Story of the
Fly & Flight