Your Life's Story Workbook

Jennifer Tracy

Your Life's

STORY Workbook

What story will you write?

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out WHY.” —mark twain

Hello Friend, It is such an honor to go on this journey with you. My passion is to help everyone I meet learn how to write a story that you are proud of, regardless of what life has handed you, the poor choices that you have made or how tough a battle you are facing. Each of our stories is so unique and change is not a one size that fits all. That is why it is so important to take the time to analyze our personal stories and discover how we got to be the person that we’ve become.

This is how I like to think of it; Our lives are a story, pages written by the way we handle what life throws at us. The bottom line is that there are lines written in your story that you can’t control. For instance, how tall you are. Who your parents are. What your parents did and didn’t do. Ultimately, you decide what is written down on the rest of your page.

Regardless of past regrets, hurt, pain, or choices you’ve made, YOU decide how the rest of your life’s story is going to be written. You must include room for error. Not one single human is perfect!

So, I’d like to ask you, what if you could write “Your Life’s Story” AND make it a best seller, regardless of your past or current circumstances? Do you believe that is possible? I believe it is!

According to Time Magazine, both educators and lawmakers support handwriting as an integral component of learning.

Writing things down is directly connected to how you think and as you write you will find that change and goals are attainable. Writing actually makes things happen in your lives.

My mission is to be a part of helping you look back, analyze, make peace, and then start writing “Your Life’s Story” and make it a BEST SELLER!

All my best,

Jennifer

Do You Know Your WHY?

What if you could write “Your Life’s Story” AND make it a best seller, regardless of your past or current circumstances?

-Jennifer Tracy

Our lives are a story ... pages written by the way we handle what life throws at us.

-Jennifer Tracy

We all have a certain set of DNA that we are born with.

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What does your current environment look like?

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Becoming the person you want to be does not happen over night.

It happens by getting up everyday and making the CHOICE to be that person...

AND doing that every day for the rest of your life”

—Jennifer Tracy

Let’s write with

THE END in mind.

—Jennifer Tracy

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Daily Tool: Universal– I do not hold the power to change, stop or control these.

Time/Death:

Weather:

Other People: their choices, actions or feelings

DNA/Disease

The Past:

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Self-Awareness

Take a look in the mirror.

What do you see? _____________________________________________________________________________________ Who can change you? _____________________________________________________________________________________ Is change possible? _____________________________________________________________________________________ What things do you find intolerable about others? _____________________________________________________________________________________ What do you think it means t think about walking in someone else’s shoes? _____________________________________________________________________________________ Your Life’s Story Workbook | Page 11

sometimes the wrong choices ... bring us to the right places

Target Practice Think of someone in history who made a horrible choice but went on to do great things. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Think of someone who made a poor choice that never recovered from that choice. _____________________________________________________________________________________ What do you think the successful individuals had to do to overcome that poor decision?

Courage, forgiveness, ask for help....? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Personal Development Inventory: Emotional/Mental:

Physical:

Social:

Spiritual:

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Self-Care: Have I ever been a victim, witnessed abuse, experienced ongoing medical conditions?

What is a self-defeating behavior?

Am I in a healthy relationship?

Are there areas of concern for me?

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“The moment that you let your source of or control you is the moment that you stop writing YOUR Life’s Story.”

pain anger

—Jennifer Tracy

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Know Yourself Self Reflection:

What do I do when I look back through chapters and find regret/poor choices? __________________________________________________________________________ Maybe even some that changed your life significantly? __________________________________________________________________________ Can you change what you did? __________________________________________________________________________ What can you do now? __________________________________________________________________________ Did you ever make a commitment to yourself? __________________________________________________________________________ Have you kept or broken that commitment? __________________________________________________________________________

Dreams and Ambitions What do/did you dream of doing? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

What qualities and talents do you have? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

Will you need education, training or a mentor to help you accomplish your dreams? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

“Believe that change is possible, no matter how messy the process or time it takes!

—Jennifer Tracy

A Celebration of Diversity

Brittany’s Wish Brittany was an identical twin born at 3lbs 10oz. By no fault of her own, due to a lack of oxygen to her brain, she was born with Cerebral Palsy.

Cerebral Palsy made her muscles work differently than most people. When she was young many people would make fun of her. Despite that, Brittany loved everyone she met, even those that made fun of her. I believe that Brittany would wish for us to be people that were kind to each other.

In what areas would you like to be more kind to yourself and others? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

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Ages 4-6

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Ages 7-9

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Ages 10-12

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Ages 13-15

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Ages 16-18

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Ages 19-21

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Ages 22-25

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Ages 25-35

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Ages 35-45

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