Workshop: Fear Setting Exercise 3

Instructions: Make three lists of the costs of your inaction. In other words, if I avoid doing this thing what might I miss out on?

We don’t often consider the negative cost of not changing anything and maintaining the status quo. Ask yourself... If I avoid taking this action, what might my life look like in 6 months... 12 months... 3 years?

Capture as much detail — emotional, financial, physical — as you can.

6 months

12 months

3 years

Session #6: Addressing Adversity and Framing Your Mindset

It’s true what they say... everyone will face some form of adversity in their lifetime.

It could be professional adversity, such as struggling to get along with a coworker, client or supervisor, facing discrimination in the workplace, being asked to relocate or having an unexpected change in management. Or, you could face personal adversity... like the loss of a loved one, a major health issue, strained family relationships, a natural disaster or a tragic accident.

Some of these challenges you will look back on 5, 10 or 20 years later and barely remember, while other challenges might be pivotal moments in your life.

Workshop: Adversity and Opportunity

Instructions: Take a moment to reflect on the adversity you have faced.

What are 3-4 challenges that changed the way you look at life?

What did you learn about yourself during and after the challenge?

First Challenge - _________________________________

How would you describe what you endured during this challenge (physically, emotionally, spiritually)?

How did this challenge change the way you look at the world?

What did you learn about yourself after facing this adversity?

Second Challenge - _____________________________

How would you describe what you endured during this challenge (physically, emotionally, spiritually)?

How did this challenge change the way you look at the world?

What did you learn about yourself after facing this adversity?

Third Challenge - _____________________________

How would you describe what you endured during this challenge (physically, emotionally, spiritually)?

How did this challenge change the way you look at the world?

What did you learn about yourself after facing this adversity?

Fourth Challenge - _____________________________

How would you describe what you endured during this challenge (physically, emotionally, spiritually)?

How did this challenge change the way you look at the world?

What did you learn about yourself after facing this adversity?

Reflection Questions

How did your mindset toward facing adversity change from your first challenge to your most recent?

In what ways do I conquer adversity in a healthy manner? In which ways could I improve upon facing adversity throughout my life?