

Discover Your Values with Doug Lennick
Discover Your Values
YOU GET TO DECIDE WHAT TO THINK
Yourthoughtsinfluenceyourbehaviorsandemotions.
Usetheexercisesbelowtolearnhowtoknowwhatyou'rethinkingandhow tochangeyourmindifyouneedto.There'sroomforreflectiononthenext coupleofpages.
Recognize: Accept your current reality (use the freeze game!)
Reflect: Zoom out to see the bigger picture.
Reframe: Could you be thinking something better?
Respond: Decide what to think or do, in spite of how you feel.
The Four R's the Freeze Game
What am I thinking right now?
Emotionally, what am I feeling right now?
Physically, what am I doing right now?
BONUS: Could I be thinking or doing something better?
Discover Your Values
THE 4 R’S
Whenfacedwithasituationwhereyoudon'tlikehowyou'rethinking,feeling,or reacting,tryusingthe4R'sbelow.
Recognize: What'sreallygoingon?
Reflect: Whatareyourvalues?What'sthebiggerpicture?
Reframe: Couldyoubethinkingsomethingbetter?Whatisit? ______________________________________________________
Respond: Whatareyougoingtothinkordo?
THE FREEZE GAME
TheFreezeGameisahelpfultoolinbuildingself-awareness. Practicethisseveraltimesadaytocheckinwithyourselfandrealignwithyour valuesifneeded.
Tip:SetremindersonyourphonetoFreeze!Thatwillhelpyougetinthehabit.
WhatamIthinking rightnow? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
WhatamIfeeling rightnow? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
WhatamIdoingrightnow?(Thinkbodylanguage&facialexpressions) ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
BONUS:CouldIbethinking ordoingsomethingbetter?