1. WHERE TO START?
Where is the problem?
To solve a problem, first you need to be aware of where is the problem. This step help you to think about different type of areas where you could find problems or areas of improvements. It could be for your own benefit or thinking about any member in society: family, friends, colleagues or others.
There is no need to do each activity step by step. Feel free to do any activity you feel more attracted to.
To solve a problem, first you need to be aware of where is the problem. This step help you to think about different type of areas where you could find problems or areas of improvements. It could be for your own benefit or thinking about any member in society: family, friends, colleagues or others.
There is no need to do each activity step by step. Feel free to do any activity you feel more attracted to.
1.1. If you are thinking about improving something, you can start by thinking about different areas of your life, such as health, education, work, family, relationships, motivation, fun, hobbies, emotions, accommodation, finance...
When you have chosen the area, think about something more specific. For example, if the area is health, being more specific could be reducing weight.
When you have chosen the area, think about something more specific. For example, if the area is health, being more specific could be reducing weight.
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See the video on the right for some guidance about how to do this activity. Take a notebook and a pen so you can write while you are watching it. You can pause it whenever you want some time to write or think about it.
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1.2. Our timetable, our daily and weekly routines affect powerfully our lives. Write a timetable about your usual timetable for a day during a week, approximately.
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Take your notebook to write this timetable. Feel free to do it the way is more convenient for yourself. When doing these activities, don't worry about doing it right or wrong... just do it without thinking too much about it. Always you can add or remove things after you have finish it.
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When you have finished writing you timetable, ask yourself:
- Is it balanced? (time to work, time to rest, etc.)
- Do you do activities belonging to all different areas of your life? (not only work)
- Which of your activities do you enjoy more/less?
- Could you spend more time doing what you enjoy more or less time doing what you enjoy less?
- Could you introduce activities or eliminate activities to improve your life?
1.3. If you feel "blocked" you could write about it:
- How do you feel
- What thoughts are flying around your mind?
- What would you do during the next 10 years if you won the lottery and you never will need to work again?
- What type of weaknesses do people (friends, family, colleagues) comment on you (critics)?
- Who would you like to help? (family, friends, others)
- Change "but" by "and".
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Follow the guidelines in the video and write freely about your feelings, thoughts, difficulties. Be brave to improvise as nobody is going to read it later, as if you were playing a game. You can keep it or throw it away. The paper will just help you to think as while you are writing things come out of your brain to complete the sentences you start with.
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