More About Reflect.

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REFLECTION: HELPING YOU MAKE BETTER DECISIONS

The process of reflection means we need to ask ourselves some tough questions. These questions evolve from the following decision fundamentals - the facts, situational awareness and incomplete information.

NUMBING OR NOURISHING? RE-EXAMINING HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME

Here are three questions you can ask yourself when considering how you spend your time: Why am I doing this? Are there any negative feelings associated with this activity? What might I be avoiding with this activity?

MAKING GOOD CHOICES

Look for the important goal in the background of any choice you make.

What is a good choice? Good choices are decisions that keep you heading in the direction in which you want to go… Some of the trickiness of choice-making arises with options that may be pleasing in the short-term but may incrementally steer us off course over the longer term.

HOW AN “URGE JAR” CAN HELP YOU FOLLOW THROUGH ON YOUR INTENTIONS

Using an Urge Jar helps you become more self-aware of your conscious intentions, your contradictory feelings, and your opportunities to make life-serving choices. It gives you a visual symbol that your mind, not your urges, are in control of your life. And it reframes urges as trivial obstacles, helping to put you in the right mental set for acting on your conscious conclusions, despite an uncomfortable urge to do something else. It helps you hold the full context so you can make a rational judgment about your next action, drawing from the best within you.

Ask yourself,

“What do I need in this moment?”