Take That First Positive Action

		Take That First Positive Action

The first, assess your willingness to make changes. Take a minute and stand in front of a mirror and ask yourself these two questions:

		What is motivating me to change?
		What is motivating me to stay the same?

Go in the bathroom if you need to, but look in the mirror. The physical action and the experience of looking yourself in the eye will help you get moving toward controlling and reducing stress.

Put the answers to these two question in your journal. Use your journal on a regular basis and reflect on the motivation/resistance questions from time to time.

In order to develop your plan, you will first need to do an internal assessment (scan) of your habits, beliefs, thoughts, attitudes, feelings, behavior and other factors. To assess other areas of your life, take a look at the following areas by completing this exercise.