Seeing Over the Wall - WhyTry: Corrections

1 WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the Wall1 Reality RidePlugging InClimbing OutDefense MechMazeHurdlesLabelsLift WeightDo I believe my motivation to change will go up with each step that I climb. Why is this so?Why do I often fail to see a way out of this position in my life?If I am standing here, why is opportunity, freedom, and personal strength hard to see?What ismy currentview givingme?Why Try?Why does this viewmake me stronger?OpportunityFreedomPer sonal StrengthHow has climbing the WhyTry stepscreated more options for me?Only from here will I achieve my goals and : I know who I am on top ofthe wall when I am helping, not hurting, myself andothers!If I can t see over the wall, I WILL ask myself, What step am I tripping on? I WILL then study and reapply this step in my ugsAngerFightingIncarcerationI Can tFamily ProblemsLimited ViewBig WhyTry LLC 2013 Seeing over the WallLiving with a New View and More StrengthI WILL transform my challenges into personal strength!

2 Who CaresI WILL obtain opportunity, freedom, and personal strengthon the harder track!I WILL generate light for myself and others by staying plugged into positive connections!I WILL identify and hold onto positivefamily members and friends!I WILL create a strong positive defense by focusing on what I control: my thoughts, feelings, and choices!I WILL endure life s difficult and confusing hardships until I succeed!I WILL jump over my hurdles and win the race with positive solutions!I WILL prove The Real Me and overcome my negative labels!I WILL become stronger by following laws, rules, and expectations!Limited View: When I stand so close and stare at the wall, what does my current view give me?_____ _____If I m standing here, why are opportunity, freedom, and personal strength hard to see?_____ _____Why do I so often fail to see a way out of this position in my life?_____ _____2 WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the WallSeeing over the WallLiving with a New View and More StrengthI believe my motivation will go up with each step that I climb.

3 Why is this so?_____ _____Motivation Formula: I WILL transform my challenges into personal most important aspect for me from the Motivation Formula metaphor was: _____ _____Lift the Weight: I WILL become stronger by following laws, rules, and most important aspect for me from the Lift The Weight metaphor was:_____ _____Tearing Off Labels: I WILL prove The Real Me and overcome my negative labels!The most important aspect for me from the Tearing Off Labels metaphor was:_____ _____Jumping over Hurdles: I WILL jump over my hurdles and win the race with positive solutions!The most important aspect for me from the Jumping over Hurdles metaphor was:_____ _____Desire, Time, and Effort: I WILL endure life s difficult and confusing hardships until I succeed!The most important aspect for me from the Desire, Time, and Effort metaphor was:_____ _____Defense Mechanisms: I WILL create a strong positive defense by focusing on what I control: my thoughts, feelings, and choices!

4 The most important aspect for me from the Defense Mechanisms metaphor was:_____ _____WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the Wall3 Seeing over the WallLiving with a New View and More StrengthClimbing Out of the Pot: I WILL identify and hold onto positive family members and friends!The most important aspect for me from the Climbing Out of the Pot metaphor was:_____ _____Get Plugged In: I WILL generate light for myself and others by staying plugged into positive connections!The most important aspect for me from the Get Plugged In metaphor was:_____ _____Reality Ride: I WILL obtain opportunity, freedom, and personal strength on the harder track!The most important aspect for me from the Reality Ride metaphor was:_____ _____Seeing over the Wall: I WILL study and reapply these steps in my life!The most important aspect for me from the Seeing over The Wall metaphor was:_____ _____How has climbing the WhyTry steps created more options for me?

5 _____ _____Only from standing on top of the wall will I achieve my goals and dreams!REMEMBER: I know I am on top of the wall when I am helping, not hurting, myself and others!Big View: Why does this view make me stronger?_____ _____If I can t see over the wall, ask myself, What step am I tripping on? I will then study and reapply that step in my life. 4 WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the WhyTry LLC 2013 The Motivation FormulaFive people I can help by teaching them and talking to them about what I have learned through WhyTry are:1. _____2. _____3. _____4. _____5. _____ACTIVITY: Some of the things I learned during the Reality Ride class activities were:_____SPOT SOMEONE ELSE: Teach one of the activities I learned in class to someone else. Who did I teach? What activity did I teach them? _____MOTIVATION QUESTIONHow has being introduced to the WhyTry lessons impacted my life?_____ _____ _____ _____ACTION STEPFive specific steps I will take to apply these lessons are:1.

6 _____2. _____3. _____4. _____5. _____WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the Wall5 NOTES: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____6 WhyTry Game Plan Journal - Seeing over the WallNOTES: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____