TABLE OF CONTENTS Use these questions to design an observation exercise to present to your client at Conversation One. A sample exercise follows the questions.
What is to be observed?
What is the duration of the exercise?
What is the frequency of observation?
What are the exact instructions for this exercise?
Sample Self-Observation Exercise
Beginning Date: (Today) End Date: (Ten days from today)
Invent, by declaration, an internal separation in yourself. Divide yourself into two persons, one who acts/reacts in life and one who observes and is passive in life.
Begin to observe how you react in life. Observe what happens (life) and then what you do, say, feel, think, your reactions, etc. Observe quietly, passively. Keep noticing your judgments about yourself, about others, about life. Observe your internal states as well as what you show the world.
At the end of each day, scan through your day again and note what happened and how you reacted.
Do this exercise for ten days.
