Lesson 1: Awareness of Ourselves, Our Rights
and Communication Issues
C. Suggestions for Acting
on Your Bill of Rights
Accepting and acting upon rights important
to you provides a base for practicing new,
more satisfying behavior. Look at those
situations where you feel some discomfort
and dissatisfaction in your handling of
the situation. What right or rights might
you grant yourself that would free you to
practice more effective responses to that
situation?
Give yourself three rights you could allow
yourself at work:
Give yourself three rights important to
you at home:
Reminder: Be sure to print
this page before moving on. The program
will not save your entries as this is a
practice exercise for your reference.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS
AFFIRMATIONS: Some people use the Bill
of Rights for affirmations. They select
a number of rights and repeat each right
ten to fifteen times - once or twice daily.
Others will write each affirmation
ten to fifteen times each day. Starting
out you might select six or seven rights
that appear most significant for you.
REMINDERS: One woman attached
the following right to above her desk where
she could easily see it. It's
OK for me to be strong and competent and
to show it. Another placed six or seven rights on her
mirror where she reviewed them each morning
and evening.
RISK LEVEL AND SUCCESS: As
you experiment with new behavior, set it
up so that works for you and that you expect
a positive outcome. Realistically assess
any risk that may be involved and determine
what you might do to reduce that risk. Decide
the level of risk acceptable to you, then
handle the situation so you are successful
in acting upon your right. Do not engage
in self-destructive behavior.
RESPECT AND REGARD: In each encounter and
human transaction demonstrate a respect
and regard for yourself and for the other(s)
involved with you. Just as you have rights,
so do they.
PRACTICE - PRACTICE - PRACTICE
- ENJOY!
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Lesson
1 addresses awareness issues. Before you can
solve a problem you have to know what it
is. 