21 L I G H T E N I N G O R E L I M I N AT I N G T H E L OA D STEP FOUR: LIGHTENING OR ELIMINATING THE LOAD It is recommended that you complete this exercise after or while you do the program. For each statement you selected, use the following worksheet to get a better understanding of the situation and to lay out a thumbnail strategy around lightening the load. Not every part of the worksheet is going to be relevant for each statement. Remember, less is more! Example: STATEMENT 1: I DON’T LET WORKPLACE POLITICS GET IN THE WAY, UPSET ME, OR TAKE ME OFF COURSE. What are the facts? I get involved in office politics quite often. I seem to be in the line of fire a lot and when this happens it interferes with everything! My goals, initiatives, my relationships - even my personal life! This is where you will state the truth of the situation. You have looked at the possibility of where you may be kidding yourself and are able to state the full truth here. What has kept me from improving this so far? I get caught up in the negative rhetoric I hear especially when I am stressed out, aggravated, or come under fire. Identify all the obstacles that get in your way – available resources, lack of information, possible conflicts, competing priorities, etc. Look at how you think and feel about this. These are considered obstacles too. Also look at where you feel others may be keeping you from improving this situation or are perpetuating or fueling the situation. Why is this important to ME? It causes me quite a bit of stress which is not good for my health and distracts me from the things that can make me feel good about my work and my accomplishments. It also robs me of my creativity and makes me hold back my ideas for fear of being caught in a political trap. Why have you chosen this to focus on? What is it getting in the way of or keeping you from what is important to you? What would it mean to you if the statement was 100% true?
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