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Your mom gets a new job and you have to move to a new state.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is where mom's new job is located.
You forgot to study for a test and you received a bad grade.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is studying for the test, your emotions, your attitude, and response.
On your way to work you get a flat tire and are late!
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is my attitude, my response (let boss know you will be late), my emotions, or my actions.
Even though you've told them to stop, your friends keep bashing each other online.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is your friends actions.
What CAN Homer control about this situation?
What are his emotions (anger), choices to break stuff, and actions.
Your family is going on a vacation this summer and wants you to go with. Your vacation request for work gets denied. Your family is upset.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is your family's emotions/feelings or your boss denying your vacation request.
You study hard for a test and you don't pass. When you get the results back you feel like crying in class.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your emotions (upset, crying) and attitude.
You are late to work every day for a week and your manager sends you home.
What CAN you control in this situation?
What is your actions, attitudes, and response.
What is setting an alarm and leaving early so you arrive on time.
One of your friends has recently started smoking. You've asked them to stop, but they still do it.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is my friend's choice to smoke.
What CAN Arnold control about this situation?
What are his emotions, choices (yelling), and actions (running away).
It's a rainy day and your roof starts leaking!
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is the weather, or the roof breaking.
Your school isn't open for in person services and you really want to go back to classes in person!
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is your school's decision to remain closed or virtual.
Your performance at work is starting to slip because you're always tired.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is getting more rest so I'm not tired.
(What are my emotions, response, effort, and choices)
Your friend borrows your iPad without asking and accidentally drops it.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your response, emotions, attitude, what you say to your friend, and actions.
What CAN Andy Control about this situation?
What are his emotions (anger), reactions (yelling at everyone), and the choices he makes (punching wall).
Your dog chewed up your brand new pair of shoes and you are really mad!
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is where you put your shoes, your emotions (anger), your thoughts, your dog, your attitude, and your actions.
You call your teacher mom and the rest of the class laughs at you. You feel embarrassed.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your emotions, your actions/choices, your attitude, and what you say to your peers.
You don't understand a task at work and you keep having thoughts like, "I'm an idiot".
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your emotions, your thoughts (change them), your attitude, and the choices you make (ask for clarification/help).
Two of your friends hang out without you and it hurts your feelings.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is your friends' choice to hang out just the two of them.
What CAN Kylo Ren control in this situation?
What is his temper, actions (destroying equipment), and choices.
Your sister went through a bad breakup and is really depressed.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your attitude, actions, the way you treat her, the choices you make, and things you say to her.
A group of your classmates are planning on egging your teacher's house.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is the choices you make, your actions, what you say to your peers, your effort, and your attitude.
Your manager gives you feedback and says that you are hardworking, but need to improve your customer service skills. This upsets you because it's hard to hear.
What CAN you control about this situation?
What is your emotions, your response, your actions/choices, and your attitude.
Your best friend moves over an hour away from you.
What CAN'T you control about this situation?
What is your friend moving away.
What CAN Peter control about this situation?
What CAN Uncle Ben control about this situation?
What is his emotions (crying), tone of voice, his actions (slamming the door and breaking the glass)
What is his emotions (anger) and yelling