Attitudes for Success
Being truthful, keeping promises, not lying or intentionally leaving things out.
What Is Honesty?
This uses the 8 attitudes for success on a regular basis and is similar to the 12 steps and taking a moral inventory
What is the Attitude Check?
Using language such as everyone, no one, never, always.
I never sold drugs to kids so I wasn't that bad of a guy, and I send a card to my mom on her birthday every year.
What is sentimentality?
honesty, responsibility, willingness, open-mindedness, humility, caring, objectivity, and gratitude
What are the 8 positive attitudes for change?
Taking ownership of your behavior, striving to be dependable.
What is Responsibility?
When 2 or more people can be honest with each other about what is going on, and includes only observations, not perceptions or opinions.
What is Leveling?
What did you expect? Who do you think you are?
What are rhetorical questions?
YOLO!
What is cutoff?
Intelligence over emotion, a response and not a reaction.
What is Rational Thinking?
Considering ideas and opinions that may be different from yours. It means you listen, show tolerance, and are receptive to hearing other's points of view.
What is Open Mindedness?
We use this tool when we stop and think about a situation and respond to it with our logic and not our emotions. We may catch ourselves in thinking errors with this tool. We also go through the 5 rules of rational thinking with this tool.
What is a Rational Challenge OR what is a Rational Self-Analysis?
You NEED to do what I am saying, RIGHT NOW.
What are demands?
finder keepers!
What is entitlement?
This is one of your long-term goals, and includes having prosocial peers, employment, and hobbies.
What is a prosocial lifestyle?
Recognizing that no one's views, beliefs, customs, or talents are beneath you. Thinking of yourself less, rather than thinking less of yourself.
What is Humility?
This tool is used when we take a mental picture of our situation to see things objectively so we can make sure we are responding to what is happening, and not what we think is happening.
What is a Camera Check?
This stupid MFing place has the dumbest Fing rules and these Dumb-A people want to see me fail
What is loaded words and/or blaming?
I only shoved that guy because he was pushing me to my limits. He got what he deserved.
What is mollification?
To have one of these, you have to be a good, assertive communicator and listener, you have to be sober, and you have to be willing to take accountability and make amends where possible.
What is a healthy relationship?
Being factual, impartial, and lacking in prejudice. You would want a judge to be this
What is objectivity?
Similar to playing the tape through; this will help you navigate through cravings and get back to reality.
What is Urge Surfing?
Marijuana isn't a real drug-that's why it's legal now. All it does is help people.
What are statements of fact?
My way or the high way!
What is power orientation?
This is the ultimate long-term goal. It's not just being sober because you have to, but because you want to, and comes with changing our mindsets and ways of thinking.
What is Recovery?