W O R K B O O K H O W T O T H I N K B E T T E R I N 7 D A Y S Learn how to think better, be more positive, and happier, in 7 days HOW TO THINK BETTER IN 7 DAYS WORKBOOK A workbook to guide you in your journey to upgrade your thoughts, and your life COPYRIGHT © M SALEK ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR. DISCLAIMER: THE READER UNDERSTANDS THAT THE AUTHOR IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR SERVICES, AND THE READER ACCEPTS IT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE ACT ON IT AT THEIR OWN RISK AND WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY SHOULD CONSULT WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL FOR MEDICAL HELP. THE AUTHOR SHALL HAVE NEITHER LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR INJURY CAUSED, OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK. BEFORE YOU BEGIN The get the most out of this workbook, use it with the book. It is a workbook for the book after all. Finish each day's lesson, then do the exercises If you don't have the book already, get it here. DAY 1 OBJECTIVES: UNDERSTAND MINDSET, AND FIXED MINDSET D E F I N E M I N D S E T , I N Y O U R O W N W O R D S D E F I N E F I X E D M I N D S E T , I N Y O U R O W N W O R D S A S K Y O U R S E L F , D O Y O U H A V E A G R O W T H M I N D S E T , O R A F I X E D O N E ? A S K Y O U R S E L F A B O U T W H A T Y O U B E L I E V E Y O U C A N A C H I E V E ? A B O U T W H A T Y O U B E L I E V E A B O U T Y O U R T A L E N T S A N D C A P A B I L I T I E S ? J O T D O W N T H E A N S W E R S , T H I N K A B O U T T H E M - E X A M I N E H O W T R U E T H E Y A R E , A N D I F T H E Y A R E H E L P I N G Y O U O R H A R M I N G Y O U I F Y O U R B E L I E F S , Y O U R M I N D S E T , I F H A R M I N G Y O U T H E N I T ' S A B O U T T I M E T O C H A N G E T H E M , A N D R E P L A C E T H E M W I T H B E L I E F S T H A T W I L L H E L P A N D E M P O W E R Y O U DAY 2 OBJECTIVES: GET CLARITY ON WHAT GROWTH MINDSET IS, AND IS NOT D E F I N E G R O W T H M I N D S E T , I N Y O U R O W N W O R D S W H A T I S T H E B I G G E S T D I F F E R E N C E B E T W E E N G R O W T H M I N D S E T A N D F I X E D M I N D S E T ? W H Y I S I T I M P O R T A N T T O H A V E A G R O W T H M I N D S E T ? J O T D O W N A T L E A S T O N E T H I N G Y O U C A N D O T O D A Y T O A D O P T A M O R E G R O W T H F O C U S E D M I N D S E T , T H E N D O I T DAY 3 OBJECTIVES: UNDERSTAND WHAT LIMITING BELIEFS ARE, AND LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM W H A T D O Y O U B E L I E V E I N T H A T M A K E S I T D I F F I C U L T F O R Y O U T O M O V E F O R W A R D ? C R E A T E A D A I L Y C H E C K L I S T T H A T Y O U C A N H A N G O N T H E W A L L O R S O M E W H E R E T H A T Y O U S E E E V E R Y D A Y , T O G E T R E M I N D E D A B O U T T H E T H I N G ( S ) Y O U N E E D T O D O O R W O R K O N T O H E L P Y O U O V E R C O M E Y O U R L I M I T I N G B E L I E F ( S ) DAY 4 OBJECTIVE: LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH NEGATIVE THOUGHTS E X A M I N E A N D M A K E A L I S T O F T H E N E G A T I V E T H O U G H T S Y O U H A V E C R E A T E A L I S T O F A F F I R M A T I O N S T H A T C O U N T E R T H E N E G A T I V E T H O U G H T S Y O U H A V E R E A D T H E M R E G U L A R L Y W H A T T I M E O F T H E D A Y C A N Y O U M E D I T A T E A T L E A S T A M I N U T E E V E R Y D A Y ? C R E A T E A P L A N T O M E D I T A T E A T L E A S T 1 M I N U T E A D A Y W H A T A R E S O M E O F T H E T H I N G S Y O U A R E G R A T E F U L F O R R I G H T N O W ? S T A R T A G R A T I T U D E L O G , A N D L I S T A T L E A S T 5 T H I N G S Y O U A R E G R A T E F U L F O R , E V E R Y D A Y DAY 5 OBJECTIVES: LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE OUTLOOK, AND MINDSET. ALSO LEARN HOW TO STAY POSITIVE NO MATTER WHAT W H A T I S T H E F I R S T T H I N G O N Y O U R M I N D W H E N S O M E T H I N G B A D H A P P E N S ? B E C O M E A W A R E O F H O W Y O U T H I N K W H E N S O M E T H I N G B A D H A P P E N S . M E D I T A T I O N A N D J O U R N A L I N G A R E G O O D W A Y S T O D E V E L O P T H I S A W A R E N E S S T H I N K A B O U T S O M E T H I N G R E A L L Y B A D T H A T H A P P E N E D I N Y O U R L I F E N O W B R A I N S T O R M A L L T H E P O T E N T I A L P O S I T I V E S O F T H E S I T U A T I O N W H A T D I D Y O U L E A R N ? H O W D I D I T , O R C A N I T , B E N E F I T Y O U ? H O W D I D I T M A K E Y O U B E T T E R ? A C T I V E L Y P R A C T I C E L O O K I N G A T T H E B R I G H T S I D E W H E N S O M E T H I N G B A D H A P P E N S T A K E A D E E P B R E A T H , A N D R E M I N D Y O U R S E L F T O L O O K A T T H E P O S I T I V E S T H E R E I S A L W A Y S A S I L V E R L I N I N G , E V E N I F I T I S N O T O B V I O U S R I G H T A W A Y DAY 6 OBJECTIVE: LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR INNER STRENGTH W H A T I S Y O U R P E A K W I L L P O W E R T I M E ? C R E A T E A P L A N T O D O T H E M O S T C H A L L E N G I N G W O R K D U R I N G Y O U R P E A K W I L L P O W E R T I M E S W H A T D R A I N S Y O U ? U N D E R S T A N D W H A T D E P L E T E S Y O U R W I L L P O W E R , A N D A V O I D T H E M A S M U C H A S P O S S I B L E W H A T C A N Y O U D O T O M A K E S U R E T H A T Y O U G E T A T L E A S T 6 - 8 H O U R S S L E E P E V E R Y N I G H T ? M A K E P R O P E R S L E E P A H A B I T C R E A T E A P L A N F O R Y O U R O F F - P E A K T I M E S T H I S W A Y Y O U D O N ’ T N E E D T O T H I N K T O O M U C H A B O U T H O W T O M A K E T H E M O S T O F T H E T I M E S W H E N Y O U A R E T I R E D . B E T T E R , M A K E T H E R E G U L A R T H I N G S T H A T Y O U D O D U R I N G Y O U R O F F - P E A K T I M E S I N T O H A B I T S . DAY 7 OBJECTIVES: LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS AND DREAMS J O T D O W N Y O U R B I G G E S T G O A L S A N D / O R D R E A M S W H Y I S T H I S G O A L I M P O R T A N T F O R Y O U ? P R I O R I T I S E O N E G O A L A T A T I M E H O W C A N Y O U A C H I E V E T H I S G O A L ? C R E A T E A P L A N O N A L L T H A T Y O U C A N D O T O A C H I E V E Y O U R G O A L G E T S T A R T E D ! IF YOU GET STUCK If you get stuck with any of the questions or exercises, read the lesson again. Often it takes multiple reads to really understand a new concept. Finish all the exercises. That way you will get the most out of this book. Still have questions? Send them to me using the comments feature on my blog. NEXT STEPS The book lays out information to help you improve the way you think. It does so in simple, actionable ways, over 7 days. There are clearly laid out objectives at the beginning of each day’s lessons to give you specific milestones for each day. And there are action steps at the end of every chapter, as well as this workbook. The information is simple, and actionable. But for you to get the most out of what you have learned over the last 7 days, for you to effectively improve your thoughts and your mindset, you need to implement what you have learned.