Here is the sheet that helped Jane and Deirdre breakdown problems in order to set goals more effectively.
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| 1 | Identify the problem Break it down into smaller steps |
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| 2 | List solutions Write down as many ideas as you can think of – even if they seem silly |
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| 3 | Barriers Think about possible barriers Choose one of your ideas that looks more likely to work |
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| 4 | Plan Plan out step-by-step what you need to do Think – What? Who? How? When? |
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| 5 | Do it Take the first step |
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| 6 | Review Review how it went What have you learned? Would you do it differently next time? |
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You might find it useful to save this for reference. You can download it here.
Download the problem-solving sheet [.pdf, 330 KB]
Now let’s look more closely at how Deirdre planned her week.