Learning Objectives

UNIT 1: SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHANGE

1. Conclude why organizations will continue to change.
2. Recall why people don’t change.
3. Identify your personal and professional areas of change.
4. Define potential and effectiveness.
5. Explain “Champions are born and then unmade.”
6. Recall the definition of “awareness.”

1. Explain that will power will always come in second to your belief system.
2. Recall the three parts of the thought process: conscious, subconscious and creative subconscious.
3. Define blind spots.
4. Support the premise that your actions and decisions are only as wise and accurate as the information they are based on.
5. Conclude that the key to effective change is knowing how to change your dominant belief system (self-image).
6. Define the reticular activating system.

1. Define attitudes.
2. Conclude that words are tools which predict or perpetuate performance.
3. Explore the difference and impact of fear, incentive and attitude
motivation.
4. Use the KASH acronym for self-evaluation.
5. Explain how new attitudes/habits are often needed to implement new
skills and knowledge to be the most effective.
6. Define emotional intelligence.
7. List the components of three-dimensional attitude formation.
8. Conclude that the subconscious mind is unable to differentiate between
a real experience and a vividly imagined experience accompanied
by emotion.

1. Support the premise, “How you see yourself controls your attitudes, abilities, income, patience, etc.”
2. Define self-image.
3. Explain how your self-image determines your comfort zone and effectiveness level.
4. Define comfort zone.

1. Recall the new definition of management.
2. Interpret the concept, “Seldom do you exceed your self-imposed limitations and your expectations.”
3. Demonstrate the use of the principles of effective goal-setting.
4. Create a “tool kit” to live daily in alignment with your uppermost values and goals.

1. Explain how all meaningful and lasting change starts first in the imagination and then works its way out.
2. Define affirmative reminders.
3. Support the concept that affirmative reminders trigger positive mental images which will bring about the desired emotional impact to develop new attitudes and habits.
4. Use the steps for writing affirmative reminders.
5. Demonstrate how to use your affirmative reminders.
6. Explain the Traditional Cycle for Change versus the Responsible Cycle for Change.
7. List the three steps for changing your self-image.

1. Compare and contrast self-image versus self-esteem.
2. Define self-esteem.
3. Discuss the concept, “In order to be loving and accepting of others, you’ll want to first become more loving and accepting of yourself.” 4. Use the seven steps for building self-esteem.