PESSIMISM TO OPTIMISM REHEARSAL WORKSHEET

Practice your Skill in converting pessimism to optimism

Problems Pessimistic Mindset Optimistic Mindset

Write down one by one you Mind’s Pessimistic Narrative In Short… Processing Pessimism to Optimism Converted Version
Top 3 major problems, Expound the negativities of your mind Summarize the Is this objectively true? What’s your proof? So, what now? Create a final statement that will
worries, or concerns. related to the problem you have narrative Debate with your negative mindset. make your pessimistic narrative into
written an optimistic one.

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Problems Pessimistic Mindset
Write down one by one you Mind’s Pessimistic Narrative In Short…
Top 3 major problems, Expound the negativities of your mind
worries, or concerns. related to the problem you have
written
I can never submit my thesis. I’m too
It has been 3 years and I stupid to finish one. My mind is telling
haven’t finished my thesis me that I am not worthy for success
yet. because I am always not good enough.
All my accomplishments right now are
all because of luck. I was never good
at anything. So, I believe this thesis
will never be finished.
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Optimistic Mindset
Processing Pessimism to Optimism
Summarize the Is this objectively true? What’s your proof? So, what now?
narrative Debate with your negative mindset.
I am not good Well, if I try to think of it, I will never be able to finish
enough and I can college just because of luck. I studied and worked hard in
never succeed. the past, that’s why I succeeded. Now, I know making a
thesis is really hard. But I think I have the capacity to do
it. Most of my peers have done it, so I think I also have
the capacity. Maybe I should just take things slowly
especially now that I have a family. I can finish. I just need
to be more confident because I know stress and fear will
pull me down and will hinder me from finishing my
thesis.
Converted Version
Create a final statement that will
make your pessimistic narrative into
an optimistic one.
Thesis is hard but I know I have the
capacity to finish it just like most of
my peers. I just need to be more
confident because fear and stress are
the main reasons why I am stuck right
now.