Ups and downs: others’ impact upon us

Exercise: part 1

Reflect back over your life & career. Consider someone who has had a significant, negative impact upon you. This individual might be a
teacher, relation, friend, boss or someone else. What was it about them that you responded to? What feelings did you experience as a result of
their negative influence? What did you notice about your performance and / or behaviour in this context?

This individual’s characteristics The impact this had upon me & the What did you notice about your
feelings it led to performance / behaviours in this context?

Exercise: part 2

Reflect back in your own life to a time. Consider someone who has had a significant, positive impact upon you. This individual might be a
teacher, relation, friend, boss or someone else. What was it about them that you responded to? What feelings did you experience as a result of
their positive influence? What did you notice about your performance and / or behaviour in this context?

This individual’s characteristics The impact this had upon me & the What did you notice about your
feelings it led to performance / behaviours in this context?
Exercise: part 3

 What have you learned from this experience?

 What can you do to better handle this impact in the future?

 What have you learned from this experience?

 What can you do to better handle this impact in the future?