Decisions: A ‘Parts’ Problem

Decisions: A ‘Parts’ Problem

When you hear yourself saying ‘it’s just like a part of me’ and you might continue with …’wants to exercise’ and another part of me ‘wants to avoid discomfort’, you’ll know you have a ‘parts’ challenge.

Try this:

• Take one of these 2 parts and pretend it’s sitting in the chair across from you.
• Give it a shape. Such as ‘Wants to Exercise’ as a  square…like a block.
• Give it a color. ‘Wants to exercise’ becomes a red block.
• Now imagine the part that wants to ‘avoid discomfort’ resting on the table in front of the chair.
• Give it a different shape and color.
• Relax and prepare to give a voice to each part…
• Visualize the red block and ask it what the highest benefit would be for you about exercising…
• Next, see the shape and color of the ‘avoiding discomfort’ and ask it what the highest benefit for you would be by avoiding…
• Now place the objects side by side and see them both as supportive.
• Aha! Both parts want something very similar, don’t they?

                                             Have fun with this.

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