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worksheets .eMotion re Gulation WorksHeet 11   (Emotion Regulation Handouts 17–18) (p. 1 of 3)
Getting from v alues to Specific a ction Steps
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
STep 1. avoiD  avoiD inG. Rate degree you have avoided working on building a life worth living:
In the past (  ) Now (  ) (0 = no avoidance, 100 = avoided completely even thinking about it)
Check reasons for avoiding:  Hopelessness Willfulness Too hard  Other:  
Use your cope-ahead skills, and write out a plan for getting yourself to avoid avoiding.
STep 2. iD enTify value S ThaT are impor TanT To you . What is most important to you? 
Review Emotion Regulation Handout 18 for ideas. Make a list of several of your most important 
values.
my impor TanT value S:  
 
STep 3. iD enTify one impor TanT life value or priori Ty To Work on no W.
Long-term goals depend on Wise Mind values and priorities. What values in your life need more 
work now?
Make a list of two of the most important  values in your life that are important things for you to