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worksheets .interpersonal effectiveness WorksHeet 9   (I. E. Handout 12)
mindfulness of o thers
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
Fill out this sheet whenever you practice mindfulness of others and whenever you have an opportu -
nity to practice even if you don’t (or almost don’t) do anything to practice. Write on the back of this 
sheet if you need more room.
Check off any of the following that you practiced:
Paid attention with interest and curiosity to others around me.
Let go of a focus on myself, and focused on the people I was with.
Noticed judgmental thoughts about others and let them go.
Stayed in the present (instead of planning what I would say next) and listened.
Put my entire attention on the other person and did not multitask.
Gave up clinging to being right.
Other:  
Described in a matter-of-fact way what I observed.
Replaced judgmental descriptions with descriptive words.
Described what I observed, instead of making assumptions and interpretations of others.
Avoided questioning others’ motives.
Other:  
Threw myself into interactions with others.