what	is	going	well,	or	at	least	okay,	in	your	life	or	what	you	feel
positively	about	within	yourself.
Building
	
Your	New	Habits
Once	you’ve	been	successful	with	a	strategy,	take	it	to	the	next	level.	Practice
the	strategies	on	multiple	occasions	across	a	variety	of	settings.
For	example,	if	you	fear	eating	out	in	public,	don’t	decide	to	just	go	to	the
same	restaurant	with	the	same	friend	over	and	over.	Instead,	challenge
yourself	to	go	to	a	variety	of	restaurants	and	with	a	variety	of	people.	It’s
great	to	become	comfortable	knowing	that	you’re	no	longer	going	to	have	a
panic	attack	in	your	local	movie	theater,	but	consider	branching	out	to	other
theaters	in	nearby	towns	or	even	going	to	a	play	or	a	concert.	Or	if	you’re
working	on	obsessive	thinking,	don’t	just	work	on	it	when	you’re	at	your
place	of	employment.	Work	to	be	mindful,	an	observer,	when	home	alone,
when	driving,	even	when	interacting	with	others.	Practice	the	strategies	across
a	variety	of	situations/people	and	you’ll	eventually	start	using	them
instinctively.
The	more	you	act	the	way	you	wish	you	could	act,	and	do	the	things	you