Checkpoint: Reframing and Confidence Building
Quiz
- Which sentence is an example of mind reading?
- "I made a mistake, and I now know where the gap is."
- "I didn't finish the whole list, so today was a write-off."
- "My manager said 'let's chat' and I know she's decided I'm failing."
- "I got one piece of feedback and now the whole project is ruined."
- In the evidence test, what counts as evidence?
- Observable facts and events, such as what was said and what happened
- Only the evidence that supports the original thought
- How strong and convincing the feeling is
- What other people would probably think of you
- Which balanced thought is most likely to hold?
- "I should never have made that mistake."
- "Parts of the presentation did not land the way I wanted, and I also covered the key points and answered questions clearly."
- "I am a confident speaker."
- "My presentation went badly, but I am actually a fantastic speaker and everyone loved it."
- Which item passes the neutral observer test and counts as competence log evidence?
- "Everyone said I was great."
- "Walked my colleague through the export process on Tuesday, she ran it alone on Thursday."
- "Helped a colleague."
- "I am capable and getting better every day."
- Which of these is a small confidence goal rather than a vague intention?
- "I will ask one clarifying question in Monday's team meeting at 9:30 am."
- "I will stop being nervous before presentations."
- "I will become a confident public speaker."
- "I want to be more confident at work."
- You rate your goal 3 out of 10 for confidence that you will actually do it. What should you do?
- Add two more goals so you have more chances to succeed
- Shrink the step until it feels doable, then schedule it
- Keep the goal as it is and rely on motivation on the day
- Treat the low rating as proof you are not ready and stop
- A plan written as "When [situation], I will [action] at [time and place]" is called an ____ intention.
- A competence log is a running, dated record of tasks you did, skills you used, and the results or signals that followed. Entries should stay short enough to write in about ____ minutes.
- Run the evidence test on one mild thought (around 3 out of 10 in intensity). Write the thought word for word, list facts for and against it, then write one balanced sentence. Then check your work against the rubric.
- Write one small confidence goal for this week in a single sentence, then add its first step and one if-then plan. Check your work against the rubric.
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