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Explore the Puzzle framework

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2nd Step 

Choose

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3rd Step 

Apply

  1. Pick one Puzzle piece 

  2. Apply the tip(s) 

  3. Follow up on results 

  4. Acknowledge positive impact

  5. Repeat

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Practice book

INTRODUCTION TO THE PUZZLE PRACTICE BOOK

The practice book is available to keep track of your thoughts, and support you step by step through your transformation to live well. 

You will find here all the Puzzle tips, together with some help how to apply these tips, and measure progress. 

As you go through it, I suggest you prepare a pen and side booklet to take notes. 

 

My 3 advises to live well are:

  1. Start small, and build up from there. 

  2. Experiment in place and/or with people you are comfortable with, then expand.

  3. The more you practise, the more comfortable you are, and the easier it gets!

Have fun anchoring these new habits in your life. 

Live well.

SETTING THE SCENE TO LIVE WELL

How do you feel starting this practice book? On a scale 0 to 100.

How do you want to feel after applying the Puzzle in your life? On a scale 0 to 100.

How do you feel starting this practice book? On a scale 0 to 100.

When do you want to be there?

 

And when do you want to start?!

 

Write down why you have chosen this Puzzle piece:

You have chosen to focus on the tips of the Puzzle piece:

my Ego

  1. On a scale from 1 to 10, capture your perception how dysfunctional the Puzzle piece my Ego is today

 

  1. On a scale from 1 to 10, write down what success will look like after you have successfully practised the tip for  7 days in-a-row 

 

  1. On the last line, write down what you have achieved after these 7 days

Today

Goal

Result

SETTING UP EXPECTATIONS

NEVER IGNORE MY EGO 

(as  it will only make things worse!)

What this tip is about:

How to practise this tip?

Dare me to ignore it, my Ego cannot stand it! It sees catastrophes all around me, and I pretend not to hear its warnings!? What the hell???!!?! And, indeed, this is when hell breaks loose. My Ego will do whatever it takes to draw my attention, up to throwing myself in panic, if this is the only way to be heard! It has no limit to make sure I pay attention - as nothing can stand in the way of its mission to protect me. Accordingly, as my Ego cannot stand being ignored, we have to stick together. I need to pay attention to what it says: there is no other way. I must hear it. And then, I can consciously decide to follow it, or to leverage it. But in all cases, we stick together!

  1. Choose one moment (at least!) every day. Capture what is happening: what is my Ego talking to me about? Consciously listen to the little voice in my head, and pay attention to what it has to say. 

  2. Is the thought positive or negative?       Positive     Negative

  3. How does my Ego make you feel?

  4. Do I agree with what it is advising me to do?    Yes     No

  5. Experiment dialoguing with my Ego, as if I would talk to another person. What happens then?

  6. If I had any peak of stress during this 7 days-in-a-row experiment, or even panic attacks: reflecting back, 

  7. On a scale from 1 to 10, how loud was my Ego at that moment?

  8. Was I paying attention to my Ego before the panic/high stress started? 

  9. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much did paying more attention to my Ego helped lower stress intensity/panic attacks?

  10. Out of my 7 days in-a-row practice of never ignoring my Ego, has anything my Ego warned me about materialised in real life?

Table of content

  • My Ego

  • Never ignore my Ego (as it will only make things worse)

  • How to come down my Ego

  • Partner with my Ego

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CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU ARE MASTERING THE PUZZLE PIECE 

MY EGO! 

WELL DONE!

YOU ARE MASTERING THE PUZZLE PIECE 

MY EGO! 

WELL DONE!

NEVER IGNORE MY EGO 

(as  it will only make things worse!)

What this tip is about:

How to practise this tip?

Dare me to ignore it, my Ego cannot stand it! It sees catastrophes all around me, and I pretend not to hear its warnings!? What the hell???!!?! And, indeed, this is when hell breaks loose. My Ego will do whatever it takes to draw my attention, up to throwing myself in panic, if this is the only way to be heard! It has no limit to make sure I pay attention - as nothing can stand in the way of its mission to protect me. Accordingly, as my Ego cannot stand being ignored, we have to stick together. I need to pay attention to what it says: there is no other way. I must hear it. And then, I can consciously decide to follow it, or to leverage it. But in all cases, we stick together!

  1. Choose one moment (at least!) every day. Capture what is happening: what is my Ego talking to me about? Consciously listen to the little voice in my head, and pay attention to what it has to say. 

  2. Is the thought positive or negative?       Positive     Negative

  3. How does my Ego make you feel?

  4. Do I agree with what it is advising me to do?    Yes     No

  5. Experiment dialoguing with my Ego, as if I would talk to another person. What happens then?

  6. If I had any peak of stress during this 7 days-in-a-row experiment, or even panic attacks: reflecting back, 

  7. On a scale from 1 to 10, how loud was my Ego at that moment?

  8. Was I paying attention to my Ego before the panic/high stress started? 

  9. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much did paying more attention to my Ego helped lower stress intensity/panic attacks?

  10. Out of my 7 days in-a-row practice of never ignoring my Ego, has anything my Ego warned me about materialised in real life?

NEVER IGNORE MY EGO 

(as  it will only make things worse!)

What this tip is about:

How to practise this tip?

Dare me to ignore it, my Ego cannot stand it! It sees catastrophes all around me, and I pretend not to hear its warnings!? What the hell???!!?! And, indeed, this is when hell breaks loose. My Ego will do whatever it takes to draw my attention, up to throwing myself in panic, if this is the only way to be heard! It has no limit to make sure I pay attention - as nothing can stand in the way of its mission to protect me. Accordingly, as my Ego cannot stand being ignored, we have to stick together. I need to pay attention to what it says: there is no other way. I must hear it. And then, I can consciously decide to follow it, or to leverage it. But in all cases, we stick together!

  1. Choose one moment (at least!) every day. Capture what is happening: what is my Ego talking to me about? Consciously listen to the little voice in my head, and pay attention to what it has to say. 

  2. Is the thought positive or negative?       Positive     Negative

  3. How does my Ego make you feel?

  4. Do I agree with what it is advising me to do?    Yes     No

  5. Experiment dialoguing with my Ego, as if I would talk to another person. What happens then?

  6. If I had any peak of stress during this 7 days-in-a-row experiment, or even panic attacks: reflecting back, 

  7. On a scale from 1 to 10, how loud was my Ego at that moment?

  8. Was I paying attention to my Ego before the panic/high stress started? 

  9. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much did paying more attention to my Ego helped lower stress intensity/panic attacks?

  10. Out of my 7 days in-a-row practice of never ignoring my Ego, has anything my Ego warned me about materialised in real life?

LIVE WELL !

New challenges?

The Puzzle is suited to deal with 

self-inflicted stress and uncertainty

Leverage the Puzzle 

as you see fit

Come back to the tips 

as you need

WHAT NEXT?!

NEVER IGNORE MY EGO 

(as  it will only make things worse!)

What this tip is about:

How to practise this tip?

Dare me to ignore it, my Ego cannot stand it! It sees catastrophes all around me, and I pretend not to hear its warnings!? What the hell???!!?! And, indeed, this is when hell breaks loose. My Ego will do whatever it takes to draw my attention, up to throwing myself in panic, if this is the only way to be heard! It has no limit to make sure I pay attention - as nothing can stand in the way of its mission to protect me. Accordingly, as my Ego cannot stand being ignored, we have to stick together. I need to pay attention to what it says: there is no other way. I must hear it. And then, I can consciously decide to follow it, or to leverage it. But in all cases, we stick together!

  1. Choose one moment (at least!) every day. Capture what is happening: what is my Ego talking to me about? Consciously listen to the little voice in my head, and pay attention to what it has to say. 

  2. Is the thought positive or negative?       Positive     Negative

  3. How does my Ego make you feel?

  4. Do I agree with what it is advising me to do?    Yes     No

  5. Experiment dialoguing with my Ego, as if I would talk to another person. What happens then?

  6. If I had any peak of stress during this 7 days-in-a-row experiment, or even panic attacks: reflecting back, 

  7. On a scale from 1 to 10, how loud was my Ego at that moment?

  8. Was I paying attention to my Ego before the panic/high stress started? 

  9. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much did paying more attention to my Ego helped lower stress intensity/panic attacks?

  10. Out of my 7 days in-a-row practice of never ignoring my Ego, has anything my Ego warned me about materialised in real life?

CONGRATULATIONS!

MYSELF

EGO

PRESENT

CONNECT

FILTER

COMPASS

PROTECTION

POLLUTION

RULES

MASTER

YOU ARE MASTERING THE PUZZLE PIECE 

MY EGO! 

WELL DONE!

NEVER IGNORE MY EGO 

(as  it will only make things worse!)

What this tip is about:

How to practise this tip?

Dare me to ignore it, my Ego cannot stand it! It sees catastrophes all around me, and I pretend not to hear its warnings!? What the hell???!!?! And, indeed, this is when hell breaks loose. My Ego will do whatever it takes to draw my attention, up to throwing myself in panic, if this is the only way to be heard! It has no limit to make sure I pay attention - as nothing can stand in the way of its mission to protect me. Accordingly, as my Ego cannot stand being ignored, we have to stick together. I need to pay attention to what it says: there is no other way. I must hear it. And then, I can consciously decide to follow it, or to leverage it. But in all cases, we stick together!

  1. Choose one moment (at least!) every day. Capture what is happening: what is my Ego talking to me about? Consciously listen to the little voice in my head, and pay attention to what it has to say. 

  2. Is the thought positive or negative?       Positive     Negative

  3. How does my Ego make you feel?

  4. Do I agree with what it is advising me to do?    Yes     No

  5. Experiment dialoguing with my Ego, as if I would talk to another person. What happens then?

  6. If I had any peak of stress during this 7 days-in-a-row experiment, or even panic attacks: reflecting back, 

  7. On a scale from 1 to 10, how loud was my Ego at that moment?

  8. Was I paying attention to my Ego before the panic/high stress started? 

  9. On a scale from 0 to 10, how much did paying more attention to my Ego helped lower stress intensity/panic attacks?

  10. Out of my 7 days in-a-row practice of never ignoring my Ego, has anything my Ego warned me about materialised in real life?

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