GAINING CONTROL OF EVENTS

Different events in your life have different degrees of control. The following is a list of different events in you may experience in your life. Rank the degree of control for each event, 1 standing for the least amount of control and 5, the most amount of control.

Example: What time I go to bed at night Degree of Control = 5
Although things may occur that delay the time I go to bed, like laundry or homework, it is still my choice as to how early or how late I choose to get to bed every night.

Event Degree of Control	_____
Time I get out of bed	_____
What I eat	_____
What I wear (to comply with school dress code)	_____
Length of my commute to work	_____
Meeting with my teacher/principal	_____
Lunch with a friend	_____
How I react to a peer I don’t care for	_____
Traffic on my way home	_____
What I do this evening	_____
What I do tomorrow night	_____

 

For each of the following ‘time robbers,’ mark whether it is ‘self-inflicted’ (SI) or ‘imposed on us’ (IU).

Example: Personal disorganization SI, because that is under your contro

lPut a star (*) by the five ‘time robbers’ you believe are the most common.

Time Robbers
Poor attitude	_____
Poor communication	_____
Equipment failure	_____
Disorganized boss	_____
Socializing	_____
Too much work	_____
Procrastination	_____
Poor planning	_____
Interruptions	_____
Waiting for answers	_____
Shifting priorities	_____
Lack of self-discipline	_____
Failure to listen	_____
Unclear job definition	_____
Cluttered workspace	_____
Low company morale	_____

Kate Aprahamian/Dee Hamlet
Booket T. Washington
Norfolk VA