FOUNDATION™ · Guided practice

The reps, out loud, so the practice runs without you having to remember it.

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Phase 01 · Individual · 2 min

Catch it and name it

Move the catch from hindsight into the moment by rehearsing the label on a memory before you need it live.

Before you press play

Bring to mind one exchange in the last week that did not go the way you wanted. Recent, small, real.

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  1. Breathe out slowly. Put the scene in front of you without stepping into it.

    Hold 14 seconds

  2. Where did you feel it first? Jaw, chest, stomach, shoulders. Find the location.

    Hold 18 seconds

  3. What did the voice in your head say about the other person?

    Hold 18 seconds

  4. What did it say about you?

    Hold 18 seconds

  5. Give the pattern its name out loud. Judge. Controller. Pleaser. Hyper-Achiever. Whichever it was.

    Hold 16 seconds

  6. Say the sentence: that is the pattern, not the situation.

    Hold 12 seconds

  7. Now let the scene go. You have the label. That is what you carry into the week.

    Hold 6 seconds

These tracks are practice, not therapy, diagnosis or medical advice. If pressure is affecting your health, speak to a clinician.

Positive Intelligence®, the PQ® Score, and the Saboteur model are trademarks and the work of Shirzad Chamine and Positive Intelligence, LLC. Compass Performance, Inc. does not own them and claims no rights in them; Compass is an independent user of these licensed instruments. The Compass service is Mental Fitness™, and the reading, interpretation and commentary here are Compass's own.

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Positive Intelligence®, the PQ® Score, and the Saboteur model are trademarks and the work of Shirzad Chamine and Positive Intelligence, LLC. Compass Performance, Inc. does not own them and claims no rights in them; Compass is an independent user of these licensed instruments. The Compass service is Mental Fitness™, and the reading, interpretation and commentary here are Compass's own. No affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement by Shirzad Chamine or Positive Intelligence, LLC is implied.

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