Step 3: Think about choices. Pick one.

1.  Brainstorm your choices in column 1.

2.  In column 2 code:

a.  Red light – good chance of leading to more trouble 

b.  Yellow light – be careful - may or may not lead to trouble

c.  Green light – good chance of keeping out of trouble

3.  In the last column, indicate green and yellow actions that you can feel OK about doing. Put a "√" if you could feel OK. Put a “?” if you are not sure. Put a "X" if you cannot feel OK about the choice.

4.  Star the green or yellow choice that you feel OK about that has the best chance of leading you away from trouble.

Step 4: Identify a motivating thought.

Brainstorm thoughts that will help you do the choice you identified in Step 3. Star the thoughts that you can imagine will work best for you and that you are willing to try.