Tag: 30 day challenge
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Level 2 – Day 29-30: Reflecting and Moving Forward
What’s This About? You’ve made it to the final days of the challenge! Now it’s time to reflect on your progress and set intentions for how you’ll continue using these tools in the future. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Reflect on the past 30 days. What changes have you noticed in your thinking? How has it…
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Level 2 – Day 27-28: Setting Healthy Boundaries
What’s This About? Sometimes, negative thinking comes from taking on too much or not protecting your personal space. Setting healthy boundaries is essential for mental well-being. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Think about an area in your life where you need to set clearer boundaries—maybe with work, friends, or social media. Write down what your ideal…
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Level 2 – Day 25-26: Releasing Perfectionism
What’s This About?Perfectionism often fuels negative thinking by setting unrealistically high standards that are impossible to meet. Learning to let go of perfectionism allows for growth and progress. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Identify one area of your life where you feel the need to be perfect. What would happen if you allowed yourself to be…
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Level 2 – Day 23-24: Practicing Self-Compassion
What’s This About?Self-compassion means treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer a friend. It’s an important part of overcoming negative thinking because we are often our own worst critics. Fun Activities: Activity 1: The next time you catch yourself thinking negatively about yourself, ask, “What would I say to a friend in this…
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Level 2 – Day 21-22: Building a Support System
What’s This About?Having people you can turn to for encouragement and support is crucial when working to overcome negative thinking. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Think about who in your life makes you feel uplifted. Reach out to one or two of these people and have a positive conversation with them. Let them know what you’re…
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Level 2 – Day 19-20: Visualizing Positive Outcomes
What’s This About?Visualization is a tool used by athletes, successful business people, and anyone looking to achieve their goals. When you visualize positive outcomes, you’re mentally rehearsing success. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Think of a goal or challenge you’re working on. Close your eyes and imagine yourself succeeding at it. What do you see? How…
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Level 2 – Day 17-18: Practicing Gratitude
What’s This About?Gratitude is a powerful way to shift focus from what’s wrong to what’s right. When you practice gratitude regularly, it helps break the cycle of negative thinking. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Start a gratitude journal. Each day, write down three things you’re thankful for, big or small. Try to focus on specific things,…
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Level 2 – Day 15-16: Reframing Your Thoughts
What’s This About? Reframing means taking a negative thought and putting it in a more positive or realistic light. It’s like putting on a different set of glasses to see things more clearly. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Go back to the alternative positive statements you created in Days 13-14. Write them on sticky notes or…
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Level 2 – Day 13-14: Challenging Negative Thoughts
What’s This About?It’s time to challenge your negative thoughts. Often, we accept them as facts when they’re really just interpretations or assumptions. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Pick two or three negative thoughts from your journal. For each one, ask yourself: “Is this really true?” “What evidence do I have for or against this thought?” Activity…
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Level 2 – Day 11-12: Identifying Negative Thoughts
What’s This About?Now that you’ve begun to build awareness of how your thoughts affect your mood, let’s identify specific negative thoughts that may hold you back. Recognizing them is the first step to overcoming them. Fun Activities: Activity 1: Keep a journal for a full day, and write down any negative thoughts or self-doubts that…