Dr. Ethan Kross

So great job. Okay.

So great job. Okay.

So great job. Okay.

Hey, I'm happy to give them. But it's true. And the reason why we do the outcome next, now you've articulated your goal. We want to energize you. Like this is a goal worth pursuing. This is worth my time. So now you're in this energized state for pursuing this goal. Now we get to the second O, which are the obstacles. Okay. The personal obstacles that are going to stand in the way

Hey, I'm happy to give them. But it's true. And the reason why we do the outcome next, now you've articulated your goal. We want to energize you. Like this is a goal worth pursuing. This is worth my time. So now you're in this energized state for pursuing this goal. Now we get to the second O, which are the obstacles. Okay. The personal obstacles that are going to stand in the way

Hey, I'm happy to give them. But it's true. And the reason why we do the outcome next, now you've articulated your goal. We want to energize you. Like this is a goal worth pursuing. This is worth my time. So now you're in this energized state for pursuing this goal. Now we get to the second O, which are the obstacles. Okay. The personal obstacles that are going to stand in the way

of you achieving this goal. So what might be an obstacle that might prevent you from turning the volume on your chatter down?

of you achieving this goal. So what might be an obstacle that might prevent you from turning the volume on your chatter down?

of you achieving this goal. So what might be an obstacle that might prevent you from turning the volume on your chatter down?

Yeah. So you mean turn the volume down?

Yeah. So you mean turn the volume down?

Yeah. So you mean turn the volume down?

Yeah. So you've just gone through your obstacles. So what we would then do, we would focus on one of those obstacles to start and we get to a P, which is our plan.

Yeah. So you've just gone through your obstacles. So what we would then do, we would focus on one of those obstacles to start and we get to a P, which is our plan.

Yeah. So you've just gone through your obstacles. So what we would then do, we would focus on one of those obstacles to start and we get to a P, which is our plan.

But it's not any kind of plan. It's what we call... an implementation intention. It's easier to call it a plan. It's basically an if-then plan. So if I find myself doom casting and becoming this savant in negative self-talk, then, and you plug in what you are going to do. You plug in the tools that you're going to use in that situation.

But it's not any kind of plan. It's what we call... an implementation intention. It's easier to call it a plan. It's basically an if-then plan. So if I find myself doom casting and becoming this savant in negative self-talk, then, and you plug in what you are going to do. You plug in the tools that you're going to use in that situation.

But it's not any kind of plan. It's what we call... an implementation intention. It's easier to call it a plan. It's basically an if-then plan. So if I find myself doom casting and becoming this savant in negative self-talk, then, and you plug in what you are going to do. You plug in the tools that you're going to use in that situation.

So if I find myself berating myself incessantly, then I'm going to coach myself using distance self-talk.

So if I find myself berating myself incessantly, then I'm going to coach myself using distance self-talk.