Below are some sample practices I've given clients working with various goals such as improving one's financial life (Money), Time Management, Preparing for Career Change, Assessing failure etc :

Gaining New Insight into My Relationship with Money

Almost everyone leaks power around their finances in some way. Most of us worry about money more than we know, whether we have enough or not. A little self-observation practice can lead to major insights and the first step towards having financial peace of mind. Try this for a month and send me an email telling me what you learned. I'll write back and we can talk about your insight.

Twice a day for 30 days take five or so minutes and answer the following questions in writing:

Midday:

• What interactions have I had so far today that involved money? (E.G. bought something, paid a bill, went to the bank, discussed how much something cost with a family member, got a financial statement in the mail that you did/did not open, thought/worried about money, decided to buy/not to buy something based on cost, etc.)
• What were the circumstances?
• How do I feel about it/them?
• Will I do anything differently tomorrow based on my experiences today?

End of Day:

• What interactions have I had during the rest of this day that involved money?
• What were the circumstances?
• How do I feel about it/them?
• Will I do anything differently tomorrow based on my experiences today?

Feeling Like a Failure/Or Assessing an Overt Failure:

• Think of a time you felt like an abject failure, write 1-3 pages about what happened from your perspective.
• Write 1-3 pages about what you learned from that experience, including in what ways you were responsible for what happened. Give this some time and thought, often the ways in which we contribute to our own demise are subtle and are topics we have been consciously or unconsciously avoiding.
• Write 1-3 more pages. How can you reinterpret what happened, how have you learned and grown? What are you already doing differently as a result of what you learned? What else can you do differently?
• Keep writing. How will you integrate these changes into your life? Who will you ask for support? What will you do if you find yourself reverting back to an old habit/behavior?

I encourage you all to remember that everyone fails at one time or another, it is part of being human. What matters is the way we handle the experience, the perspective we hold it in and whether we remain open to learning and growing as a result. Feel free to email me your response to this practice exercise.