The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

by Steve Peters

Is it really a dream? • How important is this to you and your Chimp? • Do you and your Chimp really want to achieve it? • What are the benefits of achieving your dream? • Are the benefits worth having, compared to the cost of getting there? The plans and requirements to fulfil the dream • What plans have you made to achieve this? • What have you tried in the past? • If it failed in the past, why was this? • What are you going to do that is different this time? • What new strategies have you got for the future? • What worked in the past? • Have you made sure that your plans are watertight by letting someone else check them with you? • What are the essential, significant and desirable requirements for both Human and Chimp for this plan to work? • Have you got the essentials in place BEFORE you start? Hurdles, barriers and pitfalls • Have you made a list of the hurdles you have to jump? • Have you got a strategy to jump each hurdle? • What will you have to sacrifice? • What are your plans for dealing with the downsides? • What stress will you face in trying to achieve this dream? • What barriers do you think you will have to get round or negotiate on? • What are your plans to avoid or get round each barrier? • What pitfalls might you need to avoid? • How will you recognise the pitfalls as you approach them? • If you failed to reach your dream how would you feel and how will you deal with this? What will keep you going when you face problems? • How will you deal with failing t...