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

by Steve Peters

The Commitment Screen questions Here is a set of questions you can answer to cover the two aspects of the Commitment Screen. This will ensure that you are fully prepared to take on your dream. 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 fulfill 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 do you have 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? Do you have the essentials in place BEFORE you start? Hurdles, barriers and pitfalls Have you made a list of the hurdles you have to jump? Do you have a strategy for jumping each hurdle? What will you have to sacrifice? What are your plans for dealing with the downsides? What stresses will you face in trying to achieve this dream? What barriers do you think you will have to get around or negotiate on? What are your plans to avoid or get around each barrier? What pitfalls might you need to avoid? How will you recognize the pitfalls as you approach them? If you failed to...