| Section 5 - Try Harder! |
| If your drive is to try harder: Your values are those of persistence, patience and determination. You will use the word �try�, which usually means �I�ll try to do it instead of actually doing it�. You often appear very tense. You are intense and committed to righting wrongs. You are usually on the side of the underdog - often working for causes. You take on a lot of tasks - often uncompleted. You set high goals - often not achieved. You are a hard worker. Your stress is induced by being criticised for not caring or not being responsible and be told �You are not trying�. Your stress behaviour is that much effort goes into trying - but little is achieved. Lots of tasks are taken on and promises made - but something always gets in the way of a success. You then tend to move into reactive, rebellious behaviour. The drivers you have picked up are those of �Keep trying�, �Don�t be satisfied�, �Don�t relax�. Your ways of reducing stress in yourself are; � Notice how often you say �I�ll try� and say � I Will� or �I won�t� instead. � Before you take on extra work check that it is realistic for you to do so. � Check that you want to do things rather than you ought to do them. � Try to stop comparing your self with others. � Create standards for yourself which are not related to others. � Be willing to distinguish between things you can change and those which you cannot. � Start now and not tomorrow |
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| COUNTERACTING DRIVERS |