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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook Lesson 1-7 Recap

LESSON 1-7 RECAP
"Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." — Psalm 16:3 (ESV)

from completing your goal; picture the This could mean going through your cabinets
excuses, the bad habits, the laziness, the and refrigerator and trashing some of the
negative thoughts. Picture that thing sitting unhealthy items you have. Or it could mean
on top of a bridge and then visualize that cutting up your credit cards. Maybe it means You’ve reached the end of the TOPUCU In LESSON SIX we talked about the value of
bridge blowing up! We’re sure you’ve seen severing relationships with people who are a Starter Program, but this is only the beginning time. You need to make a list of the 6 most
a bridge blown up in the movies – detonate bad influence in your life. Whatever it takes, of your journey. Let’s take a look back at important tasks to accomplish each day and get
that sucker and blow it to smithereens. you have to burn the bridge! what we’ve discussed. First, think about the them done. Work to optimize the 168 hours you
challenge or the habit change you chose at the have in each week.
beginning of the program and let’s work through
LESSON 7: QUIZ all Seven Lessons: And finally, in LESSON SEVEN, we learned about
the importance of burning the bridge. You must
In LESSON ONE we gave you the word “routine.”
from changing or causing you to go back to
The craving and reward components of habits are visualize the challenges that are keeping you
static, but you can change the routine. You have your old habits, put them on top of that bridge
1. Burning the bridge entails making a NOTES: to continue developing new routines that line up and blow them up!
with what you are trying to accomplish.
Now that you’ve completed the Seven Lessons,
to your future self. In LESSON TWO we asked you to look at the you should have a good mental understanding

Scales of Motivation as a guide to why you of what true transformation is and hopefully you
may or may not be actively pursuing your habit have turned this knowledge into action. Over
2. What does 'burn the bridge' represent in change. You have to constantly evaluate the the next eight weeks we are going to ask you to
this lesson? scales to see which part of the formula needs spend about 10 to 15 minutes a day, five days a
to be adjusted in order to keep you moving week, putting what you’ve learned into writing.
Select one: towards your belief in the payoff. Don’t take this step lightly.

a. Negativity in the past In LESSON THREE we gave you the initials P.A.T.,

b. Excuses to reach goals which stands for Pain Association Transfer. BE SELF-DISCIPLINED!
You must remember that discomfort is critical
c. Challenges to reach full potential in transformation and that the pain you may Did you notice how the word “self” comes
experience now, as you’re changing, is nothing before the word “discipline.” This means that
d. Obstacles or roadblocks compared to the pain you may feel if you decide YOU have to discipline you to become who you
to stay in your current situation. want to become. Keep an eye on that TOPUCU
e. All of the above
wristband as a constant reminder of what
In LESSON FOUR we talked about the 7 E’s to you’re working on and as a reminder to finish
help control your thinking. You have to stop the TOPUCU program so that you can open
3. You have to be self- negative thoughts at the first E, “Entrance,” your finisher-band envelope.
in order to become the person you want and conversely you need to nurture the positive
to become. thoughts all the way through to the final E, Don’t give up! Don’t stop making progress!
which stands for “Enveloped.” Don’t stop taking steps toward positive
transformation. Because when you quit before
In LESSON FIVE we talked about visualization you reach your goal; when you give in to laziness
and used the example of the image on a puzzle or complacency, when you don’t finish what
box to illustrate the idea of having a picture of you start, “The Only Person U Cheat is U!”
what you’re reaching for. You must continue to
visualize your goal and reach for it one piece
at a time.

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