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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook Lesson 1: Part 2

for a run or a swim or some other physical desires. When it comes to your own personal watching television for hours and hours on through the grueling programs at Yale and
fitness activity and as a result decided to transformation this is a powerful tool. Write end. Despite her lack of education, Ben’s University of Michigan’s School of Medicine.
skip that bag of greasy potato chips when it a note to yourself. Put it in a strategic and mother began to see that her boys would He would later go on to become the very
was offered to you? You didn’t want to take visible place. In this note write down a be nothing in life without a drastic change first doctor to perform the groundbreaking
all that hard work you just put in and ruin reminder of the positive routine behavior in this routine behavior. So she began to surgery of separating twins who were
it with one bad snack, right? That positive you’ll commit to when you’re faced with your limit the amount of TV they watched. She conjoined at the head. And to think, it all
behavior of working out, led to the positive trigger, along with an affirmative statement didn’t allow them to go out with their friends started with the simple act of substituting
behavior of skipping an unhealthy snack. that will remind you of the satisfaction you’ll until their homework and studies were a television with a book.
And just like that you’ve begun to develop receive from that positive behavior. done. She also picked up books from the
yet another good habit. Now you’re feeling Here’s an example: library and required the boys to read and True transformation happens when you
better and eating better; you’re experiencing give her written reports on a weekly basis decide to make changes. And that’s what
less guilt and have more energy; and so forth “When I want a snack I will have almonds despite her inability to read past a third- this program is all about: Transformation.
and so on. The habits build on one another instead of ice cream. Almonds are healthier grade level. Looking back, Doctor Carson In the following lessons you will learn the
and before you know it, you have a collection for me and will give me the satisfaction that admits that these changes in routine were secrets and tools that finishers use to create
of good habits that are leading to a better I really desire.” extremely difficult to deal with and for a long good habits. But you have to get on board
overall lifestyle. And it all began with a single Put that note on the refrigerator. Put it on time he and his brother were ridiculed by and make it happen.
building block habit. your bathroom mirror. Put it somewhere you other kids in the neighborhood because of At the end of each of the seven lessons we
will see if often. Will it feel a little weird at their mother’s strict rules. But he would one are going to give you a visual tool you will
Now that you’ve done some evaluating of day realize these rules were more than just
the trigger and the satisfaction components, first writing notes to yourself? Possibly. Will rules; they were building block habits. Ben need to memorize. This visual tool will be
you should be able to identify some better you have to explain to other people in your found that reading and studying was a great a constant reminder of that lesson. For this
routine behaviors as replacements for bad house why there are random pieces of paper substitute routine that actually bridged the lesson on habit change the visual tool is the
ones. Now it’s time to take action! This is stuck to the fridge? Sure! But, do it anyway. gap between his trigger and his satisfaction. word – Routine. Yes, just one word. Memorize
what you need to do: TOPUCU is not just about information – it’s it and think about it every time you start
about transformation. It’s not good enough He developed a love for reading and in turn engaging in a bad routine. Look at your
to just know what to do. You need to do a love for education. So when he decided to wristband and remember – The Only Person
what you know! Take Action! Take a few pursue a career as a surgeon he already had U Cheat is U. TOPUCU.
WRITE IT DOWN!
moments to examine your bad habit, the the good habits he would need to make it
In the Old Testament, the prophet Habakkuk triggers, and the satisfaction associated
is having a discussion with God about with it. You must consider new routines that "Do not be conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewal of your
staying faithful and diligent in the moment, can take the place of old, negative, routines. mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and
even though we can’t always see the end You need to write that note to yourself as acceptable and perfect." — Romans 12:2 (ESV)
result. In Chapter 2, verses 2-3, the Lord a reminder of what you have set out to
replied to one of Habakkuk’s inquires with do. This is small stuff that can lead to huge
the following message: changes in your life.
NOTES:
“Write down the revelation and make it plain Before our lesson ends, you should hear the
on tablets so that the herald may run with it. story about a man named Dr. Ben Carson. He
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; wasn’t always Doctor Carson.
it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Ben Carson was raised in Detroit by an
Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly uneducated single mother who sometimes
come and will not delay.” (NIV)
worked as many as three jobs at a time
The Bible supports the principal of writing so she could feed him and his brother.
down the promises we have from our Father With their mother away at work much of
and furthermore writing down our goals and the time, the boys developed a habit of

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