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TOPUCU Adult Faith-Based Workbook Lesson 3: Part 2

So, here’s the secret, three simple letters. the discomfort of spending a little extra time "The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever
P.A.T. You need to lock this into your brain away from your friends or the television so sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." — 2 Corinthians 9:6 (ESV)
and add it to your TOPUCU Toolbox. you can get it done on time. Or what about
“P.A.T.” It’s an acronym that stands for the young person who spends all winter weren’t consciously aware of it. But now Let's review where we are with our three
“Pain Association Transfer.” And what working out so in the summer they can you are. And now you have no excuse. images. In lesson one you learned to
exactly is “Pain Association Transfer?” Well, proudly flaunt their bodies without feeling Take the time to really understand how memorize the word "Routine." From lesson
think about it this way. If a doctor told you ashamed. Or the older person who eats this principle works. Then apply the Pain two you learned to visualize the "Scales of
that you only had 30 days to live unless you healthier so they won’t have to deal Association Transfer technique to the habit Justice." Now in lesson three it's just three
walked a mile every day for the next month, with the pain of not being healthy enough you’ve decided to work on during this initials, P.A.T., Pain Association Transfer. If
would you do it? Of course you would? to play with their grandchildren tomorrow. Starter Program. You will see change in you're not doing your homework – The
No matter how tired or busy you were you Are you getting this? your attitude and that will lead to change Only Person U Cheat is U. TOPUCU
would make the time and effort to walk that in your life.
mile because you wouldn’t want to deal with Pain Association Transfer. P.A.T. This is
the consequences of not doing it. Now that’s one of the secrets that separates the
an extreme example. Let’s look at something champions from the ordinary people. This LESSON 3: QUIZ
a little closer to home. If you don't pay your is one of the secrets to becoming a finisher!
taxes by April 15 you will incur interest Champions learn how to create this “future
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and penalties on the amount owed. pain” in their brain in order to deal with
This pain association transfer is the reason the “present pain” that keeps most people 1. What does P.A.T. stand for?
so many people file their taxes on the 15 . from reaching for what they want in life.
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If you have a health issue you take your Finishers know that today’s pain is bad, but
medication because you understand the tomorrow’s pain is unbearable.
results if you don't. Let’s consider a student who wants to
be a doctor. All of the academic work 2. We must all suffer one of two things: the
In the case of Noah, he dealt with the fatigue pain of discipline or the pain of
and splinters and the ridicule of others they do in high school and college is with
and continued to build the ark because he that goal in mind. They don’t mind doing all or
knew what would happen if he didn’t finish the hard work because they associate the
it. That is “Pain Association Transfer.” We do pain of doing that hard work against the NOTES:
it all the time. We redirect the pain we feel pain of not becoming a doctor. Whenever 3. TOPUCU is not just about information; it's
today with the future pain that would end up the work seems excruciating, they do it
being much worse. We’ve all been in school anyhow because they keep their mind on about
at some point, right? And we’ve all waited the end goal of becoming a doctor and
until the last minute to do an assignment. For because failing to reach that goal is
three weeks we put it off and procrastinate infinitely more excruciating. 4. Champions learn how to create future pain
and then on the day before it’s due we pull What do you want to become? What do you in their brain in order to deal with the
an all-nighter and get it done. But after all want to accomplish? What great plan does pain that keeps most of
that waiting, why do we do it all? Simple. God have for your life? What is the “present us from reaching for what we want in life.
Because on that last day you finally begin pain” you’re avoiding? What “future pain”
to associate the pain of not getting it done have you already accepted? You have to
and failing as a result. What if the teacher change your mind set. You have to be like
said that if the assignment isn’t done in one Noah and accept the “present pain” in order 5. Provide an example of how you will
week you'd fail the class? You would have to avoid the “future pain.” Pain Association use P.A.T. :
the report done in a week – maybe even Transfer. P.A.T. We’ve all done it before. You
earlier - because you would associate the do it every day. The difference was you
pain of being failed as “more painful” than

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