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Opposing Council: A Tool for Logically Shifting Your Concerns

I told you I was going to give you both left- and right-brained tools to use.
This tool is left brained and follows a very logical approach. In Part 2 of this
lesson, I will present a right brained tool which will clear at the deeper,
subconscious levels.

You will use this first tool to play opposing council to begin to change the way
you see the concerns that you have.

Return to the prior worksheet where you listed your concerns and feelings
about attaining your goal.

When you look at all your concerns, rate your level of anxiety or intensity on a
scale of 1 to 10 with ten being the highest. You will measure again after you
do each exercise to see how much progress you have made.

My rating

Opposing Council Exercise

Now fill in each of your concerns and then list a statement that counteracts
those concerns:

Even though ,
I can

For example:
Even though I have never done this before, I can learn how to do it now.

Even though I don’t know if this will work, I can give it a try one step at a time.

Even though I am scared, I can acknowledge those feelings and let it be okay
that I am scared.

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Create an opposing council statement for each of your concerns:

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Now take a moment and do the 10 deep breaths exercise that you learned
earlier. (Take ten deep breaths and then hold for as long as you comfortably
can on the last breath).

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Relax ……

Rate your level of anxiety or intensity around attaining your goal again:

My rating

If your anxiety level is 2-3 or higher, notice the thoughts and concerns that you
have now.

Write an opposing council statement for each of your remaining concerns

below:

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Even though ,
I can

Take ten deep breaths and hold. Relax with your eyes closed for a couple of
minutes are you release your breath.

Think about your goal and rate your level of anxiety or intensity again.

My rating

If you still have intensity or anxiety at 3 or above, then you may have
subconscious beliefs that are deeper. If this is the case, I recommend doing
the next exercise, which will help release the anxiety and some of the beliefs
behind it at a deeper level.

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If your anxiety level has dropped below a 3, then take a moment now to
visualize yourself attaining your goal and notice how good that feels.

If you are able to visualize it, your next step is to get in action. Go for it! Take
a step towards that goal or dream. Dot it now, if at all possible.

If you are unable to visualize yourself attaining the dream or feel better now
but the thoughts and fears return later, don’t worry, we will do some deeper
clearing work in Part 2 of Lesson 1 and throughout this 12 month program.

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