Years ago anxiety had a fierce hold on me. I raged at people I loved most. Couldn't make a decision because I was afraid every decision would be devastating.

A LOT of things needed to change in my life and I was grasping at everything. Medical care, mental health care, spiritual counseling.

Make no mistake, I needed ALL those things and at some point I will need those things again.
But it took journaling to bring all those elements together -- so I could take daily action and measure results over time.
One of my most important journaling tools? Completing a thing called the HEART Check every weekday -- as taught by John Baker of Saddleback Church.
I teach the HEART Check method in my #RoamanJournals course.
https://t.co/pRDHTgIeBg
My dear and beautiful friend @elaptics took the time to build me a @RoamResearch automation and to test it for a bit.
In this edition of Inside Roaman Journals, Andy shows us his HEART Check setup -- and nearly brings me to 😭 as he explains why the technique works. https://t.co/mOj9BNyVZi
If you want to read the newsletter edition introducing this conversation, grab the link below -- it's got a timestamp summary.
https://t.co/bT1VRczV8i
Thank you, Andy. I'm so glad @RoamResearch connected us.

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1/ Here’s a list of conversational frameworks I’ve picked up that have been helpful.

Please add your own.

2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you


3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.

“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”

“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”

4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:

“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”

“What’s end-game here?”

“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”

5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:

“What would the best version of yourself do”?

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