the reteaming process

Instructions for users of
the reteaming workbook and the reteaming poster

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Page 4. THE DREAM
Write a description of your dream here. To become aware of what you dream of you might want to imagine that a year has passed and you are enjoying your life. You are satisfied with all the positive developments that have taken place over the past year. Things are going well on all areas of your life: work; studies; health; family; love life; friends; hobbies, etc. Write a letter from the future to yourself (or to someone else) describing how you are doing and what is happening in your life then.

Page 6. GOALS
In order for you to make your dream come true you probably need to achieve various goals. The word "goal" means things you need to learn, things you have started that you need to complete, behaviours that you need to change, habits you need to drop, or objectives you need to accomplish. Try to identify a number of goals that you believe would help you make your dream to come true, and list them on this page.

Page 8-9. THE GOAL, NAME AND SYMBOL
Choose one goal from you list of goals that you want to achieve. The idea is that if you concentrate on one goal at a time you will be more likely to make progress than if you try to achieve many goals at once. Make sure you state your goal in positive terms. Your goals should not be stopping doing something or doing less of the wrong thing. Instead it should be starting doing something or doing more of the right thing.

Give a name to your goal or your project to reach that goal. Find an appealing name by which you refer to the project of reaching your goal. Be creative. An important project should have a good name.

To make your project even more important for you, in addition to the name, also come up with a symbol that represents your goal. The symbol for your project can be anything, an animal, a fruit, a slogan, a bumper sticker or even something appearing on your screen saver. Be creative. The symbol will remind you of your project and inspire you to become creative in finding ways to make progress.

Page 10. SUPPORTERS
Reteaming is based on the idea that it is next to impossible to achieve personal goals without any help, encouragement, assistance, or support from other people. Don't try to be a self-made person. Rely on other people. Recruit a number of supporters, ask these people to support you and to become your supporters. To do this you will, of course, have to tell them about your project, the name you have given it and the symbol that you have chosen to stand for it. If they ask you in what way you want them to support you, tell them what you expect from them. Your supporters can support you in many ways: they may encourage you, remind you, or help you in practical ways. Above all you need them in order to have someone to share your progress with.

Page 12. BENEFITS
List here the benefits of your goal to yourself as well as to other people. What good will reaching your goal do to yourself? What favourable effects will it have on your family members, your friendships, your children, your work? The more benefits you manage to identify the more motivated you will be to take whatever action you need to take to actually achieve your goal. Don't stop until you have gathered a dozen or so different benefits.

Page 14. PROGRESS UP UNTILL NOW
Write a report about what progress you have already made. When you decide on a goal that you want to achieve, it is more than likely that, to some extent, you are already on the way. Look carefully and you will find that there are some things that have happened that can be considered as preliminary progress. Perhaps there were some moments when you achieved your goal, even if it was for just for a brief while. Perhaps you have recently taken some minor action to promote your goal. Or perhaps you have recently just thought about doing something about the goal. Whatever it is, write it down here. Seeing it written down will help you realize that you are already on the right track. It is always easier to continue with something that has already been started than to begin something that's altogether new.

Page 16-17 THE STEPS OF PROGRESS
These pages are reserved for you to write a description of how you imagine that progress will take place - presuming all goes well. Use the steps of the illustration: On the first step you can write what will be the first little sign for you, already tomorrow or within a couple of days, that will signal to you that you are well on the way. On the second step you can write what will be a more significant step, a week or two from now, that will indicate to you that progress is well on the way. On the third step, write what will a major step, within a month or so, that will indicate to you that you that you have done quite a bit of progress even if you haven't fully achieved your goal yet. And on the fourth step, write what you consider to be indication that you have actually achieved your goal.

Page 18. NOT EASY
This page is to remind you about being realistic. Write here why you think it is not going to be easy for you to achieve your goal. The idea here is not to discourage or demoralize you but to be realistic, to make you realize the fact that reaching your goal is not just a "piece of cake". You probably would not have set yourself a goal that is very easy for you to achieve. You don't need to dwell much on this question. Just list some of the reasons why reaching your goal is not easy and then move on.

Page 20. REASONS FOR CONFIDENCE
Reaching your goal is not easy but it doesn't mean that it is impossible. Here your task is to become aware of the reasons why achieving your goal is possible. List several reasons that give you confidence that you can make it. Think, for example, about the progress that you have already made, remember your previous success in reaching similar goals, pay attention to resources that are available to you, etc. Becoming aware of your personal resources will give you confidence. List some of your assets here and don't be modest. We all have abilities and good qualities that can help us reach goals.

Ask also your supporters and other people who know you what it is that gives them confidence that you will succeed? Why would they say that your goal is not unrealistic but something that you can actually achieve. In order to fill this page, you will actually have to talk with other people and ask them to write down in your workbook what it is that convinces them that you will make it.

Page 26. KEEP A DIARY OF YOUR PROGRESS
In order for you to get progress rolling, you need to pay attention to positive development. Write down even the smallest signs of desired change.You will need this information on the following pages.

Keeping your eyes on progress, noticing positive development, is central in reteaming. Positive changes can go unnoticed unless you keep a diary of your progress, share your notes with your supporters, and engage in discussion about what it was that you did that caused the progress to happen.

Page 28. ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTION OF OTHER PEOPLE
When you analyse your progress, you often find that your supporters, and perhaps other people too, have contributed to your progress. They have perhaps encouraged you, helped you, or supported you in some way. Express your gratitude to these people, let them know that you appreciate their contribution, and see for yourself how it influences your motivation to continue with your project.

Page 30. ACKNOWLEDGE ALSO YOUR OWN CONTRIBUTION
Others may have helped and encouraged you but undoubtedly you have also done many things yourself. What have you done and what can you be proud of? Don't be modest. Feeling proud of one's accomplishments is the strongest motivation medicine there is.

Page 32. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM RETEAMING
When it is time to end your reteaming process, take a moment to think about what the experience has taught you. Is there something that you have learned about yourself, or about what is important for you in making your dreams come true.

Page 33. MAKE A PLAN ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT PUT WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED INTO PRACTICE
You have now completed the reteaming process. Before we close, think about how you might use, in your work, or you life in general, that what you have learned.