What Do You Say After You Say Hello?

Implementation Notes

• Understanding Life Scripts: Recognize that everyone lives according to a certain script formed in childhood under the influence of parents and environment. It's important to identify your script and understand how it affects your life.
• Transaction Analysis: Study how people interact with each other through transactions, which can be complementary, crossed, or ulterior. This will help you better understand and manage communication.
• Roles and Games: Identify the roles and games you and those around you play in everyday life. This will allow you to consciously choose which roles to take on and which games to avoid.
• Ego States: Divide your behavior into three ego states: Parent, Adult, and Child. Learn to recognize which state you are acting from in various situations and strive to use the Adult state more frequently.
• Script Matrices: Use script matrices to analyze and change your life script. This will help you become aware of the beliefs and assumptions influencing your decisions and behavior.
• Contract Therapy: Apply contract therapy to change undesirable scripts. Make a contract with yourself or a therapist to change certain aspects of your behavior and follow it.
• Mindfulness and Reflection: Develop mindfulness and reflection skills to better understand your thoughts, feelings, and actions. This will help you more consciously manage your life and change undesirable scripts.
• Communication Strategies: Learn and apply effective communication strategies to improve interactions with others and avoid conflicts.
• Psychological Strokes: Understand the importance of psychological strokes (positive and negative) and their impact on self-esteem and motivation. Aim to give and receive positive strokes.
• Dealing with the Inner Critic: Learn to recognize and manage your inner critic to reduce its negative impact on your self-esteem and behavior.