Free Coaching Tool: Overcome ‘All or Nothing’ Thinking worksheet
I’ve created a free editable worksheet which helps your followers + coaching clients overcome anxious thoughts. This worksheet helps overcome all or nothing thinking and lower their anxiety by questioning their anxious thoughts.
All or nothing thinking gives rise to anxiety because it places a high standard on yourself and others. This done-for-you coaching tool will help to relax perfectionistic thoughts and lower anxious feelings.
You know what’s cool? You can edit and brand this free coaching tool in Canva. Use it as a free lead magnet or during your coaching calls!
If you want to get more subscribers or sell a 27-page Overcome Anxiety coaching workbook to your followers, you will want to check out my Overcome Anxiety Guide (editable in Canva too).
How do I use the Overcome All-or-Nothing Thinking Tool?
This tool will pinpoint the exact all-or-nothing thoughts that your clients or prospects have. They may have more than 1 prominent all-or-nothing thought in their minds at any one time.
Your client will also be asked to think where their black-and-white thinking comes from.
Did it come about because they grew up with high expectations from their family members?
It is interesting to observe that people with all-or-nothing thinking can be harsh with themselves and have unrealistic standards.
Even if they have reached a goal, they can discount their own efforts and claim that the goal was ‘too easy’ or that they were ‘lucky’.
How to reframe all-or-nothing thinking to lower anxiety
This practice takes time. Whenever your client has an all-or-nothing thought, challenge them to change the thought to be more ‘balanced’.
The important thing is, to make sure that they feel RELIEVED with this new ‘balanced’ thought.
Eg: “If I eat a few bites of that chocolate cake today, my diet is not completely ruined. I may not be eating 100% healthy this week, but I’m eating healthy 80% of the time.”
Another alternative is to get your client (or prospect) to imagine what their trusted friend/loved one would say to them if they voiced out their all-or-nothing thought.
Eg: “What do you think your friend Lena would say if you told her that: You are afraid your business income will drop this month if you took a break today?”
You can also encourage your clients to write down evidence which prove their all-or-nothing thoughts wrong. This is a powerful tactic because there is black-and-white proof that their extreme thoughts can be wrong.
My last thoughts on this ‘all-or-nothing’ thinking worksheet
This all-or-nothing thinking worksheet is free and you can edit it in Canva. Use it as a lead magnet to get more subscribers or use during coaching.
If you want to sell a fully-designed Overcome Anxiety Workbook to your followers and clients, check my (editable) Overcome Anxiety Guide.
You can add your logo, change the fonts and text if you wish, or swap the images to suit your brand. Make it truly yours!
My purpose is to help coaches like you make a difference to the world fast.
I wish you all the best!
Take care.
Shikah
