In summary, within my positive cycle the input I received was my first Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program passing grade. Upon receiving the input, I immediately had these thoughts, “I passed”, “I’m a success”, “I will make it through school”, “I need to stay focused and on task”, “what a relief”. These thoughts stem from my values to be a success, previous and new habits of carving out quality-time to complete my work, and my mind-brain-body with feelings of happiness and pride. The skilled action I chose was one of process skills where I determined I will work to translate my first successful class into the remaining classes in the OTD program. The external feedback I received is the continued financial support from my employer to continue with the OTD program. …show more content…
Upon receiving this input, I immediately had these thoughts, “I’m a failure”, “I can’t believe I made this mistake”. These thoughts stem from my values of needing to be seen as reliable, and disappointed in myself for making an avoidable mistake, previous and new internal roles where I make checklists and keep my work area organized, and my mind-brain-body where stress and anxiety were high. The skilled action I chose was one of communication and interaction skills by immediately contacting the professor and turning in the article. The external feedback I received is my heightened awareness of assignments, due dates, and my husband double checking my