Games to motivate: You-vs-you

You vs you Who’s in control?

Alter ego, conscience, inner voice. Whatever you want to call it. The part of you that influences your choices is always there. That little bugger is readily ready to help you along the way with your decisions. Good or bad anytime day or night. But do you always pay attention to what it’s saying? Does it persuade your choices or coincide with what your thought out desired goals are? It’s really hard to say. And since I was really trying to think about it myself I thought why not make a game out of it. So, below is a game that can help keep that inner voice in check whether it’s out to set you up for success or sabotage.

Objective : Keeping your eyes on the BIG PRIZE when you are your own biggest competition.

How to play : It’s You vs you so you have to make a distinction on teams. Just like you’ve got 2 sides to your body, there are also 2 teams. Below is a chart or guideline to keep track if You are winning with your daily goal(s). You can use the chart or use any method of your choosing, as long as you have the day & date written for each day’s outcome. You-vs-you is a game about seeing yourself and being able to evolve in areas that may have hindered your growth in the past.

How does the chart work: The way the chart works is you will be evaluating you for 14 days, choose a (small) goal you’ve been trying to accomplish (eg. drink more water, go to bed earlier, eat healthier, etc). Each day you accomplish your (small) goal you will give that days box a YOU!. If unfortunately your goal was not accomplished for that day you will put a strike through the day. You may start your evaluation on whichever day you’d like, and track each day after to have an accurate evaluation. The main goal is to try to have more You! days. By the end of 2 weeks you be will able to see which of You/you is really in control.

My (small) goal is __________________________________________________________________.

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Points

Each day that’s marked with YOU! = 1 point. After the 14 day game period, tally up your points and check the point system below.

1-3 points = Stepping Stone (you will try again and use this as a positive motivation for the future)

4-7 points = Sprouted Seed (you have put forth good effort, continue and the growth will be substantial)

8-11 points = Blooming Lotus (You can reach great heights with the continued focus on the positive light)

12-14 points = Master (You show great promise for success in all of your endeavors)