Top tips for making care planning work for you.
When thinking about setting your own goals and action plan it is important to consider the following:
- try envisioning what life would look like without the unhealthy habit
- consider where you are on the stages of change cycle
- recognise the reasons the goal has relapsed if tried in the past=
- consider how important the goal is (Score it out of 10 – a score of more than 7 means the goal is important to you (1 is unimportant and 10 is extremely important)
- make sure the goal is realistic
- consider any barriers which may stop you achieving the goal
- think about any support you may need
- consider how confident you are in achieving the goal (again give yourself a score out of 10 (needs to be a score of more than 7 to show you are confident)
- distinguish between what you would consider a ‘temporary slip’ and a complete relapse to help you get back on track.
