Current and Alternative Approaches

MINDSET & GROWTH TOOLS

Compare a current approach with one optional
alternative across five prompts.

Using Current and Alternative Approaches

This page does not measure mindset or classify a person as fixed or growth-oriented. The two columns are writing prompts, not a spectrum or profile. Use the prompts only to describe a current situation and an alternative the client chooses.

The five optional prompts - Challenges, Desires, Skills, Obstacles, Criticism - are the areas where a difference between entries has only the meaning the client gives it. Completing both columns honestly produces a map of where you're operating closer to one end than the other, which is more useful than a general verdict.

How to Use This Worksheet

  1. Use either column first, without editing. What do you actually do and think in each area, not what you intend to do? The column should describe behavior and belief, not aspiration.
  2. Write an optional alternative as a concrete alternative. Not "be more open" - that's a state. "Ask one clarifying question before forming a view" describes behavior. Make each entry specific enough that you'd know if you were doing it.
  3. Review any row without treating difference as a score. After completing both columns, choose any row or uncertainty to discuss without ranking its importance.
  4. Notice which row was hardest to complete honestly. A blank or difficult row does not reveal a protected assumption.
  5. Bring only the entries you choose. The worksheet is an optional reflection, not a diagnostic. Your coach can help you examine the assumptions in those rows and ask what context, support, or question may be useful.

Choice and Support Boundary

Optional coaching reflection - not therapy, diagnosis, medical care, legal advice, or a validated assessment. Skip, adapt, or stop. Do not infer causes, conditions, traits, motives, or required responses. Use qualified or emergency support for unsafe, severe, or out-of-scope concerns.

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Current and Alternative Approaches

Current Approach Optional Alternative
Challenges
Desires
Skills
Obstacles
Criticism

Before your next session

Which row showed the widest gap between your current and alternative approaches? What would it cost you to close that gap - and what might it open up?

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