Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Putting your behaviour under the control of your values can be hard when you don't have a history of doing the things that matter to you. Maybe it's even impossible for you to imagine what you'd be doing. In this brief ACT exercise, I invite you to connect with a real, fictional, or imagined role model that could handle the difficult situations you find yourself in. Although this can be a powerful imaginal example of planning your behaviour, the process alone of connecting with what's important to you, the qualities you want to be about is incredibly powerful.
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1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
Putting your behaviour under the control of your values can be hard when you don't have a history of doing the things that matter to you. Maybe it's even impossible for you to imagine what you'd be doing. In this brief ACT exercise, I invite you to connect with a real, fictional, or imagined role model that could handle the difficult situations you find yourself in. Although this can be a powerful imaginal example of planning your behaviour, the process alone of connecting with what's important to you, the qualities you want to be about is incredibly powerful.
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
thezensocialworker.ca
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
