Life Law #2 You Create Your Own Experience Source: Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw

“This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.” -William James

Quick - Write In your notes, list 10 things in your life that you have control of. I Have Control of: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Quick - Write Draw a T-Chart in your notes like the sample below. List 5 things in your life that you have no control of. Then list whether you have a positive or negative attitude about each. Things I Cannot Control My Attitude Living with a step-parent Positive Being the youngest child Negative My parent’s income Positive My ethnicity Positive

Quick - Write Circle any negative attitudes you wrote in your notes. You can’t change your circumstances, but you can change your attitude. Take 3 minutes to write about how changing your attitude in the areas you circled might be beneficial. Things I Cannot Control My Attitude Living with a step-parent Positive Being the youngest child Negative My parent’s income Positive My ethnicity Positive

Nick Vujicic on Creating His Own Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_DBcA-A9dk Running Time: 4 minutes 33 seconds

Helen Keller on Creating Her Own Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbCk_DQCOp4 Running Time: 7 minutes 11 seconds

Quick - Write In your notes, take 5 minutes to write about 5 lessons you can learn from Nick and Helen about creating your own experience.

Putting Life Law #2 Into Action We may not choose the circumstances, but we can choose our attitude You, and you alone, are responsible for the experiences you have in life.

Activity Cards With a small group, take a few minutes to discuss the content on the 8 activity cards.

Silent Reading Read about creating your own experience on pages 67-83 in the book entitled Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw. Add to your Cornell notes any tips that are meaningful from the reading.

On Your Own