EXPAND YOUR SELF-AWARENESS

A 2-WEEK SENTENCE COMPLETION PROGRAM

BY: DR. NATHANIEL BRANDEN
DAY ONE

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I bring more awareness to my life today…

If I take more responsibility for my choices and actions today…

If I pay more attention to how I deal with people today…

If I am more self-accepting today…

If I am self-accepting even when I make mistakes…

If I am self-accepting even when I feel confused and overwhelmed…

DAY TWO

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I bring more awareness to my insecurities…

If I bring more awareness to my deepest needs and wants…

If I bring more awareness to my emotions…

If I bring more awareness to all the parts of me…

If I were more self-accepting today…

DAY THREE

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I bring more awareness to my important relationships…

If I treat listening as a creative act…

If I notice how people are affected by the quality of my listening…

If I bring more awareness to my dealings with people today…

If I commit to dealing with people fairly and benevolently…

DAY FOUR

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I am more accepting of my body…

If I deny and disown my body…

If I am more accepting of my feelings…

When I deny and disown my feelings…

If I am more accepting of my intelligence…

If I deny and disown my intelligence…

If I am more accepting of all the parts of me…

DAY FIVE

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I am more accepting of my fears…

When I deny and disown my fears…

If I were more accepting of my pain…

When I deny and disown my pain…

If I am more accepting of my joy…

If I deny and disown my joy…

As I learn to accept all of who I am…

DAY SIX

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I take more responsibility for my life and well-being

When I avoid responsibility for my life and well-being

If I take more responsibility for the attainment of my goals

If I avoid responsibility for the attainment of my goals

If I take more responsibility for my quality of life

If I take more responsibility for my personal happiness

DAY SEVEN

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered…

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life…

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say
no…

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me…

If I were to express more of who I am…

DAY EIGHT

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I was more appropriately assertive today…

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today…

If I treat my wants with respect today…

If I treat my life as important today…

If I took more pride in who I am today…

DAY NINE

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

Sometimes when I am afraid I…

Sometimes when I am hurt I…

Sometimes when I am angry…

An effective way to handle fear might be to…

An effective way to handle hurt might be to…

An effective way to handle anger might be to…

DAY TEN

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

Sometimes when I am excited I…

Sometimes when I am turned on sexually I…

Sometimes when I experience strong feelings I…

If I make friends with my excitement…

If I make friends with my sexuality…

As I grow more comfortable with the full range of my emotions…

DAY ELEVEN

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

If I bring more awareness to my life today…

If I am more self-accepting today…

If I bring more self-responsibility to my life today…

If I operate more self-assertively today…

If I live my life more purposefully today…

If I bring more integrity to my life today…

If I breathe deeply and allow myself to experience what self-esteem feels

like…
DAY TWELVE

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

As I grow in self awareness…

As I acknowledge my thoughts and feelings without judging them…

As I grow in self-acceptance…

As I grow in independence…

As I learn to accept all the parts of me…

As I learn to take pride in being honest…

DAY THIRTEEN

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

As I learn to take responsibility for my choices and actions…

As I learn to be more self accepting…

As I learn to have the courage to treat myself with respect…

As I learn to live more purposely…

As I bring more integrity into my life…

As I learn to be more of the person I want to be…

DAY FOURTEEN

First thing in the morning, before proceeding to the day’s business, sit down and write the
following sentence stems and as many endings as you can for them (between 6 and 10 each).

Ask yourself… What will happen in my life if I do these things today? How will I feel different?
What effect will it have on others? Explore them as deeply as you can…

Right now it seems clear that…

If I fully understand what I have written over the last 2 weeks…

I am becoming increasingly aware that…

As I learn that this is the beginning, not the end…

CONGRATULATONS!

You have now completed this two-week program once. If you have found it helpful, do it again.
It will be a new experience for you. Some of my clients go through this program three or four
times, always with new results, always with growth in self-esteem.