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1: On the whiteboard or chalkboard: present the cases of Anna and Luigi who are stuck in

negative thinking. These cases are to be used during the entirety of the workshop
2: Ask students why Anna and Luigi do what they do even if they experience a lot of negatives.
3: Present how the positives overweight the negatives in Anna’s and Luigi’s cases.
4: Ask students to come up with something difficult they do, use your own example as
inspiration for them. Ask them to write down the cons.
5: Ask the students to come up with the pros of doing what they do, start with your own
example.
6: Summarize, and ask students to think about the pros of something they ought to do.

Activity no. 2 – Imagining success and positive goal story (PowerPoint slide 8-10)
Total duration: approx. 15 minutes; Group size: <40

Building on activity 1, the teacher presents the imaginative thinking task on the whiteboard
inspired by the PowerPoint.
1: (Slide 8) Present that negative thinking gets over-attended and possible positive
consequences rarely focused on.
2: Talk about Anna’s reminiscing and fears of failure (slide 9), ask students how they think it
influences motivation.
3: Ask how Anna could focus on positive outcomes, referring to her desired goals with learning
Spanish.
4: Ask the students how this pertains to Luigi.
5: (slide 10) Make the students think of how things would be if they mastered something difficult
they’re currently trying or wishing to do. Discuss.
6: Make the students write down or think out a story of how they overcome a barrier or master
something difficult, including a happy ending.
7: Sum up reminding the students not to forget about the desired outcomes while overfocusing
on the undesired ones.

Activity no. 3 – Flipping fears (PowerPoint slide 11-14)
Total duration: approx. 15 minutes; Group size: <40

The “flipping fears” helps in understanding why things that are important cause fear, and
subsequently shift focus from the fears to the importance.

1: (slide 11) Tell the students how fear is often an indication of something important going on
2: (slide 12) Go back to Anna’s “cons” of learning Spanish and look at how they’re influenced by
learning Spanish feeling important for her. Ask students the questions attached.
3: (Slide 12) Tell students how focusing on fears makes Anna lose sight of the overarching goal