DIRL™

Your Tools

Everything you can pick up and use, in one place. Open any of it whenever you need it, whether or not you are in the middle of a Lesson. What you fill in here is the same as what you fill in anywhere else in the program.

The worksheets

The same collection that lives in Book One. Fill one in here, print it, or work it by hand.

Action Plan Worksheet

Print or fill one of these for every goal. Four copies is the original instruction.

Date

Deadline

1. Goal

2. Anticipated Roadblocks

3. Problem 1 (list obstacle)

Solution (plan to avoid quitting)

Problem 2 (list obstacle)

Solution (plan to avoid quitting)

Prevented on (date)

Baseline — your present performance in this area

(M) Minimum — define

(M) Minimum — reward

(S) Satisfactory — define

(S) Satisfactory — reward

(E) Excellence — define

(E) Excellence — reward

Big reward

Smaller rewards

Detailed Plan

Who will you ask for help (a first name or initials)

Check-in days

Tracking plan (spreadsheet, report card, evaluation, assessment plan)

Celebration — how you will mark it

Action Plan Timeline

Work bottom-up, from your first effort to the ultimate goal. Every step gets its own deadline.

Ultimate Goal

Deadline

Reward

Steps, with each step's deadline, roadblock, solution, and whether it is overcome

Detailed Action Plan Calendar

A step-by-step plan of what you need to do and buy. One line per item, with the date it is done.

Done date and description, one per line

Weekly Action Plan Calendar

Fill this out before your cheerleader asks you the questions.

Week number

Dates

Efforts, steps, and achievements this week (Monday to Sunday)

Areas for improvement, areas of hardship, and solution options

Special notes — your attitude, crises, great experiences

Overall grade for this week (M, S, or E)

Cheerleader's Report Card

Give this to your cheerleader to fill out at every check-in. Be honest and firm.

Achiever (a first name or initials)

Date

Goal

Did you achieve your goal this week? (yes or no)

Describe your efforts this week toward the goal

Hardships, triggers, pitfalls, obstacles

What did you learn from your obstacles?

How did you overcome your hardships?

What improvements can we make to our plan?

Comments

Cheerleader (a first name or initials)

Grade