Locus of control, an exploration of how locus of control is at the center of addictions. 11 ways to increase locus of control.

1. No Longer Living As a Puppet… Now What?
Locus of Control and Empowerment
David O. Saenz, PhD, EdM, LLC
dosaenz@psych-consulting.com
www.wexfordpsychologist.com
(412) 853-2000

4. Locus of Control is a lot like kissing

8. 5 attempts…
4 failures…
1 extreme goal

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PDc1BRsD6NM

14. Wales… by sea to Holland,
Germany, Poland, Lithuania

15. Latvia, Russia

16. -76F degree temps, Siberia

17. Alaska and the Bering Strait

22. Canada

25. Rosie knows a little bit about sticking to things….
and she knows a bit about challenge.

26. And in the end, 20,000 miles… and her words of
wisdom:

28. I succeeded because I tried!

32. Males > internal LOC than females

33. As people get older they tend to become
more internal

34. People higher up in organizational
structures tend to be more internal

35. 11 ways to
increase
locus of
control and
become self
empowered

36. 1) Time= treasure.. List of 10 things that you will/can STOP
doing… today!...................What would be your result?

37. 2) Pick your battles. The more battles you fight, the less bandwidth
you have for what is important. Sometimes being happy and at peace
is more important than being right.

38. 3) Practice Radical Acceptance

40. 4) Success, like washboard abs, is the outcome of a
daily habit. Turn goals into daily habits.

41. 5) Be present in the moment

42. 6) “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a
field. I will meet you there. (Rumi, 13th century Sufi Poet)

43. 7)

44. 8) Let go of the past…
The adventures of a reluctant Mes

45. 9) "If you continually give, you will continually have."

46. 10) Every morning in Africa… when the sun
rises…

47. Every morning in Africa…

48. It does not matter whether you are an impala or lion…

49. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ePYet3Fbts

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51. 11) Have a “Bucket List” or life passion-keep track. See
how it shows up in your life.

52. SCORING
Score one point for each of the following:
2. a, 3.b, 4.b, 5.b, 6.a, 7.a, 9.a, 10.b,
11.b, 12.b, 13.b, 15.b, 16.a, 17.a, 18.a,
20.a, 21.a, 22.b, 23.a, 25.a, 26.b, 28.b,
29.a.
• A high score = External Locus of Control
• A low score = Internal Locus of Control
Low 11-12 High

54. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_jU3FdnNoc