Online: Control freak?

How to let it go!

A control freak's perfectionism has a downside. It can stand in the way of your enjoyment because you always want to plan everything. It might be so bad that you even start to panic if something unexpected happens. Learn to let go by changing your thoughts and behavior. You'll discover how good it can feel when you no longer need to have control over everything, but can focus on the really important things. Give others the responsibility they can handle. If you do, you'll make things easier for yourself and others. The RET (Rational Effectiveness Training) method will guide you along the way.

Theme: Personal effectiveness
Duration: 2 hours
Spread out over 2-6 weeks
Learning to let go and delegate

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What and how

Do you take on all kinds of jobs so that you can be sure they'll be done properly? Do you like being in control? But would you rather let go more often and overcome your control issues? As a result, do you sometimes lose yourself in both private and work situations? If so, this learning journey is just what you need. You want to embark on this course because you, just like everyone else, sometimes have to cope with stressful situations, wherever they may be. Situations when your emotions take control due, for example, to the fear of failure. But, you can take control of your emotions. Do you want to feel less insecure and come across more self-confident? RET (Rational Effectiveness Training) is a method that can really help.

What will I learn?
The control freak often prefers to have and keep control of everything and isn't at all fond of delegating. Maintaining control... some people couldn't care less. For others it sounds very familiar. In this online course you'll learn how to curb your excessive need for control. You'll find out how it works and, more specifically, how you can cope better. The aim is for it to cause you and those around you fewer problems.

You'll systematically learn to view situations by gaining insight into your thoughts and their impact. The main goal of the RET method is changing yourself by changing your thoughts. External influences can cause stress, but you are the most decisive factor with regard to your stress. The basic principle is: it's not the situations themselves, but the way you think about them that determine how you feel and how you behave. You'll find out exactly how it works in this learning journey.
You'll also come to realize that this excessive need for control is impossible, illogical, and unhelpful. Impossible because you simply can't control everything. Illogical because there are so many things that influence your life that are beyond your control. And unhelpful because of the way your control effects your environment. You'll learn that control is not the solution, but the problem. In this case, perfectionism is not about wanting to perform well, but imposing excessive demands on yourself to be perfect in your work and your life.

What will I do?
In this rational effectiveness training course, you're going to challenge the irrational thoughts of the control freak in you. This will enable you to rid yourself of the basic fear of losing control. You'll achieve this by, for example, intentionally arriving too late for a meeting or working with a colleague whose office, in your opinion, is total chaos.You're going to begin practicing the RET method to learn to cope better with potentially stressful situations. You'll be introduced to the fundamental principles, and you'll learn about the basic emotions and the role they play in RET. You'll also come across the basic terms used in practice.

In this learning journey you'll learn:

how to reduce your excessive need for control
how to understand your thoughts and their impact
how to let go by changing your behavior
how the RET method can help you

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Meet the master

Our online courses are written by our "masters." Each one of them is an expert in their field, and they all have many years of experience. Among them you'll find trainers, psychologists, coaches, authors, etc.

Marcel van Bronswijk is the master behind this learning journey. After training as a RET Supervisor at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York he is a proven expert in the field of Rational Effectiveness Training.

Marcel van Bronswijk

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