SLE on Empowered Thinking:

“Maximizing Your Most Precious Possession: Your Mind”

Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the energy of possibility thinking
1. To identify the 7 reasons why they should feel the energy of possibility thinking
2. To recognize the 6 steps in feeling the energy of possibility thinking
2. To comprehend the potential of focused thinking
1. To identify the 4 reasons why they should unleash the potential of focused
thinking
2. To recognize the 3 areas to focus on their thinking
3. To classify steps in keeping our thinking focused
4. To identify the 4 inevitable truths of focused thinking

I. Orientation
a. Greetings
b. Invocation
c. Opening Remarks

Activity Title: “The Battle of Good and Evil”

II. Instructions

1. The participants will be grouped into three groups by draw lots.

2. One by one, each participant will proceed at the “Cauldron of Fate” to pick a
piece of paper.
3. The piece of paper will contain any of the three phrases: Man is Frail, The Good prevails,
and The evil reigns.
4. Those who randomly pick up the phrase Man is frail will be classified to Group 1, those
who got The good prevails belong to Group 2, and those with The evil reigns to Group 3.
5. The participants will be instructed to keep secret the Group to which they belong
as it might jeopardize their achieving the goal later.
6. Facilitators 1 and 2 will be assigned to Group 1, Facilitators 3 and 4 on Group 2,
and Facilitators 5 and 6 on Group 3.
7. The assigned facilitators will ensure the safety of the blindfolded participants of
their group.
8. The three groups correspond to three roles bound by three different rules.
9. The Over –all facilitator will present the Roles in a PowerPoint slide. These roles
will be called: “Rumblings of Fate”
10. He will give the following instructions:
1. “We have strategically designated two places to represent Heaven and Hell.”
2. “I will not reveal to you now the exact bearing of these places until later when all
of Group 1 is blindfolded.
3. “You have been classified in three Groups which you have kept secret from
anyone. These groups correspond to three roles with three different rules.”
4. “Let me present first the rules for Group1” (the facilitator presents and reads the
PowerPoint Slides of the Rules of Man):
i. The main goal of man is to reach Heaven/ Nirvana with his heart
at hand
ii. He will hold his 'heart' and it will be his life
iii. His guide or anyone may ask for it, he may give it if he wants to
iv. He will be blindfolded as he looks for Heaven/ Nirvana
v. The ultimate test of man is to choose the right guide to follow
5. “The heart of man will be given only after he is blindfolded. Be careful Men to
whom you give your hearts, the guide you choose may lead you to Heaven or
Hell.”
6. “Let me present now the rules for Group 2” (the facilitator presents and reads
the PowerPoint Slides of the Rules of The Good):
ii. The main goal of the Good is to bring man to heaven and collect
as many hearts as he can
iii. He will ask for any man's heart. The giving of heart should be
voluntary
iv. Those who give their hearts will be led by the Good to heaven
v. He will not say or do anything that is not good
vi. He should not touch man, only man can touch and hold on to him
vi. The ultimate test of the Good is to convince man to follow him to
heaven
1. “The Good ones, remember, your actions may not be unethical and evil. Be wise
and bring men to heaven.”
2. “Lastly, let me present the Rules for Group 3.” (the facilitator presents and reads
the PowerPoint Slides of the Rules of The Evil):
iii. The main goal of the evil is to bring man to hell and collect as
many hearts as he can
iv. He will ask for any man's heart. The giving of heart should be
voluntary
v. Those who give their hearts will be led by the evil to hell
vi. He should not touch man, only man can touch and hold on to him
vii. He can do and say anything he wants just to convince man
vi. The ultimate test of the evil is to convince man to follow him to
hell
7. “The Evil ones, be subtle. Men will be wary of you, you must be strategic in your
actions. Convince men to come to Hell.”
8. “The Group who succeeds in bringing the most men in his place wins.”
9. “I’m giving you 30 minutes to do this activity.”
10. “The activity will only start after I have said the word, ‘Shoot!’
11. “Do you have any questions or clarifications?”
III. Experiencing
a. The Over-all Facilitator will now instruct all the Group1 members to proceed at
the front below the stage.
b. The members of the two others Groups will remain on their positions and stay
discreet of their identities.
c. He will then instruct the Group 1 to blindfold themselves.
d. The Facilitators assigned on Group 1 will ensure that everyone in the group is
totally blindfolded by checking them individually.
e. Now, the facilitator will say, “Are you ready? Then, shoot.”
f. While the activity is on-going, the facilitators should keep track of time.
g. The over-all facilitator should start preparing the materials needed for the
processing.

IV. Processing
a. Data gathering
i. After the activity, a questionnaire and a blank paper will be given to the
Group facilitators.
ii. The questionnaire contains data-gathering questions to be answered in
the blank paper for 15 minutes time.
iii. The three groups will choose their secretary to record their group’s
answers and as well a reporter to share their answers to the whole
group.
iv. The facilitators assigned to each group will guide the discussions and
ensure that everyone participates with the activity.
v. The questionnaire will contain the following questions:
1. What were the insights you have gathered form the activity?
2. What do you think is the biggest contributor to succeed in the
activity?
3. What do you think is the best strategy to be successful in the
activity?
4. What do you think is the effect of not knowing where your target
place is, as in Group 1?
5. Was the task of choosing the right guide too difficult or even
impossible? Elaborate.
b. Integration
c. Synthesis
i. Maximizing Your Most Precious Possession: Your Mind
1. Unleash the Potential of Focused Thinking
a. Why you should unleash the potential of focused thinking
i. Focused thinking harnesses energy toward a
desired goal
ii. Focused thinking gives ideas time to develop
iii. Focused thinking brings clarity to the target
iv. Focused thinking will get you to the next level
 b. Where should you focus your thinking
i. Identifying your priorities
ii. Discovering your gifts
iii. Developing your dreams
c. How can you stay focused
i. Remove distractions
ii. Make time for focused thinking
iii. Keep items of focus before you
iv. Set goals
v. Question your progress
d. The inevitable truths of focused thinking
i. I can’t know everyone
ii. I can’t do everything
iii. I can’t go everywhere
iv. I can’t be well-rounded
2. Feel the Energy of Possibility Thinking
a. Why you should feel the energy of possibility thinking
i. Possibility thinking increases your possibilities
ii. Possibility thinking draws opportunities and people
to you
iii. Possibility thinking increases other’s possibilities
iv. Possibility thinking allows you to dream big dreams
v. Possibility thinking makes it possible to rise above
average
vi. Possibility thinking gives you energy
vii. Possibility thinking keeps you from giving up
b. How to feel the energy of possibility thinking
i. Stop focusing on the impossibilities
ii. Stay away from the experts
iii. Look for possibilities in every situation
iv. Dream one size bigger
v. Question the status quo
vi. Find inspiration from great achivers

Materials:
Blindfolds
Large heart-shaped cartolina cut-outs