Beside each item, write the number that best describes how big a problem it is to you:
- no problem
- sometimes prevents me from enjoying myself
- big obstacle – always gets in my way
__ I don’t feel like doing anything
__ I don’t have enough money to get involved
__ homework takes up most of my spare time
__ there are no/few recreation facilities in my community
__ I don’t have any creative or artistic skills
__ I don’t know how to get involved
__ I can’t make up my mind about how to spend my time
__ I never follow through on the plans I make
__ I might get hurt
__ my job takes up my free time
__ I don’t know what to do or what I enjoy
__ I don’t have any physical/sports skills
__ I don’t like learning new things
__ I probably wouldn’t be good at new activities
__ I have no one to do things with
__ my family plans my time for me
__ I have a disability that limits me
__ my friends would make fun of me
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List your major obstacles (ratings 2 and 3).
Circle items that you have control over and identify ways of overcoming them.
Obstacles
What could I do about them ?
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