Youth

Good Stuff / Not So Good Stuff (GS/NSGS)

Tool Overview

It is very common to feel ambivalent about making a change. Exploring both sides (good things and not so good things) of our behaviour can help us flesh out the costs as well as the benefits. This tool can help us find the motivation we need in order to change.

At first glance this may seem very simple, but don’t underestimate the power of this tool! Seeing all of the pros and cons in black and white can be powerfully motivating and can help us move from precontemplation into the contemplation and preparation stage of change.

How To Use This Tool

On one side, list or draw all the good things about the behaviour you are looking at and on the other, list all of the not so good things.

Get as many items on both sides as you can.

Review what you’ve written. What does this tell you?

Example Scenarios

Pg 14 of Handbook.
PDF 05/13/2024

Good Stuff_Not So Good Stuff (GS_NSGS)