All Internal.

Step 1: Step Back is all Internal.

Oh woe is me. How unfair life is to me. I feel terrible. I don’t deserve this. I want to give up. The world is against me.

Soak ourselves in self-pity and victimhood.

Only then can we look to what’s happened and what needs to be done in the External.

Step 2: Define the Issue.

Step 3: Assess the Information.

Step 4: Check for Bias - A brief self review.

Step 5: Give a Hearing.