Italian psychiatrist Rudolph Assagiolo outlined specific steps to achieve this:

• Clarification (Having clear goals)
• Deliberation (Brainstorm ideas)
• Choice (Contemplating options)
• Affirmation (Ability to use mind creatively to solve problems)
• Planning (To carry out the changes)
• Acting (Rehearse plan in mind and then act on it)

Luskin, Dr. Fred and Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier. Stress Free for Good. New York: Harper
Collins Publishers, 2005.