INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE is the continuing work of practising what has proved useful. A helpful insight becomes more meaningful when it influences ordinary choices beyond a lesson or conversation.

Progress does not require a perfect record. A setback can provide information about the situation, the support available or an experiment that needs adjusting. It need not become a verdict about your worth.

• Repeating a small, specific action in everyday settings.
• Reviewing what changed and what remained difficult.
• Asking for appropriate feedback without relying only on approval.
• Adjusting a practice as circumstances change.

You want to listen more carefully in meetings. For the next week, you practise letting a colleague finish and asking one clarifying question before offering your view. At the end of the week, you review when this helped, when you interrupted and what made the difference.

Choose one behaviour and a realistic review date. Note the situation, what you tried and what happened. Keep the record brief and private. Continue, adjust or stop an experiment according to what you learn; do not treat a personal reflection as a clinical assessment.

• What is becoming easier to practise?
• What still needs attention, support or a different approach?
• What will I continue over the coming week?

The six stages can be revisited. New circumstances may invite you to SEE something you had missed, UNDERSTAND it differently and try again. The aim is thoughtful, increasingly consistent practice rather than a promise of permanent transformation.