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From your answers above, is there an obvious reason why the failure happened? What action could
you take to prevent the same thing from happening again?
Question 1. What environmental factors can you identify that played a role in your “failure?”
Question 2. What are some ways you could change your environment to avoid these factors?
Question 3. What support system might have been lacking when your failure happened?
(Hint: The goal here is not to blame, but to observe.)
Question 4. What actions can you take to strengthen that (or another) support system?
Step 4. Find your feedback.
There are two big reasons people fail at making healthy changes: a problem with their environment,
or a lack of social support.
Environmental factors are things that have to do with our surroundings. For example: keeping
junk food in the house, not having healthy foods readily available, and visiting restaurants or bars
where it’s difficult for your to make healthy choices.
A lack of social support can look like friends, partners, and family members who aren’t on-board
with your challenge, not having a like-minded community, and/or co-workers who roll their eyes at
your meal-prepped lunches.
With this in mind, once of the best ways to prevent further “failure” is to plan and prepare. To help
you avoid these future roadblocks, fill in the following questions.
Step 5. Evaluate your environment and support system.
