Quality World is a concept developed by Dr. William Glasser, the founder of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy. He tells us that we all have a small, personal, imaginary world that we created shortly after birth. This world is made up of very unique mental images that are important to us.
Our Quality World is made out pictures of people that we most want to be with, of pictures of things that we most want to have and of pictures of values or our belief system. Our Quality World motivates our behaviour, it is what we live for.
To gain a clearer understanding of your personal Quality World, here are some questions for you to ponder upon:
1. Who are the most important people in your life?
2. What are your most deeply held values?
3. If you become the person you would ideally like to be, what traits or characteristics would you have?
4. What is an accomplishment that you are really proud of?
5. If you could have the perfect job, what would that be? If you were independently wealthy, what would you do with your time?
6. Describe a time in your life you would call a peak experience?
7. What does it mean to be a friend?
8. What brings a significant amount of meaning to your life?
9. What, for you, make a house a home?
In my practice as a counsellor and also my personal experience, I find Choice Theory to be something that appeals to my intellect. It helps me to understand why certain set of behaviours which consist of toxic behaviours would bring about the opposite of what outcome we desired.
The first axiom of Choice Theory states that
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