January 21st, 2012 | 
Author: During a recent workshop, therapist and trainer, Bill O’Hanlon told the following story.
He had worked with a disruptive teenager who was in danger of being thrown out of school. The teenager repeatedly got into fights. Bill had no idea what to do with this boy and to make matters worse he was due to see another boy with the same behaviour problems in a few days.
He asked the first boy what advice he could give to the new teenager to help him change his behaviour.He’s got to think before he acts!”"But what if he can’t, something happens and he doesn’t have time to think?”
“Then he’s got to count to ten, take a deep breath and think about the consequences of his actions that he might get kicked out of school or disappoint his parents.”Bill thanked him and passed on this suggestion to the second teenager – who was completely unimpressed.When he saw the first teenager again he hadn’t got into any fights or been thrown out of school. Bill asked him what was different.”Well people bumped me but all I did was count to ten, take a deep breath and think about what would happen if I got into a fight.”In short, he had followed his own advice.
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