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Hi folks!  Welcome to the #0 entry in the Agreements Workbook series. Why #0? See, one of my friends, upon reading entries #1 and #2, said that they liked it, but “would really like to see where it’s going.” So I decided to back-fill this information by giving you a very tentative Outline/Table of Contents.  The Workbook is definitely a draft at this point, so I’m pretty sure that some things will get added, dropped, and or rearranged before I’m done. But for now, this TOC Draft should help you get an idea of where I’m headed. So far, I’m on track to update 2-3 times per week.

Wanna read more? For the first entry in this series, click  here. Next up: Why have Agreements at all?

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Enjoy!

~♥ Dawn

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AGREEMENTS WORKBOOK [UPDATE: KISSable Agreements Workbook!]

Hey, anyone got a catchier title suggestion?? If you suggest a name and I like it, and I end up using it for the published version, I promise to give you a free copy of the book. If you’re local, I’ll bake you brownies (or the treat of your choice, if you can’t eat those)!

Dawn M. Davidson

DRAFT 1.0

Acknowledgments

Introduction

What the heck are Agreements, and why should I care?

What are Agreements NOT?

With whom might you have Agreements?

Possible Agreement partners

Cases where mutual Agreements are difficult or impossible

Why have Agreements at all?

Because you have them already, whether or not you realize it

Intimacy

Safety and Freedom

Structure and Support

Memory Aid

Agreements Are About Meeting Needs

Agreements and Requests, or “When is a request not a request?”

Agreements begin with REQUESTS

So what’s a demand, then?

Agreements and Negotiation: Accept, decline, counter-offer

Ten Tips for Making Empowering Agreements

1) Begin With Brainstorming

2) Use Time Limited Agreements Where Needed

3) Have Clear Standards and Consequences

4) “Additive” Agreements:  New models for old situations

5) Wonderfulness Points:

6) Keep emotional and physical safety needs distinct

7) KISS: Keep It Simple, Sweetheart!

8 ) Create Clear Ownership of the Agreements

9) Check in periodically/re-negotiate if needed

Check in as you go

Pushing the envelope

10) Write it down

The Five Reasons Agreements Fail

1) Simply Forgetting

2) Missed Contingency

3) Differing Interpretations of the Agreement

4) Agreement Was Not Additive

5) Agreement Simply Can’t Work

Using agreements to rebuild trust

Use LOTS of time-limited agreements.

Start with really really small things…

Summary

Additional Worksheets

Recommended Reading

References

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[© 2011 Dawn M. Davidson]

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