STEP 10:
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”
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GOING DEEPER: TYPE 3 & STEP TEN
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For returning participants: Step 10 is where your success becomes soulful. For Type 3s, it means noticing image-management early, releasing performance pressure, and choosing honesty, presence, and real connection in the moment.
Gentle reminder: Step 10 is not about proving you are doing recovery well. It is about becoming more real, more free, and more available to love each day.
1) Spot-Check in the Moment
Aim: Catch performance energy early and redirect it toward authenticity.
- Watch: Notice when you are shaping an image, pushing productivity, or disconnecting from what you really feel.
- Ask: “HP, please remove what blocks truth, humility, and real connection right now.”
- Admit & Repair: If you exaggerated, rushed, dismissed feelings, or became image-driven, own it quickly and simply.
- Help: Turn toward presence — what would honest connection look like in this moment?
- Celebration cue: Every time you choose authenticity over performance, you are living true success.
2) Signal • Stop • Swap Tool
Aim: Use your Step 10 lens to notice when striving is replacing presence.
| Signal | Underneath | Swap |
|---|---|---|
| Performing, impressing, or staying polished | Fear of being ordinary, unworthy, or unseen | Slow down, tell one simple truth, choose real over polished |
| Dismissing feelings to stay efficient | Fear that emotions will get in the way | Pause, feel what is true, make room for both heart and action |
| Overworking or rushing ahead | Need to stay valuable or successful | Be present, rest briefly, connect before producing |
Celebration cue: Every swap is a victory for truth over image.
3) Evening Review (3–5 minutes)
Aim: End the day with honest, grounded reflection.
- Did selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, or fear show up?
- Did I perform, overwork, or hide behind an image? Did I apply a swap?
- Who might I owe an apology or living amends tomorrow?
- Where did I choose authenticity, vulnerability, or presence instead of performance?
Celebration cue: Honest review is how success becomes meaningful and deeply human.
4) Step 10 Prayer — Type 3
“Higher Power, thank You for the gifts of drive, energy, and purpose. When I slip into performance, image, or overdoing, please bring me back to truth. Help me live honestly, connect deeply, and let my worth rest in You — not in what I achieve. Guide me into real presence today. Amen.”
Celebration cue: This prayer turns ambition into alignment and helps your gifts serve what matters most.
5) Printable Resource: Step 10 Checklist PDF
This PDF supports your daily Step 10 practice — helping you notice when you are striving, reconnect with truth, and stay aligned with what is real.
⬇ Download the Type 3 Step 10 Daily Inventory Checklist (PDF)
⬇ Download the Type 8 Step 10 Daily Inventory Checklist (PDF)
Summary of Going Deeper: Step 10 for Type 3s is daily authenticity — noticing when image or achievement takes over and returning to truth, humility, and real connection. This is how your success becomes deeply rooted in your Higher Power and truly life-giving.
You are not losing your drive — you are giving it a soul.