Worksheet for analyzing past experience with the steps

Whether your past experience was something you never want to repeat or a great life-changer, it is full of information about what does and doesn't work for you.  There is no need to answer all the questions, just any that interest you.  
 
Question	Your answer	
Step 0: What were the powers that brought you to seeking help?  
What made you receptive to the 12-step approach?	 	
12 steps: 
If your experience was positive, what elements do you want to bring into your own version of the steps?
At what point did you find the power to stop problem behavior?
If there were parts of your experience you want to avoid in your own version, what are they?  What made them a problem for you? 	 	
Step 1: What did this step do for you?
What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 2:  What did this step do for you? What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 3:  What did this step do for you? What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 4:  What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?		
Step 5: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?		
Step 6: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 7: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 8: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 9: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 10: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 11: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?	 	
Step 12: What did this step do for you?  What worked for you when you did this step?  Is there anything to guard against next time around?