In carrying out homework, clients are encouraged to put themselves in risk-taking situations that will allow them to challenge their self-limiting beliefs. For example, a client with a talent for acting who is afraid to act in front of an audience because of fear of failure may be asked to take a small part in a stage play. The client is instructed to replace negative self-statements such as"I will fail," "I will look foolish," or"No one will like me with more positive messages such as"Even if I do behave foolishly at times, this does not make me a foolish person. I can act. I will do the best I can. It's nice to be liked but not everybody will like me, and that isn't the end of the world