NLP Articles-- by Colin Smith, a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Better Relationships - Ten Top Tips How To Create Supreme States Of Mind That Empower You To Make Magnificent Changes... Sack Your Shrink BY Using Your Frickin Brain For a ChANge! The Half-Second Rule Better Relationships - Ten Top Tips We all want to get along better with others. Sometimes it just feels so damn awkward with certain people though! Wouldn't it be great if we knew simple principles that enabled us to experience more satisfying relationships. The following Top Ten Tips offer you some simple advice that you can begin to apply right now. 1. Remember that however unreasonable someone is acting their behaviour is derived from a positive intention. When you 'act as if' all behaviour has a positive intention behind it, through discovering it, your life will become more pleasant. An example: You meet an angry person and you think how childish and silly they are. But if you were to ask yourself, "what is the positive intention behind this persons angry behaviour?", you could come up with something useful that allows you to feel more comfortable. For instance people often act angry because behind this they believe it will protect them from harm. 2. When you find yourself feeling uncomfortable in an interaction 'get some perspective' by disassociating. In your minds eye see yourself and the other person interacting over there, rather like you would if you were to see a movie of the situation. 3. Step into their shoes. This is one of the most powerful methods for gaining wisdom about your relationships. To begin you imagine communicating with the other person, noticing how they talk, observe their facial expressions and so on. You then 'step into their shoes' and see through their eyes and hear through their ears. So of course you will be looking at yourself! Run through a conversation you've had before that could of been better. Notice 'yourself' and become aware of how seeing things from this other persons perspective gives you knew insights into the relationship. This method is described in more detail in my free mini-course. 4. What assumptions are you making about the other person? Are you willing to challenge those assumptions? Pick one. What is the opposite of that? Eg) Narrow minded/Open minded. Now imagine interacting with the person with this new attitude. 5. Step into the 'WE' frame: Think about a person you want to get along with better. Disassociate: Picture both of you interacting in your minds eye. Now allow yourself to find a common purpose between the two of you. Of course if you can't come up with anything you can always fall back on the fact that you are just two human beings who are trying to experience more happiness. 6. 'Funify' your boss (or that irritating colleague): Many people experience difficulties communicating with their boss. It's often due to being too serious. So here is a simple, quick way to inject the antidote: FUN! Ok, picture your boss or whoever. And then notice their facial features. What stands out? Is it their nose, their eyes, eye brows, chin? Now you simply exaggerate those features rather like a caricature cartoonist does. Exaggerate and 'funify' it in such a way that it makes you laugh or at least feel better towards the relationship. 7. No Failure, Only Feedback (or Learning Experiences.) A really useful way to make beneficial changes is to view everything as a learning experience. So thinking about a relationship you find challenging, notice how you usually respond to the person and then ask yourself, "How else could I respond?" How many different ways could you respond in your interactions? Come up with at least 3 possibilities. This enables your mind to generate more flexibility of behaviour. 8. Often when we experience difficulties in our relationships it is due to focusing on faults. This distorts our perception of the overall relationship, which is really a mixture of good and bad qualities. To re-focus our attention on the bigger picture begin to remember qualities you admire in the other person. Come up with three, picture them, increase the size of the images and place them around an image of the 'faulty' qualities of the person. And remember positive intention, take a look at Tip 1 again! 9. What would be the consequence of staying stuck in the same relationship dynamic with a particular person, say 25 years from now?! The fact is if you want to experience better relationships YOU are going to have to change your viewpoints or attitude. It's OK, this can be fairly simple. Imagine stepping into the future 25 years from now and look back at that relationship and notice that it has remained in the same stuck pattern year after year for 25 years! Looking at it like this, acting as if it could really happen, allow your feelings to arise that make you say, "enough is enough I MUST change!" 10. Think of someone you would like to get along with better. Choose someone of medium level "problematic-ness" and then read the follow questions slowly: Isn't it true that all of the pWe all want to get along better with others. Sometimes it just feels so damn awkward with certain people though! Wouldn't it be great if we knew simple principles that enabled us to experience more satisfying relationships. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- How to Raise Self Esteem: Part One Have you ever felt bad about yourself? Most people have at some point A person that regularly experiences negative feelings such as, self- So just how do you snap out of that kind of low energy level Allow me to explain. If you kept having thoughts along the lines of, Basically you need to adopt a new thinking pattern that heads in an Think of situation where you would like to raise your self esteem That's great! Notice how your feelings have already changed. It's as Looking at that movie with you in it ask yourself, "If I were to learn Why not run through some other scenarios with the procedure above and In part two of this Article I will introduce you to a very powerful -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- How to Raise Self Esteem: Part Two In this second part of the article about how to raise self esteem I Using this technique you can re-program your thought process's to move To give this process a go right now please answer the following simple Become aware of the first picture you see through your own eyes just Now put that aside for a moment and ask yourself the following, "If I It's important to remember that this doesn't need to be something
That feels better right? So if you were to symbolise that good feeling Notice that when you look at that symbol and make it bigger and bring So the next step to re-program you mind is about to begin! Picture that cue-image again if you will. You know the one that cued Now in the middle place a small, postage stamp sized image of the This is the exciting part; the actual swish. Imagine zooming the crappy feeling cue image off into the distance, AND at the same time bring the good feeling symbol closer and make it Then blank the screen. Simply imagine you've blanked your inner mental Do the actual 'swishing' several times until you can imagine doing it The final steps are to break your current state: Think of something And now think of the original cue image and notice that your feelings I have used a simplified version of the NLP Swish technique in this Low self esteem and it's associated 'victim behaviour' have a tendency The NLP Swish technique is a very effective tool for breaking out of -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Let's face it, from time to time, most of us suffer from One of the first useful things to keep in mind is that even The way you speak to yourself has been rehearsed and then If you were to think of one of your annoying internal voices And just become aware of how it speaks to you. How does it By becoming aware of these qualities you discover the Voice Recorder Rewind Button 1. Select one of those annoying internal voices one last time. 2. Now hear it play backwards like the rewind on a cassette. 3. Try it fast and try it slow. And then hear it backwards, 4. Now replace that backwards voice with a new positive -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- How To Create Supreme States Of Mind That Empower You To Make Magnificent Changes... One of the most important and useful aspects of using NLP to master yourself is in the art of creating resource states. Resource states are states of mind that can be used to positively re-program your past, present and future. One of the classic uses in NLP is for programming a state of confidence into your future. Most adults have experienced a profound sense of confidence at some stage in their life. Maybe it only lasted a few seconds and was many years ago. This is fine. The beauty of NLP allows us to capture that wonderful resource and create more of that state, and place it exactly where we desire! The amount of different useful states of mind is vast and the fact is we hardly ever tap into these 'hidden resources.' Resource states include; Confidence, Creativity, Relaxation, Playfulness, Concentration, Perseverance, Ecstasy.... Any others? Here's a couple of examples to clarify what I'm getting at: Have you ever read a book that made you feel really inspired? Where could you use that? How about programming that state into your workplace? Do you compose music? Paint? Giving a sales pitch? Can you remember or imagine a time being in nature, surrounded by mellow shades of green with soft sounds of birds in the distance and a close by stream. Where could you use that state of tranquility? And now to the actual technique. Treat yourself to 10 - 15 minutes to do this the first time. As you practice the technique more you'll be able to achieve good results in less time.... NLP Technique:Program A Resource State Into A Future Situation 1. Think of a resource state you want more of in a future situation. (Joy, Ecstasy, Fun, Creativity, Confidence, Compassion etc.) 2. Relax down into a trance. (Use whatever way you want to go into a relaxed state. e.g. Deep breathing, self-hypnosis, meditation techniques.) The more relaxed you become the more powerful the rest of the exercise will be, so enjoy becoming more relaxed. 3. Remember a time you felt the chosen resource state strongly. Or imagine a situation in the future that would allow you to feel that resource state. NOTE: There are several tips in the NLP ToolBox eBook to help you remember better. 4. Fully associate into the experience and see what you saw at the time, hear what you heard and feel those feelings. Make the colours brighter, turn up the sounds and amplify the feelings. Anchor this feeling by squeezing your finger and thumb together. 5. Notice where those feelings are in your body. What colour would you give these feelings? Imagine spreading that colour/feeling up and down your body, amplifying the feelings. When the feelings are amplified, again squeeze your finger and thumb together to capture that feeling. 6. Break state. (Look around the room or remember your phone number.) 7. Test Anchor: Squeeze your finger and thumb together. If you've done the above steps correctly you should feel those feelings coming back. Congratulate yourself (This is very useful as it re-enforces the idea in your mind that you can do these exercises and they will become even easier to do!) 8. Here's a great tip they don't often tell you in NLP books. Treat yourself and make a 'Super Resource State'? Go back to step one and stack another state on top of the first one. Squeeze the same finger and thumb together! Cool or what? (Example: Confidence AND Creativity.) 9. Now think of a specific situation where this supreme resource state would be useful. 10. Imagine what you will see/hear just before you want this state to kick in. Example: The boss's door, the eye's of a specific member of the opposite sex, a blank painting canvas, a tennis ball etc. 11. Now fire the resource anchor by squeezing your finger and thumb together whilst imagining being in the chosen situation, unfolding as you desire it too. Well done, you can now look forward to that future situation even more. Where else and how else can you use the above technique? (Hint: The possibilities are virtually unlimited!) Each time you practice the technique with another resource state/situation you will condition your mind to make the procedure even easier next time... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Surefire Way To Manage Your Fears While Leading A Happier, Healthier Life Imagine discovering a way to get rid of your fears in a quick and painless manner. In fact it can even become fun! Did you know only two of all the fears you have are innate: The fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Most of your fears were learned in early childhood and then in later life under stressful conditions. Traditional therapeutic approaches would probably have you trying to figure out where your fear originally came from. Maybe they'd have you digging around in your childhood memories, recalling times you ate the next-door neighbours purple Tulips. This type of approach tends to associate the client into reliving unpleasantness and can take a long time to achieve useful results. Personally I think this style is way out of date and bordering on torture. You'll probably be glad to know we're not going to be doing anything like that. The truth is you can easily and quickly undo the learnings that created specific fears and change your responses to something much more useful. So just how do fearful feelings occur then? Well lets use a common example: Fred wants a raise and he's been wanting to ask his boss for months. Finally he decides to go and ask. BUT when he starts the walk down the corridor he starts to feel certain sensations in his body. Weird stomach feelings. His breathing is constricted. Slight sweating on parts of his body. His vision is effected. Fred decides to turn back and then sits down feeling slightly annoyed with himself. His body started producing 'fear chemicals.' What happened? “Well it was because he defied his Dad one time when he was four. Let's explore those forgotten memories....” NO! NO! NO! Let's do something much smarter and definitely more fun. Hey Fred come over here I want to show you something really cool! O' come on, pick your lip up. You know how before you got up to go and ask the boss for a raise, you felt OK right? So between the time you got up and started walking something happened. Something triggered those feelings in you. Here's a fact for you: You either made a picture in your head or talked to yourself in a way that created those fearful sensations and that happened at an unconscious level out of your awareness. “OK Colin that might be true but so what, what's your point?” Well the point is by changing the internal sounds, pictures and voices in your head you can begin to gain control of your emotions. “Fair enough but how can I do that so when I'm in a similar situation I automatically make useful pictures, sounds and voices in my head so I remain in a resourceful state?” Good question, here's just one way you can achieve the results you want using a simple and powerful tool from the field of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Soothing Movie Music ================== 1.Think of a situation where you feel fear. 2.Dissociate: See yourself in the situation like you would a movie with you in it. 3.Imagine running the memory from the END of the fearful situation, BACKWARDS to the START. Do this very fast in less then 1 second! 4.Think of some music that makes you feel the opposite of fear. For example soothing classical music makes you feel relaxed. Perhaps certain rock or dance music makes you feel energised/courageous etc. 5.Now hear the music, nice and loud, inside your mind whilst looking at yourself going through the situation from START to END. 6.Break state. Now think of the situation you choose in Step 1 and notice how your fearful feelings have diminished. 7.What will you see or hear just before you want this new feeling to set in? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 7 Surprising Keys to Happiness Have you ever had one of those days where you just wish you were in a better mood? Perhaps you tried to shift your state of mind to something better but struggled to achieve it. Sometimes we get stuck in our own 'stinking thinking' and forget how easy it is to feel happier, so here are seven simple ways to lift your mood that many people have found useful and some of them may surprise you! 1. Go for a walk. Most folk know that going for a short daily walk is one of the best forms of exercise. If you can, go into a natural environment with flowers, trees and birds. What will you notice first? The different shades of greenery, the fresh smell of country air, the bird sounds, or the sunlight shining through the tree foliage. 2. Listen to some quality music. Music creates magical effects. It can shift the listeners state within moments. Why not dig out that album you haven't listened to in ages or why not tune in your radio to something you've never listened to before. 3. Think of others less fortunate. The fact that you are reading this article suggests that you are probably much better off than many, many people on this planet! What if you were to imagine being in space looking down on the amazing beautiful earth, noticing all the oceans and lands with the clouds above... And then thinking about the fact that there are many human beings that are starving, homeless and in lots of pain... Allow your compassion for them to grow. 4. Read something radical! How many different types of magazines can you get these days?! Have you ever waltzed into a big newsagents and just browsed through the magazine racks? It's incredible. Why not buy a magazine you wouldn't normally buy. You never know you may discover something wonderful! 5. Laughing at laughter. Have you ever had the experience when you just laugh for no good reason? Isn't it great! Laughter is one of the best ways to lift your spirits. Can't think of anything funny? Try grinning at yourself insanely in the mirror and notice how difficult it becomes to control your giggle muscles! 6. Simple breathing meditation. A great exercise that you can do anywhere is a simple breathing meditation. No need to dress in orange robes. Simply find yourself in a comfortable sitting position with your back straight. Now close your eyes and become aware of the flow of air into and out of your nostrils. That's it! Do this for 10/15 minutes and you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised how you feel afterward. 7. Doodling just for fun! Remember when you were young and you used to doodle with crayons for hours. Kids love drawing silly little pictures, why not adults? So get some pens, pencils, crayons or whatever you have and just draw - doodle away until your state of mind shifts. You might agree that these are all pretty simple and that's what's so good about them. Making changes, mundane or profoundly life-changing, are easily and quickly achieved by putting into action simple ideas, methods, tools and techniques. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Sack Your Shrink BY Using Your Frickin Brain For a ChANge! What if you were to imagine a Universe where effective ChANge was simple, pain-free and mind-glowingly fast! I suppose you feel pretty good Right? well Now... Once upon a time... a long, long time ago in a far away galaxy (hummmmm?) Ahhhhh yes... a long, long time ago ChANge used to be regarded as a lengthy, painful process, but then the wizards appeared and they began to uncover the secrets: The Structure of Magic! The magic of fast and effective ChANge! At first people were sceptical. Was it really possible to safely banish a persons life-long phobia in less than 3 minutes! After all it used to take at least 10 minutes in the olden days! Wow! What else was possible? hmmmmm And so as the wizards began to increasingly unravel magical structures they began to real-eyes that the more they modeled the most effective people on the planet, in EVERY human endeavour (Human Excellence), the more they found themselves creating extraordinary Trance-Formations. ChANges were achieved faster, more consistently, more powerfully, even miraculously! That's right, pure Magic in Action! So over, under and to the sides of time, the more people learned and mastered the real secrets of ChANge, the more people realised it was time for a ChANge. And even those people that had never REALLY done so before started using their brain for a ChANge! I think you'll agree, this was an exciting time to be alive! To be reborn as a living Human Being! Just imagining the possibilities for ChANge could allow a person to remember inspiring stories such as 'Frogs into Princes.' And a person could even begin to find themselves enjoying the journey... the journey of discovering brand new structures of magic too! Oh yeah, BY the way you are living in that universe RIGHT NOW! So kiss the inner 'Frog' inside yourself and allow it to grow into a beautiful, magical Prince or Princess. That's right! Now WAKE UP!!! ********************************************************** A Quick & Profound, Super-Simple-ChANge Technique: "Collapsing Anchors" (Note: You can make this technique REALLY difficult if you want. May I suggest that you K.I.S.S the frog instead!) 1. Select a certain feeling you want to get rid of. As you feel it squeeze your finger and thumb on your left hand to anchor this state. 2. On an intensity scale of 0 to 10, where is this feeling? 3. Break state. Now think about what you would like to feel instead. What would make you remain in a more resourceful state? Relaxation? Humour? Etc. (May I suggest you choose humour because humour is an incredible gift from the gods!) 4. Now choose one of the resourceful states you have come up with and remember a time you felt that resource strongly. What does this resourceful state feel like? 5. Remembering that resourceful state, anchor it to your right hand by squeezing your finger and thumb together. 6. On an intensity scale of 0 to 10, where is this feeling? Important: Make sure that this resourceful feeling is more intense than the fearful feeling. 7. Break state. Now squeeze your left hand finger and thumb anchor, hold it, at the same time as you squeeze the right hand finger and thumb anchor. Keep both anchors on for a few seconds, say 7 seconds. (Note: Many people get a sense when the anchors have 'collapsed' or integrated, often by a noticeable shift in breathing.) 8. Release the left hand anchor and just hold the right hand anchor for a couple of seconds. 9. Break state. Now think of the original feeling you selected in step 1. ********************************************************** *Thanks must go to Richard Bandler. If you don't know why, by now, you really ought too! Hint: It's in the Title(s) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Ultimate Truth in Persuasion OK, so you want to improve your persuasion power right? Why? What's your intention? As you know your intent directs the flow of energy in your interactions with others. So doesn't it just make sense to have in mind a really clear and strong intent before you engage in your powerful persuasion mission. If you were to think about the person(s) you want to persuade what comes to mind in regards to the benefits they will gain from your persuasion? Of course your 'persuasive pitch' will be received much more receptively if your intent is strongly biased to their benefits. So stepping into their shoes what benefits can you perceive from their angle and looking at the situation as if you were watching a movie what other ideas come to mind? Having some idea of what the other person(s) want and keeping that positive intention nice and strong in mind when interacting with the person(s) will automatically create a 'good vibe' between you, thus creating that well known fundamental persuasion skill - Rapport! Now in your interaction with the other party you would increase your persuasion parlance greatly by asking well focused questions. Basically you want to ask questions that get the other person to open up so that you can discover one of the very powerful motivators-to-action in humans known as 'values.' This is another aspect of the very fascinating way in which the human mind works because you find yourself becoming increasingly curious about people's values as your persuasion power increases, doesn't it. Now an important point to remember in this curious adventure is when you have got them talking: You Shut Up! AND Listen! Isn't that cool, you just sit there and listen as they give you loads of high quality information that you can then use to powerfully persuade and guide them! By paying attention you will notice that people use certain words which have a lot of emotional value for them personally. You could call these words their personal trance words. Let me give you an example to clarify what we are talking about. Let's say you are helping someone make a change in their life. Now presuming the person has asked you to help them you can make the change process happen even more smoothly by asking them certain questions So during conversation with this person you could ask them, "Why exactly do you want to make this change?" And, "What would having made this change, give you?" And also you could ask, "Why is that important to you?" As you ask these questions you will notice that they have to access deeper parts of their minds. So by paying attention and listening carefully you will discover some of their personal trance words. Some possible examples of their personal trance words might be: inner peace, better energy, assertiveness. Keep in mind the important fact that these words could have a deep and powerful feeling associated with them in their internal experience. Now what do you suppose would happen if you were to then describe and incorporate those wonderful personal trance words into your persuasive change 'pitch'? That's right, they would be much more likely to go along with your persuasive intervention because you are using words which stimulate powerful feelings inside them for the changes that they really want! So just what is 'the ultimate truth in persuasion'? Well the fact is in the art of persuasion, or indeed anything, there are many ways of doing things, many perspectives, techniques, methods and tools. The point being, by using it and paying attention to feedback, will it get you the results you want? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- How to Change Your Perception-Direction to Rapidly Increase Your Success We've all heard the phrase, "You get more of what you focus on." In the Hawaiian shamanism system, known as Huna, they teach the principle of blessing. For instance if you want to become a more creative individual every time you come across something that represents 'creativity' you would bless it. Let's say you were walking down the street and you saw an artist painting. You could verbally compliment him or you could simply mentally bless his creativity with your intention which could be something like, "This is creativity, I bless him for it." By doing this regularly you condition your mind to go in a certain direction: "Look for examples of creativity in the world that I can bless." An interesting effect of this practice is that the more you focus on finding positive qualities to bless, the more you discover! In therapeutic settings clients often come along complaining of behaviours they don't like and want to get rid of. Now if the therapist were to have the focus of believing that the clients behaviour was indeed unnecessary he may focus on this aspect and have the client discover where this behaviour started. Discovering why he has chosen to adopt this behaviour and so on. But what if the therapist had the focus of, "Every behaviour has a positive intention behind it." Just with this shift in direction could result in a much more pleasant and useful change in the client. By discovering the positive intention behind behaviours, adding in new behaviours, choices and flexibility would more likely create a generative, positively focused direction for the clients mind to go in. This kind of generative change-work tends to create a more pervasive shift in the clients model of the world because they have made a change that has added more choice and flexibility and so they think, "ahhh if I can add choices to this area of my life, why not get more flexible in other areas?!" Another interesting point about directions is that it's more powerful to setup a direction that is flowing, a process, rather than a static change. Think about the following and notice which statement is more powerful, "I am confident", or "I am becoming more confident." Because one of the minds natural functions is to go in a direction, change-work becomes more powerful if you set up a process as the direction. "I am confident" is static, whereas, "I am becoming more confident" is a process that re-enforces itself. Knowing this 'master key' can make your use of change technologies, such as the tools of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) work all the more effectively. So as you begin to think about the directions you want your mind to go in, doesn't it just make sense to use tools that re-program your mind to *automatically* go in the direction you want to go in? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I don't know about you but these days I often hear people using the word 'enlightenment' as if it's a common experience. According to Buddhism enlightenment is the complete cessation of all sufferings and a permanent state of peace and happiness. Not many people there yet then! Everyone wants more freedom. And as you know real freedom comes from within. Our sense of the external reality around us is strongly influenced by our internal 'maps' of reality. From time to time we have certain thoughts that restrict our sense of freedom. These thoughts are sometimes beliefs that were formed earlier in our life and are now out of date! Other times our thoughts are clouded by impaired perception. One of the amazing facts about the time we find ourselves in now is that there is an absolute abundance of methods, techniques and tools available to us for re-modeling our realities in a way that enables us to experience much more freedom! So as we find ourselves on this journey, this journey on the road to freedom what changes start to arise in your minds eye? Because even just a small change can generate new feelings of freedom. Have you ever seen one of those optical illusion drawings? You know the ones where there is a picture and at first glance you can just see one face. But as you continue looking and change your focus ever so slightly you get a surprise when another image in the picture appears! You can relate this to your perspectives on things in your life. New perspectives can be very powerful and you don't necessarily need to view things from a radically different viewpoint. Just a small shift in perspective can bring about profound changes. If you were to recall a recent situation where you would have preferred to act in a more resourceful manner, could you imagine reviewing the situation from a different perspective? How about looking at it as if it were a movie. And what new information would arise if you viewed it from the perspective of a giant eagle? Or a field mouse? Or what about from the viewpoint of a fly with it's one hundred eye vision. Give it a go because this kind of visualisation exercise can free-up you creative mind and allow you to make new realisations as your unconscious reveals previously hidden information! As you continue to use your mind more you build faith in your own ability. And when that faith builds you find yourself able to make the changes you desire more easily. Your self-esteem begins to build and you will inspire others with your new sense of freedom. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Half-Second Rule The mind learns fast. A very powerful way to view life is to The more you ponder this idea the more profound you will And here's the deal. Does a person develop a phobia of wasps No. Phobias are 'learned' very, very fast. Out of They have an intense emotional response which becomes Now I think you'd agree, phobias aren't exactly useful, But, what if you could use that same Stimulus/Response Would that be useful to you in any area of you life? ;) The following technique is a really fascinating NLP tool Merging Metaphors (Adapted from a technique called 'Spinning Icons' developed 1. Select a problem state. 2. As you think about your problem state what visual image 3. Break your current state: eg) Remember you phone number 4. Now allow your mind to turn the first picture (problem TOP TIP: It can be useful to ask yourself, "What is this 5. Do the same thing with the desired resource state you 6. Now see the two metaphor symbols at the same time 7. Now allow the images to merge together, that's right. And 8. Immediately begin telling WHATEVER story comes to mind. 9. Now ask yourself, "How is this story relevant to my ©2006 Colin G Smith
Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Fast Phobia Cure: Get Results Within 10 Minutes Even now that fact is hard for many people to accept! The truth is I suspect you've probably heard of NLP by now. To keep it simple NLP So Bandler & Grinder asked these people specific questions to discover The next part of the process involves re-organising the structure of Doing this process scrambles the phobic associations and re-organises Classically the technique is known as the Fast Phobia Cure, however I I believe many more people need to know about this amazing technique -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Swish Pattern: Change Habits Quickly With NLP The Swish Pattern was discovered by using Neuro-linguistic programming Have you ever heard the phrase, "you get more of what you focus on" ? So what happens with behavioural and thinking habits is that the mind This 'away from X, towards Y' principle creates a very powerful One of the great things about the swish pattern is that it creates To clarify what I mean imagine you used 'the swish' to resolve a habit You know, your mind learns quickly! The Swish Pattern makes use of the -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Unlock Your Creative Inspiration You know the human mind, your mind, is truly awesome. Everything we see around us, incredible architecture, paintings, wondrous machines and the amazing musical masterpieces of the ages all started in someone’s imagination!
We all possess this creative mechanism.
Sometimes though we become, "stuck in a rut" or start to, "see blank", or we "hit a brick wall." These are common phrases used by people that are in 'stuck states.' Their mind is unwilling to go else where.
Just what is this state of mind and more interestingly how can we discover proven methods to ease out of it, swiftly and smoothly, into inspired and creative states of being?!
If we were to look inside their mind we would likely discover that their 'stuckness' was in fact a bit like a video loop. It would be as if they were repeating a short clip of a movie over and over: Hit a brick wall... back to the beginning and... repeat...
So how can you snap out of these loops?
Here's a lickety-split way: Switch Representational System
It's easier than it sounds honest! Look at that person over there. She looks like she's in a bit of stymie. "Hey how's tricks? You look like you could do with some creative inspiration?! Ahhhh ok, Lisa, let's see what we can do then..."
First of all notice where and how you feel that stuck state. Where on/in your body is that feeling? I bet it's not in your little toe or is it?!
Good. Now switch representational system by giving that feeling a colour. 'As you notice that feeling what colour represents that best?' Just go with the first colour.
And if you wish you could now give that feeling a sound. 'What sound represents this feeling?'
Great, well done!
You've done the main part. What you have done is to access a different part of your mind by representing the feeling in a different sensory system (Visual/Auditory.)
If you wanted, just for fun, you could even represent the feeling as a smell or taste! 'What does this feeling smell/taste like?'
With that you have instantly accessed multiple resources from different brain centres, allowing the creative process to emerge.
What you can do next is to explore the new representation in it's own sense system. So for example let's say the feeling you had, looked like black foggy cloud and sounded like a dull and distant tinny sounding radio.
The next step is to PLAY with these images and sounds.
For example what happens if you 'paint' a silver lining around the black clouds?
If you were to imagine bringing that radio closer how would the sound quality alter? Turn the dial?
I think you get the basic gist by now, so go ahead and give it a go and get wild and wacky because humour is always good for a laugh isn't it?!
So what happens now when you think about the 'stuck state'? Your feelings have changed!
This process enables your mind to have more choice. Instead of getting stuck in a 'dead end' pathway, you have numerous ones to choose from. And more choice equals more flexibility, which equals more creativity.
Creativity is just a state of mind that can be triggered with specific mental strategies and can be enhanced by exploring other perspectives using a variety of tools. And the great thing is, the more you practice creative thinking, the more creative you become!
Simply by learning to use our brains in more diverse ways we can discover the master keys to unlocking the power of our creative imagination!You know the human mind, your mind, is truly awesome. Everything we see around us, incredible architecture, paintings, wondrous machines and the amazing musical masterpieces of the ages all started in someone’s imagination!
We all possess this creative mechanism.
Sometimes though we become, "stuck in a rut" or start to, "see blank", or we "hit a brick wall." These are common phrases used by people that are in 'stuck states.' Their mind is unwilling to go else where.
Just what is this state of mind and more interestingly how can we discover proven methods to ease out of it, swiftly and smoothly, into inspired and creative states of being?!
If we were to look inside their mind we would likely discover that their 'stuckness' was in fact a bit like a video loop. It would be as if they were repeating a short clip of a movie over and over: Hit a brick wall... back to the beginning and... repeat...
So how can you snap out of these loops?
Here's a lickety-split way: Switch Representational System
It's easier than it sounds honest! Look at that person over there. She looks like she's in a bit of stymie. "Hey how's tricks? You look like you could do with some creative inspiration?! Ahhhh ok, Lisa, let's see what we can do then..."
First of all notice where and how you feel that stuck state. Where on/in your body is that feeling? I bet it's not in your little toe or is it?!
Good. Now switch representational system by giving that feeling a colour. 'As you notice that feeling what colour represents that best?' Just go with the first colour.
And if you wish you could now give that feeling a sound. 'What sound represents this feeling?'
Great, well done!
You've done the main part. What you have done is to access a different part of your mind by representing the feeling in a different sensory system (Visual/Auditory.)
If you wanted, just for fun, you could even represent the feeling as a smell or taste! 'What does this feeling smell/taste like?'
With that you have instantly accessed multiple resources from different brain centres, allowing the creative process to emerge.
What you can do next is to explore the new representation in it's own sense system. So for example let's say the feeling you had, looked like black foggy cloud and sounded like a dull and distant tinny sounding radio.
The next step is to PLAY with these images and sounds.
For example what happens if you 'paint' a silver lining around the black clouds?
If you were to imagine bringing that radio closer how would the sound quality alter? Turn the dial?
I think you get the basic gist by now, so go ahead and give it a go and get wild and wacky because humour is always good for a laugh isn't it?!
So what happens now when you think about the 'stuck state'? Your feelings have changed!
This process enables your mind to have more choice. Instead of getting stuck in a 'dead end' pathway, you have numerous ones to choose from. And more choice equals more flexibility, which equals more creativity.
Creativity is just a state of mind that can be triggered with specific mental strategies and can be enhanced by exploring other perspectives using a variety of tools. And the great thing is, the more you practice creative thinking, the more creative you become!
Simply by learning to use our brains in more diverse ways we can discover the master keys to unlocking the power of our creative imagination! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author Bio: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- |