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NLP & Hypnosis Success Formula
Did you ever try to do away with a negative behavior, only to not succeed? There is an extended list of familiar problem behaviors that people often try to change or wipe out using self-hypnosis or NLP. The most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop nail biting; increasing self-confidence; overcoming insomnia and sleeping better; improving memory; and managing stress.
WHAT THE MIND CAUSES, THE MIND CAN CURE:
The motivation for our behaviors starts in our thoughts. If you mull it over, all of these unconstructive behaviors are the end result of negative thinking. In other words, you think and motivate yourself into all of these behaviors. Or at least you think yourself into feeling frazzled, and that can cause these behaviors. And because you think and motivate yourself into these behaviors, you can think and motivate yourself out of them as well. But in order to think and motivate yourself out of these behaviors, you will need to know specifically how to go about accomplishing it.
DESIRE:
You are possibly reading this article because you want the motivation to alter some personal behaviors. And that's handy because the first component in the Motivation Formula For Your Success is that you must want or desire to change. If you have read this far, at least a little part of you wishes a change.
BELIEF IS REQUIRED FOR MOTIVATION:
Before anyone can eliminate an unconstructive behavior, that person must be motivated to do so. Merely desiring a behavior to change is not adequate.
Motivation comes from what we believe. If we believe that something very important to us will get better or "become enhanced" if we make a change in our behavior, we will become motivated. Conversely, if we believe that something very important to us will be placed in jeopardy if we don't alter our behavior, we will also experience motivation to make a change.
Some straightforward examples of these motivational beliefs could be:
If I lose weight, then I'll be able to get a date or find someone to love me.
If I stop smoking, then I'll be healthier.
If I stop my nail biting, then my hands will look a lot more attractive.
TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CREATE THE BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO MOTIVATION:
NLP - which is short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, offers methods that can instantly generate the element of belief. You can find out more on this topic by reading the articles "How To Get Motivated To Exercise Using Hypnosis And NLP" and "Motivation Theory - How To Quit Smoking Using NLP And Hypnosis For Motivation." These articles are both available in my free hypnosis research library.
DECISION:
The dictionary definition of the word "Decision" is making up one's mind / a verdict or judgment. When you accept as true a thought that gives you a powerful feeling of motivation to make a change, you will feel compelled to make a decision to alter a negative behavior. Decision is the key that unlocks the door to taking action.
ACTION:
The dictionary defines the word "Action" as an act or deed / to do or perform. Taking action means that rather than just thinking about making personal changes, you will actually take action and bring about your desired changes.
SELF-TALK:
One of the many reasons that people are unsuccessful at altering a negative behavior is because of the way that they talk to themselves. Self-talk is significant because repeatedly it is part of what caused the negative behavior in the first place.
I'd like you to think about this for a moment: Let's say that you want to break a cigarette addiction. The first thing that you may well say or think to yourself is: "I'm not going to smoke cigarettes any longer."
It's universal for people to tell themselves what they are not going to do. Unfortunately, when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we are actually programming ourselves to do it!
SELF-TALK EXERCISE:
Say the following to yourself: I can't see blue. I can't see polka dots . . . . . . .
I'll bet your mind showed you the color blue, and then it showed you polka dots. That's because when we tell ourselves what we do not want to do, or what we won't do, in order to make sense of it our mind must make an image of us doing what it is that we wish to stop doing. And when we see ourselves engaging in a behavior, our mind compels us to generate that behavior.
SUMMARY:
In order to eliminate a negative behavior, we must first want or DESIRE to get rid of it. BELIEF is the facet that creates MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION is the drive that leads us to DECISION. DECISION is the trigger to ACTION. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a technology that we can use to facilitate beliefs, motivation, decisions, and actions.
When we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we make a mental picture of ourselves engaging in the behavior that we want to eliminate. And that mental image gives us an urge to create the negative behavior. So if we want to eliminate a negative behavior, rather than tell ourselves what we will not do, we must always tell ourselves what we will do.
To break the smoking addiction say: "I can live without them."
To abolish cravings for food that will make you fat or to stop chewing smokeless say: "I can live without it."
To eliminate stress say: "I'm relaxed and calm, both mentally and physically."
To sleep better say: "I fall asleep promptly, and sleep restfully throughout the night."
WHAT THE MIND CAUSES, THE MIND CAN CURE:
The motivation for our behaviors starts in our thoughts. If you mull it over, all of these unconstructive behaviors are the end result of negative thinking. In other words, you think and motivate yourself into all of these behaviors. Or at least you think yourself into feeling frazzled, and that can cause these behaviors. And because you think and motivate yourself into these behaviors, you can think and motivate yourself out of them as well. But in order to think and motivate yourself out of these behaviors, you will need to know specifically how to go about accomplishing it.
DESIRE:
You are possibly reading this article because you want the motivation to alter some personal behaviors. And that's handy because the first component in the Motivation Formula For Your Success is that you must want or desire to change. If you have read this far, at least a little part of you wishes a change.
BELIEF IS REQUIRED FOR MOTIVATION:
Before anyone can eliminate an unconstructive behavior, that person must be motivated to do so. Merely desiring a behavior to change is not adequate.
Motivation comes from what we believe. If we believe that something very important to us will get better or "become enhanced" if we make a change in our behavior, we will become motivated. Conversely, if we believe that something very important to us will be placed in jeopardy if we don't alter our behavior, we will also experience motivation to make a change.
Some straightforward examples of these motivational beliefs could be:
If I lose weight, then I'll be able to get a date or find someone to love me.
If I stop smoking, then I'll be healthier.
If I stop my nail biting, then my hands will look a lot more attractive.
TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CREATE THE BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO MOTIVATION:
NLP - which is short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, offers methods that can instantly generate the element of belief. You can find out more on this topic by reading the articles "How To Get Motivated To Exercise Using Hypnosis And NLP" and "Motivation Theory - How To Quit Smoking Using NLP And Hypnosis For Motivation." These articles are both available in my free hypnosis research library.
DECISION:
The dictionary definition of the word "Decision" is making up one's mind / a verdict or judgment. When you accept as true a thought that gives you a powerful feeling of motivation to make a change, you will feel compelled to make a decision to alter a negative behavior. Decision is the key that unlocks the door to taking action.
ACTION:
The dictionary defines the word "Action" as an act or deed / to do or perform. Taking action means that rather than just thinking about making personal changes, you will actually take action and bring about your desired changes.
SELF-TALK:
One of the many reasons that people are unsuccessful at altering a negative behavior is because of the way that they talk to themselves. Self-talk is significant because repeatedly it is part of what caused the negative behavior in the first place.
I'd like you to think about this for a moment: Let's say that you want to break a cigarette addiction. The first thing that you may well say or think to yourself is: "I'm not going to smoke cigarettes any longer."
It's universal for people to tell themselves what they are not going to do. Unfortunately, when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we are actually programming ourselves to do it!
SELF-TALK EXERCISE:
Say the following to yourself: I can't see blue. I can't see polka dots . . . . . . .
I'll bet your mind showed you the color blue, and then it showed you polka dots. That's because when we tell ourselves what we do not want to do, or what we won't do, in order to make sense of it our mind must make an image of us doing what it is that we wish to stop doing. And when we see ourselves engaging in a behavior, our mind compels us to generate that behavior.
SUMMARY:
In order to eliminate a negative behavior, we must first want or DESIRE to get rid of it. BELIEF is the facet that creates MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION is the drive that leads us to DECISION. DECISION is the trigger to ACTION. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a technology that we can use to facilitate beliefs, motivation, decisions, and actions.
When we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we make a mental picture of ourselves engaging in the behavior that we want to eliminate. And that mental image gives us an urge to create the negative behavior. So if we want to eliminate a negative behavior, rather than tell ourselves what we will not do, we must always tell ourselves what we will do.
To break the smoking addiction say: "I can live without them."
To abolish cravings for food that will make you fat or to stop chewing smokeless say: "I can live without it."
To eliminate stress say: "I'm relaxed and calm, both mentally and physically."
To sleep better say: "I fall asleep promptly, and sleep restfully throughout the night."
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motivation, hypnosis, self hypnosis, self-hypnosis, NLP, weight loss, stop smoking, quit smoking, manage stress, relaxation, memory, self confidence, insomnia, nail biting, hypnotherapy
About the Author
Alan B. Densky, CH is an NLP Practitioner and certified hypnotherapist. He runs the Neuro-VISION self-hypnosis CDs website and the Self-hypnosis Video Blog. He offers Hypnosis CDs for motivation. Visit his website for his free MP3 downloads, newsletters, and his hypnosis research library.
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