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Using
NLP
on
yourself,
to
create
more
of
the
life
you
want
is
a
huge
area
that
we
could
write
many
volumes
of
material
on.
The
fact
is
everyone
who
comes
into
the
field
of
NLP
is
doing
so
for
their
own
specific
outcomes,
and
for
the
most
part,
are
starting
from
different
positions.
Therefore
there
are
no
one-size
fits
all
approach
in
terms
of
how
you
should
use
the
technology.
In
fact
one
of
the
great
things
about
NLP
is
you
can
use
it
as
you
please,
its
incredibly
versatile.
This
bootstrap
action
manual
is
designed
to
compliment
the
video
resources
and
get
you
to
the
point
where
you
have
the
know-how
and
resources
to
use
the
patterns
and
attitude
of
NLP
to
improve
your
life.
In
the
following
pages
you
will
find
25
distinct
sections,
summarized
on
a
post-it-
note.
Each
post-it-note
provides
you
with
a
key
insight
to
help
you
create
more
of
the
life
you
want.
Most
conclude
with
a
specific
next
step
action
to
do.
If
you
want
to
get
good
at
using
NLP
on
yourself
then
the
rules
are
simple;
Do
the
actions!
We
cover
many
topics
including:
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Master
these
areas
and
we
can
promise
you
that
more
of
the
changes
youd
like
to
see
appear
in
your
life
will
start
showing
up,
again
and
again.
If
you
just
read
this
manual
and
watch
the
videos
passively
you
will
come
away
with
some
great
distinctions,
but
you
life
will
be
no
different
than
before.
And
you
dont
want
that,
do
you?
Living
and
breathing
the
technology
to
benefit
your
own
life
start
here.
So
get
your
state
on
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
how
you
get
on.
To
your
happiness
and
mastery,
Tom
and
Michael
There
are
between
circa
30
or
so
organizing
presuppositions
in
NLP1
that
are
the
foundation
building
blocks
of
the
technology.
They
exist,
not
because
they
are
necessarily
true,
but
because
when
embodied
and
operationalized,
they
act
as
powerful
enabling
filters
in
how
we
interact
with
the
world.
Many
NLPers
treat
these
are
some
kind
of
conceptual
ideas,
read
them
once
and
move
on.
They
think
they
understand
them,
but
the
reality
is
when
you
treat
the
presuppositions
as
just
concepts,
you
have
no
felt
sense
experience
of
them
as
a
reality
and
so
they
have
no
impact
on
your
life.
This
is
error
101
for
anyone
looking
to
apply
NLP
to
their
life.
Your
first
task
on
the
journey
of
using
NLP
on
yourself
is
to
embody
each
presupposition
over
the
coming
month,
bringing
in
whatever
resources
are
necessary
in
order
for
you
to
assume
that
the
presupposition
you
are
using
is
TRUE
and
ACT
accordingly.
Only
then
are
you
in
the
position
to
notice
how
it
radically
affects
your
orientation
in
the
world.
When this is true for you, how would you think, feel and act in the world?
How does it affect how your think about misunderstandings you have?
How
does
living
from
this
presupposition
affect
how
you
deal
with
others
who
dont
share
the
same
map
as
you,
etc?
Fully
adopt
it
and
act
as
if
this
were
the
true
way
of
being
in
the
world.
After
doing
this
for
24
hours,
remove
that
and
try
on
the
inverse
of
it,
that
the
map
IS
the
territory.
Again
notice
how
it
changes
the
way
you
organize
your
perceptions
and
act
in
the
world.
In
NLP
we
are
the
school
of
doing,
not
talking.
So
repeat
this
process
each
day
for
the
coming
30
days
choosing
a
different
presupposition
below
putting
it
on
and
taking
it
off.
Embodying
the
core
presuppositions
of
NLP
is
the
cornerstone
to
handing
anything
else
that
may
come
your
way.
It
builds
inside
of
you
many
of
the
attitudes
and
mindset
of
flexibility,
resourcefulness
and
curiosity.
All
great
attitudes
to
have.
Before
you
start
adopting
each
of
the
presuppositions
below,
first
rate
yourself
on
a
scale
of
1-10
(10
being
totally
congruent
with
my
behaviour),
as
to
how
well
you
already
embody
each
of
these
presuppositions.
At
the
end
of
30
days
rate
yourself
again
and
continue
adopting
the
presupposition,
until
you
consistently
score
above
8
in
each,
as
demonstrated
by
your
behaviour.
1. The
map
is
not
the
territory.
2. People
respond
according
to
their
maps,
not
to
reality
itself.
3. People
make
the
best
choice
they
can
at
the
time
given
the
state
they
are
in.
4. People
work
perfectly.
5. All
human
behavior
is
purposive
or
adaptive
within
some
context,
whether
you
can
detect
it
or
not.
(This
used
to
be
written
as
Every
behavior
has
a
positive
intention
the
source
of
endless
misunderstandings
and
whinings
and
re-blamings.
This
restatement
is
more
to
the
point.)
6. Every
behavior
has
utility
and
usefulness
in
some
context.
(this
is
a
corollary
of
#5)
7. The
meaning
of
your
communication
is
not
simply
what
you
intend
but
the
response
you
get.
8. Meaning
is
context
dependent.
9. Mind-and-body
are
inescapably
linked,
one
affects
the
other
and
visa
versa.
10. If
you
want
to
understand;
act.
The
learning
is
in
the
doing.
11. We
cannot
not
communicate.
12. The
one
who
sets
the
frame
for
the
communication
controls
the
communication.
13. There
is
no
failure
only
feedback.
14. The
individual
with
the
greatest
choice
of
behaviors
(range,
flexibility
in
sheer
numbers)
controls
the
situation.
15. People
have
the
internal
resources
they
need
to
succeed.
At
the
end
of
30
days
you
should
have
tried
out
and
taken
off
each
of
the
presupposition
of
NLP.
Notice
which
seemed
a
natural
fit
for
you
and
which
you
need
to
develop
the
habit
of
embodying
in
the
way
you
move
through
the
world.
Doing
this
assignment
is
one
of
the
most
powerful
exercises
you
can
do
in
NLP.
Once
your
behaviour
reflects
the
core
presuppositions
of
NLP,
it
is
time
to
turn
our
attention
to
the
techniques
Learning
or
applying
the
techniques
of
NLP
is
the
area
that
most
new
folks
into
the
field
want
to
learn
more
about.
People
tend
to
think
there
is
some
kind
of
magic
to
them,
and
often
overcomplicate
the
process
of
how
to
use
the
techniques.
The
techniques
are
like
recipes
you
can
follow
and
many
will
help
you
re-wire
certain
responses
in
your
mind-body.
Using
them
is
actually
quite
simple.
Many
books
have
been
written
covering
the
many
techniques
of
NLP.
Pick
one
and
follow
the
process
outlined
within
it.
For
example,
if
you
get
a
copy
of
the
Richard
Bandlers
recent
book
Get
the
Life
You
Want
work
it
through
methodically,
one
step
at
a
time.
Apply
what
Richard
guides
you
through.
Everything
you
need
is
there,
but
what
you
have
to
release
first
of
all,
is
that
you
can
talk
to
yourself
and
that
talking
to
yourself
has
anything
to
do
with
what's
going
to
get
you
well.
I've
watched
people
who
work
with
themselves
and
they'll
sit
there
while
they
are
trying
to
do
a
technique.
For
example
a
technique
around
visioning,
making
pictures,
and
while
they
are
attempting
to
do
that,
they
will
talk
to
themselves
saying:
Ah,
it's
not
working,
I
hope
this
is
going
to
work,
I
don't
think
it's
going
to
work.
Realize
that
IS
the
work
they
are
doing.
The
internal
dialogue
is
the
work.
All
that
commentary
is
not
commentary.
It
is
the
state
that
you
are
creating.
And
you've
got
to
switch
that
stuff
off.
If
you
are
talking
like
a
mental
chipmunk
to
yourself,
that's
the
state
you
will
induce
and
not
some
titanic
state
of
motivation.
NLP
is
not
like
a
magic
avoid-responsibility
thing.
It's
about
taking
more
responsibility.
And
taking
responsibility,
when
you
are
working
with
the
various
techniques
and
methods,
is
what
you
have
to
do.
Second
thing,
you
can't
be
both
the
critic
evaluator
and
the
doer
of
the
technique
of
the
same
time!
When
people
screw
it
up,
they
usually
screw
it
up
because
they
are
trying
to
run
two
states
at
once.
They
will
go:
Alright,
Im
going
to
do
self
hypnosis.
I
am
relaxing
a
little
bit.
Am
I
there
yet?
No,
I'm
not
so
I
guess
this
doesn't
work.
This
is
Crazy,
stupid.
Crazy-stupid.
That's
what
that
is.
It
won't
work!
It
never
works.
Yes.
But...
No
buts.
Yeah,
if
you
think
you're
thinking
and
you
are
doing
that,
you
are
well
we
have
a
name
for
that.
Third
thing
to
avoid
is
not
using
sufficiently
intense
representations.
Pictures,
sounds,
etc.
In
other
words,
the
content
you
are
using
and
how
you
are
using
it,
is
not
sufficiently
gripping
or
motivating
then
your
not
going
to
get
far
with
it.
Action:
Using
the
techniques
of
NLP
is
for
the
most
part
very
straightforward.
Assess
how
you
have
been
using
the
techniques
so
far
and
identify
if
you
have
suffered
from
any
of
the
3
common
errors
outlined
above.
Most
people
who
have
difficulties
with
the
techniques
have.
Make
a
commitment
today
to
stop
doing
any
crazy-stupid
stuff.
Instead
simply
DO
the
techniques,
follow
the
process
outlined
by
whichever
manual
or
description
you
are
following
until
you
can
apply
them
to
any
area
of
your
life.
There
are
tons
of
techniques
that
can
help
you
change
limiting
beliefs,
overcome
negative
emotions,
be
more
happy,
live
a
better
life
etc.
etc.
Right
now
you
only
need
to
ask
yourself:
Do
you
have
a
clear
idea
of
the
kind
of
life
you
wish
to
be
living?
The
simply
truth
is
you
cant
do
it,
IF,
you
keep
doing
the
same
stuff
over
and
over
that
doesnt
work.
Whatever
the
life
you
aspire
for
looks
like,
to
get
to
there
from
here
means
you
will
need
to
make
some
changes.
And
this
is
where
the
technology
of
NLP
can
really
help.
But
first
lets
talk
about
your
goals
Copyright
NLPTIMES.COM,
all
rights
reserved
in
all
media.
This
program
isnt
a
course
about
goal
setting.
There
are
hundreds
of
resources
out
there
about
goal
setting.
In
fact,
for
most
setting
goals
isnt
a
problem,
it
is
the
getting
to
the
goal
that
is.
And
weve
got
good
ideas
for
that
in
store
later
on.
But
right
now
lets
take
a
step
back
before
we
rush
down
the
streets
of
achieving
your
goal
and
talk
about
something
more
important.
Sometimes
people
think
that
they
want
something
where
it
is
actually
what
they're
told,
or
what
that
they
have
learned
to
want.
The
person
is
following
goals
and
dreams
that
aren't
theirs.
They
have
been
educated
into
them.
For
example,
in
the
UK
recently
there
was
a
study
done.
They
asked
sixteen
to
eighteen
years
old
what
they
wanted
to
be
when
they
were
adults.
And
most
of
them
responded
they
want
to
be
celebrities.
Big
Brother
style.
That's
pure
education.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
anything
other
than
they've
been
sold
an
image.
But
that
image
is
disconnected.
A
lot
of
times,
people
know
what
they
want
to
do,
but
somewhere
along
the
line
they
forgot.
Lets
ensure
this
doesnt
happen
for
you.
Action:
Take
some
time
today
to
review
your
most
important
goals.
Identify
are
they
really
your
goals?,
or
have
they
been
educated
into
you?
Get
to
the
essence
of
the
motive
behind
your
key
goals.
Ask
yourself
questions
like:
What
factors
influenced
you
wanting
this
goal
in
the
first
place?
Have
your
actions
to
date
been
consistent
with
manifest
that
goal?
If
not,
why
not?
What
truth
lies
behind
your
story?
How
does
X
goal
lead
to
Y
(expected/desired)
outcome?
Play
with
these
questions,
and
the
others
that
will
naturally
come
up
in
your
mind
when
you
start
turning
the
spotlight
inward
and
zooming
in
on
the
true
nature
of
your
goals.
This
will
help
flush
out
what
is
truly
your
goal
vs.
what
you
have
been
unconsciously
following
as
a
pattern,
investing
perhaps
huge
amounts
of
energy
and
resources.
And
perhaps
for
some
of
your
goals
youve
been
doing
this
for
someone
other
than
yourself,
like
there
has
been
a
need
to
do
so,
in
order
to
gain
some
form
of
acceptance.
If
you
discover
a
goal
you
have
been
chasing
for
many
years
is
not
for
you
and
never
was
your
goal
then
decide
what
is
the
right
path
for
you
to
follow
from
here
forth...
There
is
immense
freedom
in
striking
a
goal
off
of
your
list
that
was
never
really
something
you
wanted,
you
just,
for
a
time,
thought
you
did.
Your
life
can
get
a
whole
lot
better
when
you
are
spending
your
time
doing
the
things
that
reflect
what
you
really
want,
based
on
your
truest
wants.
Say
yes
to
them.
Then
go
get
them.
Did
you
know
we
are
all
experts.
You,
me,
everyone.
Every
morning
you
get
up
you
have
certain
things
you
do.
Specific
thoughts
and
patterns
you
repeat.
We
all
do.
If
you
want
to
have
more
choice,
influence
and
power
in
your
life,
then
start
become
aware
of
what
repeated
patterns
drive
your
behaviour
and
then
using
any
of
a
number
of
NLP
processes
to
influence
and
shape
them
to
help
you
achieve
more
of
whatever
it
is
that
you
want.
Realize
that
you
are
always
practicing
something.
Every
moment
of
every
day.
For
example,
many
people
are
not
aware
that
even
when
they
are
walking
around
just
chatting
to
themselves,
commenting
on
what's
going
on
and
sitting
around
having
their
coffee
and
criticizing
everything
that
is
going
on.
That,
that
is
practice.
That's
habituated
practice.
And
if
you
are
doing
that,
you
are
practicing,
either
being
critical,
or
practicing
feeling
better.
No
amount
of
personal
development
feel
good
talk
can
get
away
from
the
fact
that
what
you
practice
is
what
you
get
good
at.
Two
quotes
from
James
Allen,
point
you
towards
the
path
to
how
to
have
more
of
the
life
you
want:
Man
is
made
or
unmade
by
himself.
By
the
right
choice
he
ascends.
As
a
being
of
power,
intelligence,
and
love,
and
the
lord
of
his
own
thoughts,
he
holds
the
key
to
every
situation.
A
man
has
to
learn
that
he
cannot
command
things,
but
that
he
can
command
himself;
that
he
cannot
coerce
the
wills
of
others,
but
that
he
can
mold
and
master
his
own
will:
and
things
serve
him
who
serves
Truth;
people
seek
guidance
of
him
who
is
master
of
himself.
Bottom
line
is,
if
you
want
to
have
more
of
the
life
you
truly
want,
then
it
starts
with
the
moment-by-moment
commitment
to
master
your
thoughts.
Action:
Figure
out
what
story/behaviour/internal
thoughts
have
you
been
practicing
that
dont
serve
you
and
change
it.
We
all
have
something
create
a
list
of
your
top
three
un-serving
habits
then
make
the
commitment
today
that
you
will
change
them.
How?
There
are
several
ways.
Re-watch
the
video
how
to
rewire
negative
emotional
responses
and
use
that
pattern
to
deal
with
undesired
triggered
responses.
Then
put
into
practice
any
one
or
more
of
the
five
how
to
deal
with
negative
internal
voice
to
halt
any
unwanted
internal
voice.
Build
in
a
new
strategy
of
hearing
and
seeing
the
behaviour
that
you
want.
Use
the
NLP
SWISH
pattern,
outlined
in
any
NLP
technique
book
or
online
to
start
directionlising
the
brain
about
how
you
want
to
behave
instead.
Of
course
the
natural
question
when
you
realize
that
everything
you
are
doing
is
some
form
of
practicing,
is
how
do
I
change
the
habits
Ive
established
that
dont
serve
me?
Well,
for
people
who
are
stuck
doing
habituary
things.
Quite
often,
it
can
be
a
simple
matter
of
reminding
yourself
what
you
want
instead.
Both
Michael
and
I
have
used
this
process
extensively.
Michael
said:
Many
years
ago
I
encountered
the
Lojong
training
in
Tibet
Buddhism.
And
in
the
approaches
of
mind
training
that
they
have.
In
one
of
the
things
that
they
used
as
part
of
the
early
Buddhist
educational
process
is
slogans.
One
of
the
principles
is
Train
with
slogans.
Which
is
a
slogan
in
itself.
How
could
you
use
that?
How
could
you
create
a
very
concise
line
that
evokes
the
desired
ritual
or
habit
you
want
to
cultivate?
Sometimes
questions
are
great
for
this.
For
example
if
somebody
is
not
making
good
decisions
about
things,
we
will
have
them
write
on
a
big
post-it
note,
one
of
those
4x6,
or
bigger
post-it
notes.
In
big
letters:
Action:
Purchase
a
deck
of
4x6
or
bigger
post-it-notes.
Create
2
slogans
and
1
succinct
question
that
trigger
you
to
start
entraining
more
of
the
kind
of
attitudes,
behaviors
or
thoughts
processes
that
will
greatly
benefit
your
life.
Write
each
slogan/question
in
BIG
letters
on
a
card.
Keep
them
front
of
mind
and
in
sight
everywhere
(this
will
require
you
to
have
multiple
copies).
A
lot
of
times
in
our
culture,
we've
forgotten
that
change
is
often
a
matter
of
repeating
and
aggregating
results
over
long
periods
time.
Let
go
of
any
expectation
that
everything
to
be
instantaneous.
Too
many
people
have
the
idea
that
change
is
like
a
microwave
oven,
you
just
put
something
in
and
"BING",
the
bell
goes
off,
and
then
there's
the
result.
The
secret
that
most
folks
wont
tell
you
is
that
for
the
most
part,
people
dont
work
like
that.
Yes
behavioral
changes
can
be
trained
in
to
occur
quickly,
but
unless
you
have
the
skill
to
know
how
to
do
that
(which
is
a
big
topic
and
one
we
cover
in
the
Platinum
Audio
News
Club)
and
how
a
pattern
of
behaviour
is
habituated,
re-wired
and
installed
in
someone,
then
use
a
note
to
self
and
keep
it
everywhere.
When
you
are
first
training
a
new
pattern
in,
use
the
post-it-note
to
trigger
you
STOP,
pause
and
read
the
card
and
then
figure
out
how
you
can
act/demonstrate
what
is
presupposed
on
the
card.
Its
kind
of
like
a
mini
performance
check.
For
example
I
(Tom)
have
many
4x6
notes
around
my
office.
One
says:
What
is
essential?
Another
says:
Simplify,
less
clutter.
And
I
have
many
others.
They
help
keep
me
focused
and
are
contextualized
to
various
outcomes
I
have.
Its
hard
to
ignore
something
that
is
right
there
in
front
of
your
face.
You
dont
need
a
fancy
process
to
get
great
results.
Simple
tools
used
effectively
can
have
a
profound
impact
on
your
life.
If
you
want
to
create
more
of
the
life
you
want
then
one
component
every
person
will
need
is
ACTION!
Every
successful
person
knows
in
order
to
make
something
worthwhile
happen
-
someone
has
got
to
do
something.
The
most
common
response
you
will
hear
people
say
is:
But
I
dont
have
any
motivation?
to
which,
if
this
is
a
common
phrase
you
use,
ask
yourself
What
am
I
practicing?
Using
NLP
on
yourself
means
using
the
toolset
recursively
on
your
own
thoughts-feelings-behaviours
to
make
life
enhancing
corrections
and
adjustments,
so
what
you
wish
to
experience
and
have
in
your
life
stars
showing
up
more
often.
For
example
weve
already
covered
the
three
most
common
obstacles
that
people
experience
when
they
try
to
apply
the
techniques
of
NLP
to
themselves
but
dont.
If
you
dont
have
any
motivation
which
is
to
say
you
are
not
yet
motivated
enough
to
stop
doing
whatever
it
is
you
are
currently
doing
(distraction
activities)
and
START
doing
what
it
is
you
say
you
want,
then
rather
than
treating
this
as
many
folks
weve
meet
do,
that
mommy
took
my
spoon
away
start
thinking
and
acting
like
someone
how
has
been
trained
in
NLP.
Become
curious.
SHIFT
your
thinking.
Rather
than
wondering
what
is
wrong
with
me?
or
I
feel
so
bad
that
X
hasnt
happened
yet
etc.
start
focusing
on
discovering
just
how
you
are
able
to
produce
X
feeling
(e.g.
jaded,
apathetic
etc.)
and
demonstrate
the
behaviour
of
whenever
I
think
of
doing
X
I
always/almost
always
do
something
else/put
it
off.
Once
you
have
discovered
how
you
are
able
to
do
it
what
do
you
now
need
to
do
differently,
in
terms
of
how
you
represent
the
desired
behaviour,
what
would
you
need
to
say
and
in
what
voice
tones
and
from
where
and
what
states,
when
present,
would
evoke
a
feeling
of
action-urgency-compulsion
to
do
it2?,
etc.
Use
the
NLP
sub-modality
contrast
pattern
to
identify
the
critical
sub-modalities
that
make
the
most
difference
for
you
when
you
instinctively
do
something
naturally
and
easily.
Then
one
by
one
change
the
old
way
of
thinking
about
it
until
you
match
it
with
the
new
way,
that
is
motive
evoking.
There
are
so
many
way
you
can
use
the
techniques
of
NLP
to
better
your
life.
Action:
From
this
day
forward,
start
using
the
technology
of
NLP
on
yourself
to
error
correct
and
diagnose
where
you
are
and
help
build
a
bridge
to
where
you
want
to
be.
There
are
many
models
and
techniques
you
are
use
to
get
things
going.
Before
you
choose
a
technique
to
use,
ask
yourself:
What
is
my
desired
state?
How
would
I
know
when
I
have
achieved
it?
(define
this
in
behavioral
sensory
based
words)
What
is
my
present
state?
What
constraints
or
factors
are
currently
stopping
me
from
already
having
my
desired
outcome?
What
resources
do
I
need
to
get
me
from
my
present
state
to
my
desired
state?
What
must
be
so
in
order
for
the
present
state
to
be
transformed
into
the
desired
state?
2
Whatever
it
is
for
example
Everyone
experiences
this
from
time
to
time.
Yet
muddled
thinking,
left
without
any
intervention
by
you,
can
result
in
months,
years,
even
decades
going
by
without
any
effective
action
to
help
you
get
what
it
is
you
want.
Rather
than
wishing
or
hoping
that
someday,
somewhere
things
will
be
more
like
you
want
them
to
be,
use
the
toolset
of
NLP
on
yourself,
to
better
your
life.
Circumstances
dont
make
the
man,
they
only
reveal
him
to
himself
Epictetus
OK,
I
am
clear
that
the
buck
stops
with
me,
that
I
am
the
adult
in
the
room,
that
the
technology
of
NLP
is
not
a
magic
bullet
but
rather
a
operating
system
I
can
use
in
every
area
to
continually
improve
my
life.
The
question
is
how
do
I
take
action?
This
one
is
simple
JFDI
or
Just
f**king
do
it.
Borrowing
from
the
famous
sneaker
company.
The
notion
of
just
doing
it
we
add
the,
the
modifier,
"f**king"
just
f**king
do
it
to
indicate,
that
we
have
been
dragging
some
what,
we
have
been
less
than
responsive
to
the
needs
of
the
moment.
And
the
change
in
transformation
is
often
simply
a
matter
of
doing
something.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
how
we
feel.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
how
motivated
we
are.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
whether
we
are
feeling
bad
about
ourselves
or
whether
we
are
on
top
of
the
world.
JFDI.
That's
life.
Just
f**ing
do
it!
Enough
said.
Action:
Where
and
how
in
your
life
can
you
inject
the
JFDI
attitude
into
something
that
has
been
dragging?
How
has
the
idea
that
you
need
to
feel
a
certain
way
before
you
can
take
purposeful
action
been
costing
you?
There
is
huge
power
in
just
deciding
you
are
going
act,
and
then
immediately
and
without
any
delay
ACTING.
JFDI
Use
it
everywhere
and
youre
life
will
be
transformed.
If
there
is
one
thing
that's
true
about
how
people
manage
not
to
change
and
not
do
things,
it
is
by
separating
the
moment
of
decision
to
do
something
from
the
moment
when
you
take
action.
The
more
time
that
exists
between
the
decision
making
point
and
taking
action,
we
call
that
the
ratio
of
mischief.
And
that
extends
over
time.
The
more
space
there
is
between
that
decision
and
taking
action,
the
more
mischief,
the
more
garbage,
the
more
nonsense
people
tend
to
put
in
between.
That
gap,
is
where
many
people
fall
down
and
confuse
talk
with
action.
So
the
principle
here
is,
reduce
that
ratio.
Make
the
decision
and
do.
Make
the
decision
and
do.
Make
the
decision
and
do.
Get
it
down
so
that
once
you
make
a
decision
to
do
something.
The
only
next
thing
is
to
doing
it!
Watch
your
life
take
off.
Action:
How
big
is
ratio
of
mischief
for
you?
Do
you
habitually
decide
something
and
then
immediately
take
action?,
or
do
days,
weeks,
months
or
years
pass
and
still
no
real
tangible
progress
has
been
made?
If
so,
your
task
is
to
start
training
yourself
to
take
immediate
action.
Bring
a
sense
of
urgency
into
what
you
are
doing.
Once
you
have
decided
something,
take
some
action.
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Suddenly
you
will
find
more
of
the
things
you
want
showing
up
and
you
will
amazed
at
how
much
more
you
are
able
to
get
done,
each
and
every
day,
moving
each
of
your
most
important
goals
forward.
Quite
often
when
people
are
having
difficulties,
either
figuring
out
what's
going
on,
what
to
do,
or
even
how
they
are
feeling
in
situations,
what
is
missing
is
clarity
around
the
verb.
The
problem
is
not
about
how
you
feel
or
about
using
what
someone
say
to
create
more
abstractions.
Discover
what
the
verb
is.
Things
come
about
by
doings.
When
somebody
says,
he
hurt
me.
You
have
to
have
a
little
bit
more
information.
It's
not
just
that
the
verb
hurt
is
enough
to
describe
the
situation.
He
hurt
me
deeply,
he
hurt
you
deeply.
Where?
In
my
heart
What
did
he
stick
a
knife
in
you?
No,
he
broke
my
heart.
Well,
you
see
you
have
to
be
able
to
tell
the
difference
between
a
metaphor
and
reality.
When
somebody
says
that
their
heart
was
broken,
what
they're
saying
is
that
they
feel
bad,
they
feel
really
bad
that
something
happened.
But
we
can't
actually
break
each
other's
hearts.
They
should
have
told
this
us
at
school.
Maybe
they
did,
maybe
we
were
all
asleep.
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But,
there's
a
difference
between
how
we
talk
about
things
and
the
way
the
world
is.
And
in
starting
to
search
out
what
is
the
actual
doing,
getting
over
these
images,
these
poetries,
these
metaphors
and
down
to
exactly
to
what
is
happening.
Quite
often
doing
so,
is
sufficient
to
make
it
easier
to
get
moving.
People
often
don't
start,
cause
things
look
too
big.
Just
physically
too
big
and
they
don't
get
into
the
habit
of
breaking
things
down
to
the
physical
doings.
It's
a
trick
which
is
used
in
many
methods
of
productivity
and
goal
setting.
But
it's
one
that
everybody
needs
in
their
life.
In
order
to
get
moving
all
you
really
need
to
do
is
start
the
very
next
physical
step.
If
you
have
a
big
mess,
it's
not
about
cleaning
the
entire
mess
out.
It's
about
standing
up,
walking
across
the
room,
picking
up
one
thing
and
moving
it
to
the
bin.
It's
the
very
next
physical
action
and
then
taking
it.
And
then
taking
the
very
next
physical
action
and
then
taking
it,
and
then
pretty
soon
you're
walking.
Action:
Try
it
out
for
yourself.
Pick
any
area
you
would
like
to
get
a
better
result
on.
Identify:
You
will
be
surprised
at
how
much
better
your
life
will
be.
Another
great
question
to
ask
yourself
when
you
find
your
ass
dragging
about
doing
something
you
want
is
to
ask
yourself:
What
is
really
cool
about
this?
Don't
worry
about
motivating,
don't
worry
about
benefits.
What's
cool
about
it?
You
see
quite
often,
when
people
are
thinking
about
something,
especially
those
awful
tasks
that
seem
too
vague,
they
are
only
looking
at
what
seems
to
be
the
case
of
the
moment.
Not
thinking
about
all
the
possibilities
around
it.
For
example,
you
have
to
clean
the
garage
and
you've
been
avoiding
doing
it.
Days,
weeks,
maybe
even
months.
By
asking
yourself
What's
cool
about
it?
you
send
your
place
off
to
a
resourceful
place.
It
might
be
A,
that
your
wife
stops
bugging
you,
B,
that
you
can
actually
park
the
car
in
the
garage.
C,
it
might
be,
it
might
be
it
might
be.
Figure
out
what's
cool.
And
watch
stuff
become
easier.
Action:
Pick
one
area
of
your
life
where
you
find
your
have
been
dragging
and
take
out
an
A4
or
legal
writing
pad,
and
ask
yourself
What
is
really
cool
about
this?
Commit
to
coming
up
with
at
least
five
things
that
are
really
cool
about
what
will
occur
as
a
result
of
you
taking
care
of
that
thing
you
had
been
putting
off.
Feel
that
sense
of,
you
know
what,
when
I
have
done
this,
that
will
be
really
cool
because
reason
a,
b,
c
etc.
Then
while
you
are
in
state
go
get
into
action,
either
literally
start
on
doing
whatever
it
is.
Half
the
battle
in
anything
is
getting
started.
Once
you
start,
you
can
finish.
Keep
focusing
on
what
is
cool,
that
you
will
get
to
enjoy
as
a
result
of
getting
your
thing
done.
In
NLP
there
is
much
discussion
about
time,
using
time,
changing
your
timelines
etc.
These
abstractions
are
handy
for
certain
processes,
yet
some
people
want
an
even
quicker
way
to
use
time
to
help
create
more
of
what
you
want.
This
is
easy.
If
you
are
looking
at
something
and
you
don't
want
to
do
it
or
you
are
avoiding
doing
it,
change
the
time
frame
to
two
years
from
now.
And
whatever
that
is,
still
being
there.
Notice
what
else
goes
wrong
when
you
delay
not
doing
it.
Like
for
example,
if
you
like
a
clean
home,
then
don't
leave
stuff
in
place
for
long
periods
of
time,
cause
it
will
attract
dust.
Imagine
in
two
years
from
now,
not
ten
years
from
now...You
see
if
it
doesn't
have
a
date
on
it,
it's
just
for
a
place
for
dust
to
collect.
A
big
part
with
getting
good
with
NLP
is
learning
how
to
change
your
thoughts
quickly
and
easily.
When
you
are
stuck
on
something
to
quickly
and
effortlessly
Get
OFF
it.
This
simple
process
of
changing
the
time
frame
so
that
the
representation
it
calls
up,
evokes
you
into
action.
You
can
wait
in
life
for
stuff
to
pile
up,
or
you
can
use
your
brain
today,
to
rapidly
shift
yourself
into
action.
Action:
By
this
point,
you
will
have
noticed
we
have
shared
many
ways
for
you
to
change
your
mind,
move
into
action,
speed
up
the
time
between
having
a
thought
and
manifesting
a
result.
Take
something
you
would
like
to
be
doing
more
of,
but
presently
are
not
and
do
a
thought
experiment.
Change
the
time
frame
from
today
to
2
years
out
from
now,
then
five,
then
ten,
all
the
while
leaving
whatever
it
was
that
you
should
be
doing,
not
done.
Notice
what
happens
Keep
re-running
different
realities
of
what
you
will
miss
out
on,
the
good
things
you
wont
experience
and
the
negative
stuff
you
will
experience
etc
until
you
find
you
cant
take
it
anymore,
i.e.
that
you
have
run
over
threshold.
Then
run
that
movie
five
times
each
time
making
the
consequences,
of
not
taking
action,
worse
and
worse.
You
know
you
have
struck
the
right
chord,
when
you
find
yourself
now
compelled
to
take
action,
to
get
this
goal/thing
moving
forward.
Take
some
action
right
away.
Nobody's
perfect.
Everybody
forgets
important
events.
But
what's
worse--
at
least
for
guys,
it
seems
to
be
truism
that
quite
often
we
even
forget
about
the
spontaneous
events
that
we
planned.
We
always
intended
to
do
that
thing
to
pick
up
the
flowers,
the
gesture
to
let
our
significant
other
know
that
we
love
them.
Start
planning
your
spontaneous
actions.
Put
the
date
in
the
diary.
Pre-order
the
flowers,
did
you
know
that
you
can
pre-order
flowers.
You
can
have
flowers
delivered
a
month
in
advance.
You
can
have
little
things
planned
in.
Plan
your
spontaneity.
Action:
Open
your
diary
and
schedule
3
cool
things
for
you
and
your
loved
ones
that
youd
like
to
do.
Book
that
thing
youve
wanted
to
do
for
some
time.
Pick
up
the
phone
and
get
a
couple
of
your
friends
enrolled
in
something
different.
Dont
wait
for
the
good
life
to
show
up
for
you.
Go
out
there
and
make
it.
For
some
people
this
will
appear
to
be
radical,
and
for
others
it
might
appear
to
be
blaspheming.
But
the
reality
is
a
thought
is
just
a
thought!
One
of
the
design
features
whether
by
God,
or
by
evolution
is
that
when
we
think,
we
have
the
mechanism
in
place
that
tend
to
automatically
produce
feelings
and
connections,
as
if
whatever
we
thought
was
real.
Where
as
actually,
the
thoughts
in
our
head
are
just
thoughts!
They
aren't
real.
They
are
ideas
about,
they're
opinions.
Start
labeling
the
stuff
that
goes
through
your
head
as
false.
Just
a
thought
just
a
thoughtjust
a
thought.
See
even,
your
judgments
of
other
people.
Especially,
you
know
those
totally
objective
and
god-like
observations
of
other
people's
characters
flaws,
you
know
the
ones
that
we're
so
kind
with
to
our
friends
and
loved
ones.
Those
are
just
thoughts,
they
aren't
real.
We
may
have
evidence.
We
may
think
that
we
have
evidence.
Again,
they
still
are
just
thoughts.
Every
time
you
feel
bad,
say
to
yourself,
it's
just
a
thought.
Eventually,
once
you
start
to
recognize
that
some
thoughts
are,
just
thoughts,
and
they're
not
worth
thinking.
You'll
wake
up
one
day
and
suddenly
go
I
am
feeling
bad.
And
hear
yourself
say,
that
is
just
a
thought,
I'm
not
going
to
do
it.
You
stop
doing
it,
cause
you
are
bored
with
it.
It
requires
no
more
than
that.
Not
for
everybody
and
not
for
everything.
Understand
we're
talking
about
becoming
more
experimental
and
practical,
and
using
your
mind
to
improve
your
life.
Embrace
this
reality
and
your
life
will
be
transformed.
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Action:
When
you
train
your
mind
to
realize
that
a
thought
is
just
a
thought,
and
that
you
can
intentionally
use
your
mind
to
feel
better,
to
enjoy
your
life
more
you
have
taken
a
significant
step
on
the
ladder
of
self-mastery.
Using
the
patterns
of
NLP
on
yourself,
seeing
a
thought
as
just
a
thought,
means
you
are
free
to
hit
the
off
switch
on
re-watching
old-worn-out
movie
reruns
of
stuff
that
makes
you
feel
bad.
Its
not
necessary.
This
one
habit
can
transform
your
life
and
free
you
up
from
years
of
counter-
productive
energy,
crappy
feelings
and
generally
feeling
bad.
Now
so
we
are
clear,
using
NLP
on
yourself
is
NOT
about
never
feeling
bad.
As
human
beings
we
have
been
given
the
full
spectrum
of
emotions
and
feeling
so
called
bad
is
not
always
a
bad
thing.
We
are
social
animals
there
are
certain
times
when
it
makes
perfect
sense
and
purpose
to
feel
bad,
loss,
sadness
etc.
This
process
of
reminding
yourself
that
a
thought
is
just
a
thought
is
a
powerful
anchor
for
you
to
stay
grounded
in
the
world
and
to
be
at
cause,
in
terms
of
your
emotions
and
thought
processes
and
not
at
the
mercy
of
emotional
storms.
I
am
not
a
believer
in
you
create
your
own
reality.
That's
a
cruel
and
vicious
thing,
it's
unproven,
it's
just
an
assertion
usually
by
people
who
don't
think.
They
are
not
thoughtful
enough.
What,
we
don't
create
our
own
reality,
you
don't
create
that
number
twelve
bus
that's
coming
at
you.
But
you
do
get
to
choose
what
happens
t
o
a
certain
extent.
You
may
be
able
to
recognize
just
in
time
that
a
bus
is
coming
towards
you
and
leap
out
of
the
way
or
it
may
be
too
late,
the
bus
is
going
to
hit
you.
But
to
say
that
you
created
that,
as
someway
of
explaining,
that's
just
bullshit.
It's
another
convenient
way
of
blaming
people
for
circumstance.
But
in
terms
of
your
day
to
day
life,
an
awful
lot
of
what
you
experience
in
terms
of
the
qualitative
aspects
of
existence.
Not
the
quantitative
ones.
But
the
qualitative
aspects,
depends
on
what
you
are
willing
to
put
up
with.
For
example,
somebody
who
is
very,
very
tidy
or
indeed
of
going
into
the
extreme
of
that
of
being
obsessive
compulsive
disorder,
can-not
tolerate
anything
but
a
certain
configuration.
A
certain
arrangement
of
objects
in
the
room.
Certain
level
of
cleanliness.
A
certain
level,
below
which
they
cannot
allow
otherwise
they
have
a
very
strong
reaction
towards.
Other
people
can
tolerate
massive
amounts
of
disorder.
Massive
amounts
of
dirt,
and
when
that
gets
pushed
into
an
extreme,
where
they
actually
avoid
cleaning
where
they
actually
avoid
throwing
things
away,
then
we
have
another
kind
of
disorder.
But
in
between,
at
each
and
every
level
there,
we
have
the
fact
that
whatever
we
are
willing
to
tolerate,
whatever
we
allow
to
be
as
a
regular
presence
in
our
lives
becomes
the
quality
in
which
we
experience
life.
Now,
I
am
using
the
analogy
at
the
moment
of
stuff.
Objects.
That's
the
exactly
the
same
for
people.
The
people
in
your
life
that
you
tolerate,
the
attitudes
of
yourself
and
others
you
tolerate,
the
moods
etc.
and
any
other
aspects
of
your
experience.
In
terms
of
the
quality
of
experience,
what
you
tolerate
is
your
reality.
And
we
can
change
a
hell
of
a
lot
more
than
most
people
imagine.
Action:
Ask
yourself:
What
am
I
tolerating
in
my
life
right
now?
Choose
one
thing
you
will
no
longer
tolerate.
Put
a
new
way
of
being
into
action,
so
that
that
thing
you
used
tolerate,
you
tolerate
no
more
and
have
transformed
your
experience
around
it.
It
might
be
a
mood,
an
attitude
a
certain
expectation
you
have
for
yourself.
Commit
to
changing
that
one
thing
now.
Once
you
have
done
so,
identify
the
next
thing
you
will
no
longer
tolerate,
that
will
greatly
improve
your
life.
When
people
suffer,
particularly
when
it's
been
for
a
long
time
the
stress
mechanisms,
the
ways
of
adapting,
the
defensive
behaviours,
postures
and
attitudes
often
become
habituated
to
the
point
where
someone
can't
imagine
that
there's
any
other
possibility
aside
from,
what
they've
been
doing
and
how
they've
been
feeling.
When
somebody
gets
into
this
state
though,
the
other
possibility
is
that,
rather
than
trying
many
different
approaches
and
new
approaches,
they
will
stop,
stop
the
experimenting,
stop
the
trying,
and
stop
working
in
order
to
create
results.
Why?
Because
the
longer
a
problem
goes
on
and
the
more
energy,
time
and
commitment
has
gone
into
it,
the
more
a
cure,
or
a
resolution
for
that
problem
becomes
a
threat
to
the
value
of
having
had
the
problem.
In
other
words,
some
people
would
choose
to
defend
their
own
suffering
rather
than
find
a
cure/resolution.
Because
it's
somehow
devalues
all
the
time
that
they
spent
identifying
themselves
as
being
broken.
As
being
whatever
the
label
is.
If
you
defend
the
suffering
in
other
words
by
explaining
too
much
about
why
you
got
the
problem
or
too
many
excuses,
rather
than
if
you
say
you
want
to
change
than
looking
at
what
needs
to
be
done
and
getting
on
with
it.
If
you
defend
the
suffering,
wasting
your
time
and
wasting
everybody
else's
time
as
well.
Suffering
is
suffering.
There's
real
suffering.
There's
real
suffering
that
comes
from
imagination.
And
there's
real
suffering
that
comes
from
the
body.
Actual
suffering.
The
body
doesn't
care;
it's
all
suffering.
But
there
is
a
difference
between
defending
it
and
resolving
it.
Action:
By
this
point
I
hope
you
have
realized
that
using
NLP
on
yourself
is
not
all
about
using
XYZ
technique
or
repeating
WQR
pattern
over
and
over
again.
Getting
good
with
the
technology
requires
that
you
get
into
the
habit
of
using
it
first
on
yourself
to
better
your
own
life,
and
then
others.
Sure,
you
can
find
people
who
are
skilled
with
NLP,
but
never
got
past
the
its
all
about
me
and
look
how
good
I
am,
which
is
mostly
infantile
BS.
Set
a
higher
standard
for
yourself.
Take
a
deeper
look
inside
yourself,
that
is
reflect
and
ask
yourself
where
have
I
been
defending
the
suffering?
Look
for
the
stuff
you
consistently
bitch,
moan,
whine
or
are
righteous
about,
particularly
where
it
applies
directly
to
you.
Everybody
has
areas
where
they
are
defending
the
suffering.
A
good
way
to
find
it
is
to
uncover
any
area
where
you
someone
else
is
wrong,
that
you
are
the
victim.
Now
before
you
go
down
this
road,
if
you
have
already
started
hearing
a
voice
inside
your
head
that
is
going
Yes,
BUT.
that
voice
there
is
likely
to
be
an
example
of
defending
the
suffering
in
motion.
Many
years
ago
I
(Tom)
was
working
in
a
factory
in
Limerick,
Ireland
making
computers
for
Dell
Computer
Systems.
I
was
about
16
at
the
time
and
I
had
just
sat
my
leaving
cert,
which
is
are
the
final
school
exams,
that
you
need
to
do
well
in
if
you
intend
to
do
particular
third
level
courses
at
University.
Anyway,
unfortunately
I
didnt
get
the
number
of
points
that
I
had
hoped
for,
even
though
I
had
worked
my
socks
off
all
year
but
fell
far
short.
I
was
angry,
annoyed
and
felt
screwed
over
by
the
system.
An
older
friend
who
worked
with
me
on
the
factory
lines
kept
asking
me
one
simple
question:
Tom,
what
went
wrong,
why
didnt
you
get
the
results
you
wanted?
To
which
I
give
reason
after
reason,
justification
after
justification,
this
person
messed
up,
that
teacher
shafted
us,
the
school
results
board
was
fixed
etc.
etc.
You
can
imagine
I
worked
myself
in
to
a
right
frenzy.
This
pattern
continued
for
about
three
weeks,
where
ever
now
and
then
my
friend
would
ask
me
the
same
question,
over
and
over
and
after
a
while
I
was
getting
fed
up
of
answering
it.
In
fact
as
I
was
sharing
with
my
friend
why
this
happened
I
could
tell
by
looking
at
him
he
was
listening,
but
he
didnt
believe
it.
And
the
truth
was,
deep
down
I
didnt
believe
it
either.
At
first
I
thought
he
was
looking
for
me
to
give
him
some
specific
answer
that,
up
until
then,
had
been
avoiding
me.
Hes
ask
me
the
same
question,
wait
till
I
expound
off
more
reasons
why
it
hadnt
happened
and
then
he
would
ask
me
was
there
no
one
else
responsible?
And
Id
think
for
a
while,
and
go
down
some
new
rabbit
hole.
But
then
one
day
I
didnt
have
the
energy
to
give
the
same
old
story
over
and
over
again.
And
he
asked
me
at
the
start
of
our
shift,
as
he
always
would,
Tom,
why
didnt
you
get
the
results
you
wanted?
and
like
a
bolt
of
thunder,
the
answer
hit
me.
I
didnt
get
the
results
because
I
didnt
get
the
results.
End
of
story.
It
was
a
bitter
pill
to
swallow,
but
the
undeniable
truth
was
I
didnt
get
the
results
because,
whatever
else
happened,
I
didnt
get
the
results.
And
the
only
thing
worth
doing
at
that
point
was
go;
OK,
now
what?,
What
are
you
going
to
do
instead?
So
I
decided
to
re-enroll
for
another
year
in
a
repeat
program
and
Im
pleased
to
say,
when
I
did
so
it
totally
changed
the
course
of
my
life
and
everything
got
so
much
better
from
there.
In
fact
it
is
unlikely
that
I
would
ever
have
been
introduced
into
NLP
if
I
hadnt
had
the
conversation
with
my
friend.
Now
another
good
friend
would
jokingly
say
This
isnt
a
time
to
hold
hands,
grab
a
tree
and
cry.
If
you
arent
getting
the
results
you
want
in
your
life
or
you
arent
happy
about
wherever
youre
life
is
right
now
and
you
are
busy
giving
excuses,
long-winded
narratives
or
other
stories
to
pass
the
time
then
STOP
DEFENDING
THE
SUFFERING
Yes,
your
reasons
may
be
valid.
Yes,
the
system
might
be
screwing
you.
Yes,
life
could
seem
crap
etc.
etc.
But
ultimately
none
of
that
really
matters
from
the
perspective
of
helping
you
get
what
you
really
want
for
your
life.
Ceasing
to
defend
the
suffering
is
not
something
you
do
just
once
in
your
life.
It
is
an
ongoing
commitment
to
be
solution
and
action
focused.
Commit
today
to
investing
your
energy,
finite
will
power
and
resources
into
creating
what
you
really
want
and
not
what
isnt
right
with
the
world.
Understanding
is
the
end
and
the
enemy
of
the
learning
process.
Most
people
think
understanding
is
the
learning
process,
whereas
think
about
it.
If
you're
pursuing
a
course
of
study
in
order
to
understand.
What
is
that
understanding
made
up
of?
Well
typically
it's
somebody
else's
map.
Somebody
else's
representation
of
what
is
so--
that
you
then
take
and
integrate
with
yours.
Also
conventionally
when
people
talk
about
learning,
they
recommend
that
once
everyone
encounters
something
new
that
the
first
thing
that
you
are
trying
to
do,
is
figure
out
how
it's
just
like
something
they
already
know.
Now,
if
we
are
talking
about
a
novel
experience
in
a
novel
situation.
By
making
it
exactly
like
what
they
already
know,
then
rather
than
experiencing
the
novelty
and
discovering
something
new
that
hasn't
been
discovered
before.
Instead
what
they're
doing
is
killing
that
novelty.
Now,
one
further
thing-
everybody
has
their
own
level
and
criteria
for
understanding.
Some
people
need
the
big
picture
only.
They
just
need
an
overview
and
then
that's
it.
As
soon
as
they
get
what
they
think
they
need
or
what
they
think
they
desire,
they
switch
off.
Somebody
else
needs
many,
many
representations
and
huge
amounts
of
detail.
Particularly,
historical
detail.
Particularly
of
one
kind.
What
this
does,
is
it
tells
them
if
they
have
enough.
Enough
for
what?
Enough
to
satisfy
the
habit
that
they've
set
for
what
understanding
means.
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What
I'm
suggesting
is
that
understanding
is
as
much
a
habit
of
how
we
chop
the
world
down
into
little
pieces,
as
it
is
about
something
that's
actually
out
there
in
the
world.
When
I
say
understanding
is
the
end
of
the
learning
process.
When
people
get
the
feeling
that
accompanies
understanding,
it
literally
stops
further
inquiry.
And
when
that
understanding
is
just
a
style,
just
a
presumption,
just
a
preference--
a
habit
established
from
the
past.
Now
what
you
are
saying
is
that
understanding
really
is
nothing.
Action:
If
you
truly
want
to
improve
your
life
and
get
better
with
NLP
then
give
up
the
need
to
reach
the
end
of
the
learning
process.
Stay
involved
and
interested
in
discovering
what
you
dont
know
and
cultivate
an
attitude
of
curiosity
wherever
you
go.
It
will
make
your
life
more
rich,
rewarding
and
enjoyable.
Richard
Banlder
once
said:
Having
a
certificate
on
the
wall
that
says
youre
a
neuro
linguistic
programmer
really
shouldnt
make
it
so
that
you
become
pompous.
It
should
make
it
so
that
you
know
how
much
you
dont
know.
And
the
truth
is
that
most
people
who
do
NLP
dont
practice
it
enough
and
dont
have
enough
training.
The
people
that
have
apprenticed
with
me
for
long
periods
of
time
end
up
being
able
to
do
a
lot
more.
Not
because
they
were
exposed
to
a
different
class
but
because
the
level
of
perceptions
by
which
they
looked
at
the
same
thing
changed.
And
be
distrustful
of
feeling
right
if
you
cant
alter
something
quickly
and
easily.
That
if
you
know
how
to
work
with
a
phobia
and
you
encounter
somebody
who
doesnt
get
rid
of
it
well
either
its
not
a
phobia
or
else
youre
not
doing
it
right.
And
those
are
the
times
where
instead
of
feeling
like
you
failed
you
should
feel
the
opportunity
is
knocking
at
the
door.
The
best
stuff
I
ever
found
was
the
quirky
weird
clients
that
came
in
that
nobody
could
help.
In
fact
one
of
the
most
powerful
techniques
I
use
now
has
to
do
with
spinning
feelings
either
forward
or
backwards
or
side
once
that
direction
the
other
clockwise
and
counter
clockwise.
Certifications
and
papers
of
accomplishment
are
nice,
but
remember
that
all
NLP
certifications
are
really
the
start
of
the
learning
process,
not
the
end.
Rid
yourself
of
any
need
that
you
must
understand
in
order
to
act.
Whenever
you
are
about
to
embark
on
a
new
goal
or
have
something
you
are
seeking,
start
first
with
creating
the
final
snapshot
for
how
you
want
it
to
be.
Start
with
the
final
snapshot
is
similar
to
the
expression
start
with
the
end
of
mind,
but
that
has
become
a
clich.
Start
with
the
final
snapshot
reminds
us
to
have
a
sensory-grounded
representation
of
what
it
is
we
wish
to
see/hear/feel
when
we
have
accomplished/reached/achieved
whatever
it
is
that
we
aspire
to.
The
reason
why
you
start
with
a
representation
of
how
something
finishes
is
because
that
allows
you
to
create
the
criteria
that
let's
you
know
whether
you
are
moving
towards
what
you
want
or
away
from
what
you
want.
You
use
those
criteria,
when
you
check
every
once
in
while
-
-
-
-
Without
those
criteria
you're
not
going
to
know.
You
may
be
wasting
your
time.
You
may
be
doing
something
dumb.
So
you
start
with
the
end
in
mind.
This
allows
you
to
make
better
decisions
in
the
choices
in
your
life.
Action:
Review
your
top
three
goals/priorities
for
this
year.
Do
you
have
a
clear
sensory-based
snapshot
of
what
you
want
to
see,
when
you
have
successfully
achieved
whatever
it
is
you
are
seeking?
Can
you
describe
the
criteria,
that
when
present
will
indicate
you
have
been
successful?
Do
you
know
what
order
your
resources
need
to
be
arranged
in
order
to
achieve
your
desired
outcome?
By
answering
these
questions,
you
will
bring
your
aspirations
to
life
and
have
better
distinctions
that
let
you
know:
-
-
-
Once
you
identify
what
gaps
if
any
exist,
spend
ten
minutes
focusing
on
the
final
snapshot,
the
end
state
you
are
aiming
for.
Enrich
your
representation
of
it.
Do
this
process
each
day
for
a
week
and
you
will
start
to
see
significant
improvement
towards
the
realization
of
your
goal.
The
pace
of
life
seems
to
be
getting
quicker
and
quicker
for
many
people
and
the
amount
of
time
we
have
to
pursue
our
dreams
and
do
what
we
want
is
most
certainly
finite.
You
wouldnt
think
it
though
to
look
at
how
many
people
approach
going
after
their
goals.
One
viewpoint
is,
a
lot
of
time
is
wasted
on
activities
that
dont
hold
any
meaningful
value
for
us,
and
it
is
becoming
more
common.
You
hear
about
millions
suffering
from
attention
deficit
disorder,
is
ADD
a
disorder
of
attention
or
a
disorder
of
a
compelling
intention?
Either
way,
most
of
us
are
unaware
of
the
cost
an
undirected
mind
can
be
costing
you.
The
truth
is
most
of
us
are
guilty
of
someday
or
tomorrow
Ill
do
it
syndrome.
However
there
is
a
better
way,
there's
a
different
way
than
being
at
the
effect
of
whatever
shows
up,
and
that
way
is--
when
you
start
getting
clear
and
honest
with
yourself
about
what
it
is
you
really
want.
Clarity
really
is
power.
That
clarity
and
honesty
and
directness
in
yourself
will
affect
your
relations
with
other
people.
They'll
start
to
get
that
you
are
straight
in
terms
of
your
intent.
That
you
are
not
attempting
to
manipulate.
Believe
it
or
not,
there
are
more
people
who
are
willing
to
help
you
than
you
can
imagine.
They
dont
want
though
to
be
manipulated
by
you
(nor
of
course
you
them).
Therefore
you
have
is
to
learn
to
ask
for
and
act
from
simplest
intents.
When
you
arent
clear
on
your
intent,
your
ability
to
take
consistent
goal
oriented
action
suffers.
Weeks
pass
by
and
you
find
you
have
very
little
meaningful
work
done.
By
clarifying
your
intent,
it
makes
you
congruent.
Congruent
means
there
is
only
one
message.
It's
not
like
your
shaking
your
head
no
while
saying
how
happy
you
are
to
be
somewhere.
That's
incongruent.
The
congruency
does
is
it
sends
the
message
that
you
are
sincere
and
serious
on
what
you're
talking
about.
That's
a
good
thing.
Also,
if
you
want
to
make
your
work
easier.
Clarify
your
intent,
what
do
you
intend
to
do?
There's
a
wonderful
consultant
heuristic.
Like,
intend,
must.
Before
we
start
a
piece
of
work
consider
for
a
moment
what
it
is
you
like
to
do.
With
that
piece
of
work,
with
that
period
of
time.
State
what
you'd
like
to
do,
then
state
what
you
intend
to
do.
What
is
your
intention
for
this
work
in
this
period
of
time?
Then
find
this
state
what
you
must
do,
or
what
you
must
accomplish.
Try
that.
And
notice
how
much
easier
the
work
goes.
Action:
Review
the
activities
you
completed
in
the
past
week.
How
aligned
were
they
with
your
intent?
Did
you
even
have
a
conscious
intent?
If
so,
how
well
have
you
done
for
your
actions
to
be
congruent
with
that
intent?
Take
out
a
Post-it-note
or
3x4
card
and
write
down
in
big
letters,
What
is
my
intent?
Keep
that
card
with
you
for
the
next
few
weeks
and
every
time
you
are
about
to
start
a
task,
ask
yourself
what
is
my
intent?
Once
you
are
clear
on
your
intent
you
can:
-
-
-
Embrace
the
work
that
will
make
the
most
difference
to
you
Say
no
to
projects,
requests
and
activities
that
take
you
away
from
you
goal
Focus
on
ensuring
every
action
you
take
is
taking
you
closer
to
your
desired
outcome
Ever
feel
like
you
have
a
motivation
problem?
Everybody
does
in
some
areas.
The
trick
to
get
yourself
moving
is
to
ask
yourself:
What
is
going
to
make
it
worth
my
while?
Ponder
on
this,
go
deep
and
look
to
find
the
answers
that
will
help
you
quickly
work
out
ahead
of
time
if
you
have
the
emotional
juice
to
get
started,
but
also
to
keep
moving.
As
the
old
personal
development
phrase
goes:
Inspiration
is
what
gets
you
started.
Habit
is
what
keeps
you
going.
You
need
both.
In
NLP
we
would
say
you
will
want
to
invoke
a
strategy
that
gets
you
motivated
AND
a
strategy
that
keeps
you
motivated.
Often
people
get
the
first
one
going
but
forget
about
the
second.
By
asking
yourself
what
is
going
to
make
it
worth
my
while?
you
can
find
the
representational
juice
(the
right
set
of
pictures,
sounds,
internal
dialogue
and
feelings)
to
call
you
into
life.
It
starts
with
intention,
beginning
with
the
end
snapshot
in
mind
and
having
a
compelling
representation
of
what
is
going
to
make
it
worthwhile
for
you.
You
see
there
are
two
ways
that
people
motivate
themselves.
One
is
by
moving
towards
what
they
want.
The
other
is
by
attempting
to
avoid
or
evade
what
it
is
that
they
don't
want.
Figure
out
what
you
primarily
are.
Everyone
will
have
certain
tendencies.
When
you
know
what
these
are
you
can
become
creative
around
how
you
are
going
to
add/remove/re-engineer
the
component
available
in
order
to
make
something
worth
your
while,
so
that
it
moves
you
into
action.
With
regards
to
some
goal
you
actually
want
(vs.
is
a
goal
that
was
trained
into
you),
have
a
think
through,
what's
going
to
make
this
worth
my
while?
What's
the
payoff
going
to
be?
If
the
payoff
is
strong
enough,
you
will
tend
to
take
action
regardless
of
what
seems
to
be
arising.
But
if
the
payoff
is
not
big
enough
you'll
discover
that
obstacles,
hindrances
and
obstructions
seem
to
arise
as
if
from
the
very
ground
itself.
As
if
the
earth
is
standing
in
your
way.
If
that
is
the
case
you
know
what
you
need
to
do.
-
-
-
Action:
Take
some
area
of
your
life
where
you
would
like
to
make
progress
on.
Set
a
new
goal
and
start
playing
with
the
ideas
you
has
been
learning
here.
-
-
-
The
key
is
to
be
flexible
in
your
approach,
creative
and
persistent.
If
you
find
you
are
unable
to
get
the
requisite
juice
going,
then
take
a
step
back
and
evaluate
what
you
think
is
stopping
you?
Are
you
defending
the
suffering?
Are
you
unclear
about
the
steps,
procedure
to
make
the
goal
happen?
Have
you
made
the
task
seem
enormous
and
therefore
it
is
too
daunting?
If
you
the
answer
to
any
of
these
is
Yes
then
hear
yourself
say
in
your
mind:
My
thoughts
are
just
thoughts.
I
only
need
to
move
it
one
step
forward
right
now.
What
resources
do
I
need
to
move
this
forward?
Ask
yourself:
Whats
the
verb
here?
For
example,
if
you
dont
have
a
clue
where
to
start,
its
time
to
get
external
input.
Ask
yourself
whom
do
you
need
to
call,
email,
meet
etc?
Keep
playing
with
the
verb
until
you
found
the
one
that
works
best
and
leads
you
to
taking
tangible,
progressive
action.
When
you
follow
this
approach,
most
complications
can
become
unstuck.
You
have
moved
yourself
from
the
world
of
abstractions
and
thinking
about
thinking
to
sensory
based
actions
of
Im
doing
X
activity
now.
And
action
beats
inaction
nearly
every
day.
JDFI!
The
whole
university
approach,
the
whole
schooled
based
approach,
yes
indeed
is
very
interesting,
wonderful,
exciting.
Except
that
in
most
instances
it
doesn't
require
anymore
than
being
able
to
remember
and
articulate
other
people's
ideas.
The
problem
when
somebody
leaving
university
today
is
when
they
attempt
to
enter
the
job
market
by
and
large,
they
can't
spell,
they
can't
add
up
and
they
have
no
idea
about
the
professions
they
are
entering
into.
This
is
not
a
criticism
of
young
people
or
a
particularly
criticism
of
the
university
system.
It's
always
been
this
way.
What
it
is,
is
it's
a
criticism
of
people's
expectations.
Until
you
have
experience
and
until
that
experience
goes
through
your
physical
body,
you
actually
don't
know
a
damn
thing.
You
can
have
all
kinds
of
opinions.
You
can
quote
dozens
of
references,
you
can
repeat
other
authorities
statements
forever,
but
it
doesn't
make
you
any
more
able.
Something
is
not
learned
until
you
experience
it
for
yourself
through
the
body.
If
you
want
to
get
good
at
NLP
or
anything
else
for
that
matter,
always
prefer
doing
to
talking
about.
Action:
Many
NLPers
seem
to
think
there
is
a
secret
formula
to
becoming
really
good
with
NLP,
that
if
one
only
knew
then
you
would
be
an
international
success
overnight.
Sorry
to
say,
but
that
isnt
so.
There
is
no
magic
formula.
Everyone
who
you
have
ever
seen
or
meet
who
is
good
at
anything
are
so
because
they
did
the
practice,
did
the
doing
of
their
profession
over
and
over
again.
NLP
is
no
different.
No
unconsciously
installation
or
rapid
learning
method
is
going
to
avoid
the
fact
that
you
must
output,
i.e.
practice
the
skills
if
you
are
to
get
really
good
at
it.
Your
action
is
ask
yourself,
how
much
of
the
technology
of
NLP
is
just
theory
to
me
and
how
much
of
it
have
I
actually
practiced?
Then
set
a
goal
to
double
your
skill
set
in
one
particular
area
of
the
technology
and
going
about
doing
just
that.
While
we
are
on
the
topic
of
learning,
realize
that
you
don't
really
know
something
until
you've
practiced
it
thoroughly
in
all
of
its
component
parts.
And
all
of
its
aggregate
elements.
And
we
are
not
talking
about
a
little
bit,
we
are
talking
about
a
lot.
When
somebody
plays
a
musical
instrument
and
plays
it
really
well.
They
haven't
done
just
one
thing
over
and
over
again.
They've
done
many,
many,
many
things
in
many
different
combinations
over
and
over
again.
One
of
the
surest
ways
for
somebody
to
screw
up
with
their
practice
is
by
trying
to
become
fast
by
just
playing
fast.
The
rule
is
in
music
at
least.
If
you
want
play
fast,
play
really,
really
slow.
What
that
does
is
it
forces
you,
it
forces
every
single
bit
of
you
to
concentrate
and
to
surrender
to
what
it
is
that
you
are
studying.
While
you
go
slowly,
you
are
building
up
the
habit
of
removing
excess
effort
and
excess
tension
from
the
process
of
making
music.
At
the
same
time,
you
are
ensuring
that
only
the
target
notes
and
only
the
target
qualities
are
being
created.
That
is
what
slowing
down
allows
you
to
do.
Once
you
play
really
slowly,
really
well
then
you
can
begin
to
speed
up
but
only
as
much
as
you
can
maintain
the
quality.
Eventually,
eventually
your
fingers
will
fly
over
the
keyboard,
fly
over
strings.
But
you
can't
skip,
you
can't
skip
over,
the
steps
in
a
physical
process
of
learning.
If
you
do,
it
guarantees
that
your
practicing
errors.
One
step
at
a
time.
If
you
go
quick;
practice
slow.
Action:
List
three
areas
of
your
life
where
you
will
apply
the
one
step
at
a
time
approach
to
getting
good.
In
NLP
we
presume
that
if
one
person
can
do
something,
then
anyone
can
do
it.
While
this
isnt
necessarily
true
in
every
case,
its
a
great
belief
to
have.
We
also
presume
that
every
behaviour
has
a
structure
to
it.
Therefore
take
any
skill
you
want
to
get
good
at
and
break
it
down
into
the
component
parts,
what
skills
are
ubiquitous
(used
throughout)
and
what
skills
are
sequential?
Which
comes
first,
second,
third?
For
example
if
you
want
to
get
good
at
anchoring
you
need
to
first
get
good
at
eliciting
states.
You
need
to
be
have
the
skill
of
being
able
to
notice
and
respond
to
effect
of
your
communication
on
the
listener
(feedback
a
skill
required
throughout
the
anchoring
process)
so
you
can
quickly
modify
your
own
behaviour.
When
you
break
any
skill
down
in
this
way,
and
practice
each
component
until
it
you
have
rehearsed
every
aspect
of
it
you
will
find
you
can
make
a
huge
difference
in
your
performance.
Remember
slow
is
smooth
and
smooth
is
fast.
Very
few
people
actually
think.
It's
requires
that
you
change
what's
going
on
in
your
head
and
especially
challenging
how
you
know
what
it
is
that
you
think
you
are
certain
of.
Far
too
often
when
people
say
that
they've
thought
about
something
and
decided,
what
you'll
actually
discover
is
that
they
haven't
thought
at
all!
All
they've
done
is
they'd
run
through
the
same
procedure
that
they've
run
through
before.
At
no
time
did
that
they
actually
modify
the
process
of
their
own
thinking.
It's
assimilation
thinking
that
goes
on
quite
often.
It's
kind
of
like
when
people
make
decisions
whether
it's
for
something
big,
like
a
house
or
car,
or
for
insurance,
or
how
they
order
a
pizza,
or
how
they
choose
a
mate,
the
decision
criteria
are
held
in
exactly
the
same
way.
That's
not
thinking.
That's
conforming
the
world
to
a
strategy
that
they've
already
habituated.
In
other
words,
they're
on
automatic
pilot.
Most
of
the
time,
people
think
they're
thinking.
Are
you?
Action:
One
of
the
core
skills
of
NLP
is
behaviour
flexibility.
And
we
dont
mean
just
in
terms
of
your
outward
behaviour,
but
also
your
ability
to
change,
reorient,
move,
expand,
contract,
go
laterally
etc.
with
your
thinking.
Your
action
from
this
note
is
challenge
your
thinking
regularly
seek
new
and
different
perspectives.
Try
out
different
thinking
heuristics
frequently.
Whenever
you
are
certain
of
something,
force
your
mind
to
find
ten
counter
arguments
with
your
position.
Most
people
when
they
have
made
their
mind
up
on
something
only
look
for
evidence
to
support
their
conclusion.
Do
the
opposite.
Try
and
prove
yourself
wrong.
Look
for
another
vector
by
which
you
can
challenge
and
expand
your
own
thinking.
Do
you
really
think
Richard
Bandler
was
able
to
come
up
with
DHE
and
NHR,
simply
from
sticking
within
the
confines
of
his
own
or
indeed
societys
traditional
thinking?
If
you
want
to
excel
with
NLP,
then
become
a
student
of
how
people
decide,
and
how
people
think.
Doing
so
will
open
up
a
whole
world
of
insights
and
opportunity
and
ultimately
make
you
incredibly
resourceful
in
just
about
any
situation.
Figuring
out
what
technique
you
can
use
is
one
of
the
trickier
challenges
many
NLPers
face.
The
exact
number
of
techniques
vary
from
over
200
to
over
ten
thousand,
according
to
some
sites.
So
the
question
becomes
how
can
I
decide
what
to
use,
when?
The
answer
to
this
is
easier
than
most
people
realize.
Firstly,
all
of
the
techniques
of
NLP
are
made
up
of
only
a
handful
of
core
patterns,
which
have
been
used
over
and
over
in
slightly
different
ways.
So
there
really
isnt
several
hundred,
or
indeed
thousands
of
entirely
unique
techniques.
Often
what
is
described
as
a
new
technique
is
really
just
a
variation
or
expansion
of
an
old
one.
You
see
human
beings
only
have
five
senses3,
of
which
we
have
two
primary
modes
of
using
them
internal
representations
and
external
representations.
For
example
with
visual
sensory
system,
i.e.
stuff
you
can
see,
we
can
either
1)
see
something
external
to
us
(we
call
that
visual
external)
or
we
can
2)
imagine
in
our
minds
seeing
something
(we
call
that
visual
internal).
The
same
applies
to
each
of
the
other
sensory
systems.
Yes
there
are
some
core
nuisances
to
3
At
least
that
is
what
we
presuppose
in
NLP.
understand
about
each
sensory
system
(sub-modalities
for
example)
and
about
how
human
beings
wire
things
up
and
create
their
experience
of
reality
(which
is
outside
the
scope
of
this
program
but
covered
in
our
Platinum
Audio
News
Club),
but
the
reality
is
there
are
only
a
core
set
of
patterns
that
drive
all
the
techniques.
Even
if
you
dont
know
yet
what
these
are,
how
can
you
decide
what
technique
to
use
with
yourself
or
others?
Ask
yourself
this
question:
What
is
the
function
I
am
looking
for,
in
order
to
achieve
my
desired
state?
Broadly
speaking,
all
of
work
we
do
with
NLP
could
be
described
as
the
process
of:
-
Quantifying
and
qualify
the
desired
state
(DS)
followed
by
the
present
state
(PS)
Identify
what
resources
you
need
to
move
from
the
present
state
to
the
desired
state
Then
apply
those
resources
and
modify
your
approach
based
on
the
feedback
So
lets
say
that
you
have
had
some
trauma
in
the
past
and
every
time
you
think
of
X
event
you
instantly
start
feeling
scared/angry/tearful
etc.
(PS)
Well
one
of
the
basic
rules
of
thumb
in
NLP
is
if
you
want
to
feel
something
more
you
associate
into
it,
but
when
you
want
to
feel
something
less
intensely,
it
is
generally
wise
to
disassociate
from
it.
So
lets
apply
that
rule
of
thumb
to
this
situation.
If
you
experienced
some
trauma
and
it
is
still
bothering
you,
but
wish
it
didnt,
you
want
to
feel
neutral
about
it
(DS),
a
good
idea
is
to
disassociate
from
it.
So
now
that
we
know
the
function
that
we
want
(disassociation),
we
can
pick
up
any
NLP
technique
book
and
start
scanning
for
NLP
techniques
that
primarily
use
the
function
of
dissociation
to
create
the
end
effect.
A
quick
scan
of
any
pattern
book
we
find
techniques
like:
-
Etc. etc
As
you
can
see,
there
are
numerous
NLP
techniques
that
function
on
a
pattern
of
dissociation,
which
we
can
leverage
for
our
purpose
of
un-sticking
a
traumatic
experience.
Get
it?
Rather
than
asking
what
technique
should
I
use?
ask
yourself
what
function
am
I
looking
for?,
then
use
the
technique
books
of
NLP
to
identify
patterns
that
provide
that
function.
Once
you
have
found
them
start
using
those
techniques
on
the
problem
state.
One
point
worth
noting
is
that
the
function
you
choose
will
be
dependant
on
the
description
you
use,
the
frame
of
reference
you
have
created
to
describe
the
problem
state.
Without
going
into
a
lot
of
detail,
in
NLP
we
have
multiple
ways
of
describing
a
problem
state.
Some
will
be
more
useful
than
others
in
certain
situations.
Using
the
example
of
overcoming
a
trauma
we
could
describe
it
reporting
on
the:
-
The sensory patterns, e.g. visual representation, associated, very close etc.
The
language
patterns
e.g.
every
time,
always,
never
(universals),
life,
freedom,
frozen
(nomilizations)
etc.
The
state
patterns
e.g.
anxiety,
fear,
helplessness
etc.
which
are
embodied
as
rush
of
energy
starting
in
the
pit
of
their
stomach
and
moving
up
their
throat
etc.
The
language
patterns
use
the
Meta
Model
and
Sleight
of
Mouth
patterns
to
bust
up
the
generalization
and
way
the
person
is
binding
their
trauma
experience
The
state
patterns
use
Kinesthetic
swish
or
dissociate
and
spin
the
feelings
pattern
The
physiology
patterns
break
their
state
e.g.
get
their
heart
pumping,
evoke
powerful
resource
states
and
collapse
the
negative
anchor.
As
you
can
see
there
are
many
vectors
you
can
transform
the
problem
state
from.
Some
will
get
you
further
than
others,
combined
you
have
a
very
powerful
combination
of
interventions
to
get
you
or
your
clients
to
results.
Action:
Starting
today,
start
training
yourself
to
ask:
Whats
the
function
that
is
needed
to
transform
the
present
state
to
the
desired
state?
Once
you
are
clear
on
the
function
you
are
looking
for,
then
use
the
many
NLP
techniques,
frameworks
and
tools
to
get
yourself
to
the
desired
result.
Richard
Bandler
has
a
few
phrases
that
sum
up
the
attitude
of
NLP,
especially
around
creating
change.
Read
each
of
these
and
ponder
how
your
life
would
be
different
when
you
adopt
them
as
the
mantra
you
live
by:
"You
are
born
with
only
two
fears:
fear
of
falling
and
fear
of
loud
noise.
All
the
rest
is
learned.
And
it's
a
lot
of
work!"
"Remember,
it's
your
own
body,
your
own
brain.
You're
not
a
victim
of
the
universe,
you
are
the
universe."
"If
you
say
to
yourself
'It's
difficult
to
get
up
in
the
morning',
'It's
hard
to
cease
smoking',
then
you
are
already
using
hypnotic
suggestions
on
yourself..."
Why
be
yourself
when
you
can
be
someone
so
much
better?
You
are
going
to
change
today,
or
die
while
Im
trying
Essentially
half
the
success
in
life
is
showing
up,
the
other
half
is
continuing
to
show
up,
to
be
persistent
in
pursuit
of
a
worthy
goal.
Some
people
think
that
If
I
use
an
NLP
technique
it
should
work
right
away!,
and
if
it
doesnt
NLP
sucks!
There
are
two
things
worth
addressing
here.
The
first
is
the
idea
that
NLP
is
an
instanteous,
magic
bullet,
never
fails,
always
works
expectation
that
simply
put
is
not
true.
NLP
is
an
evolving
technology.
Human
beings
have
all
kinds
of
interesting
ways
of
doing
things
which
means
no
proceedure
will
work
perfectly
for
everyone.
So
if
you
find
yourself
in
this
NLP
should
always
work
right
away
then
its
time
to
reconsider
that.
Secondly,
if
something
doesnt
work
right
away
doesnt
mean
that
it
sucks.
This
latter
attitude
is
something
you
will
hear
from
people
who
think
they
are
thinking
They
may
have
some
experience
with
NLP,
but
most
likely
they
are
either
ignorant
of
what
they
are
talking
about
or
at
a
minumum
caught
up
in
a
huge
generalisation
(all
of
NLP
sucks)
which
is
flawed.
Either
extreme
forms
of
thinkings
are
likely
to
lead
you
down
the
wrong
road.
Action:
Heres
a
third
approach.
Apply
what
you
have
learnt
here
about
NLP,
the
mindset
and
distcintions
about
how
to
use
the
technology.
Then
choose
a
pattern
to
help
change
something
in
yourself,
for
example
perhaps
you
will
use
the
decision
destroyer
pattern
or
the
belief
change
pattern.
Make
sure
you
follow
all
instructions
and
do
the
pattern
fully.
Repeat
the
process
several
times
if
you
need
to,
then
test
your
results.
Got
the
change
you
wanted.
Great
stuff!
If
for
some
reason
you
didnt
get
the
change
yet,
then
you
have
three
choices:
-
Review
the
scope
of
the
change
you
are
trying
to
do.
Are
you
trying
to
do
too
much
at
once
and
therefore
need
to
break
it
into
several
distinct
steps?
Using
NLP
first
and
foremost
is
really
about
applying
the
tools
and
technology
continually
with
yourself
and
then
others.
We
have
covered
a
lot
in
this
program,
however
your
rewards
are
just
beginning.
From
today
onwards,
as
you
learn
something
new,
ask
yourself
When
will
I
next
apply
this?
and
then
set
the
intention
to
do
so
within
the
next
24
hours.
If
you
want
to
get
good
at
NLP
it
comes
from
practice.
Doing
what
is
necessary
in
order
for
you
to
get
feedback
on
how
well
what
you
are
doing
is
working.
Start
small.
Chunk
size
and
sequence
is
everything.
Take
1-3
things
that
you
have
learnt
from
this
product
and
apply
it
every
moment/hour/day
of
this
week.
Perhaps
you
will
decide
to
using
NLP
to
become
more
productive,
happy,
successful,
or
whatever
it
is
you
are
valuing
right
now.
Final Action:
Figure
out
right
now,
which
of
the
24
key
distinctions
you
will
put
into
effect
right
away.
Then
get
your
hands
on
a
book
of
NLP
techniques
and
start
using
it
to
help
transform
your
life.
Remember
to
focus
first
on
what
is
your
desired
state,
what
you
think
is
stopping
you
and
what
function
will
help
you
get
from
where
you
are
to
where
you
want
to
be.
Be
persistent,
be
playful.
NLP
is
a
wonderful
technology.
If
you
use
it
every
day
and
apply
what
you
have
learnt
here
you
cant
help
but
start
experiencing
a
much
better
quality
of
life.
We
wish
you
every
success
on
the
journey.
Michael
and
Tom
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