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Have you ever thought about thinking / talking to yourself? Its really quite humorous. Try it…think about what you are thinking about. Think about how you perceive the world around you, how you use your 5 senses to take in the information that makes up what you think about. What tone of voice do you use when you talk to you? What do you say to yourself when things go wrong or right? Funny thing is, most of what you think about has already happened or you are responding inside your head “as if” it will happen. How many times have you been caught up in “thinking” which led to “wondering what if?” which led to “worry, doubt, or fear”?
NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Neuro - the idea that all behavior stems from neurological abilities to process information through your 5 senses
- Linguistic - you use language to organize your thoughts and behavior and communicate
- Programming - the way you CAN choose to organize your actions and ideas to produce results…BIG ONE HERE TO REMEMBER
According to your NLP ability you are capable of choosing how you organize the information you take in through your 5 senses and therefore you are capable of choosing your emotional response to all the “thinking” that often takes up the majority of your day and unfortunately is the direct cause for the “funk” you often find yourself in. There are ways to lead your present state of thinking into your desired state of thinking.
Next time you find yourself caught up in your thinking, STOP and become the observer of the noise in your head. Simply think about thinking. Become the observer of your thoughts instead of the reactor. This will give you the gap of empowerment to organize the information that you are thinking about . If your thoughts are causing you to “stress out” become curious; questions lead to understanding, understanding leads to the ability to choose your response to the way you think about and perceive your life.
What do you need in order to feel safe and connected right now?
What has to be different for you to let this go?
Think of a time when this thought would not have caused you anxiety. Whatever you focus on grows bigger — positive or negative. What do you want to achieve?
What would need to happen for you to feel at peace about these thoughts?
How will you feel when this situation is resolved?
How would your thoughts change if you knew:
- You can handle anything that comes your way
- You are okay
- Failure is simply a way to describe an outcome you didn’t want
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