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The topic today
is habits --
habitual
behaviors that
we engage in
almost without
thinking.
Learned
behaviors which
now flow. Too
easily,
sometimes.
Sometimes habits
are good. Like
bathing. Like
using
deodorant. Like
brushing your
teeth.
Like looking
both ways before
crossing the
street.
Sometimes habits
are bad. Say,
smoking. Or
a "cookie
addiction." Or
any other kind
of addiction,
sex, alcohol,
spending,
gambling, and so
on. Or any
number of other
unhealthy or
unwanted or self
destructive
behaviors, which
lead to an
outcome we'd
rather not come
out to. :)
Actually, those
words, bad and
good habits, are
misleading.
There are NO
good habits and
there are no bad
habits. I use
those words for
convenience and
understanding
because they're
out there in the
vernacular, out
there in common
usage. The
truth is, there
are only useful
habits and
non-useful
habits.
Cool thing is,
we get to decide
what that is.
If a habit is
useful, go with
it. Enjoy.
Live. Love. Be
happy. If a
habit, however,
is not useful,
or no longer
useful, we
can identify
that, know that,
and change it!
Here's another
one of those
self-empowering
ideas. We can
change our
habits. Yes, we
can. We are not
victims in this
life--we make
the rules. You
and me. We can
get into the
habit of
breaking habits,
when it's useful
to do so. And
I'm going to
lead you through
a simple process
in this essay
to do just that!
We'll take a
"simple"
unwanted
behavior. How
about something
from my own
life. Sugar?
Bakery goods?
Brownies?
Hmmm, I
know--candy.
Chocolate.
Hershey bars.
I used to have a
habit. It was
called
"eat candy
bars." Anytime,
all the time,
just about every
day or so.
Primarily,
Hershey's with
almonds. I'd
get the little
bars, and I'd
also get those
giant sized
bars, 8 oz,
which I think
nowadays cost
more and are 4
oz. Still
called "giant"
sized, however.
I guess it's all
in your
perspective. And
I'd eat the
whole
thing--eventually.
In a day or
two. And then
I'd buy more.
Bad habit,
right? Maybe,
maybe not. I'm
sure the Hershey
company, and the
Nestle company,
and the M&M Mars
company, thought
it was a GREAT
habit, and loved
me for it. But
for ME, I
decided that it
was not useful.
I decided to
shift that
habit, as it
became a
non-useful habit
when I decided
to get healthy
and consume less
calories and
less sugar and
transform my
body.
I decided!
Eating candy
bars: non
useful habit.
Let's change it!
Here's a simple
NLP process to
do just that.
NLP, again, is
Neuro-Linguistic
Programming (tm)
which is a "high
tech hypnosis."
It's also been
called, aptly,
"hypnosis on
steroids." I
love my NLP, as
taught to me by
the Master of
Masters, the
creator, Dr.
Richard Bandler.
He taught me,
and I'm teaching
you. Here and
now. Behold! A
habit-busting
technique that
is so simple and
straightforward,
perhaps it will
become a new
habit of yours
to use it. And
bust any non
utilitarian
habits. Until
they invent a
Bad-habit-be-gone-spray-in-a-can,
this is the next
best thing.
Psssssst.
But, before I
get into the
process, one
more story. I
went to a
"weight loss
hypnosis" talk
the other day
and it involved
imagining
bugs/maggots/disgusting
vermin crawling
on my donut to
get me to change
my behavior as
regards donuts.
This is NOTHING
like that. I
find THAT
suggestion
disgusting, the
idea that we
need to get
uncomfortable
about things in
order to
change. False!
That's
ill-formed and
wrong-directional.
You don't need
to do that.
Thing is, you
may want to
enjoy a donut or
piece of donut
sometime in your
life. I don't
believe in
taking that
opportunity
away, or making
people feel
sick!! We're
not attaching
negativity to
the thing, which
decreases or
limits your
choices, we're
enlarging your
choices so that
it's easier to
choose healthy
and useful
habits.
Ok. The
chocolate bar.
I used to be
able to put
myself into a
state of
desire. Wanting
it. Which then
led to buying
and eating it.
Create a picture
in your mind
that prepresents a
negative habit
and your wanting
to do it.
We all have
desires all the
time that we
don't act on. I
had a co-worker
once who would
have benefited
by a slap upside
the head. I
wanted to do
that, on
occasion. Did
I? No. Never.
Sometimes I have
a desire to stay
in bed beyond an
appropriate
time. Do I?
No. I get up.
Sometimes, a
scene in a movie
is so absurd I
want to shout
something
derogatory out
at the screen in
the theater. Do
I? No.
Sometimes, I see
a good
looking stranger
at the gym, and
I feel like
running up and
squeezing his
bicep...do I?
No. We all have
desires which we
know perfectly
well we will not
act on. Create
a picture in
your mind that
represents a
temptation or
desired behavior
that you KNOW
you will not act
on.
Notice
everything about
that
picture--the
thing you will
not do, the line
in the sand as
it were. You
won't cross it.
You know you
won't do this
thing, even
though you'd
like to. As you
study the
picture, notice
it's size,
shape, location,
color or black
and white,
movement, focus,
brightness,
clarity,
everything.
Memorize those
qualities of the
picture.
Qualities of the
picture are like
the options in a
photo editing
software.
You're
not looking
at the content
in any way,
you're noticing
the qualities
such as focus
and color.
Now, take the
picture of the
unwanted
behavior, and
match it to
those qualities
of the "won't do
it" picture.
Every one!
Size, color,
focus, etc. And
stick this
picture right in
the space of the
"won't do it"
picture, like
two pieces of
music on a music
stand. Imagine
yourself not
doing this
thing, and the
positive
outcomes flowing
from that
change. In my
case, not eating
the candy leads
to a smaller
body, more
energy, more
money in my
pocket, and
feeling good!
Lock in the
picture of the
unwanted
behavior into
the "won't do
it" position.
Click your
teeth, or snap
your fingers, or
say "that's
right" and tell
your mind to
keep it there.
Sometimes I
imagine
splashing a
bucket of
shellac over the
top of the
picture as a
sealant for the
new qualities.
Top secret NLP
insight: When
you change how
you represent a
situation or
problem in your
mind, the
situation
changes! Read
that sentence
again. Let it
seep in.
Now, step back
and think of
yourself and the
unwanted
behavior. In
this case, you
may notice that
the temptation
to do the thing
that USED to be
a bad habit has
shifted, into
something you
simply won't
do. Not a
struggle.
Simply a sense
of No! I won't
do
that. Freedom!
You speak the
holy word (for
Star Trek
officiandos,
name that
episode!).
Play with this
and let me know
how you do!
And, as always,
if you'd like to
learn more cool
NLP techniques
and processes,
here's how:
http://www.seattlenlptraining.com.
In fact, Michael
and I have three
1-day seminars
next month,
which is a
fabulous
introduction to
the power of
NLP. One
seminar focuses
on life change,
one on sales and
business
success, and one
on self
hypnosis. C'mon
down and learn
more. You know
you want to!
Warm Regards,
Connie
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June 12th, 2010,
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NLP (Neuro-Linguistic
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This seminar/workshop
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There's a nice
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Once again I'll be
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