Category: Techniques

Improve your performance and self care by developing a positive approach to personal development. This pattern uses anchors to find the positive intention (the underlying positive outcome-seeking pattern) underlying a negative behavior. For example, if you burst into tears at times, you have better options than feeling inferior. Instead, this positive approach might help you […]

Transform self sabotage into success. By discovering the positive intent behind a negative behavior or attitude, you can release tremendous energy and positive commitment. Other NLP patterns, such as The Parts Negotiation pattern as well as The Behavior Appreciation pattern, depend on this insight In his outstanding book Sleight Of Mouth: The Magic Of Conversational […]

Pacing and matching are important to modeling and rapport-building. This pattern helps you pace their model of the world. This is a profound form of pacing. When you practice this pattern, you will sharpen your awareness of people’s subconscious communications. When  you pace a person’s model of the world, you can better understand their perspective and […]

Anchoring two states, one negative and one positive, and letting the energy flow from the former to the latter to replace a negative state with a positive one.

Creating a line of anchors that take you on a journey from one mood to another, for example from hate to love via irritation, indifference and affection to move elegantly from a negative state to a positive one.

Creating a link between a space and a state using a physical space as a trigger for states.

Anchoring other states to an existing pleasurable one to increase the power of a positive memory.

Revisiting the past with new resources to deal with ‘unfinished business’.

A set of questions for establishing the criteria by which an individual evaluates and decides.

An initial eliciting and ranking of values, followed by regular re-evaluation for establishing clarity of motivation.