Last
week, we looked at how to escape from the NLP Double Bind trap. This week
we’re going to look more closely at something that’s one of the most
powerful aspects of NLP – future pacing. In this article, I’m going to
reveal a simple method you can use to create the future you desire.
On a
recent training course, someone said “I feel good now, & I’ve made some
changes, but how can I be sure that the changes I’ve made will stick with
me? And how can I know that what I’ve learned will show up when & where I
need it in the future?”
They’re important questions. It’s not enough to do solve problems, set goals
& gather resources. As human beings, we like what’s familiar, & in a given
situation, we tend to do whatever we’re used to doing. That’s because our
brains generalise our past experience & project it into future scenarios.
When we get to the future scenario, we do what our brain has unconsciously
planned. But you can redirect that process of generalisation.
So I
asked the student “What would it mean for you six months from now looking
back at having made these changes, & using what you learned in your life on
a consistent basis?”
He
responded by dropping into a light trance as he processed my question!
1) Choose some
goal that you want to achieve, some change you want to make that you’re
committed to.
This
is a powerful process, so I only want to use it to reinforce goals that you
genuinely want! The next stage in the process involves imagining future
scenarios, so it’s best if you get someone to read it to you, or record
yourself reading the steps with space in between for you to process.
2) Imagine being
at a point in the future after you’ve made the change and had time to see
the effects showing up in your life.
When I
do this, I like to actually walk to a place in the room that represents that
point in the future (Eg. 3 weeks, six months, or even 50 years).
3) Looking back
to the present from this point in the future, notice what you have been
doing, & how you have been doing it.
It’s
OK if you can’t “see” what you’ve been doing in the intervening period. Just
asking the question will get you processing the answers at a conscious & an
unconscious level. This creates a pathway between the present & the future.
4) Notice 3 or 4
particularly outstanding & convincing examples (specific accomplishments or
behaviours) that really let you know that you’ve made this change.
Examples help our brains to generalise. Just like your current expectations
of yourself are built on past examples, we’re creating a future expectations
based on past-examples-to-be! Sneaky huh?!?
5) Send a message, resource or gift to that “you” back in the present, a
vote of confidence from this future you that has already made these changes.
It
could be a message of encouragement (“You can do it!”), reassurance
(“Everything’s OK”), or motivation (“Pull your finger out and start taking
action!”) Once you’ve given the gift to that you back there in the
present...
6) Return to the present & receive that message / gift / resource from
that “you” who has already achieved this goal / made this change.
If
you’re doing this physically, walk back to the place that represents the
present moment & receive that message.
7) As you see your future opening big & bright before you, ask yourself
“All of this, for what purpose? And in order to do what? And in order to do
what?”
As
you allow the answers to come, continue allowing what you’ve been learning
to integrate at every level in your neurology.
I call
this “Super Future Pacing”, & I adapted it from Dr Chris Hall. Enjoy playing
with it.
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Have a great
week
To your success!
Your friend
Jamie
Jamie
Smart
Jamie Smart
CEO
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