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I’d like to wish you every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. Thank you for being a part of our lives.
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Are you motivated?
Do you know what kind of motivation you have?
Most people don’t think about it, but there are actually different kinds of motivation - two, to be exact: “Toward” motivations and “Away” motivations.
The common analogy is “the Carrot vs the Stick.” While that’s a well known analogy, most people don’t realize that it does describe an actual personality trait. Nor do they take the time to figure out which one motivates the people they interact with.
These motivation styles are an example of another NLP Meta Program called Motivation Direction Filter (refer to my previous post on NLP Meta Programs if you haven’t read it yet).
You can easily find out someone’s motivation direction by asking the following question:
“What do you want in a job/relationship/car/your life?”
Listen to the response. You’ll find that people will answer in one of the following ways:
A “toward” person is motivated toward what they want or like. They will be motivated by rewards, bonuses and achieving goals. They will want to know what benefits they will reap by getting the outcome. Motivate the toward person with a “carrot.” The “stick” will only offend them and make them angry.
An “away” person is motivated away from what they don’t want or like. They will will do what it takes to avoid pain and/or suffering and are often highly motivated by their fears. Motivate the Away person with a “stick.” If you try to motivate them with a “carrot,” they simply won’t care.
Of course, things are rarely that black and white. There are varying shades of gray, even with the Motivation Direction Filter, so you may find people Toward With a Little Away, Away With a Little Toward or Both Toward and Away Equally.
In any case, this is one simple pattern that can greatly increase your persuasion skills.
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Are you one of the millions of people who saw the movie, The Secret?
I’ll bet you’ve been diligently wishing for your new life ever since.
Maybe you’re sitting in your recliner with your hands on an imaginary steering wheel trying to attract a new car.
Perhaps you’re going to your mailbox wholly expecting with heart and mind to find piles of money in the form of checks, rather than bills.
Or maybe you’re changing the paintings in your home to attract that passionate romantic lover you’ve been waiting a lifetime for.
The fact is, none of that works.
I’m sorry to burst your bubble. The Secret is an amazing movie, and it’s incredibly inspirational, but they left out one, big, important step…
You see, wishing simply isn’t going to cut it.
I’m a firm believer in the Law of Attraction. We routinely tell our students, “You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want!”
But instead of just wishing, you need to learn to take action.
You need to learn to use your heart and mind in different ways.
Ways that automatically attract what you want to you, and attract you to what you want.
We are entering difficult times. Unfortunately, the idea of stability that most people have come to understand is crumbling away in your fingers.
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With the rapid decline of our economy and corporate structure, the only way to excel and prosper in the next few years is to learn how to take control of your own destiny and shape your future the way you want it.
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-Michael
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Unfortunately, I missed all but about five minutes of the veep debate. Realizing that I’m busy teaching a new group of Master Practitioners right now, one of my Prac graduates decided to help out with the blog by sending me this post about NLP use in the debate. Thanks Todd! -Michael
Like many Americans you probably sat in front of your TV and watched Senator Joe Bidden spar with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in the first and only Vice Presidential debate. Even if you didn’t see the debate you have likely seen clips on the news or heard about how the Governor dominated their exchange.
From an NLP standpoint there can be no doubt that Sarah Palin is trained, at minimum in hypnotic language, and more likely in NLP. She was so masterful in this exchange that it felt like old Milton was right there sitting on her shoulder and telling her what to say.
From the outset Governor Palin simply dominated the debate. She and Senator Bidden walked out on stage from opposite sides, and with her microphone on and a big genuine smile, she walked straight up to him and greeted him with a firm handshake and asked “Would it be ok if I call you Joe?”.
Bidden was so stunned that he fumbled over his words as he said yes. This is the exact point at which Sarah began building rapport not only with the Senator Bidden, the Moderator, the live studio audience but also the American people.
At first she came across nervous and Bidden had a air of over-confidence about him. Quickly however, she began to win the debate. Her language was peppered with imbedded commands as her tonality shifter ever so slightly on the command words and phrases. She also made a point to use common American catch phrases such as “hockey mom” and “Joe six pack”. She further made certain that she separated herself from Bidden the millionaire, as she coolly educated the American people that she has always been just middle class.
This was quite a contrast to Bidden who was wearing an expensive suit and didn’t use any phrases to try to connect with the audience. His agenda was to win the debate while Palin’s agenda was to build rapport and win the hearts and minds of the viewing population!
Palin did an excellent job of staring directly at the camera when she answered the moderator’s questions making certain to establish eye contact with the viewing millions. In contrast Bidden’s eyes were squinty and shifting. Most of the time there was a split screen so that you could see the response of the one candidate as the other had the floor. When Bidden answered questions Palin looked down at her notes and acted somewhat disassociated but in complete control. Bidden missed this lesson and when Palin spoke he watched her intently. You could easily read his reactions both good and bad.
The highlight of the debate was when Governor Palin referred to the Senator as “O’Bidden”. She said it so smoothly and without hesitation or apology that you knew she did it on purpose. This was an obvious auditory anchor to get the American people to associate Bidden with Osama Bin Laden!
Palin used other NLP techniques as well. Anytime that Palin had the first opportunity to speak, she immediately framed Bidden’s response so that it was positive for the McCain/Palin Ticket. For example she would say things like “I applaud Senator Bidden, because we know that he voted with John McCain on the …”. It was a masterful use of NLP that kept Bidden on his toes leaving him little room to contradict his own voting record.
Throughout the debates, the Senator, time and again, noticed that Palin was gaining the upper-hand and could do nothing more than smile at her responses as his forehead glistened and his lower lip shrunk in size. If you watched Bidden, he showed all the classic signs of becoming more and more agitated. As Palin went from nervous to confident the exact opposite happened to Bidden and at one point his voice began to waver as he tried to quickly regain his emotional balance.
It is fair to say that regardless of what was said, Palin used so many NLP techniques that Bidden came across looking as though he lost. She truly used the 93% of communication that is non-verbal to her advantage.
Regardless of your politics, you have to appreciate the masterful display of NLP skills that Palin displayed. It will be very interesting to see if this will have any outcome on the feelings of the American people towards the McCain/Palin ticket!
Todd Ruehs
Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, TIME Techniques and Hypnosis
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Wouldn’t it be great to own a crystal ball?
I mean, what if you could look into a crystal ball and predict the way people would react in these situations:
Of course, everyone knows that crystal balls don’t exist, right? Or do they…
Actually, we’ve got something that’s almost as good. They’re called Meta Programs in NLP.
I know, it’s another meta word in NLP. Big surprise.
Meta Programs are very similar to programs on the computer. Computers are very predictable. You click on a program, and it runs - the same way every time.
Well, the same thing is true in certain respects with we humans.
I’m going to share with you five automatic programs people run that can help you to predict people’s behavior and preferences, and to use it all to be more influential and persuasive.
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September 11, 2001 was a terrible, sad, gruesome day.
Was.
It has been a full seven years now.
Our great country was attacked, shocked, appauled, sad, angry, hurt… No collection of words can accurately describe the sentiment that day.
Everybody grieves differently, and for different periods of time.
But, too many people want to keep us focused on the 9/11 disaster, rather than focusing on how America can continue to grow and thrive and be a shining beacon for freedom and the pursuit of happiness around the world.
The time for mourning is over.
If we focus only on the negative events of our past, how could we expect to create anything different?
It’s time to focus on creating our future.
-Michael
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People always ask me, “Hey, Michael, you’re a master hypnotist. Do you know a way that I can be hypnotic so people listen to everything I say carefully?”
Of course I do!
I remember when I was in NLP Trainer’s Training. We covered nested loops quite a bit. It was amazing. I know you’ve been in a situation where everything that’s said is of the utmost importance, and you focus your attention on just one thing. Me, I know this stuff is riveting. And, as we continued sitting in our chairs, wondering about nested loops, soaking all this up, the most amazing thing happened.
It kind of reminds me of the time, when I was a kid… you can remember that, can’t you? Having those childhood memories… thoughts, emotions, curiosities. Everybody can… I always liked being outside, but this time I decided to just go inside. I came across the most amazing thing in the basement. I’m not suggesting that you have to go all the way down in the basement to find the amazing things, inside… but sometimes it’s fun.
Like, the learnings that they get when they go into the pyramids. They see all kinds of things that are so much better, so much more interesting, inside. The jewels and other treasures are calling out, saying, “Come in, deeper, and find out the wonders we have embedded within us.”
I found a fly embedded in something once… what was that called? Oh, yes. Amber. The fly was embedded in amber. It must have been there for… how many years? Probably. And, do you know what the fly said to me?
Nested loops (also called embedded metaphors) are a simple way of putting the folks you’re communicating with into a nice light trance, such that your message is better accepted by the unconscious mind, rather than being analyzed, criticized and possibly rejected by the conscious mind, by opening loops (incomplete stories) and then not finishing them until you have delivered your message.
If this subject really intrigues you, you’ll want to take one of our NLP trainings. You could also look into our Free NLP Guide for Milton Erickson patterns. There are many writings about his use of loops, both in print and on the internet.
You can also look into the Zeigarnik affect. Bluma Zeigarnik was a psychologist from Russia who discovered that when things are left incomplete, people will remain interested in what you say until those things left incomplete are completed. This is why headlines work so well which read, “Would you like to know the three words I can use to make anyone give me their money? I’ll share them with you in a moment, but first I want to talk to you about…”
Nothing. The fly said nothing. It had been dead for quite some time. But I did learn that sometimes the most profound learnings can come when very little is actually said.
Like the explorers. They enter the pyramids, not sure exactly what they’ll find. And what is it that they find? Yes, there are treasures and mummies and such, but what really interests some people are the symbols. Symbols everywhere. And as they continued to look into how they’re made, something that seemed so complex at first, turns out to be really very simple instead.
Simple things are sometimes just what the doctor ordered… In some specific order or another. See, in my basement, I found “myself.” Well, I found a diary that I had written years before and maybe forgotten about, until now. And in that diary, I told story after story after story . I would often start stories, only to finish them later, after I had said what I wanted… and I found a very special message to myself, right on the middle page, in the center of them all.
And, as I watched the NLP trainer on the stage, teaching us about metaphors and nested loops, I was amazed to find out that he was using nested loops to teach them to us! It’s an experience I will never forget and one you should experience, too.
-Michael
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People are so naturally drawn to music.
Think of a song that brings up deep feelings and ask yourself, why does it do that?
Is it the individual notes played one after another in sequence? Probably not.
Is it the rhythm or the baseline? That can get you grooving, but that’s probably not it.
Is it the words themselves? Maybe, but I think it goes beyond that.
It’s something about the words that makes them so special.
They’re so hypnotic.
I found a few of these lyrics from popular songs that come right out of the Erickson handbook for ambiguity, presuppositions and Milton Model patterns.
If you’re not familiar with what these patterns are, check out our Free NLP Guide under Milton Model of Conversational Hypnosis.
“Baby Come Back. Any kind of fool could see. There was something, in everything about you.” (by Player: Ambiguity, universal quantifiers)
“Every breath you take. Every move you make. Every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you.” (by The Police: Universal quantifiers)
“I’ve got to admit it’s getting better (Better). A little better all the time.” (by The Beatles: Modal operator, comparative deletion, universal quantifier)
“Always something there to remind me. I was born to love her, and I will never be free. She’ll always be a part of me.” (by Naked Eyes: Universal quantifiers, unspecified verb)
“Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Was a good friend of mine. I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine. And he always had some mighty fine wine.” (by Three Dog Night: Selectional restriction violation, lost performative, universal quantifier, nominalization)
“There is nothing to see here people keep moving on. Slowly their necks turn and then they’re gone. No one cares when the show is done” (by She Wants Revenge: Universal quantifier, lack of referential index, presuppositional adverb)
“I’ve done everything as you say. I’ve followed your rules without question. I thought it would help me see things clearly.” (by Hoobistank: Universal quantifier, nominalization, unspecified noun, presuppositional adjective)
These are just a few examples.
As you listen to your favorite songs and drop down into that nice, light, music trance, maybe your unconscious mind will allow you to hear these patterns that seem occur in all music.
-Michael
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Here’s a great example of using the Milton Model to put a subject in trance.
If you’re not familiar with the Milton Model, check out our Free NLP Guide under Milton Model, or come and take one of our Live NLP Trainings, where we’ll teach you covert conversational hypnosis.
It’s best to read this out loud to someone, or to make a recording of it for yourself…
Just lay back, relax, and let your unconscious listen. And you can relax more and more as you listen, can you not? You can just breathe deeply, letting each breath
(breathe in with them)
Take you deeper and deeper down into complete relaxation. Or, If you like, you can just breathe in
(breathe in with them)
And as you exhale, let your body relax completely now. Now, you may, or may not have already noticed that your eyes are becoming heavier with each breath you take. So will they just close, now? Or will they just remain open long enough to flutter a few times first?
That’s right…
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