Neuro Linguistic Programming

Choosing beliefs

Sometimes, when they're examined in the cold light of day, and it's obvious they make no sense, beliefs change spontaneously. You don't, however, have to wait or leave it to chance. You can choose new beliefs at any time. As Anthony Robbins says, 'You're not just a leaf on the wind'. Sometimes all you have to do is think of the beliefs that would empower and assist you in achieving your goal, and act as if you have them already. If that doesn't work, and the issue seems deep rooted, you may need to use an NLP belief change pattern.

Belief change pattern

NLP offers many ways of challenging and changing beliefs. The following example, devised by Richard Bandler, provides an opportunity to transform an old belief into one you would rather have, using the submodality distinctions.

1. Think of a belief you would rather not have because it limits you in some way.

2. Identify the submodalities relating to this belief. What is your internal representation of it?

3. Next, identify something you're in doubt about. By doubt we mean something you're unsure about, something that may or may not be true. Explore how you represent this internally. What are the submodalities?

4. Use contrastive analysis to identify