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How To Create The Motivation To Eliminate Destructive Habits Using Self Hypnosis |
Written by Alan B. Densky, CH
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Have you ever tried to eliminate a negative behavior, only to fail? There is an extended list of frequent problem behaviors that people often try to alter or do away with using self-hypnosis or NLP. Possibly the most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop nail biting; increasing self-confidence; overcoming insomnia and sleeping better; improving memory; and managing stress. WHAT THE MIND CAUSES, THE MIND CAN CURE: The motivation for our behaviors starts in our thoughts. When you mull it over, all of these unhelpful behaviors are the consequence of negative thinking. In other words, you think and motivate yourself into all of these behaviors. Or at least you think yourself into feeling anxious, and that can cause these behaviors. And in view of the fact that you think and motivate yourself into these behaviors, you can think and motivate yourself out of them. But in order to effectively think and motivate yourself out of these behaviors, you will need to know specifically how to go about doing so. DESIRE: You are probably reading this piece because you want the motivation to change something about yourself. And that is convenient because the first factor in the "Motivation Formula For Your Success" is that you must want or desire to change. If you have read this far, at least some part of you desires a change. BELIEF IS REQUIRED FOR MOTIVATION: Before anyone can alter an unconstructive behavior, that person must be motivated to do so. Merely wanting a change is insufficient. Our motivation comes from what we believe. If we believe that something very important to us will get better or "become enhanced" if we make a change in our behavior, we will feel a high level of motivation. Conversely, if we believe that something very important to us will be in jeopardy if we don't make a change in our behavior, we will also feel powerfully motivated to make a change. Some plain examples of these motivational beliefs could be: If I take some weight off, then I'll be able to find a companion. If I stop smoking, then I won't have to worry about cancer. If I improve my study habits, then I can graduate from college. TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CREATE THE BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO MOTIVATION: NLP - which is short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, offers methods that are able to instantly generate the element of belief. You can discover more on this topic by reading the articles "How To Get Motivated To Exercise Using Hypnosis And NLP" and "Motivation Theory - How To Quit Smoking Using NLP And Hypnosis For Motivation." These articles are both available in my free hypnosis research library. DECISION: The dictionary defines the word "Decision" as making up one's mind / a verdict or judgment. When you accept as true a concept that provides you with a powerful feeling of motivation to modify your behavior, you will feel a powerful urge to make a decision to change a negative behavior. Decision is the key that unlocks the door to compelling action. ACTION: The dictionary definition of the word "Action" is an act or deed / to do or perform. Taking action means that rather than just thinking about making personal changes, you will actually take action and create your desired changes. SELF-TALK: One of the many reasons that most people are unsuccessful at altering a negative behavior is because of the way that they talk to themselves. Self-talk is vital because time and again it is an important part of what caused the negative behavior to begin with. I'd like you to consider this for a moment: Let us say that you want to quit smoking. Probably the first thing that you might say or think to yourself is: "I'm not going to smoke anymore." It is universal for people to tell themselves what they aren't going to do. Unfortunately, when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we are actually programming ourselves to do it! SELF-TALK EXERCISE: Say the following to yourself: I can't see blue. I can't see polka dots . . . . . . . I'll bet your mind showed you the color blue, and then it showed you polka dots. That's because when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, in order to make sense of it our mind must make an image of us doing whatever it is that we want to stop doing. And when we see ourselves engaging in a behavior, our mind gives us a compulsion to generate that behavior. SUMMARY: In order to get rid of a negative behavior, we must first want or DESIRE to get rid of it. BELIEF is the ingredient that leads us to MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION is the drive that pushes us to DECISION. DECISION is the key to ACTION. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a tool that we can use to facilitate beliefs, motivation, decisions, and actions. When we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we make a mental image of ourselves using the behavior that we want to get rid of. And that mental image gives us a compulsion to participate in the negative behavior. So if we want to get rid of a negative behavior, instead of telling ourselves what we won't do, we must always tell ourselves what we will do. To break the smoking habit say: "I can live without them." To erase cravings for high calorie foods or to quit smokeless chewing tobacco say: "I can live without it." To eliminate stress say: "I'm relaxed and calm, both mentally and physically." To sleep better say: "I fall asleep quickly, and sleep soundly throughout the night." Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
About The Author:
Alan B. Densky, CH is certified by the NGH. He operates the Neuro-VISION Self Hypnosis website and the Video Self-Hypnosis Blog. He offers hypnosis & NLP CDs for motivation. Visit his site for his free MP3 downloads, newsletters, and his hypnosis research library.
Alan B. Densky, CH is certified by the NGH. He operates the Neuro-VISION Self Hypnosis website and the Video Self-Hypnosis Blog. He offers hypnosis & NLP CDs for motivation. Visit his site for his free MP3 downloads, newsletters, and his hypnosis research library. | Comments On This Article: |
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