Neuro-Linguistic Programming

The Science of Achievement

Motivation Techniques

NLP was initially designed to discover the true potential that we as human beings truly hold. Various techniques have been formulated over the years to aid us all in reaching this potential and expelling those feelings which could be holding us back. Following are various techniques that have been used by therapists to help motivate individual to achieve their best performance (such techniques that are so powerful they are even used in sport to increase an athlete’s ability).

Dickens Principle

The Dickens principle highlights the very core that we as human beings operate around; Pain and Pleasure. It could be said that everything we do in our lives is motivated towards either avoiding pain or gaining pleasure. Obviously we as individuals are all different, each of us moving towards and away from various things dependant upon the level of pain/pleasure. Take for example giving up smoking: we all know that if we truly wanted to give up smoking we could do. The final decision about whether you are going to quit or not will always depend upon whether or not you want to; and I am sure there is a part of all smokers who want to quit, whether it be for health or to save money. The truth is that if you ever really want to achieve anything you must first decide to do so (remember, a true decision is one where you expel all possibility of doing that negative thing again).

It is also important to understand that we can all be placed into ‘categories’ in this field. Some of us will predominantly move towards things and work towards pleasurable gains, whereas others will move away from things at the risk of experiencing pain. Whether or not you are a pleasure seeker or pain avoider will also depend upon the situation and the desired result. Keeping with our example of smoking; let us say for example that you are a person who predominantly moves away from things; you may want to quit, but the pain of giving up far out weighs the benefits of achieving. There may be a point at which you suffer so much pain from smoking that you finally do quit (such as getting lung cancer), but until that point hits home, you will never achieve your goal. On the other hand you may be somebody who moves towards pleasure. In his instance you would be better motivated towards quitting if you had a goal to work towards such as stopping to make your breath more appealing to the opposite sex.

What type of person do you believe you are? There is no right or wrong answer, but understanding how you are motivated can greatly increase your chances of success. If you move away from pain then all you would need to do in order to accomplish greater things is to associate more pain with what you believe is holding you back, whereas if you are a towards motivated person simply increase the benefits of reaching your goal.
Another example could be losing weight; so many people go on diets and fail or fall short through lack of motivation. Next time you are on a diet figure out what your reasons are for wanting to lose weight-without reason it is impossible to understand actions and reactions. If you are dieting to lose weight to look better, or to appeal more to the opposite sex, then you are moving towards a goal. If you are dieting because you Don’t want to be perceived as unattractive to the opposite sex then you are moving away from the pain of being fat. Once you intensions are understood ask yourself; are you willing to live with the results if you do not achieve you goal? Are you ready to put up with the pain of being fat? Are you ready to be perceived as unattractive? Everyone’s reasons are their own, which is why motivation is such a broad problem for most people.

The visualisation techniques (sub-modalities etc) outlined in chapter five will aid you in understanding why you believe you need/want what you desire and also aid you in increasing the pain/rewards to help you get their.

Timeline Therapies

Timeline therapy is described as one of the most effective methods of change ever. Basically, the way you store pictures, sounds and feelings about the past, present and future. It is the unconscious arrangement of a person’s past memories and future expectations. Timelines can also be a very effective way of allow you to learn what obstructions could be stopping you in the future, allowing understanding of areas of motivation and possible improvement. Typically it is a line of images.

To find your own timeline you simply select a simple task that you would carry out each day. Something that you do not have any strong feelings about such as brushing your teeth, and plan on continuing doing in the future. Now think about how you performed that activity yesterday, last week, last year, 5 years ago, tomorrow, a week from now, a year from now etc. now take these examples and notice how your brain has organised them. Some people may see these pictures form left to right, some from behind to front; we all have different ways of perceiving past, present and future events.

Sub-modalities play a big part in timeline therapy. Is the future big, bright and in stereo sound? If it is you can bet you are more likely to move towards it. Likewise, if the past was bright and colourful, but the future is perceived as a dark place with fuzzy pictures, the future is something you are more likely something you are going to move away from.

They way you see you past and future can outline you strengths and weaknesses. The two types are;
In time people: these people see their time line stretching out in front of and behind them. They tend to be more focused upon the present day, having no problem putting the past behind them and seeing the future ahead of them, making them good flexible people who would usually excel in things like sales.

Through time people: These are people who see their past and future from left to right. Tending to excel as business leaders, through people are great planners and tend to be punctual.

The most common way of organising timeline structures is by taking a voyage into the future. Essentially how it sounds, you ask a client to relax and travel into future as far as possible. Asking them to look back upon what they have experienced we find out whether or not they have achieved what they desire, and ensure full use of sub-modalities are utilised. Now travelling back to the present self ask to client to review what they have seen, before travelling into the past, again, as far as possible. Taking time now to appreciate how far they have come, what they have achieved. When ready now float back to today’s present self with the knowledge of what has been witnessed.

By utilising the skills in this chapter and combining them with those in chapters 5 and 7 you will see that you are well on your way to understanding the techniques you are using and the powers that they can hold. Please read on to – Eliminating fears and Phobias.

You will now understand how you can discover how you are motivated, and what benefits that will hold in increasing your motivation. First determine how you are motivated. From here decide upon an area that you feel you are lacking in motivation (this could be related to weight loss/smoking etc). During your relaxation time, take the time to consider how you can change your current motivations to those that are more relevant to yourself. Do this on a daily basis, reaffirming how motivated you feel each night, and how sure you are of success as a result of this. You may also wish to increase your experience by figuring out how those around you are motivated and taking time to think how you could motivate them to better things. By doing this you should also receive recognition from those around you for being an inspiring person.

For additional information on how else you can become a greater motivator please refer to the other areas of www.Hypnosis-Superstore.com

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