new behaviour generator
If you have a client who is struggling to perform a specific
exercise, stick to a nutritional plan, or generally stay motivated,
this NLP technique can be effective and is a quick and easy
way of building a strong motivation for a desired behaviour. It
is also more likely to produce a lasting change with the client.
1. Identify an exercise you’d like your client to do – one that
your client understands is an important part of their training
schedule, but doesn’t necessarily enjoy. It could be going for a
run, going on the rowing machine or doing abdominal crunches.
2. Ask your client to imagine a time when they successfully
completed the exercise and ask them to recreate the positive
feelings they received from it. Now ask them to go back into
the experience, ask them what they felt, saw, heard and what
was it like.
3. Ask your client to imagine themselves in the future having
just completed the exercise, and then to look at themselves
after actually doing it. Get them to notice the benefits of having
done it right now, and to think about the results that will arise
from it.
4. Then, ask your client to think of themselves doing the
exercise in the future easily and enjoyably. Every time they
think of the exercise, they get a good feeling of anticipation,
and hear positive and encouraging internal voices. Ask them
to see how good that “future you” feels about the progress
they’re making, then see them having a sense of joy and
pleasure at having successfully completed the exercise and
enjoying the benefits.
5. Ask your client whether they are happy with the change.
If yes repeat steps 3 and 4, fine-tuning the benefits.
6. Identify when your client is next going to do the
exercise, and get them to imagine themselves doing it, easily
and enjoyably.
By doing this process you can assist your client to alter their
perspective on difficult exercises in their training schedule and
limiting beliefs which could be stunting their progress towards
their fitness goals.

	Author:	sara lou ann jones (sara lou ann jones's profile, sara lou ann jones's blog)
	Posted On:	Sunday, 7th June '09, 8:03pm
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