Your Self-Assurance And NLP Anchoring
NLP Anchoring, or Neuro Linguistic Programming Anchoring, is similar to the classical conditioning theory taught in psychology classes. NLP Anchoring is based on Pavlov’s Dogs where he taught them that when they heard the sound of a bell, they were fed. Eventually, just the sound of the bell caused the dogs to salivate because they associated the bell with food.
As you will see, we as humans have the same automatic responses to our environment. Which surprises people, even though it shouldn’t. After all, we share a lot of our DNA with other creatures, you we should expect to share the same kind of responses at least some of the time.
Maybe you do not know why you react the way you do to certain situations, then again, maybe you do. All of us have memories and feelings associated with those memories. Of course, they are not all good; but, they are not all bad either. The goal of NLP Anchoring is learning new associations with stimuli.
While experiencing the situation that makes you uncomfortable, think of NLP Anchoring; focus on a memory that gives you positive feelings. Keep focusing on that memory until the undesired feelings subside. Perform this exercise repeatedly until your mind automatically associates the positive feelings with the event.
Another exercise in the NLP Anchoring process is to associate touch with a positive feeling. Maybe there is a certain gesture or even a certain spot on your body, finger, hair or hand, which you can learn to connect positive feelings to. Then, when you start feeling the negative feelings, you can touch that area to help you bring about positive feelings.
What about knowing that a certain situation or person is going to make you experience unwelcomed feelings? NLP Anchoring addresses this issue as well. Identify the situation or person, when the undesirable feelings appear, think of a time when you had good feelings. Keep doing this until you are able to think of the person, place or thing without experiencing the bad feelings.
Find more tips on NLP anchoring and check out these easy to use techniques in the NLP toolbox.







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