| There are two mental states that must be contented | | | | The next step is to change the computer codes in |
| before a smoker will voluntarily quit smoking. These | | | | your brain to make yourself actually believe these |
| essentials are called "Desire," and "Decision." | | | | motivational ideas. Now for a bombshell: Your beliefs |
| DESIRE: A want, crave or a wish for | | | | have nothing to do with what is real. Instead, your |
| DECISION: Making up of one's mind / a verdict or | | | | beliefs have everything to do with your perception of |
| judgment | | | | reality. In other words, it has a lot to do with the way |
| In order to quit smoking, you have to DESIRE to quit. | | | | that you see things. |
| You probably want to quit smoking, at least some part | | | | Our belief systems are located in our subconscious. |
| of you does, or you wouldn't be reading this article. | | | | The subconscious mind is like a computer. Computers |
| In addition, in order to quit smoking, you have to | | | | do not reason. The input to a computer controls the |
| DECIDE to give up the smoking addiction. Since you | | | | output from a computer. To demonstrate, I want you |
| haven't quit smoking, it simply means that you have not | | | | to think of something that you already believe without |
| DECIDED to quit smoking yet. | | | | the slightest bit of doubt. Make it a belief that makes |
| So what you need is to feel a strong motivation to | | | | you feel good. |
| make a "DECISION" to quit smoking. | | | | For instance, it's easy for most people to believe that |
| MOTIVATION, we all want it. The source of each of | | | | they love their kids. If that is true for you, make a |
| our motivations is a belief. Think about it, if you didn't | | | | mental image that lets you experience that feeling of |
| have a belief that you would be hurt if you jumped | | | | love. |
| from a tall building, then you would not feel motivated | | | | I'm going to ask some questions, and there are not any |
| to be alert. If you did not believe that the gnawing | | | | correct or incorrect answers. |
| sensation in your stomach meant that you were | | | | Is your mental image a moving picture, or a still? |
| hungry, you would not feel motivated to eat. | | | | Is it in color, or in black and white? |
| When it comes to giving up the cigarette addiction, | | | | Is it close or far? |
| people who smoke need to feel a lot of motivation to | | | | Is it focused or fuzzy? |
| make the DECISION to quit. Motivation is based on the | | | | Is it normally bright, overly bright, or dim? |
| ideas that we believe. So you will need to figure out | | | | Is there a border on it? |
| exactly what ideas would motivate you if you believed | | | | Is it borderless? |
| them. Because when you feel powerfully motivated, | | | | Is it a panorama? |
| you will quit smoking. | | | | It does not matter what your answers are write them |
| Thanks to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and | | | | down. These are the computer codes that your |
| hypnosis for motivation, it's much easier to learn how | | | | subconscious uses to make you feel your feelings of |
| to believe these new ideas than you think it is. | | | | belief. In this case they are the mental codes for |
| However, you don't believe the ideas that will motivate | | | | positive belief, because you have chosen a belief that |
| you to quit smoking at this point, or you would have | | | | gives you a positive feeling. You have just calibrated |
| already quit smoking cigarettes. | | | | your positive belief. |
| For the purpose of this discussion, we need to define | | | | All positive belief pictures are bright and focused. If |
| a few words. | | | | yours are not, then you probably do not really have |
| DOUBT: Uncertain/distrustful/dubious - "maybe it's this | | | | total belief. An element of doubt is probably present. |
| way, and maybe it is not." | | | | So find another belief to calibrate. |
| BELIEF: Trust/faith/tenet - A state of mind devoid of all | | | | If you think of something that you doubt, and you |
| doubt. In other words, belief means, "this is the way | | | | make a mental image of it, one or more of these |
| that it is." | | | | computer codes will probably be different. Similarly, if |
| HIGHLY VALUED CRITERIA: What is most important | | | | you have a belief that gives you a negative feeling, (a |
| to you, as an individual human being. | | | | negative belief): one or more of those codes will be |
| When you believe that if you continue to smoke your | | | | different. |
| highly valued criterion is jeopardized, you will feel the | | | | In NLP we call these particular computer codes visual |
| motivation that you require to break your smoking | | | | submodalities. |
| addiction. We call this a negative motivator, because | | | | Now you will need to calibrate a negative belief. So |
| it's a belief that motivates by giving you bad | | | | repeat the same exact process, but do so using an |
| sensations. Negative motivators are great for getting | | | | idea that you already believe, that makes you feel |
| you to make decisions and changes in your life. | | | | ghastly. |
| When you believe that if you do quit smoking, your | | | | Once you have calibrated both your positive and your |
| highly valued criteria will become enhanced, you will | | | | negative beliefs, it's a simple issue to manipulate what |
| also feel the motivation that you require to quit | | | | you believe so you can motivate yourself to DECIDE |
| smoking. This is a positive motivator, because it | | | | to quit smoking. |
| motivates you by promising good feelings if you quit | | | | So, to summarize, using the above example: "I believe |
| smoking. | | | | that if I continue to smoke, my secondhand smoke will |
| The first assignment is for you to figure out what the | | | | ruin my kid's health." |
| most essential aspects of your life are. Your most | | | | 1. Become aware of how motivated you feel to quit |
| highly valued criteria are usually intangibles. For | | | | smoking. |
| example: Money would not be highly valued criteria, but | | | | 2. Make a mental image that illustrates the above |
| the freedom, fun, or security that money can purchase | | | | belief. |
| would be. Write your list of highly valued criteria down | | | | 3. Adjust the computer codes (visual submodalities) of |
| on a piece of paper. | | | | the image so that they match the codes from your |
| Next you need to DECIDE what you would need to | | | | calibrated negative belief image. |
| believe to feel motivated to break the habit. Here is the | | | | 4. If you are right handed, move your eyeballs (and |
| good news, sort of: Logic has nothing to do with belief. | | | | your mental picture) up to your left and hold it there for |
| Things don't have to be logical for a person to believe | | | | five seconds. If you are left handed, go up to the right. |
| them. As a matter of fact, they rarely are. So do not | | | | This will help you to quickly memorize the belief. |
| worry about logic! | | | | 5. Now sense how well motivated you feel to quit |
| The format for your negative motivator beliefs will be: | | | | smoking. Do you feel more motivated? Do you feel |
| "I believe that if I continue to smoke, something horrible | | | | less motivated? Or are your feelings the same? |
| will happen to my most highly valued criteria." | | | | By utilizing this system you can make yourself believe |
| Make sure that you frame your motivators in the | | | | almost anything by making an image in your mind that |
| positive. In other words, always state what you want | | | | illustrates your new idea and then adjusting your |
| or what will happen. Never state what will not happen. | | | | mental image to make it match your calibrated belief |
| Eliminate the "not" word from the beliefs. | | | | pictures. |
| In this example we will say that your children's welfare | | | | And if you have a belief that is holding you back, you |
| is your most highly valued criteria. | | | | can use the same technique to change that belief to |
| WRONG: "I believe that if I continue to smoke, I won't | | | | doubt by changing one or two of the submodalities |
| be doing my kid's health any good." | | | | and memorizing it that way. |
| CORRECT: "I believe that if I continue to smoke, my | | | | Now that you can motivate yourself to DECIDE to quit, |
| secondhand smoke will make my children sick." | | | | you will quit smoking. A DECISION to quit means: I'm |
| Next, create a list of positive motivators. "I believe that | | | | quitting no matter what it takes. If you are similar to |
| if I quit smoking: (something very important will be | | | | most, you will not want quitting to feel painful. The good |
| enhanced)." | | | | news is that you will not have to suffer. Because there |
| WRONG: "I believe that if I stop smoking, I won't make | | | | are several hypnotic and NLP methods that can |
| my kids sick." | | | | greatly reduce, or even completely eliminate the |
| CORRECT: "I believe that if I quit smoking, my kids will | | | | discomforts of withdrawal from the cigarette smoking |
| be safe because I will eliminate their exposure to the | | | | addiction. |
| dangers of my secondhand smoke." | | | | |