If you know anything about how to use NLP, you know that your state, your mental attitude, is hooked on physiology. You can change your state by changing the way you are using your body. Read on to discover a fun exercise that will use your body to change the way you feel.
To simplify neuro-linguistic programming, I’ll give you an example. If you’re sitting slumped in a chair with a sad expression, it’s pretty hard not to feel energized and excited. If you’re sitting up straight with your shoulders back and a smile on your face, it’s hard to feel down. Laugh and you will feel your mood change even more.
So, based on this, I created a silly little neurolinguistic technique called Peel and Bounce. I use it every time I feel the effects of a blow, setback, disappointment, loss, rejection or failure.
The purpose of this drill is to do exactly what it’s called: peel off the windshield from its lowest point. You know that song, “The Bug”? Mary Chapin Carpenter and Dire Straits sing it. If you’d like to hear it, it’s on the “Invite” page of the website I mention in the resource box below. The song goes, “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.”
So you peel off that squashed bug and shift into a higher energy state by taking a bouncing jump. This puts you in the right frame of mind to move on to something better.
Says so:
(Yeah, it looks really stupid. So if you want to do it when you’re alone, that’s fine.)
1. You press against a surface. You can lie on the floor or on a bed or just lean against a wall as if you were going to do a wall push-up.
2. So you’re pressed against a surface. You now peel off the surface with a sucking sound effect, like letting go of the surface of something.
3. As soon as you are clear of the surface, you bounce off. You can bounce once in a big jump or you can do a kind of bouncing dance. This works best if upbeat music is played.
That’s all. Yes, I know it sounds and looks silly, but it will really change your status every time. When you figure out how to use NLP in this way, it can amplify your power so that you can start to go from whatever setback you just experienced to something spectacular.
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