Did you ever try to eliminate an unconstructive behavior, only to fail? There is a long list of universal problem behaviors that people often try to change or do away with using self-hypnosis or NLP. Perhaps the most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop nail biting; increasing self-confidence; overcoming insomnia and sleeping better; improving memory; and managing stress.



WHAT THE MIND CAUSES, THE MIND CAN CURE:

The motivation for our behaviors starts in our thoughts. If you mull it over, all of these destructive behaviors are the result of negative thinking. In other words, you think and motivate yourself into all of these behaviors. Or at least you think yourself into feeling frazzled, and that can cause these behaviors. And because you think and motivate yourself into these behaviors, you can think and motivate yourself out of them as well. In order to successfully think and motivate yourself out of these negative behaviors, you will need to know specifically how to go about accomplishing it.

DESIRE:

You are most likely reading this piece for the reason that you want the motivation to change something about yourself. And that's opportune for the reason that the first component in the Motivation Formula For Your Success is that you must want or desire to change. If you have read this far, at least a little part of you wants a change.

BELIEF IS REQUIRED FOR MOTIVATION:

Before anyone can change a harmful behavior, that person must be motivated to do so. Merely desiring a behavior to change is insufficient.

Motivation comes from what we believe. If we believe that something very important to us will get better or "become enhanced" if we alter our behavior, we will become motivated. Conversely, if we believe that something very important to us will be placed at risk if we don't make a change in our behavior, we will also feel motivated to change.

Some straightforward examples of these motivational beliefs might be:

If I take some weight off, then I'll be able to find a companion.

If I kick my smoking habit, then I won't have to worry about cancer.

If I improve my study habits, then I can graduate with honors.

TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CREATE THE BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO MOTIVATION:

NLP - which is short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, offers methods that are able to instantly generate the element of belief. You can find out more on this topic by reading the articles "How To Get Motivated To Exercise Using Hypnosis And NLP" and "Motivation Theory - How To Quit Smoking Using NLP And Hypnosis For Motivation." These articles are both available in my free hypnosis research library.

DECISION:

The dictionary defines the word "Decision" as making up one's mind / a verdict or judgment. When you believe a thought that provides you with a powerful feeling of motivation to make a change, you will feel a compulsion to make a decision to alter a negative behavior. Decision is the key that unlocks the door and compels action.

ACTION:

The dictionary defines the word "Action" as an act or deed / to do or perform. Taking action means that instead of just daydreaming about making personal changes, you will actually take action and create your desired changes.

SELF-TALK:

One of the many reasons that people fail to change or eliminate a negative behavior is because of their self-talk. Self-talk is significant because very often it is an important part of what caused the negative behavior in the first place.

I'd like you to consider this for a moment: Let us say that you want to kick a cigarette habit. Possibly the first thing that you may well say or think to yourself is: "I'm not going to smoke any longer."

It's common for people to tell themselves what they aren't going to do. Unfortunately, when we tell ourselves what we are not going to do, we are actually programming ourselves to do it!

SELF-TALK EXERCISE:

Say the following to yourself: I can't see blue. I can't see polka dots . . . . . . .

I'll bet your mind showed you the color blue, and then it showed you polka dots. That's because when we tell ourselves what we don't want to do, or what we won't do, in order to make sense of it our mind must show us doing what it is that we wish to stop doing. And when we picture ourselves participating in a behavior, our mind compels us to create that behavior.

SUMMARY:

In order to eliminate a negative behavior, we must want or DESIRE to eliminate it. BELIEF is the facet that leads us to MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION is the drive that compels us to DECISION. DECISION is the trigger to ACTION. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a tool that we can use to facilitate beliefs, motivation, decisions, and actions.

When we tell ourselves what we are not going to do, we make a mental picture of ourselves using the behavior that we want to alter. And that mental picture gives us a powerful urge to create the unwanted behavior. So if we want to get rid of a negative behavior, rather than tell ourselves what we won't do, we must always tell ourselves what we will do.

To stop smoking say: "I can live without them."

To erase cravings for food that will make you fat or to give up chewing tobacco say: "I can live without it."

To manage stress say: "I'm relaxed and calm, both mentally and physically."

To fall asleep quickly and overcome insomnia say: "I fall asleep promptly, and sleep soundly throughout the entire night."