Have some choice over your states; create a resource anchorEmotional slates have a powerful and pervasive influence on thinking and behaviour.

After drawing out and fine-tuning our states, how can we use them to become more resourceful in the present?

We need some way of making them consistently available and stabilising them in the here and now.

Imagine the impact on your life if you could switch on your high performance states at will. Top performers in any area must be able to be resourceful in the moment. Actors must commit themself to the role when the curtain goes up.

It is equally important to be able to switch states off.

Managing our states needs balance and wisdom.

Actors must also be able to drop the role when the curtain falls. • Our personal history is rich in differing emotional states, to re-experience them; we need to trigger an association in the present, which elicits the original experience.

Our minds naturally link experiences; it is the way we give meaning to what we do. Sometimes these associations are very enjoyable; for example, like a favourite meal that brings back a pleasant memory.

Every time you taste it, it evokes similar pleasant feelings and strengthens the association.

In NLP terms, a stimulus which is linked to and triggers a physiological state is called an anchor.

Anchors are usually external. When your alarm bell rings it is time to get up, red traffic lights means stop, a nod of the head means yes. These are visual anchors.

Advertisers try to anchor their brand name to good feelings in our mind.

Anything that accesses an emotional state, is an anchor, they’re so commonplace you hardly notice them.

Anchors are created in two ways: Firstly by repetition; generally we associate fire with danger or burning, it becomes anchored.

This is simple learning: fire means danger.

Secondly, and more importantly, if the emotion is strong and the timing is right, anchors can be set in a single instance.

Repetition is only needed if there is no emotional involvement.At school when you found something interesting and exciting it was easy to learn and boring things needed a lot of repetition.
The less emotionally involved you are, the more repetitions you need to form an associationMost associations are useful, they form habits and we couldn’t function without them. Other associations are less pleasant or useful, for example, the sight of a police car in the rear-view mirror or speaking in public, can induce anxiety and mild panic attacks.

In extreme cases an external stimulus can trigger a powerful reactive state, like a phobia.Our minds are constantly forming associations, it is so obvious yet it is useful to ask yourself whether the ones you’ve made and are making are enjoyable, useful and empowering?

We can choose the associations we want to make. You can take whatever experiences in life you find most difficult or challenging, and decide in advance what physiological slate you would like to be in to meet them. For any situation you are unhappy about, you can create a new association and therefore a new response by using anchors.This is done in two stages.

First, you choose the emotional state you want, and then you associate it with a stimulus or anchor so that you can bring it to mind whenever you want it.Sportsmen use lucky mascots to harness their skill and stamina.

Using your resourceful states through anchors is one of the most effective ways to change your own and other people’s behaviour.If you go into a situation in a more resourceful state than you did in the past, your behaviour is bound to change for the better.

Resourceful states are key to peak performance.When you change what you do, other people’s behaviour can also change.Anchoring has four key points:

1) Replicate the stimulus, the same as when it was originally set

2) The more intense the state, the more effective the anchor

3) It needs to be something unique: if it’s something you use a lot, it will become diluted & confuse. For the simplicity of the exercise we will use our little finger

4) Timing of applying the anchor, you need to fire it off just before the emotion peaks.In a moment imagine putting all the states, which we will draw out into your little finger.

Athletes use this same technique before they do their maneuvers, it may look like they use a superstitious ritual, however they have mentally loaded their previous successes, powerful positive states and the physiology of the “zone’ into their specific anchor.OK, anchors away!

Recall a time when you were totally motivated towards something positive & put it in your little finger.Recall a time when you were totally powerful. Put it too in your little finger.Recall a time when you were totally loved. Put it also in your little finger.Recall a time when you knew life is enjoyable & it feels wonderful to be alive. Put that in your little finger.Recall a time when you knew you could have it all. Put that in your little finger.

Recall a time when you felt you had limitless energy & zest for life & put that in your little finger.

Now look at the shape of this powerful, motivated positive enegy in your little finger… is it rough or smooth and what is the color…feel how good it feels. And notice what it could say to you if it could talk.

Now curl your right little finger up into a little fist knowing now, that you can recall those feelings at any time just by curling the little finger up into a small fist.
Have some choice over your states; create a resource anchor

Emotional slates have a powerful and pervasive influence on thinking and behaviour. After drawing out and fine-tuning our states, how can we use them to become more resourceful in the present?

We need some way of making them consistently available and stabilising them in the here and now.

Imagine the impact on your life if you could switch on your high performance states at will.

Top performers in any area must be able to be resourceful in the moment. Actors must commit themself to the role when the curtain goes up. It is equally important to be able to switch states off. Ma naging our states needs balance and wisdom. Actors must also be able to drop the role when the curtain falls.

• Our personal history is rich in differing emotional states, to re-experience them; we need to trigger an association in the present, which elicits the original experience.

• Our minds naturally link experiences; it is the way we give meaning to what we do.

Sometimes these associations are very enjoyable; for example, like a favourite meal that brings back a pleasant memory. Every time you taste it, it evokes similar pleasant feelings and strengthens the association.

In NLP terms, a stimulus which is linked to and triggers a physiological state is called an anchor.

▪ Anchors are usually external. When your alarm bell rings it is time to get up, red traffic lights means stop, a nod of the head means yes. These are visual anchors.

▪ Advertisers try to anchor their brand name to good feelings in our mind.

▪ Anything that accesses an emotional state, is an anchor, they’re so commonplace you hardly notice them.

Anchors are created in two ways:

Firstly by repetition; generally we associate fire with danger or burning, it becomes anchored. This is simple learning: fire means danger.

Secondly, and more importantly, if the emotion is strong and the timing is right, anchors can be set in a single instance.

Repetition is only needed if there is no emotional involvement.

At school when you found something interesting and exciting it was easy to learn and boring things needed a lot of repetition. The less emotionally involved you are, the more repetitions you need to form an association

Most associations are useful, they form habits and we couldn’t function without them.

Other associations are less pleasant or useful, for example, the sight of a police car in the rear-view mirror or speaking in public, can induce anxiety and mild panic attacks.

In extreme cases an external stimulus can trigger a powerful reactive state, like a phobia.

Our minds are constantly forming associations, it is so obvious yet it is useful to ask yourself whether the ones you’ve made and are making are enjoyable, useful and empowering?

We can choose the associations we want to make. You can take whatever experiences in life you find most difficult or challenging, and decide in advance what physiological slate you would like to be in to meet them. For any situation you are unhappy about, you can create a new association and therefore a new response by using anchors.

This is done in two stages. First, you choose the emotional state you want, and then you associate it with a stimulus or anchor so that you can bring it to mind whenever you want it.

Sportsmen use lucky mascots to harness their skill and stamina.

Using your resourceful states through anchors is one of the most effective ways to change your own and other people’s behaviour.

If you go into a situation in a more resourceful state than you did in the past, your behaviour is bound to change for the better. Resourceful states are key to peak performance.

When you change what you do, other people’s behaviour can also change.

Anchoring has four key points:

1) Replicate the stimulus, the same as when it was originally set

2) The more intense the state, the more effective the anchor

3) It needs to be something unique: if it’s something you use a lot, it will become diluted & confuse. For the simplicity of the exercise we will use our little finger

4) Timing of applying the anchor, you need to fire it off just before the emotion peaks.

In a moment imagine putting all the states, which we will draw out into your little finger.

Athletes use this same technique before they do their maneuvers, it may look like they use a superstitious ritual, however they have mentally loaded their previous successes, powerful positive states and the physiology of the “zone’ into their specific anchor.

OK, anchors away!

Recall a time when you were totally motivated towards something positive & put it in your little finger.

Recall a time when you were totally powerful. Put it too in your little finger.

Recall a time when you were totally loved. Put it also in your little finger.

Recall a time when you knew life is enjoyable & it feels wonderful to be alive. Put that in your little finger.

Recall a time when you knew you could have it all. Put that in your little finger.

Recall a time when you felt you had limitless energy & zest for life & put that in your little finger.

Now look at the shape of this powerful, motivated positive enegy in your little finger… is it rough or smooth and what is the color…feel how good it feels. And notice what it could say to you if it could talk.
Now curl your right little finger up into a little fist knowing now, that you can recall those feelings at any time just by curling the little finger up into a small fist.

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