How can you create a new habit with NLP?
You know that saying it takes 30 days to make a habit?
It’s simply outdated, with NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming & Hypnosis we can set up a habit in a single session. In fact, we can set up a new habit in just 5-10 minutes if you first know what new habit you want to create.
Here’s a simple 5 minute formula for adding in a positive habit. (to unhook an already existing habit, other strategies are needed)
Find a new habit to add to your schedule, its better to start with small steps first. Then, where does it fit into your routine?
The key is repetition. Here’s the formula to setting up a new habit:
1. Know what habit you want. This first part may take some consideration. The power of a habit is that you keep doing it and even small steps over time can really add up. How do you climb a mountain? A step at a time.
2. Where does it fit in your day/routine? Most people are overscheduled, overstressed and overwhelmed. So sometimes adding one more thing into your todo list can be stressful. Start small. Here’s some ideas:
- One example: If you want to lose weight but don’t feel like you have time to get to the gym, even just 15 minutes of exercise can rebalance your blood sugar.
- Another example: I want to keep my house clean, but its overwhelming. Can you do just 10 minutes of picking up at night? Sure 10 minutes sounds a whole lot easier than spending all day saturday.
3. Imagine going through your day as if you are doing the new habit. Imagine waking up, going through the process, noticing where the new habit fits and imagine it as if you do it, going through your whole day.
4. Repeat the Imagining process 5-8 times. Anything we repeat, the brain turns it to habit. Even if we imagine it, the brain records it in its files and this then becomes a reminder. Keep in mind, this formula is good for adding a new habit, not quitting an already established habit.
The real key is that our automatic mind is already running habits, patterns and programs, and so in order to update an existing habit like smoking or overeating, we also have to update the unconscious ( automatic mind).
This process is great for setting up a New Habit. However, if you have an existing habit you’d like to change, like overeating, smoking, or bingeing on the wrong foods, then you need to work a bit differently to unhook the old habit.
Unless you address the “hook” of the old habit, the Unconscious Mind will continue to run it. Hypnosis can update the unconscious or automatic mind and change even deeply ingrained habits, but also the habits of what we think and feel.
Yes, we also have emotional habits like anxiety or depression. When we think of them as emotional habits, it makes it a whole lot easier to allow them to shift and adjust.
What are the effects of your habits? Are your habits inline with what you REALLY want?
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