Steve Andreas – Self Concept & NLP

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Steve Andreas – Self Concept & NLP

Beyond Self-Esteem, the power of the
self-concept in motivating and directing a person’s behavior has been
recognized for years. This pattern, developed by Steve and Connirae
Andreas, uses submodalities to elicit the existing structure of
self-concept, and then build a new one with the same structure. In this
demonstration Peter learned how to think of himself as lovable, and the
wide-ranging impact of this change is demonstrated in follow-up
interviews with Peter and his wife. (42 minutes, 32 seconds in length.)

In this video, Steve shows us how to use submodalities (sensory
distinctions such as bright/dim; loud/quiet; hard/soft) to strengthen
self-concept. Steve’s client Peter learns to think of himself as
loveable; and through follow-up interviews, you’ll hear how this change
has affected Peter and his wife. To get maximum benefit from this video,
you’ll need prior NLP experience.
Sample Seminar Notes
The Belief Change
processes are appropriate whenever there is a limiting belief, which is
typically a negation. The old limiting belief has to be weakened before
the new belief is installed, in order to avoid creating a conflict.

However,
sometimes there is no limiting belief; the person just hasn’t built a
useful generalization for themselves that is durable. In this case you
can find out how they maintain a durable generalization and use that
format to build a new one.

Some people are able to maintain a
solid sense of themselves as having some attribute – being capable,
lovable, etc. – even when events or others around them temporarily
contradict these attributes. Other people are much more dependent upon
others to continually reassure them about an attribute even though they
demonstrate it frequently in their behavior, and they may take any
denial of that attribute by a person or event very seriously, no matter
how many positive examples they have experienced.
1. Desired
Attribute. Think of an attribute that is important to you as a person,
but which you only know is true of you by current external verification
from others. Some examples of attributes: being intelligent, worthwhile,
appreciated, respected, etc. What is an attribute that you would like
to know is true of you? For instance, when people tell you, “That was
very kind,” do you go, “Huh?” in surprise, or discount it in some way?
Test by asking the person “Are you a (kind) person?” and observe the
nonverbal response.

Ecology: Select something which currently
requires external conditions that get you into trouble. For example,
annoying others as a consequence of continually asking them for
reassurance. Please note this is different than checking externally in
an appropriate and useful way for feedback.

2. Self-Concept.
Think of a personality trait that you like and know is true of yourself.
For example, you know you are intelligent, persistent, creative,
considerate, etc. You have a way of knowing this internally, even when a
specific event obviously contradicts this, or someone else disagrees
with you at the moment. Test by asking “Are you an (intelligent)
person?” and observe the nonverbal response.

3. Notice how you
represent the trait that you like and know is true, in terms of
submodalities. How do you represent that internal attribute so that your
knowledge that it applies to you is durable and long-lasting? Typically
there is a “summary representation,” an image, voice, or feeling that
is used as a quick reference. Supporting this is a more extensive
“database” of examples, usually in the same representational system.
Ideally this database includes all representational systems. Although it
may seem paradoxical, a generalization is strengthened by including
several counter-examples (approximately 10%): times when you were not
intelligent, kind. loving, etc. If the person does not include
counter-examples, take time to access and include a few. This will
result in the person feeling even more solid about this characteristic.

4.
Map Across. Take the attribute that you want to know internally is true
of you, and represent it in exactly the same way that you do the
self-concept trait you like and know is true of yourself. It may take a
little time to access enough representations of examples of this. Take
the time to build this understanding thoroughly. After accessing the
database, create the “summary representation.”

5. Future-pace and
Test. Take this new representation into a context in the future where
it will make a difference, and experience what it is like to know that
this attribute is true of you in that context. Also ask “Are you a
(loving) person?” and observe the nonverbal response. You should observe
a nonverbal response that is similar to what you observed in step 2
above (and different than what you observed in step 1).

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