Moving from Procrastination to Motivation using Hypnosis
Procrastination
is a very
common state of "stuckness" that people find themselves in. It is a
physical state of non movement. There are numerous reasons why we don't
take action.
Procrastination
is a very abstract term, it can mean that someone keeps themselves
stuck in a rut so life is not as vibrant and fulfilling as it could be.
A person could be motivated for a lot of things, but not for other
things.
If
there is a
specific task or tasks you want to get moving on, and are generally
motivated to do other things, then we can use your current motivation
strategy, and link it to the thing you want to get moving on. We could
set up a chain of triggers to move your
physiology through
different states from procrastination until you get to motivation. For
example, procrastination to frustration (like being stuck in
traffic!) to curiosity to wanton desire to motivation.
In
general, we tend to be motivated by things that are in line with our
values, and we put off or avoid the things that are not in line with
our values.
Our
values are the keys to our motivation, they are abstract concepts, and
they are responsible for how we act, as opposed to what we would like
to be like. We have values in all areas in our life.
To
find out your values in an area of you life, simply keep asking
yourself the question "What is important to me about ....". Ask
yourself this question in relation to the areas of Work/Career, Family,
Relationships, Personal Development, Health and Fitness, Spirituality,
Leisure. Values are one word answers, or a very short phrase at most,
and are "big picture" as opposed to "zooming into the details", the
whole forest as opposed to branch or leaf, the entire symphony as
opposed to the individual notes.
Examples
of values in relation to work and career could be money, fulfillment,
free time, social activities, helping people, winning, being the boss,
challenge, enjoyment, fun, making things, creativity
etc. Honesty
is important in filling our your values, sometimes there are values we
aspire to but don't have. If we are not taking action to "get" that
value, if it is not a source of motivation, then it is not an actual
value. For example, health and fitness. Someone could write down "being
fit" as a value, and sit down all day in front of a computer without
getting any exercise. This is an aspiration and not a value. It could
be also be a low priority value compared to the leisure value
of
"computer games".
Part
of the motivation strategy would be eliciting your values in the area
of your life where you want motivation. We then have to find out how
important the various values are to you. High ranking values have high
motivation, and the lower the value is in importance, the lower it's
motivation. In the above example, supposing you wanted to actually
become fit instead of just wishing for it. We would find out your
internal representation of the "computer games" value, and use that to
increase the priority of the "being fit" value so it is something you
would act on and want to do as much as computer games.
If
during the intake form consultation, it is apparent that
procrastination is due to a combination of fears and negative beliefs
combined with a lot of negative self talk, we might need to do some
emotional clearing, where we clear the negative emotions of anger, fear, hurt and sadness,
and guilt.
There
is a metaphor where negative emotions from the past are stored in the
body. They are the negative emotions associated with unresolved
incidents from the past. Your subconscious mind wants to rationalise
these incidents, so the negative emotions can be cleared from past
events. Clearing negative emotions is like getting rid of the baggage
from the past, so it stops coming up. To achieve the changes you want
in your future, it is sometimes necessary to clear out the baggage of
unresolved negative emotion from the past, so you have room for new
experiences and motivation in your life.
Please
be aware that negative emotions are very necessary, they are unpleasant
feelings, but it is important to know when your boundaries have been
violated in some way. There is no way that any therapy could remove the
capability of experiencing natural emotions, but it is possible to
clear the baggage of negative emotion from the past.
Once
we do this, we can tweak your values and set up chains of motivation
triggers so you can have the motivation you want.
If
you would like an explanatory brochure, or a free
consultation, please phone
Daniel Madden ADHP MICHP BE
Phone: 085 - 1318344
Email: dmadden@experiencetheworlddifferent.com
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