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01-11-2008, 05:35 AM
This pattern first appeared about 15 years ago, in a publication that is long out of print. I have not heard it mentioned (until Steve Andreas recently reminded me of it in some corrospondance) in at least ten years.
When I teach any pattern I emphasize that patterns are similar to hypnosis scripts. If all you can do is regurgitate scripts or patterns at clients, then you are a hack, and have no business in my profession!
Patterns and scripts are like recipes. Great chefs know that each chef is different and each customer has different tastes, and they adjust their preparation accordingly. What do you want to be, a short order cook, or a gormond?
When you can use it effectively with clients, then modify it to stop someone from smoking or overeating or some such. Only then will you be able to honestly say that you have really learned this pattern.
That said, enjoy.
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From Procrastination to Motivation: THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE PATTERN
This pattern is an example of the power of submodalities. It is especially useful for changing your feelings and getting and staying motivated to do tasks that you have congruently decided you want/need to accomplish, but don't presently enjoy doing - like cleaning out the garage, balancing your checkbook or exercising regularly. Choose carefully what you wish for, and be very careful of ecology with this pattern. You don't want to install an intense desire to do random or silly things!
1. Compulsion Picture: Get an associated picture of something you're wildly compulsed to enjoy, for instance, Godiva chocolate (calibrate).
2. Task Picture: Get a dissociated picture of yourself doing something you have congruently decided you need/want to do (so you may as well enjoy it!).
3. Ecology Check: Is there any part of you that objects to your enjoying doing this task (that you have decided you need to do)? (Reframe objections by contextualizing, or choose a different task for the exercise.)
4. Godiva: a. Hold picture #2 in your mind, with picture #1 right behind it. Quickly open up a small hole in the center of picture #2, so that you can see picture #1 through this hole. Rapidly make the hole as big as you need to in order to get a full kinesthetic response to picture #1.
5. Now shrink that hole down fast, but only as fast as you can maintain that feeling response to picture #1. Do this process as fast as you can, three to five more times. The outcome is to attach the feelings of picture #1 to picture #2.
6. Test: How do you feel when you look at picture #2? (calibrate)
When I teach any pattern I emphasize that patterns are similar to hypnosis scripts. If all you can do is regurgitate scripts or patterns at clients, then you are a hack, and have no business in my profession!
Patterns and scripts are like recipes. Great chefs know that each chef is different and each customer has different tastes, and they adjust their preparation accordingly. What do you want to be, a short order cook, or a gormond?
When you can use it effectively with clients, then modify it to stop someone from smoking or overeating or some such. Only then will you be able to honestly say that you have really learned this pattern.
That said, enjoy.
skip
From Procrastination to Motivation: THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE PATTERN
This pattern is an example of the power of submodalities. It is especially useful for changing your feelings and getting and staying motivated to do tasks that you have congruently decided you want/need to accomplish, but don't presently enjoy doing - like cleaning out the garage, balancing your checkbook or exercising regularly. Choose carefully what you wish for, and be very careful of ecology with this pattern. You don't want to install an intense desire to do random or silly things!
1. Compulsion Picture: Get an associated picture of something you're wildly compulsed to enjoy, for instance, Godiva chocolate (calibrate).
2. Task Picture: Get a dissociated picture of yourself doing something you have congruently decided you need/want to do (so you may as well enjoy it!).
3. Ecology Check: Is there any part of you that objects to your enjoying doing this task (that you have decided you need to do)? (Reframe objections by contextualizing, or choose a different task for the exercise.)
4. Godiva: a. Hold picture #2 in your mind, with picture #1 right behind it. Quickly open up a small hole in the center of picture #2, so that you can see picture #1 through this hole. Rapidly make the hole as big as you need to in order to get a full kinesthetic response to picture #1.
5. Now shrink that hole down fast, but only as fast as you can maintain that feeling response to picture #1. Do this process as fast as you can, three to five more times. The outcome is to attach the feelings of picture #1 to picture #2.
6. Test: How do you feel when you look at picture #2? (calibrate)