Choosing to notice
So, three days in and this Blog is doing what I wanted (needed). I am beginning to notice more, which is good. I have also noticed how I have chosen to ignore quite a few things - mainly my own ’stuff’ - which is the short-term easy option - brush it under the carpet.
This was highlighted to me metaphorically as I drove home last night following a person round a roundabout. I knew that they were going to cut the roundabout - every indication was there - but, I still chose to try and cut in on the inside, which left me frustrated when they cut across. What is that all about?
Is it that I wanted to get ahead, another short-cut; or that I wanted to get home 3 seconds earlier? Either way, it’s a personal destructive behaviour.
Most of us (if not all of us) have character traits that we would rather we didn’t. The first element of any technique, NLP or otherwise, is to recognize the problem - or in this case, to notice the behaviour.
Once you have that, you can start to resolve it. The NLP way for me is great (perhaps it’s that quick fix thing) but many of the techniques I have tried for many ‘issues’ have been short-lived. So, this Blog is allowing me time and focus to stay on the track - use it or lose it.
Tags: Behaviours