Old habits die hard, they say, and especially bad ones. But to this, I only have one word to say: NLP.

You may find this incredible to believe, but NLP is more than enough to get rid of bad habits that continue to plague your life. Smoking is an addiction that started out as a habit, so you can definitely kick it out of your system with NLP as well. Even your love for junk food, your tendency to swear in front of the children – all of these can be solved with NLP.

In fact, I’m going to shock you even more and say that with NLP, you will only have toswish them away and they’ll be gone for good. Try performing the following steps and you will see for yourself why I have so much faith in NLP.

Step 1: The Crime Scene from the Past

Images are everything in NLP, which is why I keep telling the people who come to me for advice to hone their imagination in creating visual messages. Your mind is your own, something that no other can peek into so you definitely shouldn’t be shy about thinking what you need or want to think when practicing NLP.

To swish your bad habits away, you need to start with The Crime Scene – a vivid picture of you at your worst because of your bad habit. If drinking is what you want to get rid of then picture yourself alone in your room with bloodshot eyes as you drink the last drop of beer from the twentieth can you’ve consumed for the night.

It’s essential that you make it clear to yourself this image is a part of the past. It is something that happened before and you are determined to keep in the past. With this NLP technique, you’ll get what you want!

Step 2: The Desired Scene from the Future

Place the crime scene from the past inside a snapshot. At the back of this snapshot is yet another photo – this time depicting the future you desire. Think of something you would want to enjoy – something you couldn’t enjoy because you were drinking too much too often. It could be that you have a token in your pocket from Alcoholics Anonymous – proof that you’ve been sober for five years. Picture yourself looking great and happy because you were finally able to show up for one of your child’s performances in school – something you couldn’t do in the past because you were always struggling with a hangover in the past.

Step 3: Swish It!

Now that you have these images in your mind, slowly count one…two…three and then have those pictures quickly switch places! Now, you have the photo of the future up close and the picture from the past sent to the back of your mind, where it truly belongs. The future photo has become your present – just like that.

If it helps you believe the speed in which you can eliminate habits, you can also imagine a “swooshing” or “swishing” sound as the photo of the future replaces the photo of the past and becomes the picture of your present.

And just like that it’s done!

This simple, (yet powerful), technique works extremely well as I guide my clients through this in a private session. Their bad habits can literally “disappear” overnight!

Go back and really follow these 3 steps…and let me know how you go! Practice this first thing in the morning tomorrow and you’ll definitely start the day right 

Take care,
Richard