NLP Advanced Language Patterns - Change of Time

Change of Time

NLP advanced language patterns with the change of time orientation relies on the following words, among others:

Begin, stop, start, continue, proceed, already, yet, still, anymore ...

"You can continue learning NLP to a high standard."

"Are you still interested in achieving your greatest potential."

These patterns are a very good way of referencing qualities that have been in place, are in place or will be in place.

That this may or may not be true is not the point. We are setting up tendencies toward these qualities and ways of being.

You can also use these to give a sense of movement and possibility:

I can't get this:

Yet.

One day.

Now that you have begun the healing process you may notice that you continue to develop greater awareness of your diet.

Is is that you have already reached the next level or are you just continuing to develop your skills.

It is always interesting to notice where the results begin to show first - is the bottom line improving yet or the staff already happier and producing more.

This can be among the very powerful advanced NLP language patterns as it deals directly with our relationship to time. NLP, through Time-Line, has an enormous amount to offer with regards to this.

As you are touching on pre-conditions and pre-existing qualities etc you are relating to past orientation and present orientation. This can be particularly effective for someone who sorts time in that manner.

Likewise, when you are using this pattern in a way that reaches out to the future you are perhaps setting up a strong link for someone who sorts more by the future. You can learn to discern which way to use this language pattern based on these calibrations.

From among the NLP advanced language patterns I find this one particularly useful when I am trying to open someone up to the possibility of change, movement or hope. That we can re-define their relationship to the situation through time means we can actually get them available for more optimistic thinking.

At least we can sometimes get them just a bit disoriented in terms of their opinions. This can be useful when we want to destabilize opinions that don't serve them, such as a poor self image.

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