Presuppositions are used a lot in NLP because they are beliefs that have been tried and tested by a lot of people and found to be true. This does not mean that all presuppositions will work for you. But they do provide you with starting points for the formulation of your own beliefs.
Over the coming days you will learn about a number of presuppositions. You may find it helpful to spend a day on each presupposition trying it on for size, to see if it is congruent with your own beliefs.
Bear in mind that you may have a number of beliefs that have a powerful effect on your behaviour of which you are not consciously aware.
By working with the presuppositions about which you are about to learn, you may find that some gel with your own beliefs and some do not. Do not reject a presupposition because it is not in your current belief system – rather try it on for size and test whether it can help you to become more effective in your work.
Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t – you’re right.
For today just notice the effect that your beliefs have on your behaviour.
