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Your attitudes reveal a lot about what motivates you. These attitudes are revealed by the metaphors you use or, in other words, the things you say.
If you repeatedly say, “this computer is rubbish.” Guess what? You will make sure that the computer performs in an unsatisfactory way. It may be a very good computer, but if you have determined to make sure that it underperforms it will be unsatisfactory as long as you are the one operating it.
On the other hand if you’re in a positive frame of mind and say something like, “I’m feeling on top of the world!” You are likely to find yourself running joyfully up the stairs to your office.
One of the most valuable NLP techniques is the use of language and body language metaphors. What we tell ourselves and others about ourselves programmes us to make the message a reality. This is because metaphors work at an unconscious level.
