Most people have goals, objectives or ideas abouthow they would like their future to be. Many key note speakers and motivational types workon goal setting, both in the short term and the longer term. On the other side of the coin, often when asked What do you want? a resounding silence or mental blank is the response. How many of us actually know what we want, or have made the time to think about it?When we do know what we want for ourselves, if asked to describe it, often the description isin non sensory specific language. One example is, I would like to be happy. Each of us hasa different representation of what happy is. Now define what you want (your outcome) insensory terms. That is, what you see, hear, experience internally and externally throughfeeling, smell and/or taste. Is there a picture or mini movie of what you want? Is it in colouror black and white? Is it a small, medium or large representation? Do you experience what you want in first, second or third position? What do you hear? Where do you experience thesensations within your body? This can change the representation of what you want and offers clarity and specificity.
You can explore outcomes you have achieved in the past in the same way to gain an understanding of how you do this. Then take an outcome you have had in the past and havenot achieved or did not like upon achieving it. You may notice the way you have coded theseexperiences differs in some way.Establishing a well formed outcome for your future, representing it internally in a useful wayfor you, and placing it in an appropriate time in your future is the key to building yourself acompelling future. Ensure the intentions behind what you want and the costs andconsequences of obtain what you want have been considered. Ask yourself, is obtain thisoutcome within my control, or does it rely upon another?If you would like an experience of building your own compelling future, a session with our Agents of Change will teach you the pattern for well formed outcomes and coding of youroutcomes. Once you have experienced this NLP process, you will then be able to run yourown outcomes at any time you choose, both deliberately, unconsciously and in real time. You will also place the outcome along your time line in an appropriate time for you, ensuring you will have this outcome when you decide. This will further ensure constant flexibility and agenerative approach.
