This tip comes from a common parental strategy that really works well: Give a child the illusion of choice when you want to produce a desirable behavior that the child often resists. “Would you rather take your bath before or after brushing your teeth?” Either way, you can appreciate that the child ends up bathing […]
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Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips Most of us know the value of setting goals. Some of us recognize the importance of goals being SMART: specific, measurable and meaningful, achievable, realistic and timed. Of course, well-formed goals are stated in the positive, focused on the process, stated in specific, sense-based terms, based on one’s own actions and focused on present and […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips In Core Transformations, Andreas and Andreas identify five core values: Being, Inner Peace, Love, OK-ness, and Oneness. Values are inherently hierarchial, with some things being of greater value than others. Values can be either positive (something desired) or negative (something to be avoided). Your being more effective in motivating patients and clients is often based […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips You are undoubtedly familiar with the saying, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” from the film “Mary Poppins.” Most adults, however, are taught to take their medicine “straight,” without the sugar. That may be good thing for some kinds of “adult medicine,” but some medicines still need a metaphorical spoonful of sugar […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips Evidence is required to show competence or success or that something has been achieved. For example, if the goal is to weigh less, weighing becomes part of the process as it provides evidence of progress and lets you know you are moving in your desired direction. The number on the scale is a visual evidence […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips People, including your patients or clients, can believe a lot of strange things. Some of the strange things they believe might preclude using complementary or integrative approaches to solving their health problems. They might truly believe that pharmaceutical products or surgery would be their best bet, or their only options, for maintaining or regaining their […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips When we communicate, we typically communicate from our own perspective, aware of what something means to us rather than what it might mean to those with whom we are communicating. You probably already know that dentists expend a lot of effort reminding patients to show up for their appointments. Yes, reminders are a good idea, […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips Everyone knows it is not possible to always be on the same page with another, even those with whom we live and work and have significant emotional connection. Maintaining rapport during the communication process with patients and clients can make the difference between success and failure, for you and for them. At those times when […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips Location is especially important when it comes to our internal auditory processing. If you have not already seen the two previous tips about submodalities, you may wish to look at “Submodalities and States.” Whether people are aware of them or not, everyone has internal voices. Everyone talks to him- or herself. Thinking requires it. Some […] Posted December 14, 2013 in Language Tips Previously we mentioned the importance of recognizing and using submodalities, the subtle distinctions of the internal processing of each of the major sensory systems: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. People use their internal representations of their sensory experiences to create and process meanings. Each of the major sensory systems or modalities has submodalities that influence meaning: […] |
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