Feeling your way to achieving your dreams

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emotions are in the unconscious mind’s domain — and how you’re feeling is one of the ways your unconscious mind communicates with you. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is great because we get such good information.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And emotions are powerful. Not only do they tell you how you’re doing, but they can also motivate, propel, and energize, adding fuel behind a particular direction or goal. This is why state management is so important and is such a key component of NLP.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By accepting that all emotions are valid — hey, they’re just your unconscious mind communicating with you — you can learn from them and then move on with more ease. You don’t have to stay in those negative emotions. In fact, you can learn to preemptively manage your state, decreasing your emotional fluctuations. You’ll be more emotionally steady, thus setting the tone for what will most serve you — being calm, steady, and clear-headed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, how does this work? Practice the following:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When you notice a charged emotion, stop and become aware. Try to do this before an emotional state drives you to take any action.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Employ “reject-delete” or another pattern interrupt</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ask, “What do I want to feel instead?” and recall a time when you felt the way you</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">want</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to feel.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Having a hard time getting there? Play the ABC game (learn more about this in our Freebies section).</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span st