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Did you ever try to get rid of an unhelpful behavior, only to be unsuccessful? There is a long list of familiar problem behaviors that people often try to change or eradicate using self-hypnosis or NLP. Possibly the most common are: Overeating and weight loss; stop smoking; quit chewing tobacco; stop nail biting; increasing self-confidence; overcoming insomnia and sleeping better; improving memory; and managing stress.

WHAT THE MIND CAUSES, THE MIND CAN CURE: The motivation for our behaviors starts in our thoughts. When you mull it over, all of these negative behaviors are the product of negative thinking. In other words, you think and motivate yourself into all of these behaviors. Or at least you think yourself into feeling frazzled, and that can be the reason for these behaviors. And in view of the fact that you think and motivate yourself into these behaviors, you can think and motivate yourself out of them as well. But in order to effectively think and motivate yourself out of these behaviors, you will need to know the "Motivation Formula For Success."

DESIRE: You're probably reading this piece for the reason that you want the motivation to change something about yourself. And that is opportune because the first element in the "Motivation Formula For Your Success" is that you must want or desire to change. If you have read this far, at least a little part of you wants a change.

BELIEF IS REQUIRED FOR MOTIVATION: Before anyone can alter a harmful behavior, that person must be motivated to do so. Merely desiring a behavior to change is not adequate.

Our motivation comes from the things that we believe. If we believe that something very important to us will get better or "become enhanced" if we make a change in our behavior, then we will feel a high level of motivation. Conversely, if we believe that something very important to us will be in jeopardy if we don't alter our behavior, we will also experience motivation to alter our behavior.

Some plain examples of these motivational beliefs could be:

If I take some weight off, then I'll be able to find a lover.

If I stop smoking, then I'll be healthier.

If I improve my study habits, then I can graduate from college.

TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN CREATE THE BELIEFS THAT LEAD TO MOTIVATION: Neuro-Linguistic Programming - which is commonly known as NLP, offers strategies that are able to instantly create the element of belief. You can study more on this topic by reading the articles "How To Get Motivated To Exercise Using Hypnosis And NLP" and "Motivation Theory - How To Quit Smoking Using NLP And Hypnosis For Motivation." These articles are both available in my free hypnosis research library.

DECISION: The dictionary defines the word "Decision" as making up one's mind / a verdict or judgment. When you accept as true an idea that gives you a powerful feeling of motivation to modify your behavior, you will feel bound to make a decision to change a negative behavior. Decision is the key that unlocks the door to taking action.

ACTION: The dictionary defines the word "Action" as an act or deed / to do or perform. When you take action it means that rather than just daydreaming about making personal changes, you will actually take steps to bring about your desired changes.

SELF-TALK: One of the many reasons that most individuals fail to change or eliminate a negative behavior is because of their self-talk. Self-talk is significant because repeatedly it is part of what caused the negative behavior to begin with.

I'd like you to consider this for a moment: Let's say that you want to kick a cigarette habit. Possibly the first thing that you are likely to say or think to yourself is: "I'm not going to smoke cigarettes anymore."

It is universal for people to tell themselves what they aren't going to do. Unfortunately, when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we are actually programming ourselves to do it!

SELF-TALK EXERCISE: Say the following to yourself: I can't see blue. I can't see polka dots . . . . . . .

I'll bet your mind showed you the color blue, and then it showed you polka dots. That's because when we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, in order to make sense of it our mind must make an image of us doing what it is that we want to stop doing. And when we picture ourselves engaging in a behavior, our mind gives us a compulsion to produce that behavior.

SUMMARY: In order to modify a negative behavior, we must want or DESIRE to eliminate it. BELIEF is the facet that leads us to MOTIVATION. MOTIVATION is the drive that compels us to DECISION. DECISION is the means to ACTION. NLP is a technology that we can use to facilitate beliefs, motivation, decisions, and actions.

When we tell ourselves what we aren't going to do, we make a mental image of ourselves in the behavior that we want to eliminate. And that mental movie gives us a powerful urge to create the negative behavior. So if we want to eliminate a negative behavior, rather than tell ourselves what we will not do, we must always tell ourselves what we will do.

To break the smoking habit say: "I can live without them."

To erase cravings for high calorie foods or to quit smokeless say: "I can live without it."

To reduce stress say: "I'm relaxed and calm, both mentally and physically."

To overcome insomnia say: "I fall asleep promptly, and sleep restfully throughout the entire night."