Friday's BOLD LAW "Want = Lack" a chemistry lesson from "Dr." George Gillas, our KW NLP MAPS Coach

Want = Lack

Want isn’t necessarily a negative or bad word. To want something can, in certain contexts, be positive. “I want to be on the ALC… I want to close this deal by the end of the month… I want to be home in time to have dinner with my family and hug my kids each night…”

The question is this, “Is there a better word – a more powerful statement you can say to yourself, so your subconscious is even more compelled to accomplish your request?”

The language we use creates pictures and feelings in our mind. So, don’t get so hung up on what someone else tells you that you should say; instead, think it through and determine for yourself if there is a more powerful, inspiring, positive way to frame your statement.

How important are the thoughts we have? Napoleon Hill says this: “First comes thought; then organization of that thought into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you observe, is in your imagination.”

Words are also how we describe our thoughts. So would it be crazy to say that the words we use are essentially the verbalization of our thoughts? And, when you hold a thought – or repeat a thought over time, pictures form in our minds because we are making neurological connections. Hold the picture with enough intensity and you will feel the feeling (emotion) appropriate to that picture. And that emotional state will dictate your actions and your results.

Are we saying that to “want something” is harmful? No. given the choice, however, why not substitute “want” for something that will create a brighter, more positive picture, which will in turn create different neuropeptides and leave you with a more positive emotion?

What would happen if you changed the language slightly… to something with a little more punch – something that works for you: “I intend to be on the ALC…” “I will get this deal closed by month’s end… I deserve to be home with my family for dinner and my kids thrive when I hug on them every night…”

Do this consciously for a little while and it will soon become natural and habitual…. And you won’t be “wanting” for a new language pattern!

Contributed by KCN leader Don Aldrich & KW MAPS NLP Coach George Gillas