Another client had a similar problem; however he hated the "doing" of it. Now there are some people who make these unpleasant pictures inside their heads with loud, stern voices that dictate to them to do such and such activity or else! And out of shear pain, these people manage to get things done.

Now that certainly is one way to accomplish something, with a constant bad feeling. There are them who think S and M are more than just mere letters in the alphabet. However, I am in the favor of discovering positive motivation strategies that generally work in the long run for most people.

So let's take a look at what you wrote. Part of NLP, which usually goes unstated, is good detective work. To see the Shinola from the rest. An optimist might say, "Half-way, that's great!" And it is true, because so many people don't even start. And that is half the battle. So you have fully completed half the battle. Now onto the other half, and remember you are halfway there, so it is only a matter of time or strategy.

I have to admit, I am impressed with your insight as to what you are not so good at. That requires a great level of sensory acuity. Most people don't realize that having acuity with others is far easier than with your own self. Einstein even stated it is not possible to solve the problem while remaining at the level of the problem. And you have obviously stepped out in many ways to make the kinds of observations you have made.

And it is great that you are taking responsibility to learn the kinds of things that you can use to make the changes you want. It can become annoying when people only want things done to them, rather than taking ownership and responsibility for their own well-being. So I applaud you for fully recognizing your whole potential and acting on it. You are already ahead of more than half of the population.

Now you could run an anchor chain from the point of where you stopped to the point of completion. Fill in whatever the appropriate steps in between need to be for you. Another useful approach might be to swish the half-complete image to the completed image. This really directionalizes the brain as does the anchor chain. That is why they are both so powerful. The brain moves in directions and behaviors follow in degrees. In Thai Kickboxing, one of the most powerful moves is when you have the opponent's head in your chest with your forearms around their neck and your hands cupped over the back of their head. When you have leverage over the head and the neck, wherever you move the head, the rest of the body follows. It is the same way you lead a horse into a barn. Energy flows where attention goes governed by intention.

The reason that NLP succeeded where other technologies didn't is because of this simple fact. While other therapies were trying to change behavior, NLP went for altering the direction of the mind. Behaviors followed tout de suite.

The key behind futurepacing is to futurepace past the doing all the way to the point of satisfaction of completion, and bring that feeling back with you all the way to now, and let that feeling govern the doing.

Now you may want to read the answer to your question a couple of times to make sure you get every word, hear or there. You are you know eventually going to have to get over the fact that many things are all done, half-way. And that there will always be more even then. And let this feeling of "more" lead you to richer experiences in your life, so that you can truly enjoy it. And I am sure you want to know that you can use these tools and techniques in every way possible to really do so. And you can and you will!


-Oz