What You Know Vs What You Want
When people join my 12-month mentorship and coaching program, they have a goal or dream in mind. They know what they want, and they join to get help to take them there. They come excited, ready, and willing to do the work to bring their dreams to life.
A principle in NLP is ‘the map is not the territory,” meaning that while we can agree that reality exists, our individual version of reality is subjective and will never ever be the same as someone else's.
Have you ever heard someone say, “That’s the truth?”, based on the principle that the map is not the territory, the truth, is really their truth. Each person’s perspective of that reality is unique based on internal filters dictated by their beliefs, values, memories, emotions, and experiences.
This makes their truth feel very real.
Just as we can change the filters of a Google map to see the street, satellite, or terrain view, our internal “map” acts like a filter. We don’t see the whole picture. The whole picture would be all of reality. But our filters keep us from seeing reality in its entirety. Our “map” is only part of the story.
Just like a Google Map, we can change the view of our internal “maps.”
What does this have to do with growing your business and personal development?
Your map needs to expand.
I’ve learned the hard way that the best way to expand beyond our current “map,” or comfort zone, is to align the unconscious mind with the conscious desires through positive, toward language and by focusing on the essence of what you want.
Transitioning from here to there can be an uncomfortable process, but it doesn’t have to be painful. Change can be uncomfortable and exhilarating, inspiring, motivating, and fulfilling — all at the same time.
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