Secrets of Clarity For Powerful Catalytic Effects

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing, Phil. As I read it, it reminded me that I had learned this drill with the acronym SPARKLERS. I'd have to dig out my notes to remember what each letter stood for but I know the first one was State Positively i.e. in Towards Language. We did a great exercise during training around this where we took an Outcome that we had set and achieved and compared it with one that we had set and not achieved. We used this model to see what had happened along the way in both cases. Very, very interesting!!!

 

I am going to print this up and put it with my notes for intake interviews. What a great way to get a new client motivated and involved.

 

Elizabeth

 

 

phillipmattingly [phil] April 5, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: Secrets of Clarity For Powerful Catalytic EffectsWell, I guess you would say that the study of NLP is mandatory forhealing therapists because you say that the study of NLP is mandatoryfor just about anything. ;-)And that would be because clear thinking skills will make you moreeffective in learning, applying and profiting from any kind of energywork.The particular clear thinking skill I have in mind is a drill calledthe clarity model.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Phil, for reposting that Clarity Model for me.

I've left it for others to read, copy, use, whatever.

Sincerely,

 

 

healingenergies-

essentialskills , " phillipmattingly " <phil@p...>

wrote:

>

> Well, I guess you would say that the study of NLP is mandatory for

> healing therapists because you say that the study of NLP is

mandatory

> for just about anything. ;-)

>

> And that would be because clear thinking skills will make you more

> effective in learning, applying and profiting from any kind of

energy

> work.

>

> The particular clear thinking skill I have in mind is a drill

called

> the clarity model.

>

> A lady came to see me recently for therapy. I asked her what she

> wanted to achieve. She said, 'well, I don't want to be fat

anymore'.

> Now the problem is that although she knows exactly what she means,

I

> don't.

>

> It's like the fact that I was walking along the riverbank with my

> father the other day. I said 'When you hear the word " happiness " ,

what

> picture comes to mind?' For him it was a conversation like the one

we

> were having, for me, it was a picture of my three year old

goddaughter.

>

> Now her father works in the construction industry and when you

work in

> construction, you do not just go 'I'm going to build a house' and

then

> start hammering things together, because you won't get very far.

> Instead, what you do is you draw up a detailed set of plans. And

you

> do it by answering these questions. Use them whenever you are

setting

> a goal/outcome for yourself or anyone else. Make sure your outcome

> meets each of the criteria below.

>

> 1. What is your desired outcome, stated in positive terms?

>

> - Talk about what you do want, not what you don't want.

> - e.g. I want to be slim and attractive, I want to weigh 140lbs.

>

> 2. How do you know when you have reached your desired outcome?

>

> 2.a. Is the outcome testable and sensory perceivable?

>

> - 'I want to be rich' isn't testable or perceivable, there's no

measure.

> - 'I want $1,000,000 cash' is testable (you have it or you don't)

and

> you can perceive it with your senses.

>

> 2.b. Can the outcome be initiated and controlled by you?

>

> - 'I want my husband to be more cheerful' isn't under your

control.

> - 'I want to feel cheerful no matter how my husband behaves' is.

>

> 3. In what context do you want it?

>

> 3.a. What triggers the behaviour?

>

> - You probably want 'I want to feel confident' to trigger when you

> stand up to speak to a group. Probably not when you're at the top

of a

> black run and you can't ski.

>

> 3.b. In what context? When, where, with whom?

>

> - I want to be confident at work with my boss when negotiating my

salary.

>

> 4. How will the desired outcome affect your life?

>

> 4.a. Does any part object?

>

> = Go inside and ask yourself 'Does any part of me object to the

> outcome I've established so far?' Notice any picture, sound or

feeling

> you get in response and build that information into your outcome.

>

> 4.b. What will be added?

>

> - For example, if your outcome is to make $1,000,000 that may add

> more freedom to your life, it may also add more sponging relatives.

>

> 4.c. What is worth saving?

>

> - If you want to be more confident but are currently shy and

> retiring, it might be worth saving the ability to pay attention to

> others and notice how they are reacting.

>

> 4.d. What will be removed?

>

> - What will be removed from your life if you're more confident?

Are

> you happy losing fear and hesitation? Are you happy losing any

friends

> who can't handle the more assertive you?

>

> 5. What stop you from having your desired outcme already?

>

> - Make a list.

>

> 6. What resources do you...

>

> 6.a.Have already?

>

> - List them out. Resources can be people, objects, feelings,

skills,

> anything you can use to help you get what you want.

>

> 6.b.Need?

>

> - List them out.

>

> 7. Now use change technologies.

>

> - For example, get rid of your fear of your boss with EFT or

chakra

> clearing.

>

> 8. Test the change

>

> - Think about negotiating with your boss. Does it feel scary or

does

> it feel good?

>

> 9. Future pace the change

>

> - Close your eyes, take a deep breath and vividly imagine doing

> things in this new way in several different, appropriate

situations in

> the future. See, hear and feel exactly what you would see hear and

feel.

>

> 10. Does any part of you object to that new and different you?

>

> - Go inside, ask yourself, and tweak the change to accommodate any

> objections.

>

> Easy.

>

> Because if you fail to plan, you plan to fail, as my friend in the

> construction industry knows only too well. He does all kind of

> remedial and preservation work you see, and he loves it, it makes

him

> very happy.

>

> He and I have pretty different ideas about happiness really, and

> that's okay, because he gets what he wants and I get a lot more of

> exactly what I want since I started using that model.

>

> Which includes good quality changes for my clients, because that

lady

> decided she didn't want to be fat after all, she wanted to lose

30lbs

> down to 140lbs in three months time, keeping her enjoyment of her

> favourite foods and with the confidence to deal with all the

increased

> attention she was going to get from men. Which was fine, because we

> can do all that.

>

> Simple but effective, feel free to ask questions.

>

> Cheers,

>

> Phil

[Guest guest]

Phil, Thanks, this post is most appreciated since I happen to be in

the middle of formulating several goals that Doc said I needed to be

much, much more specific about. This helps a lot.

 

Lori

[Guest guest]

, " Elizabeth

Sleight " <esleight@s...> wrote:

>

> Thank you for sharing, Phil. As I read it, it reminded me that I had

learned

> this drill with the acronym SPARKLERS. I'd have to dig out my notes to

> remember what each letter stood for but I know the first one was State

> Positively i.e. in Towards Language. We did a great exercise during

training

> around this where we took an Outcome that we had set and achieved and

> compared it with one that we had set and not achieved. We used this

model to

> see what had happened along the way in both cases. Very, very

interesting!!!

 

You're very welcome. It's a good drill - as Doc mentioned, it

sometimes is the only drill you need. I remember one client who came

to me and said she was feeling 'overwhelmed'. Just running her through

the clarity model was enough to break that feeling of overwhelm down

into three separate areas (a work problem, a relationship problem and

a financial problem) and give her enough clues to engage her own

resources to the point where she felt she could handle the whole thing.

 

When you dig out the SPARKLERS version of the drill, I'd be interested

if you'd post details. Always fun to compare.

 

Have fun,

 

Phil

[Guest guest]

, " darthon4 "

<darthon4> wrote:

>

> Phil, Thanks, this post is most appreciated since I happen to be in

> the middle of formulating several goals that Doc said I needed to be

> much, much more specific about. This helps a lot.

>

> Lori

 

Hi Lori,

 

My pleasure. Once you've used it, if you'd like feedback to perfect it

just post what you've got to the list or email me.

 

Have fun,

 

Phil

[Guest guest]

Ok, I found the Sparklers notes. What SPARKLERS is, is a mnemonic for ensuring a well formed Outcome.

 

S - Self initiates and maintains the outcome

P - Positively stated

A - All senses - see, hear, feel, taste, smell, energy are used in representing it

R - Resources - your own dovetailing with others

K - Know the context - when, where and with whom (also when you do and do not want it)

L - Love, Laughter and Learn - this adds the sparkle

E - Efficiency / Ecology - Efficiency is ease, synergy. Ecology is will I lose anything? Outcome is worth attaining in the long run

R - Ready and prepared to start - timing and time allocation

S - Start - when, where and how - the first step.

 

Reading on in my manual we then go on to use the process similar to the one you described.

 

1. What do you want?

a. Stated in positive terms.

b. Initiated and controlled by client.

c. Specific sensory-based description.

d. Appropriate chunk size.

2. How will you know when you have it?

3. Where, when, with whom do you want it?

a. Is the choice of contexts ecological?

b. Is it sensory-based? What cues will fire off the new state?

Person asking questions should note shifts in modalities of speaker, changes is physiology and calibrate changes as they occur.

 

It is very interesting to go back to this. I trained in LAB profiling where we use conversational questions to figure out how a person is motivated in specific contexts. As I read I realize just how closely these questions relate in an indirect way to what I elicit when profiling.

 

Elizabeth

 

 

phillipmattingly [phil] When you dig out the SPARKLERS version of the drill, I'd be interestedif you'd post details. Always fun to compare.Have fun,Phil

[Guest guest]

Thank you Elizabeth!

Sincerely,

 

 

, " Elizabeth

Sleight " <esleight@s...> wrote:

> Ok, I found the Sparklers notes. What SPARKLERS is, is a mnemonic

for

> ensuring a well formed Outcome.

>

> S - Self initiates and maintains the outcome

> P - Positively stated

> A - All senses - see, hear, feel, taste, smell, energy are used in

> representing it

> R - Resources - your own dovetailing with others

> K - Know the context - when, where and with whom (also when you do

and do

> not want it)

> L - Love, Laughter and Learn - this adds the sparkle

> E - Efficiency / Ecology - Efficiency is ease, synergy. Ecology is

will I

> lose anything? Outcome is worth attaining in the long run

> R - Ready and prepared to start - timing and time allocation

> S - Start - when, where and how - the first step.

>

> Reading on in my manual we then go on to use the process similar

to the one

> you described.

>

> 1. What do you want?

> a. Stated in positive terms.

> b. Initiated and controlled by client.

> c. Specific sensory-based description.

> d. Appropriate chunk size.

> 2. How will you know when you have it?

> 3. Where, when, with whom do you want it?

> a. Is the choice of contexts ecological?

> b. Is it sensory-based? What cues will fire off the new state?

> Person asking questions should note shifts in modalities of

speaker, changes

> is physiology and calibrate changes as they occur.

>

> It is very interesting to go back to this. I trained in LAB

profiling where

> we use conversational questions to figure out how a person is

motivated in

> specific contexts. As I read I realize just how closely these

questions

> relate in an indirect way to what I elicit when profiling.

>

> Elizabeth

>

>

> phillipmattingly [phil@p...]

>

> When you dig out the SPARKLERS version of the drill, I'd be

interested

> if you'd post details. Always fun to compare.

>

> Have fun,

>

> Phil