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The Renewal Times The Renewal Times is a publication of Renewal Technologies and is edited by Roger Ellerton. This newsletter may be republished without permission, provided it is reproduced in its entirety. To reproduce sections of the newsletter, please contact Renewal Technologies at info@renewal.ca. Please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues. To become a subscriber, please Click Here! or visit www.renewal.ca/newsletter.htm Please note: The material in this newsletter is presented for information only. It is not a substitute for medical, psychological or professional advice. Please consult a qualified professional. Included in this newsletter:
****************** I have learned more from my mistakes than my successes. Sir Humphry Davy ************ Reduce Your Risk of Cancer with Beans Give your family an extra dose of cancer-fighting folate by cooking up some three-bean chili this weekend. Chili made with extra beans and less meat is not only leaner but also more nutritious. Beans are an excellent source of lean protein, fiber, and cancer-fighting folate. In a study, people whose diets were high in folate had a lower risk of developing cancer of the colon or the rectum compared to people whose diets contained little folate. Dietary folate and colorectal cancer. La Vecchia, C., Negri, E., Pelucchi, C., Franceschi, S., International Journal of Cancer 2002 Dec 10;102(5):545-547. -- Physical Exercise Helps Your Brain Regularly engaging in an exercise program may help preserve key areas of the brain. Exercise has both long-term and short-term beneficial effects on the brain, according to research. Recent studies have revealed how exercise can enhance the function of certain brain regions associated with memory, such as the hippocampus. Keep your brain sharp by scheduling a 30-minute power walk during lunch breaks or after work. Exercise, experience and the aging brain. Churchill, J. D., Galvez, R., Colcombe, S., Swain, R. A., Kramer, A. F., Greenough, W. T., Neurobiology of Aging 2002 Sep-Oct;23(5):941-955.. ***************************** Introduction to NLP NLP Practitioner Training NLP Practitioner Training For our most recent schedule and a description of these workshops/seminars, please Click Here! For the location of our Training Centre in Ottawa (Stittsville), Ontario, please Click Here! ************* Reframing In the article, NLP Frames, we discussed frames and how a frame provides a context or focus for your thoughts and actions. Just as a picture frame puts borders or boundaries on what you can see in a picture, the frames of reference that you choose as a result of your beliefs about yourself and others, your perceived role in life, your perceived limitations in skills/abilities, etc. can limit what you see as possible or can open up all sorts of possibilities. You (and if you allow them, others) are continually setting timeframes, boundaries, limits, etc. on what you can and can’t do - often without any real thought about the consequences or if the limitations are true. Changing the frame of an experience can have a major influence on how you perceive, interpret and react to that experience. Being told that you have one hour to complete a task will most likely result in a different emotional state, approach and quality of work than if you are told that you have one week to accomplish the same task. This illustrates how a change in frame (in this case a timeframe) can have a significant impact on the choices you make. Changing the frame of reference is called reframing in NLP. The purpose of reframing is to help a person experience their actions, the impact of their beliefs, etc. from a different perspective (frame) and potentially be more resourceful or have more choice in how they react. Reframing going on all around us:
Some more notable reframes are:
Content and Context Reframes In NLP, there are two basic forms of reframes - content (or meaning) and a context reframes. Content Reframe: The content or meaning of a situation is determined by what you choose to focus on. An electrical power failure can be viewed as disruptive, a major disaster given all you have to get done. Or it can be viewed as an opportunity to spend some intimate time with your spouse or to have fun with your children finding innovative ways to manage the situation. A content reframe is useful for statements such as: ‘I get annoyed when my boss stands behind me while I am working.’ Notice how the person has taken the situation and given it a specific meaning -- which may or may not be true - and in so doing limits her resourcefulness and possible courses of action. To reframe this situation, remember the NLP presupposition ‘Every behaviour has a positive intention’ and ask questions such as:
If you are experiencing a physical problem (including phobias and allergies), you may ask yourself, ‘Is this problem useful to me in some way?’ For example, it may give you permission to say ‘no’. If this is the case, you could ask yourself, ‘Is there some other way that I can get this same result without having to have the physical problem?’ And just maybe the physical problem will disappear. Context Reframe: Almost all behaviours are useful or appropriate in some context. Interrupting a speaker by standing up and offering your view in the middle of her lecture may be judged as inappropriate. To do this same behaviour at the end of the presentation in order to provide a different perspective may be welcomed by all present. A context reframe is useful for statements such as: ‘I am too pushy.’ or ‘I wish I did not focus on what could go wrong.’ In this type of situation, your client has assumed that this type of behaviour has no value. You job is to discover when it is of value by asking yourself the question ‘When or where would this behaviour be useful or viewed as a resource?’ A possible reframe might be: ‘Isn’t that a great skill to have when you need to get things done or to avoid potential problems?’ Once you have your client more resourceful, you can then assist him to discover behaviours that may be more appropriate in other situations. Children and Parenting Children exhibit all sorts of behaviours - some appropriate and some not so appropriate. Focusing mainly on a child’s inappropriate behaviours, may result in the child feeling overly criticized or attacked; resulting in an increase in problem behaviour or the child becoming overly defensive. As an alternative, a parent may choose two courses of action:
The former is an example of a content reframe and the later an example of a context reframe. Concluding Thoughts When presenting a reframe to another person:
And NLP is Much more than that! Author: Roger Ellerton is a certified NLP trainer, certified management consultant and the founder and managing partner of Renewal Technologies. He can be reached at Renewal Technologies www.renewal.ca or by e-mail info@renewal.ca ******* Golfers Stevie Wonder and Jack Nicklaus met at a charity event. As one would expect the conversation turned to golf. As one would not expect Stevie indicated that he loved playing golf. Jack was intrigued. “How do you play golf?” asked Jack. “My caddie lines me up, then he runs out into the fairway where he makes noise and I hit toward him.” “Ok, but what do you do on the green?” “Pretty much the same thing except my caddie gets down on his knees close to the hole and makes a noise and I putt towards the noise.” “That's pretty amazing, I would love to play with you some time.” “That would be great. Except I must tell you that I take my golf very seriously and I always play for at least a $100,000 a hole.” At this point with people all around, Jack's ego wouldn’t let him back out and he said, “You're on! When do you want to play?” To which Stevie replied, "Oh, any night this week is good for me.” ******* Roger Ellerton’s article, NLP Presuppositions Part II , appeared in the June 2004 edition of Work/Life Navigator, a newsletter of the Work Life Resource Center, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). **************** For more information, please visit our website or contact us at 613 692-1424 or info@renewal.ca Copyright © 2004, Renewal Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.
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