When you learn and practise NLP skills, you are taking steps to taking full responsibility (or maybe that should read response-ability) for your life. Not only can your NLP skills be applied to help you learn more successfully and maximize your level of motivation, but they will furthermore enable you to turn into an exceptional communicator. Furthermore you will be ready to offer your expertise to others both in your private and business life.

Something you will usually hear talked about with respect to NLP skills is resource states. Suppose that you were able to feel however you wish to feel any time you desire, and it is just as painless as breathing. Just how marvelous would that be!

You understand that there are situations when we wish that we could behave differently. For example, a lot of individuals are extremely scared of public-speaking. Even worrying about it ahead of time, we can turn ourselves into nervous wrecks. Our imaginations run riot as we review all the other situations when we have felt stressed, and then they ramp up all those negative feelings, secure in the knowledge that it is bound to recur. And hence, it is something of a self-fulfilling phophecy.

In fact, this is a perfect illustration of how effective we are at state induction. It is something that we have practised over and over, and have got it down to a fine art. Sadly, the resource state we create is not helpful.

Given your previously exhibited skill at resource state induction, how would you prefer to feel in lieu of anxious? The choice is yours, but it would most likely be valuable to be confident and calm. Well, you do already know what it is like to be like this. Simply settle down and think back to when you last felt relaxed and self-confident. Perhaps it was yesterday or perhaps years ago. Recall everything about it, from how you was standing, how you were breathing, how you felt, what you observed and what you were listening to at that time.

In the unlikely event that you are not able to recollect any moments when you felt the sort of states that you are seeking to access, then you probably know somebody who is a role model for you, who you can imitate. Maybe you know them personally or they are a public figure, and you can easily think about how they would tackle your situation and operate as they would. Observe, hear and feel as they would and replicate their behavior.

You may have noticed that sometimes that there little things that trigger memories and all the associated feelings you experienced at the time. Maybe, it is someone giving you a slap on the back that reminds you of how you felt when your father gave you a congratulatory one upon your passing an exam, or perhaps a whiff of a certain perfume brings to mind a romantic dance. These triggers are known as anchors, and as one of your NLP skills, you can choose an appropriate anchor and integrate it into the resource state that you are working on. So, you need to make your chosen state as big and bold as you can and then build in an anchor, such as scratching the tip of your nose. Then, whenever you do this action again, it will bring back the feelings of the resource state automatically.

You are almost certainly now acknowledging the relevance of practising the NLP skills of producing resource states and anchoring. These are NLP techniques that you can apply to all areas of your life. Of course, the beauty of mastering these skills is that the resulting states will significantly strengthen your communication skills and have a favorable influence on the other individuals that you come into contact with.