Say you're new at giving cold readings and you have a few sticking points. For example, maybe you hem and haw when you can't think of anything to say. Perhaps you become flustered when you get a miss.Whatever your dilemma (and we all have them at one time or another), we have a powerful way to eliminate your cold reading sticking points.
It's from the field of NLP, and it's called Failure Into Flexibility. You won't believe how simple it is...and the profound effect it will have on your readings.
Say you gave, what you feel, was a lousy reading. Here's what you do:
1. That day, while you're lying in bed, before you drift off to sleep for the night, in your mind's eye, go through the reading you gave earlier. It's like you are reliving the reading again.
2. When you get to the point where you had a problem, stop and freeze the action. Think about what you really wanted to accomplish with that person.
3. Now in your imagination, carry out the exact behavior you would have wanted. What would you have said? How would you like to have reacted? Imagine everything going as planned.
4. Anchor this desirable response into an external cue. It could be the palm of someone's hand (if you're doing palmistry) or the cards (Tarot), even somebody's face.
5. Go to sleep, realizing you are integrating these new desirable behaviors into future readings.
Always reflect on your performance. What did you do right? Did wrong? Could improve? Use the Failure Into Flexibility exercise whenever you need boost.
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