Many years ago there was a sailor who had traveled to many
different countries around the world. He had been to many
places and seen many different sights. One day as he was
sailing across the seas he came upon an island and decided to
rest there for a while. He moored his boat on the shore and
began to look around. All around the island was a beautiful
white beach and behind the beach was dense tropical jungle.
All was quiet until...
He thought he could hear a faint noise in the distance and
tilted his head to listen. He sensed it came from within the
jungle and walked closer. Sure enough, once again he heard206 NLP AT WORK
3Write down the states that you would like to have when dealing
with each of the following people and the state you would like
them to have:
Person Your desired state Desired state for them
A member of
staff
A colleague
Someone in
your family
Your best friend
A friend
A customer
A supplier
Your partner
Someone else
Use either of the anchoring techniques to experiment with
achieving these desired states.
4 Develop a list of anchors that you could use in your everyday
situations. Check they meet the outline for an effective anchor, i.e.,
that each one precise and easily reproducible, and that it can be
used uniquely to anchor a specific resource.
5 How has your day been so far? What anchors have you used that
have worked for you/worked against you?
6Read An Evil Cradling by Brian Keenan as an example of
someone who chose what he made of extreme circumstances.