Leading with NLP

204 Leading with NLP

I am fascinated to see if and how the edge of chaos and
the power law idea might apply to the changes we make in
our lives. Delve into the metaphor a little. Here is an exer-
cise you can use to explore and speculate.

Take a time in your life, say the last one or two years,

and make a list of all the changes that have happened.

Place them in approximate order, from the ones that af-

fected you the most and you feel most strongly about

down to the very minor everyday ones.

Give them a measurement as happens when finding

a person’s stress level, but this is not about stress. The

figure you give each is completely up to you – perhaps

100 for the most significant change, down to 1 for the

minor ones.

Now put them on a grid as shown in the diagram.

What patterns can you see?
Do you need to make more changes or fewer changes in
your life?
How many of the large changes were your choice?

Under control

Minor change

Not under

control

Major change

1 100