Well-Crafted Suggestions

One of the keys to getting suggestions to stick is to craft them well. Not all sug-
gestions are phrased in a useful way. Below you will find examples of ‘well-crafted’
suggestions. Feel free to use these suggestions in your trance work or as inspiration
when creating your own. For more information on crafting suggestions, watch the
video entitled, ‘Crafting Suggestions – do’s and don’ts’.

In general, well-crafted suggestions should fit into the following 5 tips:

1 Positively stated: negative suggestions aren’t necessarily deal breakers but

they do require more work by the unconscious – and, in life, we generally
get more of what we focus on. Because of this, it’s important to state your
suggestions in the positive.

2 10 Words or less: No war and peace! Make sure you’re suggestions are
condensed, or summarized, to 10 words or less. One useful method is to start
off with a detailed description of the change you’re looking to create and
then summarize it into 10 words or less. You can even take this further and
condense it down to a single word, phrase or symbol. Remember, ‘detail’ is a
more cognitive aspect of our experience; ‘vagueness’ and ‘ambiguity’ is the
language of the unconscious.

3 Presuppose the change: It’s not always necessary, but, most of the time, you
want to assume the change you’d like to make in the suggestion.

4 Make it semantically packed: There are certain words and phrases that pack
more emotional punch than others. This is, of course, subjective, and will vary
depending on the individual. If you include positive semantically packed
words or phrases your suggestions will have more natural ‘oomph’ behind
them. Examples of these could be: love, passion, trust, connection, belief,
strength, power, embrace, solidify.

5 Process or Identity based: Some suggestions presuppose or imply a process;

something that unravels and develops over time. These are what we call
‘process based suggestions’. One example could be: “Through experience I
become more and more confident”. Other suggestions make the assumption
that ‘this is who you are as a person’. These are what we call ‘identity based
suggestions’. One example could be: “I am a confident person”. Identity based
suggestions can be both greatly limiting or hugely empowering, depending
on how they are crafted. As a general rule, you’re looking to expose limiting,
negative identity suggestions, and take on board positive, empowering
identity based suggestions. There will also be certain situations that require a
more process-based approach instead of an identity-based one.

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 Well-Crafted Suggestions

Examples of Well-crafted Suggestions:

Please note: Some of these do go over the 10 words or less tip! That’s okay pro-
viding they are still a summary.

• Eating healthily is an enjoyable and enriching experience.

• I am confident in my ability to learn.
• As each day passes I embrace more of my own natural confidence.
• Through experience I become more and more confident in my abilities.
• Every experience is a learning experience.
• I am fully relaxed and comfortable around people.
• I enjoy the pleasure of connecting deeply with people.
• I am completely free to fully be myself
• I love being free to fully express myself.
• I am a learning machine.
• I can learn quickly and easily.
• Being a non-smoker makes me feel so healthy & relaxed.
• I can discover more of my passion over time.
• I am powerful.
• I enjoy making a significant contribution.
• Every day as a non-smoker makes me more healthy.
• I am healthy.
• I am a relaxed person.
• I am a comfortable and confident public speaker.
• I feel completely comfortable letting the world see who I am.
• It’s 100% okay to ‘just be me’.
• By expressing my unique personality I can me a profound impact.

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