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Change of a Belief System

A strategy to let go of limiting beliefs and adopt new ones.

  1. Person A identifies a belief about themselves that they don't like—any belief that, if they didn't have it, they would have more behavioral flexibility—more choices. They do not share the content of beliefs B and C.
  2. Person B works out the submodalities of the strong, unwanted belief.
  3. A then identifies a choice where each alternative is acceptable, such as: "I could have fish and chips for dinner, or maybe I'll find something else on the menu that looks more tempting. It doesn’t matter which I choose." This is the belief we call wishy-washy.
  4. B works out the submodalities of the wishy-washy belief.
  5. B then guides A through the submodalities of the unwanted belief, changing them one by one into the submodalities of the wishy-washy belief. Determine which change makes the biggest difference. Be sure to restore the submodalities to their original state before proceeding to the next change.
  6. A then identifies a belief they would like to have, one that would be more useful than the old belief. This new belief is framed in positive terms, viewed as a process rather than a goal. Include an ecology check: "How would this belief, if they had it, affect others; their work? Does the belief align with their values and the values of those close to them?" If necessary, modify the new belief to meet these conditions.
  7. Transform the new belief into the submodalities of the wishy-washy belief.
  8. Then B instructs A (using the notes from Step 5) how to weaken the old, strong belief and then bring it back as a wishy-washy belief. For example, if the submodality that made the biggest difference in Step 5 was distance, B would instruct A to move the old belief further away and then bring it back to the same distance as the wishy-washy one.
  9. Then let the new belief (images and sounds) snap into the configuration of the old belief.
  10. Do a test and a future pace. B asks A what they now believe about themselves. If A now has this new belief, what will they do that they couldn’t do before? A goes through a sequence of the new behavior.