I was reading a book of Rabbi Nachman stories in Hebrew yesterday on Shabbat, so as I work in NLP, I saw some interesting parallels between this story and NLP.
I will put my comments in italics interspersed in the story
There was once a prince who thought he was a turkey. So he took off his clothes and hit under the table and acted like a turkey, pecking for food. This he did for many days. The king and his court couldn't stand the prince under the table but there was nothing they could do about it. They called in all the kings advisers and there was nothing that they could do about either.
Finally a wise man came to the palace and offered to cure the prince. So what did he do? He took off his clothes and went under the table! The king was about to throw him out then and there, but the wise man waved his hands at the king to quiet him down.
The first thing the wise man did was to act like a turkey too. Here the wise man is establishing rapport with the prince.
They got used to each other. Then the wise man asked the prince: Who are you?
The wise man starts asking questions to ascertain the state of the prince
The wise man says to the prince. We can put on shirts and still be turkeys. The wise man is initiating a behavior change, but not an intellectual change.
The wise man signals to the king's adviser to give them shirts. The shirts are pushed under the table and the two continue to peck at the floor.
This continues for a day or more. Then the wise man says to the prince. We can put on pants and still be turkeys. The wise man is initiating another behavior change.
The wise man signals to bring them real food. The servants give them food under the table.
The wise mans says to the prince, We can still be turkeys and eat real food. They do so. "What do you think about eating at the table? It is more comfortable there. We can still be turkeys! "
The wise man is now future pacing. Showing the prince that you don't have to change your essence but behave in an accepted manner.
The wise man continued to help the prince until he was completely cured.
This story explains one of the processes by which we can help each other. The wise man first developed rapport with his client, then did small behavior changes and then finally cured him. We can take this model and use it in our daily lives.
Chanuka Sameach!
Rachael Orbach Certified Master Life Coach
NLP practitioner
www.lifecoachjerusalem.weebly.com
Blog: www.lifecoachjerusalem.blogspot.com
e-mail: lifecoachjerusalem@gmail.com
Skype: life-coach-jerusalem 052-750-0608
I will put my comments in italics interspersed in the story
There was once a prince who thought he was a turkey. So he took off his clothes and hit under the table and acted like a turkey, pecking for food. This he did for many days. The king and his court couldn't stand the prince under the table but there was nothing they could do about it. They called in all the kings advisers and there was nothing that they could do about either.
Finally a wise man came to the palace and offered to cure the prince. So what did he do? He took off his clothes and went under the table! The king was about to throw him out then and there, but the wise man waved his hands at the king to quiet him down.
The first thing the wise man did was to act like a turkey too. Here the wise man is establishing rapport with the prince.
They got used to each other. Then the wise man asked the prince: Who are you?
The wise man starts asking questions to ascertain the state of the prince
The wise man says to the prince. We can put on shirts and still be turkeys. The wise man is initiating a behavior change, but not an intellectual change.
The wise man signals to the king's adviser to give them shirts. The shirts are pushed under the table and the two continue to peck at the floor.
This continues for a day or more. Then the wise man says to the prince. We can put on pants and still be turkeys. The wise man is initiating another behavior change.
The wise man signals to bring them real food. The servants give them food under the table.
The wise mans says to the prince, We can still be turkeys and eat real food. They do so. "What do you think about eating at the table? It is more comfortable there. We can still be turkeys! "
The wise man is now future pacing. Showing the prince that you don't have to change your essence but behave in an accepted manner.
The wise man continued to help the prince until he was completely cured.
This story explains one of the processes by which we can help each other. The wise man first developed rapport with his client, then did small behavior changes and then finally cured him. We can take this model and use it in our daily lives.
Chanuka Sameach!
Rachael Orbach Certified Master Life Coach
NLP practitioner
www.lifecoachjerusalem.weebly.com
Blog: www.lifecoachjerusalem.blogspot.com
e-mail: lifecoachjerusalem@gmail.com
Skype: life-coach-jerusalem 052-750-0608
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