Perception Projection

This is not typical NLP concept, although our NLP communication model reflects this statement in its entirety. Karl Jung, one of the three fathers of modern Psychology
(Along with Freud and Adler) said:  “What we perceive is who we are”

Understanding this, and I mean really understanding it, will literally change your life forever! Here it is again, Karl Jung said: “What we perceive is who we are.”

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi wrote a book named "Flow" in 1986 and he stated that we get through our 5 Senses about 2 million bits per second and that our subconscious mindgets only 134 bits per second. The information gets Deleted, Distorted and generalized, based on our Filters as you know already.

This study has been updated by Quantum Physicists and we can now measure up to 400 Billion bits per second being received via our 5 Senses and only about 2000 bits per second being processed by our subconscious mind. Massive amount of information gets dropped never reaches our Conscious Mind.

I am practically repeating what I stated already earlier in this material, allowing you to link the new information supplied with what you already know. 400 Billion bps gets filtered to only 2000 bps and presented to our subconscious mindas reality that we live in. This would mean that based on our own wiring, our own Filters, Model of The World, Map... we get to perceive the world. You see your 2000 bits of information will not be same as mine. Everyone filters the information differently, we all Delete, Distort and Generalize the information in our own way, based on our own filters.

My filters are not the same as yours. And you will have different filters, based on your own Conditioned Mind. And most of those filters are unconscious, which is very important, because this means that you can’t perceive anything from the outside world that’s not you! This is very interesting”.

The world is not what it seems to be, you perceive just one smell version of it.

People can’t be in our lives, any other way than what we projected them to be. We can’t perceive anything from the outside world that is not already wired inside.
And you can’t really perceive the people around you for who they really are. You can only perceive one version of them, the one that has to do with you. Our Filters are not same - we only experience what’s left of the information, which means that you can’t perceive anything from outside world that is not you! Perhaps heavy statement, but it’s true!

You will find people that you like and those that you don’t. I am challenging you to do the following exercise:

1. Think of 3 people that you like and write their names down.
2. Think of 3 people that you don’t like and write their names down.
3. Spend some time and find out how all these people ARE like you!
In NLP, we often ask: "What’s the purpose for this?" So, what’s the purpose for projecting all that is unconscious onto people and events around us? Why would we project and experience things in such way? I am sure that you are happy with the events that you perceived in a good light, cheerful and joyful moments in your life, people that love you and supported you... But what about those people who really went on your nerves or caused harm to you through emotional or physical pain? What about them, why would I project these people and these events too? What is the purpose behind this?

Your subconscious mindwill project these things for you; it will get you to perceive things in a way that’s aligned with your current wiring. You will experience things that you need to experience, learn the learning’s needed for your growth and grow, expand...

It’s because only when we can see it on the outside, only then we can become conscious of it. Then we can notice it, and we can say: "Well, maybe there is a reason for me projecting that person, and once I get the learning’s, that projection will change." That would be useful attitude to adopt now, as it will serve you well. Whatever happens in your life... just look for learning’s and allow yourself to grow.

This is the basis of Perception is Projection. The event is never something good or bad, until we process the information and place our judgment on it. Based on our internal values, our belief system, our conditioned mind, we will get to experience the event in a certain way, and not in a way that it really is.

Let’s say, in a room of 5 people somebody brings to each of them a huge portion of some delicious cake. I guarantee that each of these people will experience this very same event, this very same gesture in their own way. Some will be insulted since they didn’t order any; some will simple have that cake with a huge smile on their face; some perhaps not satisfied with their weight might have some really angry thoughts going on against this person who brought that cake! They might even get so angry and curse them for just wanting them to get more and more fat! This would be a massive Mind Read by the way.  And some will really appreciate such nice thoughtful gesture...

I am sure you can easily see where this is going and how your perception greatly alters the events that surround us, so much so, that we all get to experience the life differently. This is how we project what’s inside of us, to the outside world, which is why I often say: "May you find what you seek outside, inside of you."

Now, this all should have to do with the results. Your subconscious mindwill only perform to the extent of what you believe that you can do or achieve. You see, when I see clients, I am way out there in terms of what I believe that my clients can do.

I believe that my clients can heal anything. I believe that my clients can double their income in 30 days. I believe that my clients can turn their business around instantly. I believe that my clients can have their relationships turned around in a way that they become loving and fulfilling instantaneously, just like that. I have to believe that, because if I didn’t believe, I wouldn’t get the desired results! What a great thought for you. Think about it.

If you can believe in everyone's magnificence, like I do, if you can believe that everyone can make changes instantly, if you could actually believe that people can lose weight easily and effortlessly, if you believe that they can make any changes that they need to make, if you believe that all the kids could get great grades easily and become magnificent in school, then they will actualize your beliefs. If you can change the way you think, things will change in your life. Your outside world is a mere reflection of your inside world. If you can change your thinking about people in your life that annoy you, they will change for you. Change them inside of you first, in order to see the change in the outside world.

What comes handy here is one of the Prime Directives of subconscious mind: "Your subconscious mindtakes everything personally."

This is good news and bad news. Your subconscious mindtakes everything you think about someone else, PERSONALLY. As far as your subconscious mindis concerned, there is no one out there but you. When you are thinking about others, it thinks you are thinking about you. And when you look across at someone and think: "That guy is
stupid." your subconscious mindtakes that personally. If you can hold a positive attitude about that person, you will hold the same positive attitude about yourself.

I still choose to see clients often. And I hold firmly for my beliefs that they can achieve instantaneous change, instantaneous results, regardless of what the presenting problem is. I choose to believe that they are the most magnificent people, full of potential. I know for sure that they have the most magnificent neurological system, capable of instantaneous healings, instantaneous change. And some of those clients had serious dis-eases. I’ve seen clients with cancer and all sorts of things really and my beliefs in their magnificence and ability to rewire and change anything in an instant served me very well.

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