Dreaming With Eyes Open
Dreaming With Eyes Open: An Overlooked Skill of State Mastery One of the common habits I see among coaches, trainers, and NLP practitioners is this: when they are eliciting a state, they have their clients close their eyes first (and they do the same with themselves). At first glance, this sounds ha
One of the common habits I see among coaches, trainers, and NLP practitioners is this: when they are eliciting a state, they have their clients close their eyes first (and they do the same with themselves). At first glance, this sounds harmless and even helpful. Closing the eyes seems like a natural way to cut off distractions and focus inward, but there’s a problem. Ultimately the outer world is where we will need to access our resources. And if you only practice your desired states with your eyes closed you won’t develop the ability to carry them into the real world where distractions and interferences are inevitable.