WHY IS IT SO HARD TO RUN A PATTERN?

From our experience with the assessment on Meta-Counseling, the question has arisen, Why is it so hard to run a pattern? I had never thought of that question before. The reason is that I just never thought that running a pattern was difficult. I always considered it “NLP 101.” It was the very first thing that I learned in NLP. Yet for many people, it is hard. So what makes it hard or difficult?

1) You have to know the design and purpose of the pattern. Every pattern is different in this regard. Some are designed to establish a new strategy for doing something. Some are designed to undo what you have already learned which is no longer useful. Some are designed to challenge your current system. Others are designed to change your memories of the past. It all depends. So to effectively run a pattern, be sure that you fully understand the design of the pattern.