Good Morning!

One of the questions I hear most often from my clients is, "Do I really have to say 'I love and accept myself' when I am tapping?"

I understand why so many people ask...it can be a really hard thing to say out loud.

One of the hallmarks of self-sabotage is knowing what to do and just not doing it and the "love and accept myself" set-up phrase is a perfect example. We know it is useful, but we come up with a million reasons not to say it.

If you have ever asked this question (or if you regularly skip the set-up phrase) then you should read this: http://tappingqanda.com/?p=8406

It will give you new information about the set-up phrase and some insight into why you are avoiding it.

How we see ourselves is one of the most powerful indicators to predicting how we will act moment to moment.

It is all well and good for us to have a clear set of goals, but if we don't see ourselves as the type of person who does the things we would like to do or achieves those goals, then progress is not going to happen.

If we don't see ourselves as someone who can do better, be better, or be successful then we will sabotage our progress to meet that expectation.

Here is an interview I did with Brad Yates where we talk about how we see ourselves, how that impacts what we become, and how we can transform what we see so we can have better.

http://tappingqanda.com/?p=8403

As always, please let me know what I can do to be helpful.



PS: Do you have a topic or questions about EFT you would like to have answered? I will soon be recording a new batch of Q and A sessions for future podcasts so please let me know if you have a question you'd like answered in one of those recordings.

What If I Don't (Or Can't) Say "I Completely Love And Accept Myself" While Tapping? - Gary Craig and many other practitioners use the phrase "I love and accept myself" in their set-up phrases, sometimes adding "deeply and completely". I don't know about you, but I've come across many people who have a real aversion to this statement. It seems to me that if we really loved and accepted ourselves, most of our 'problems' would not exist in the first place. Do we need to use this phrase while using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)/tapping?

EFT For The Power Of Identity w/ Brad Yates - I want you to imagine you are meeting someone for the very first time. They know nothing about you. You have to describe yourself to that person, but you can only use one word descriptions. Which words would you use? "Father, wife, grandson, teacher, loving, hopeful..." The labels we give to ourselves can powerfully influence our behaviour. In this interview I chat with Brad Yates about the positive and negative identities we create and how we can use tapping to transform the way we see and define ourselves.

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