Pattern… Mind reading is really where someone shares that they know what’s going on inside your head, without actually knowing what’s going on. You’ve
probably heard similar statements to this in the past, and so some of those may
have been… “She loves me.” Without ever knowing the person enough to gain
that type of information. In a sales example someone might say, “It’s too
expensive” without them knowing the price.
Response… This is like digging for a golden nugget, and that nugget is only going to be found by asking the right question. The golden nugget you want, is how they BOOST YOUR BODY-IMAGE WITH NLP – NICKRITCHIELIVE.COM
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actually know that information. A response to the above may be, “How do you
know she loves you?” and “How do you know if it would be out of your budget?”
Outcome… Many times when you ask someone a question, if they are engaged
and have interest enough, they will tend to pause and think about a response and
then share with you what makes them think that way. Very often their answer will
usually be met with another question from the Meta Model, but you will be that
little bit closer to digging up that golden nugget, and clearing away the dirt of their mind (so to speak) that’s enabling them to have that problem.