Anchoring

Do you experience a powerful emotions

& sensations that represent how you
feel about family as a whole because
these feelings have been linked with
these people?
An anchor ~ a
sensory
stimuli linked
to a specific
set of states.
Has great power
because they can
instantly access
powerful states.
Types of anchors:
A word or a phrase
A touch
An object
A smell
A song (sound)
A taste
 Anchoring:

Stimulus Response

Where a particular stimulus will elicit

a memory, behaviour or a feeling
 Anchoring:
Is a way of giving an experience
permanence

Happens all the time in our lives.

Usually occurs outside our conscious

awareness.
 Common situations where
anchoring occurs:
Traffic light turns red, you…..
Under stress, you……
Involve in an accident, you….
Associate a certain smell of cologne, you think
of…...
Associate a certain smell of food, you think of….
Hear a song, you….
You see a photo of……, you…..
 Use specific tone, phrase, Comedians are
physiology to get laughs masters of anchoring
instantly.
How?
They do something to get
you to laugh, while
you’re in that specific
state they provide an
unique stimulus (like a
certain smile/facial
expression. They do this
constantly until the state
of laughter is linked with
their expression.
Anchoring – What can it do for
you?
By using anchoring techniques:

You will be able to harness the emotions

when you need them the most
 Visualizing: the key word
You start out by thinking of an emotion you
want to feel at the moment. Then, try to
remember something that usually triggers
that kind of emotion in you.

You want to feel relaxed. Think back to the

time when you were laying by the beach,
drinking your cool drink, enjoying the cool
breeze.
 Steps in anchoring
Step 1:

Select an uncommon gesture you

would like to use as your anchor
(twiddle your thumb, pulling your ear,
clasp your hand together, etc).

Something you do not do often.

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Step 2:
Close your eyes and try to picture a
particular moment you have gone
through (happy, relaxed, confident,
etc).
Recreate the scenario in your head
(it may take you a few minutes depending on how
used you are to visualisation)
 Steps in anchoring

Step 3:

Are you totally associated with the

moment? Enhance your anchors
further.

Brighten that image, feel the wind, hear

the sound, etc….
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Step 4:

When your feelings are at its peak / you

are at an intense state, anchor that
emotion with an uncommon gesture
(twiddle your thumb, pulling your ear,
clasp your hand together, etc)
 Steps in anchoring
Step 4:

* Whatever gesture you associate with

that feeling is important because that
gesture will be the key to harnessing
the said emotion in future.
 Steps in anchoring
Step 5:

Repetition, again and again.

Successful anchoring depends on

precise repetition.
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Step 6:

Test it. Once you have calmed down,

try to do the gesture you anchored a
particular feeling with, and see if any
feelings come forth.
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Step 6:

* If nothing happens, try to repeat the

visualization process again or change
your anchor.
 Anchoring parameters:
i) For an anchor to work, you must
replicate it exactly.
ii) Precise repetition.
iii) Your expectation. If you expect it to
work, it will. If you don’t, it might not.