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As-If Frame
Amplify Your Aim with the As-if Frame!
Ultimately, the as-if frame is about experiencing what life will be like with a specific dream already occurring. The “as-If” frame is the ultimate “no holds barred” envisioning frame. It eliminates all logistics. While the “outcome” frame roots in a well-defined vision, the as-if frame really unlocks your ability to live that experience without worrying about logistical problems.
I like to interpret it as a “hijacked and over-clocked outcome frame” strongly influenced by the dreamer perspective. The as-if frame really utilizes the imagination, colors, dreaming, and creative capacity of the right hemisphere of the brain. Because the as-if frame so strongly utilizes imagination, the as-if frame is in many ways, the opposite of the problem or evidence frames, which utilize logic left-brained reasoning or judgment.
We addressed the girlfriend goal in the “outcome” frame, but just witness what happens when you not only remove logistics but expand your scope of what is potentially possible:
Here’s the “I want a girlfriend” used with the as-if frame:
I want my dream girlfriend and I to travel to Mexico and Australia. We could move to Mexico and then move to Australia! That sounds beautifully fun. The two best times of my life so far happened in Mexico, when I was 18, and then Australia, when I was 25 and 26. From snorkeling in Akumal and exploring the jungle in Quantana Roo, Mexico was superb, and Australia felt just like an upgrade to my life!
She should have blonde or dyed hair, beautiful meaningful tattoos, superb clean body, comfortable with her body, amazing performance sexually, fun, intelligent, and an upgrade to my life! And I'll do my best to reflect back to her those goals and dream-partner attributes!
Here's What I can fulfill her with. I've got intelligence and I’m fit (I workout) and I'm fun and friendly and handsome and sexy! I'm also a coach, so I can use my coaching to help us achieve our dreams.
That is my girlfriend with the as-if frame applied.
Notice how much more detailed it gets when you use an as-if frame? All these small nuances get filled in. In fact, that is beyond merely “detailed”! That is what I call overclocked! In computers, overclocking means amplifying the cpu up beyond the parameters of what it can do. It requires skill and knowledge, but it can be done safely. The as-if frame amplifies a visualization goal with the details anchored in because you aren’t fretting about “what-if” this, “what-if” that, and blockading your vision with troubling logistical qualms.
Additionally, do you understand how the outcome and as-if frames play with and each other? The outcome frame evolves into the as-if frame after the strong outcome is established. You can do a lot with the strong and resolute outcome frame and the overclocked as-if frame. Use them both! They are very valuable assets to your NLP toolset!
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By John KoozAs-If Frame
Amplify Your Aim with the As-if Frame!
Ultimately, the as-if frame is about experiencing what life will be like with a specific dream already occurring. The “as-If” frame is the ultimate “no holds barred” envisioning frame. It eliminates all logistics. While the “outcome” frame roots in a well-defined vision, the as-if frame really unlocks your ability to live that experience without worrying about logistical problems.
I like to interpret it as a “hijacked and over-clocked outcome frame” strongly influenced by the dreamer perspective. The as-if frame really utilizes the imagination, colors, dreaming, and creative capacity of the right hemisphere of the brain. Because the as-if frame so strongly utilizes imagination, the as-if frame is in many ways, the opposite of the problem or evidence frames, which utilize logic left-brained reasoning or judgment.
We addressed the girlfriend goal in the “outcome” frame, but just witness what happens when you not only remove logistics but expand your scope of what is potentially possible:
Here’s the “I want a girlfriend” used with the as-if frame:
I want my dream girlfriend and I to travel to Mexico and Australia. We could move to Mexico and then move to Australia! That sounds beautifully fun. The two best times of my life so far happened in Mexico, when I was 18, and then Australia, when I was 25 and 26. From snorkeling in Akumal and exploring the jungle in Quantana Roo, Mexico was superb, and Australia felt just like an upgrade to my life!
She should have blonde or dyed hair, beautiful meaningful tattoos, superb clean body, comfortable with her body, amazing performance sexually, fun, intelligent, and an upgrade to my life! And I'll do my best to reflect back to her those goals and dream-partner attributes!
Here's What I can fulfill her with. I've got intelligence and I’m fit (I workout) and I'm fun and friendly and handsome and sexy! I'm also a coach, so I can use my coaching to help us achieve our dreams.
That is my girlfriend with the as-if frame applied.
Notice how much more detailed it gets when you use an as-if frame? All these small nuances get filled in. In fact, that is beyond merely “detailed”! That is what I call overclocked! In computers, overclocking means amplifying the cpu up beyond the parameters of what it can do. It requires skill and knowledge, but it can be done safely. The as-if frame amplifies a visualization goal with the details anchored in because you aren’t fretting about “what-if” this, “what-if” that, and blockading your vision with troubling logistical qualms.
Additionally, do you understand how the outcome and as-if frames play with and each other? The outcome frame evolves into the as-if frame after the strong outcome is established. You can do a lot with the strong and resolute outcome frame and the overclocked as-if frame. Use them both! They are very valuable assets to your NLP toolset!