NLP: Neuro-Linguistic Programming - The 6 goal-refining questions

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Updated 05 January 2009

The 6 Well-formed Outcome Questions

1	Positive	What do you want?
2	Sensory Specific	How will I recognise when you have this? How will you know when you have this?
3	Contextualised	Where and when do you want to have this resource? Where and when do you not want this resource?
4	Self achievable	It is very important that the outcome must be within their own realm of influence – that it is something over which we have control. What resources do you need to be able to achieve this? What do you need to do to achieve this? Is this something which you, yourself, can achieve? Or does it require that OTHER people behave in a certain way?
5	Ecological	The advantages and the disadvantages. There are always disadvantages in making a change - being alert to these keeps the person `at cause' by making it their choice. What are the advantages of making this change? What are the disadvantages of making this change? What will achieving this lose you? Become?
6	Worthwhile	The motivation question: what is this outcome a means towards. What's important to you about getting this? What is the benefit of this outcome?

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