Increasing your effectiveness with EFT, part 133.
Years ago, I heard a wonderful analogy by Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, about how negative thoughts and beliefs affect our performance and enjoyment. The analogy went like this: Imagine two people of equal intelligence are taking an exam. One of them has a bee buzzing around, distracting them. Which of the two students is going to do better on the exam? Naturally, the one without the bee buzzing around. The same principle applies to thoughts and beliefs.
If you have two people of equal smarts taking an exam, but one of them is distracted by the thought, “I’m not smart enough,” that person is not going to perform as well as the other who doesn’t have that “bee” buzzing around. Those negative thoughts are like that bee—they may not be true, but they buzz around in our minds, distracting us and affecting how we perform.
This is where EFT can help. EFT can diminish and release the emotional charge attached to those negative thoughts and beliefs so that they don’t affect us as much anymore. By taking away their emotional charge, it becomes a lot easier to quiet those thoughts or, if they do happen to come up, to simply let them go like a passing cloud in the sky.
The same thing might apply if you’re giving a speech, but you find yourself “thrown off your game” by thoughts such as “I bet no one is interested in what I have to say,” or “They can tell I’m so nervous—this is embarrassing.”
Or take another example—imagine you’re at a party, trying to have a good time dancing, but instead, you’re distracted by thoughts like, “I bet I look so awkward and clumsy dancing,” or “I probably look ridiculous.” These thoughts are no different than having that bee buzzing around, stopping you from enjoying yourself.
Whatever the activity you’re trying to do, it’s a lot easier and more enjoyable if you don’t have that bee buzzing around you. And that’s exactly what EFT can help you with—quieting those distracting thoughts so you can focus on what matters and perform at your best.
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I’m Bruno Sade, a clinical psychologist and Certified Advanced EFT Practitioner. My approach is compassionate and tailored to your unique experiences and needs.
What do you think about this analogy? Have you experienced distracting thoughts affecting your performance or enjoyment? I’d love to hear about your experiences. If you’ve never tapped with me and would like to know more about how to implement this approach, please reach out to me directly, and I’ll be happy to gift the first 5 people who do this with a free tapping session.