What Works For Me

Reflections On Using EFT
For Personal Growth
by
Andy Hunt

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The Menu
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Where I'm coming from

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What I want from my tapping

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The problem with problems

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Principles

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Strategies

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Tactics
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Mindfulness
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Mindfulness

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Compassion
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Mindfulness

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Compassion

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Practice
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Compassion

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Mindfulness
Practice

NLP
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Compassion

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Mindfulness
Practice

NLP
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Structure of subjective experience
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Compassion

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Mindfulness
Practice

NLP
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Structure of subjective experience

EFT
Where I'm Coming From
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Buddhism
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Compassion

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Mindfulness
Practice

NLP
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Structure of subjective experience

EFT
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Simple change
What do I want from tapping?

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What do I want from tapping?
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To go from resistance to acceptance
What do I want from tapping?
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To go from resistance to acceptance

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To go from reaction to response
What do I want from tapping?
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To go from resistance to acceptance

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To go from reaction to response

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To have more choices
What do I want from tapping?
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To go from resistance to acceptance

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To go from reaction to response

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To have more choices

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To be able to do things differently
What do I want from tapping?
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To go from resistance to acceptance

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To go from reaction to response

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To have more choices

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To be able to do things differently

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To have more clarity
The Resistance

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Problem Goggles

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Principles
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Don't avoid the problem
Principles
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Don't avoid the problem

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Fixing the world is difficult
Principles
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Don't avoid the problem

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Fixing the world is difficult

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Use everything
Principles
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Don't avoid the problem

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Fixing the world is difficult

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Use everything

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Problems are opportunities
Principles
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Don't avoid the problem

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Fixing the world is difficult

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Use everything

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Problems are opportunities

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Take responsibility
Principles
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Don't avoid the problem

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Fixing the world is difficult

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Use everything

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Problems are opportunities

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Take responsibility

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Tapping is a practice
Safety Notice
Strategies

Try to be clear about
what is going on

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Strategies

Pay attention to the
experience not the
explanation

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Strategies

Write it down
Strategies

Break the problem down
into smaller pieces
Strategies

Change something …
anything!

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Strategies

Do the simplest thing
that could possibly work

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Strategies

If in doubt attend to the
sensations in the body

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Strategies

Look for limiting beliefs

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Strategies

Test your work

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Tactics

Pick a problem
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change

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I am afraid of resolving this issue
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change

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I am afraid of resolving this issue

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It's not possible to resolve this
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change

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I am afraid of resolving this issue

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It's not possible to resolve this

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I am not capable of resolving this
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change

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I am afraid of resolving this issue

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It's not possible to resolve this

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I am not capable of resolving this

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I don't deserve to resolve this
Tactics
Uncovering resistance
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I don't want to change

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I am afraid of resolving this issue

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It's not possible to resolve this

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I am not capable of resolving this

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I don't deserve to resolve this

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I don't know who I'll be without this
Tactics
Sneak up on the problem
Tactics
Sneak up on the problem
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This problem is ...
Tactics
Sneak up on the problem
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This problem is …

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I feel … about this problem
Tactics
Unpacking the problem
Tactics
Unpacking the problem
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Pencil and paper tapping
Tactics
Unpacking the problem
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Pencil and paper tapping

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When I am in this situation
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I think ...

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I feel ...

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I do …
Tactics
Unpacking the problem
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Pencil and paper tapping

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When I am in this situation
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I feel ...

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I think ...
I do …

What does this situation remind me of?
Tactics
Find the beliefs
Tactics
Find the beliefs
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This situation is like this because …?
Tactics
Find the beliefs
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This situation is like this because …?

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I have this problem because … ?
Motivational Advice
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)

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If you have already started, keep going!
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)

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If you have already started, keep going!

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Pay more attention to what changes than to
what seems to stay the same
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)

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If you have already started, keep going!

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Pay more attention to what changes than to
what seems to stay the same
If what you are doing is working do more of it …
and vice versa.
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)

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If you have already started, keep going!

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Pay more attention to what changes than to
what seems to stay the same
If what you are doing is working do more of it …
and vice versa
This stuff only works if you use it
Motivational Advice
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Start! (What are you waiting for?)

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If you have already started, keep going!

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Pay more attention to what changes than to
what seems to stay the same
If what you are doing is working do more of it …
and vice versa

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This stuff only works if you use it

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Good luck!
Recorded Webinars
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Inclusive Tapping

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Pencil and Paper Tapping

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Exception Tapping

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Softening Limiting Beliefs

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Uncovering Limitations

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