Creating a Resource Anchor – The Ring of Power

Recently we covered the topic of Anchoring and there has been some excellent feedback on Facebook (Thanks everyone!) about it so far. This post is discussing Resource Anchors. A Resource Anchor is a specific type of anchor that, when fired, will put you into a really resourceful state. They are especially useful in situations where you feel unresourceful and want to think clearly so you can do your best.

A month ago, not long before I began my travels, I was traveling late at night back home from Pinjarra (A town about an hour south of where I lived) along the Freeway. Pinjarra is a rural area and the freeway was unlit by street lights, only my sole headlight lit the way. As it came closer to the city the speed limit dropped from 110 to 100 and, as you can probably guess, I didn’t. It didn’t take long for the flashing police lights to fill my mirrors and I pulled over to hear what they had to say. You may know that feeling when you hear the sirens and see those lights behind you… it isn’t a nice feeling – sort of a sinking feeling in my stomach that made me want to say “Oh no!!!”. Anyway, I’d come prepared and rather than letting the crappy anxious feeling consume me I fired a resource anchor – instantly my state changed and I started feeling confident, powerful and at peace. Rather than having a squeaky nervous voice with the Policeman I was able to speak calmly and confidently and properly represent myself in the situation.

This is the value of a Resource Anchor – it allows you to become resourceful in situations where it would be so much easier to be anxious, worried or nervous. And all it takes is the foresight to create one! Hopefully you have read my previous article on the Basics of Anchoring, but if you haven’t then you’ll probably want to read that before going any further with this article:
- Read The Basics of Anchoring

This particular technique for creating a Resource Anchor is called The Ring of Power.

The Ring of Power

This process is a quick and easy to way to create a Resource Anchor in yourself.

1. Stand up with a small space in front of you.
2. Imagine a brightly glowing circle on the floor in front of you.
3. Remember a time when you felt totally motivated, a specific time. And as you begin to really feel totally motivated step forward into the brightly glowing circle.
4. As soon as you notice the feelings begin to subside take a step backwards out of the glowing circle.
5. Repeat Step #3 to #4 with as many positive states as you can remember – the more the better. I would suggest a minimum of five powerful states to create a really powerful Resource Anchor. Some states you may wish to try could be:
   - Totally Powerful
   - Totally Loved
   - Totally Energetic
   - Totally Confident
   - Totally Ready
6. When you have added all of the positive states then break your state (Ask yourself if you can smell coffee – works every time!).
7. Now you need to test it. Imagine the brightly glowing circle in front of you on the floor and step into it! You’ll feel those feelings again (If you didn’t then see the notes in The Basics of Anchoring post about what to do in that situation)
8. Step back out of the circle. Imagine yourself picking it up off the floor, rolling it into a ring and placing it onto one of your fingers (Any finger is fine, but remember which one!). If you preferred you could imagine it as a bracelet or other piece of jewelery/clothing.

Now that you have created this Resource Anchor you can use it whenever you want to in the future. Simply imagine yourself taking off the ring in your mind, seeing the glowing circle on the floor and take a single step forward into it.

Enjoy the results!

Resource Anchors are particularly useful in stressful situations. Some of my favourite situations where I regularly suggest Resource Anchors include:

• Job interviews
• Court cases
• Discussions with people you have a strained relationship with
• When becoming more assertive
• Public speaking
• Performers before they go on stage

And many, many other situations! After all, when couldn’t it help to feel motivated, loved, powerful, confident, ready and energetic?

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