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Positive Thinking in RI The Biggest Little State in the Union

HOW TO APPLY BIGGEST LITTLE STATE THINKING TO YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

(As appeared in Ult Nutrition August 2016)

 Today, as a full-time hypnotist, I help individuals quit smoking, lose weight, make other important changes and train other hypnotists, but in 1981 I had a very different assignment. My job was to come up with a new slogan for our state.

In 1981, Rhode Islanders were depressed (or so some state funded research suggested). And why not?  Massachusetts was in the middle of its high tech “Mass Miracle”. Connecticut was rich. People in our state felt like “poor little Rhody.”

You might say Rhode Island was lacking self-respect.

Many of us had what you might call a “negative self-image” about our beautiful home. We saw our glass as half-full. Other states even had bigger glasses..

My job as a young copywriter at the state’s advertising agency was to give Rhode Islanders a new way to think about ourselves.

Personally, it always seemed to be that Rhode Island is as BIG as anyplace in the world. And I strongly believed as a hypnotist that the only limitations to our lives are those we place on ourselves.

So, I came up with “Rhode Island: the Biggest Little State in the Union” slogan as a battle cry, what we call in hypnosis a “re-framing”.  The slogan described our state. But also gave us something to shoot for. The rest is history.

And that is what the campaign became: history. That is until the recent Benny’s revival of the song built around my slogan and covered by Steve Smith and the Naked. The original song is attributed to Bill Comeau and Rob Carlson in the commercial. But as Arnold Bromberg, Vice-President of Benny’s kindly said in the Providence Journal recently and also on the Dan Yorke show: “the actual The Biggest Little State in the Union slogan is the brainchild of John Koenig.”

I love the phrase “brainchild” and am pleased by the acknowledgement. But what is more gratifying is the way Rhode Islanders adopted The Biggest Little State in the Union slogan as their own 35 years ago and again today. It is no longer my slogan: it belongs to us all.

How Can You Apply “Biggest Little State in the Union” Thinking to Your Life?

It is a simple trick: what we hypnotists call a “re-framing”.

What I did when I created “the biggest little state in the union” slogan was take something negative (a perceived weakness).  Acknowledge it. Then re-frame the weakness into strength.’

Here is the logic behind the slogan’s creation:

     Fact: Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States.

     Re-frame (New Slogan): There is so much here in history, culture, diversity and

opportunity. We are literally as big as we want to be. We are the smallest but the

best. Rhode Island is the biggest little state in the union.

So, why not create a personal slogan to motivate you in your life? You’ve got nothing to lose except some negative self-talk and who knows how much to gain.  I will caution you that it is best doing it with a friend, counselor or hypnotic coach. You want a slogan that is a genuine breakthrough not a re-hashing of old ideas.  At least ask someone you trust to hear your new slogan and see if they agree it will work for you.

And it’s simple. Take a fact in your life that bothers you. A perceived limitation. Write it down. Now look within that fact and find something, anything that can be a positive. A turn-around. A re-frame And make it your personal slogan. You could even print your own T-shirt and bumper stickers. And begin to live as if your new personal slogan were true following the slogan: fake it until you make it.

Rhode Island is  “the biggest little state in the union” because we say so. And that is a lot better than telling ourselves we are “poor little rhody.” So why not stop living a negative life script and start following your own new personal battle-cry.

Your Own Personal Slogan

Keep in mind your new personal slogan doesn’t have to be true. It is something to grow into. You won’t have much evidence to support it at first. And, I promise you, it will feel “weird”, like who is this person acting in this new way? But you begin to act as if it were true and eventually it becomes true. This is a law of nature: thoughts lead to actions. Action leads to destiny. What we tell ourselves about ourselves does matter.

Here are some examples of re-frames (new slogans):

Alcoholic or Drug Addict Entering Early Recovery

Facts: Lost job. Lost family. No money. In rehab. A drunk.  An “addict”.

Re-frame (New Slogan): I don’t drink or drug today and that changes everything. I can only go up from here. And I will. I am a Recovering Alcoholic (Addict). So I don’t drink or drug today. A Higher Power will do for me what I cannot do for myself.

Over-eater Who Wants to Lose Weight

Facts: I weigh 300 lbs and am 5’6”. Negative self-image. Food is my comfort.

Re-frame (New Slogan): I may be fat today but I will be skinnier tomorrow. Enough is enough and I have had enough. What’s more I am enough: I am worth living a great, healthy life.  Eating healthy feels delicious. I now have an appetite for life.

Worrier and Pessimist

Facts: I spend a lot of time worrying about the future

Re-frame (New Slogan): I pay attention to today: tomorrow takes care of itself.

Cigarette Smoker Who wants to Quit

Facts: I have smoked 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years and tried to quit without success a dozen times.

Re-frame (New Slogan): I am a Non-Smoker: cigarettes have no power over me.

Anyone in a Negative Mindset

Facts: These can include real as well as imagined “facts”: not enough money, stuck in a career or relationship, recent loses, a pattern of “failure”.

Re-frame (New Slogan): Everyday and in every way I am better and better and better.

This last reframe/new slogan was suggested by Emile Coue a French hypnotist from the early 20th century. He wrote about this simple, life changing slogan in a famous book he called My Method that became an international best-seller. And it does change lives. Try it for 30 days for 5 minutes a day and see if you don’t notice a difference in attitude and behavior.

A New Empowering Personal Slogan
is Just Part of the Solution

I am not a big fan of the slogan “No pain. No gain.” because I don’t believe we have to suffer to end suffering. On the other hand, I value the wisdom in the slogan “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.”  And though you need more for healthy Mental Nutrition than an empowering personal battle-cry it is certainly a good start

Remember the Chinese slogan: “A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.” Well, creating a new slogan to live by is certainly a good first step.

Feel like a failure? Well, try on this slogan for a week and let me know how it feels: ”Everyday in every way I am getting better and better.”

You can use a slogan like that to build an empire or just turn your life in a more positive direction…one day at a time.

My Promises to You

Commitment to Your Success: Whether you are interested in past-life exploration for personal growth or simply making an important change in your current life, my goal is your success – as you define it – giving you back your power wherever and whenever it is most important to you.

Accountability: You can count on me to hold you accountable to achieve the results you desire – whether it is changing a destructive habit (quitting smoking for example – or getting your food intake under control -or making an even bigger change in the way you think, act or feel) in a gentle and respectful but consistent manner

Empathy:  We are all human beings and share common challenges and goals: you can expect me to be genuine with you – treating you with the respect you deserve as a fellow traveler.

Laughter and Fun: I love my work and love a good laugh.

Miracles: I see and help create miracles of personal change every week – you can count on me to see possibilities for growth and genuine healing in your life – even places where you may have lost belief in anything ever really changing.

Imagination: See it and believe it and you can achieve it.

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