Level Up: Conquer the Game of Self Love Manifestation

As a Certified Master NLP Coach, one of the most powerful tools I’ve encountered in facilitating personal growth is incorporating the concept of ‘play’ not just into my work but into my life. 

This technique, which we use within the Open Acceptance Method, invites you to turn your self-love practises into a game.

Why gamify self-love?

Growth and change can be challenging and daunting. Turning your self-love practises into a game helps you find lightness, fun, and engagement, making the whole thing a more enjoyable and sustainable experience.

The tip: Stop. Laugh. Play

Stop:

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s easy to forget the power of a pause. I encourage you to stop and press pause, multiple times throughout your day. 

Tip: Take a moment to breathe and be present. Check-in with how you’re feeling and what you’re thinking. Acknowledge it. Be present with it. Accept it exactly how it is.  

This is a simple way of shifting from being reactive to becoming more conscious and aware. 

Laugh:

Laughter, as they say, is the best medicine. It’s also a powerful tool to help you shift perspective and disarm the ego. I invite you to find humour in your frustrations and challenges. 

Tip: Visualise or sense something absurd, larger than life or amusing. Inject it into your current struggles; blow it up. Make it funny. This can help ease tension and reduce the seriousness of the situation. 

Now that you’ve brought a little space into your mind, ask yourself a question that reinforces the shift from fear and frustration to curiosity and growth.

Ask, “What can I learn from this?”

Play:

Playfulness fosters creativity, resilience, and adaptability. I urge you to approach your day-to-day experiences with a playful mindset. This could be as simple as pulling a silly face in the mirror or finding an unexpected way to complete a routine task. 

The goal is to foster an atmosphere of light-hearted exploration, transforming the ‘work’ of personal growth into a joyful game.

Tip: Set up a reminder on your phone to stop for just 60 seconds a day. Interrupt your daily pattern and give yourself a couple of moments to simply breathe joy into your heart. 

Continue with an increased awareness of light in your heart. 

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Remember, the ‘game’ is played inside you. It’s not about denying challenges or suppressing emotions, but rather about embracing life’s ups and downs with grace, humour, and curiosity. 

By gamifying the process, you not only make the journey of personal growth more enjoyable, but you also cultivate a more compassionate and playful relationship with yourself.

By following the STOP. LAUGH. PLAY. formula, you’ll experience a fun, engaging, and effective approach to practising self-love, thus helping you to shine your inner light. 

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As your coach, I’m here to guide and inspire you to embrace the game of life and celebrate every step of your journey towards personal growth.

Renier Jooste

NLP Master Coach

Co-founder: Open Acceptance Method

Certified Master NLP & Hypnotherapy Practitioner, Firewalking & Breathwork Instructor, Strategic Intervention Specialist, Body Language & Micro-Expression Expert, Human Behaviour Specialist, Core Human Needs Therapy Practitioner, and Reiki Level 2 Practitioner

Self love and kindness quotes

1. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

2. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” – Katrina Mayer

3. “The journey isn’t about becoming a different person, but loving who you are right now.” – Suzanne Heyn

4. “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” – William Shakespeare

5. “If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.” – Wayne Dyer

6. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

7. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” – Oscar Wilde

8. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

9. “You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Markle

10. “Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt