Pace and Lead

There's an NLP and hypno-cognitive behaviour pattern called Pacing and Leading. It involves being aware of subconscious cues and non verbal suggestions of matching the pattern of communication with the person or people you are communicating with to build instant rapport and gain trust quickly.

For example, when I was a Children's Party Entertainer, I would run manically into the party room to "match" the madness of the kids, and then slowly start to tiptoe around and pretend to not see the children as I began to search high and low for them, asking their parents where they all were, as they began to gather round me and out of their own accord be attracted to me without me asking them to be.

This is effective pacing and leading.

Today, I would like to effectively pace the snail, and remember that sometimes taking one's time to gather, harvest, grow and consolidate is much more valuable and useful than rushing in with a blast of energy that can burn out pretty quickly.

I want to achieve a good combination in life of pacing and leading so I know when to drift and when to blast, like getting the balance right in a hot air balloon to keep it afloat.

Thank you Mister Snail for reminding me to slow it down a bit.