Secrets Of Linguistic Congruence
This is something you’ve no doubt heard of. But it’s also one of those vague words that’s pretty hard to pin down.
For example, if you were at some seminar listening to some guru speak, and he was going on and on about the importance of “congruence,” everybody would be nodding their heads in agreement.
Only problem is that just like politicians, spitting out some vague, nice sounding words is great, until you need to know exactly what’s being said.
So, what EXACTLY does congruence mean?
Technically, from a purely mathematical standpoint, it means “parallel” or “mirror image.”
On a personal, internal level, it means having all “parts” of you on the same page, or pointing in the same direction.
For example, if part of you wanted to go out, while another part of you wanted to stay home, you could say you were “incongruent” in your plans.
Politicians that say things to get elected, but don’t really believe are “incongruent” in their delivery.
Often times we believe something on one level, but not another. Which means we’re projecting an “incongruent” message without knowing it.
We think we are speaking some truth, but others suspect something’s up.
One way this can present itself is when we’re talking to others, and “pretending” that they are making a good point, or that we understand what they are saying, when we’re really not.
If this happens to us, it’s not a very good feeling. It almost feels as if like somebody’s being just a bit condescending, or they think we’re silly on some level.
The truth is that unless you’re talking to your best friend from kindergarten, with whom you’ve buried bodies and shared a prison cell, you’re going to be incongruent on some level.
This is precisely where ultra charismatic and magnetic people get their energy from. They don’t really HAVE any extra energy.
They’re just taking ALL their energy, and focusing it on whomever they’re speaking with. They can suspend disbelief, they ditch any ideas they have on the subject.
They make the person they are speaking with feel absolutely comfortable sharing their deepest secrets.
Because this is NOT some kind of trick or manipulation. This is genuine, honest, congruent focus on the other person.
Which means they FEEL THIS on a deep level.
And when you can take THEIR ideas, and wrap them in these language patterns, and give them back to them, they will feel even better.
If you want, they’ll follow you to the ends of the Earth.