Lessons in Hope
By: Lisa Jackson, NLP Master Practitioner & Executive Coach
dis·ap·point-verb (used with object)

1.
to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.

2.
to defeat the fulfillment of (hopes, plans, etc.); thwart; frustrate: to be disappointed in love.

When was the last time you lost something you really cared about?
How [...]

 
This week’s blog is not a typical NLP teaching tool.
You’ve been fairly warned.
The big election in the U.S. has heated up discussions about emotional topics like our unwelcome presence in Iraq, our limp economy, and our impact on global warming.
What business do politics have in a blog about NLP?
Our nation seems insatiably fascinated by fear [...]

Reality Bites … Good Feedback Rules
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.  ~J.M. Power
If feedback is the breakfast of champions, I want protein. The kind that sticks with me and sustains my energy. Feedback is the DNA of learning. Feedback is what sets [...]

Along with this week’s story about benefiting from feedback I thought it appropriate to include this gem from “The Living Encyclopedia of NLP” Section 4, Strategies.  It’s generally useful when dealing with feedback to have a really good strategy for discerning feedback from attack and for dealing with it effectively.
A Strategy for Responding to Criticism
(Developed [...]

Last week, we shared Coach Lisa’s exercise on the “Inside Family.”
Today, I want to share her process on building a more supportive “soundtrack” for your life.  I call it “The Good Guys.”
Even those of us who are Master NLP’ers still have self-talk that we are largely unaware of, that is not positive and supportive. Disciplining [...]

Today you’ll be watching for examples of simultaneous incongruence in your family members and/or co-workers. This task will require your visual and auditory acuity. A person who is displaying simultaneous incongruity might say, “Yes, I’d love to go to the movies,” while shaking their head no. Write down what people say and do when they [...]