I was standing in the lobby outside of one of the trainings here in the Colorado mountains last week chatting with an executive from Hilton Hotels. Like many people her acquaintance with NLP was based on an exposure to Tony Robbins. She commented several times that the main point Tony “taught” was to come back […]
Motivation With NLP: Do It Yourself or Outsource? Read More »
One of the most popular areas in NLP is the set of processes for changing beliefs. I also get a lot of requests for patterns and processes you can do by yourself. So this week I’m including one of the simplest and most suitable for a “DIY” approach. Created by Robert Dilts, the “Walking Belief
In basketball there is a saying that you have to learn to play to your left to master the game. This refers to the fact that most people are right handed and find it easier and more natural to play to their preferred side. So for basketball players learning to have the flexibility to play
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NLP has long proposed different learning and perceptual styles bases on individual’s sensory preferences. The emerging field of Neuroscience is validating more and more of the proposals of NLP as in this example. March 25th, 2009 http://www.physorg.com/news157202233.html A University of Pennsylvania psychology study, using functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to scan the brain, reveals that
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This is a simple and yet profound process you can do with no previous knowledge of NLP – just a good imagination! 1. Sit across from an empty chair. Close your eyes, relax, breathe slowly and deeply. Begin to think of the very distant future. 2. Let an image of an ancient and wise you
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(Part 1 is here: http://www.nlpco.com/2009/07/practice-building-1 ) We have already covered errors in philosophical grounding, lack of skill, and a failure of implementing a sustainable structure for your business–and for the scope of your clients’ needs. What is next? More nuts and bolts rather than philosophical grounding or mindset: Mistake: Having only 1 stream of prospects
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We’re lucky enough to have a website that was one of the very first in NLP. The upside of one of the world’s original NLP sites is recognition and credibility. The downside was embedded obsolescence. After months of work we have it cleaned up, and a new design and navigation. (Maybe now the search engines
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Magic and Mastery One of the biggest lies used in NLP is that anything can be done by anyone. It’s a useful lie properly understood, but few people take the time to get that understanding, and instead just fall in love with the magical thinking implied. It’s this love of magical thinking that leads us
What to do, what to do. Sometimes you do a simple process, it works like a charm. Other times you wonder if it did, or you know it didn’t. Here’s a reminder of the logical first place to start and how to deal with it. Enjoy, Tom Dotz P.S. Remember: Summer In The Mountains: Personal and Career
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Sliding Into Focus: Sliding Anchors! Accelerate your anchoring technique with this force multiplier. In our recent survey a number of you mentioned a desire to have a greater ability to concentrate and focus on a project for an extended period of time. This is a common experience we all face more and more as we
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