One of the most “famous” of the NLP techniques is the Phobia Cure: a manipulation of the sequence and perspective of imagined events that cause the body to react as if there is immediate danger. It has been a staple of my psychotherapy/coaching practice for 30 years. And I have seen it fail! Let me […]
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Happy Tuesday! We had a great response to last week’s article about the use of the word “But” in our everyday language. So we thought we’d share something else about language with you this week. (If you haven’t had a chance to read last week’s newsletter make sure you check it out here http://www.nlpco.com/library/use-you-buts) You
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Behaviors like procrastination generally get a pretty bad rap. What possible good could they do? You may never get around to reconciling your bank account, or changing jobs, or dropping certain people from your life. How could this possibly be useful? It’s just a waste of time, right? In NLP we pre-suppose that every behavior is useful, in some context. That’s a pretty broad brush. Let’s look at one picture we can paint with this example.
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Subtle Skills for Building Rapport Using Neuro-Linguistic Programming in the Interview Room By VINCENT A. SANDOVAL, M.A., and SUSAN H. ADAMS, M.A. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Mark Hamilton, a seasoned detective, slowly opens the door to the interview room. The witness to the drive-by shooting sits leaning forward in a chair with her head in
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Here’s another in our series on metaphors we live by, the ways in which how we describe our lives and situations influences us. The specific metaphors we use, the way we use them and the stories we create with them may limit us, inspire us, or expand our options. Recognizing the ones you use is
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Much is made of metaphor in literature and life. What the early developers of NLP did differently was to take the metaphors people used to describe situations literally. Simple as it seems, this was a revolutionary step. In a conversation with a friend the other day she said “it was a block (stopping her).” Taking
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By now you certainly have heard about NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-linguistic Programming. The reviews are coming in and they all agree…it’s a fantastic guide to running your own mind and being in control of your own experiences! I hope you’ve had a chance to pick up your copy and get started on it.
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Here is another great excerpt from our new book, NLP: The Essential Guide. The feedback has been awesome, and people are really enjoying getting to try out some processes and learn more about their mind works. I’m so excited for you to get your copy, I couldn’t wait to send out this fun exercise. It’s
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It’s finally here. After much hype, countless hours, so many months work, the new book, NLP: The Essential Guide is in stores and on shelves. It’s hard to believe. It’s really here, and it’s more than just paper. Published by William Morrow/Harper Collins, it’s available now. You get the book and the matching Companion Site . The
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A long time ago I promised to make a book using Tom Hoobyar’s NLP stories. He and I got a good start on it, and then life interrupted, and Tom passed on. So Susan Sanders, a good friend and stellar NLP’er, and I took the beginnings of a manuscript Tom H had created and turned
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