Subtly Slipping in Change

Meaning Reframing: Subtly Slipping in Change Want to learn to change the meaning of a situation and protect yourself with a technique known as Meaning Reframing? Meaning Reframing gives you a very simple and subtle way to create change for yourself and in others. And realizing when someone is ‘doing it to you’ can protect you from manipulation, whether in the personal sphere or in the public. For instance, the notion of ‘framing’ is gaining

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Programming Yourself Now To Remember Later

This is a really useful and fun little NLP process for tickling your memory: remembering something exactly when you want to. Steve Andreas outlines the process here. He provides enough detail that you can start playing with it right now. And if you want the whole enchilada with details and more examples, it’s available at the link below as an MP3 download for just $5.00. Enjoy! Tom Dotz Often people sincerely make a change, but

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The Other Side Of Motivation Or Goals, Shmoals

One of the more popular requests we get is how to be “more motivated.” In the NLP model of “Metaprograms” motivation is described as an analog sorting. At one end you have what is labeled “away from” and at the other, “towards.” Many people, including a lot of  NLP “experts” are mistaken in thinking that motivation is digital (either/or) and deluded in proselytizing that “away from” motivation is bad, and only “towards” motivation is good.

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Escaping Troublesome Gulch: Using Your Internal Voices & Converting Negative Self Talk

Troublesome Gulch is the name of a road in the town one over.  It happens to be where a famous ex-Senator lives who certainly created his share of troubles for himself.   However his internal dialogue framed it, he behaved as if the rules didn’t apply to him.  All it cost him was his Senate seat and his candidacy for President of the US. Hopefully your internal voices are giving you support that is much

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The Power Of Touch

Another of our popular stories from Tom Hoobyar embodying some NLP processes and everyday wisdom. This week’s story draws from Section 1 — about anchoring (and much more)- in the NLP Portable Practitioner Training . If you have it, you’ll get even more out of the story! Enjoy, Tom Dotz The Power Of Touch By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 1227, average reading time 4.9 minutes. Some years back I met this nice woman in

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The Magical Difference Between “This” and “That”

The difference two words can make.  This article exposes you to a deceptively simple language pattern that is an example of a linguistic state change. This is the kind of language patterns covered in our NLP Portable Practitioner Training on DVD.  A growing number of people are becoming Certified Practitioners through this unique program. Consider the advantages of having an entire training class that can fit into a briefcase – and most important, you can

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How to “Unstick” a Mind, Even Your Own

How to “Unstick” a Mind, Even Your Own. By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 568, average reading time 2.3 minutes Ever hear a friend, associate or employee say, “I can’t do it,” or “It can’t be done”? Actually, there are many variations on that statement, all meaning, “No way”. Ever been tempted to argue? Or contradict the statement with, “Of course you can do it, all you’ve gotta do is TRY!” Didn’t work out too

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Which Lines Should You Cross?

Which Lines Should You Cross? By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 1000, average reading time 4 minutes. Last week we talked about limits — the limits that each of us sets for ourselves on what we can want, and what we can do. I said we’d talk more about how to manage these limits inside ourselves. But first I want to tell you what the mechanism is that maintains these limits. After all, if you

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Where Are Your Limits?

Greetings! Here’s another great article you may have missed by Tom Hoobyar.  One of our favorite writers, Tom has some great tips for you on personal limitations.  He points out simple things you can do to be more flexible with your personal limits. Enjoy! Tom Dotz Where Are Your Limits? By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 1708, average reading time 6.8 minutes. Here’s a surprise. Whoever you are and whatever you can or can’t do,

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Interview Anxiety Relief: New Jobs, Layoffs, Promotions, Performances

Yesterday someone asked if we had any processes to deal with job anxieties.  For many people these situations can be a bit unnerving. Maybe even stressful.  While you could create a specific process for each such anxiety, we already have one for you that is easily adapted, and so powerful it’s almost overkill.   It only takes 15 minutes or so the first time, and even less with practice. All that is needed to make it

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