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Overcoming Shyness By Tom Hoobyar Article Word Count 1861, average reading time 7 minutes. I want to tell you a story about a teenage boy who went to his first dance at a new school. It was a Thursday evening “practice prom”, an early evening dance in the gym so the students could practice various dance steps before the prom. The music was provided by tape deck; one of the physical education teachers played the
Most of us feel that experience we call ‘overwhelm’ at one time or another, and more so as life seems to keep moving at a faster pace. Here’s a look at how to manage those experiences and have a little more energy for your self. It’s a little play with submodalities, the “molcules of meaning” in our imagination. Nice. Oh, naturally we go into this is some detail in both our Portable Practitioner Program, and
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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