“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.”  — Ralph W. Sockman Have you asked yourself lately: “What is the positive intention of our current economic situation?” I was on the phone with a friend today who spoke beautifully about the gift of the current situation — how it is collectively putting us in a place we can truly “wake up!” to

If you have had exposure to NLP beyond a book or introductory CD, have been involved in a discussion about the utilization of NLP for the purposes of “manipulating” people.  (And if you are brand new to NLP, having seen some of the claims made by NLP training institutes, perhaps the question has been raised in your mind). I recall vividly my version of this conversation, in the opening days of my own Practitioner Training,

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 did you feel? In 2006, in the space of one year, I lost my home,

In the NYT today is another of the reports I’m finding more and more of these days.  The theories behind NLP that were so outre when first proposed 30 years ago are now being re-proposed and validated with increasing frequency by mainstream science particularly in the field of neuroscience. Here’s a lovely and simple example one such study of how we construct our inner reality.  The folowing paragraph in particular could have been taked directly

Of course NLP is manipulative. That is one way to put NLP processes and understandings to work. Human behavior is by nature manipulative. From our first breath we manipulate our environment and caretakers to ensure our needs are met. We manipulate ourselves by the minute with our thoughts, positive and negative. We manipulate others with our love, our politeness, our anger, and our tears. If I engage

by Steve and Connirae Andreas This is the original format from our Classic Trainer Manual. It includes some of the background material used by the trainers such as framing, and frequently asked questions (with answers!).