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Words are Just Words - By John La Valle- Certainty is an Inner Game and You Can Win It! - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Deborah BattersbyCertainty is an Inner Game and You Can Win It! Why do you need to master inner certainty? Here's a few reasons: There's a lot of stuff going on in the world that's enough to freak you out. You're accustomed to looking around at the things you trust to be solid and stable to give you some ...
Views: 32(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Communication Tips that Work - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Carole Hodges1. Listen to other people. The most successful people let others talk more than they do. Use questions to expand the conversation beyond small talk. Ask probing questions to elicit a person’s dreams and passions. Uncover ways that you can contribute to others and take action immediately. 2. ...
Views: 49(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Sex, Diets and Success: The Failure of the Self-Help Movement - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetLose over 20 pounds per month. Enhance your love life. Stop being a prisoner of your job. It’s all up to you. Here’s the miracle formula. And we’re going to give it to you for free. Goal-setting will change your life. Throw off the shackles of the shoulds in your life. If you only invest in ...
Views: 49(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Real Behavior Change: What does it take to break a habit? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetMotivation, Reinforcement, Support and Accountability Behavior change is not merely a matter of knowledge or skill. If that were true, then all the information campaigns on how to improve your health would have made behavior-related illnesses a thing of the past. And birth control information ...
Views: 54(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Influencing and Persuading Macho People at Work and At Home: The Macho Test - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetAre you Macho? Not sure? Take the Macho Factor Quiz! One of the most irritating aspects of day-to-day communication is trying to convince someone who takes a Macho attitude. Close colleagues are often dismayed to find that while amongst ourselves we can build on and critique each other's ...
Views: 46(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - In an Economic Crisis, Get Out of Mental Hibernation - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe news is bad. Few are the days when any positive announcements are made. Job losses are announced by the thousands in many countries. Even if you turn the news off, the negativity still confronts you from everywhere. Many people are walking around with high levels of fear, anxiety and panic. ...
Views: 62(6 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Whining and Connection Theory - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetThe weather has been unusually bad this summer. Either rain or it’s too hot. Or too humid. And summer doesn’t last very long anyway. The price of gas goes up on long weekends. And don’t get me started on the dollar! When it hit + 10 percent over the US dollar last year I lost a huge amount on ...
Views: 52(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - How NLP and Hypnosis can help manage Stress - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Matthew FergusonHow NLP and Hypnosis can help Manage Stress by Matthew Ferguson Modern life equals Modern stress, is there any way-out of here! Well, the answer lies in understanding how to handle stress because it cannot be avoided. The stress response is a natural and healthy response to perceived ...
Views: 60(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Test Your Hypnotizability - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Jake RhodesWith the field of hypnosis becoming increasingly respected and accepted amongst the medical profession as well as the self improvement movement more and more people are happy to try hypnotherapy for themselves. One question often pops up in peoples’ minds though before they are willing to put ...
Views: 63(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Without Anxiety The Human Race Would Have Disappeared Long Ago - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Mark ShepardAs much pain and suffering that sensitive people go through because of worry and anxiety, these are traits that have actually saved humanity’s collective butt since time immemorial. What do I mean? Well, first of all you have to understand that anxiety is a thought process. It is NOT a ...
Views: 60(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Building Rapport - How To Rapidly Build Rapport - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Peter SaksIn this article I will explain to you how to build rapid rapport. What do I mean by rapid? I mean you will be able to create rapport in minutes not in days or even weeks as it is in normal cases. What is rapport? Rapport is a connection between two people. If you know someone, with time you ...
Views: 75(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Can People Move Beyond Behaving Badly? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Mark Holland“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The way you treat other people is a reflection of your own attitude. You cannot expect to sustain a positive attitude by acting negatively toward others. Even if your ...
Views: 67(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Hypnosis Learning - How Should Teaching Someone in Hypnosis Look? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Peter SaksIn this article I will try to describe, ins and outs of using hypnosis for learning. What you will need to try out these methods is, someone that wants to learn under hypnosis, hypnotic script and teaching materials. Very important thing to remember is, never teach more than one person at the ...
Views: 62(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Do We Ever Say Thank You - Really? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from paul cloughHow many times do we say thank you? Yes we, well a lot of us, have read and try to have an attitude of gratitude and I've written about that and how to feel grateful. But what I was thinking about this morning, over my cup of coffee, do we say thank you to those close to us? The people in our ...
Views: 62(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Overcome a Phobia With Self Hypnosis - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Jake RhodesDo you have a phobia? If you do try and imagine facing that phobia right now. It could be a spider, it may be a glove or it could be walking under a bridge. Whatever it is try and picture it right now and focus on how it makes you feel. This little exercise goes to prove a few of things. ...
Views: 67(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Finding Your Happy Place - Mark J Holland NLP Mind Coaching - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Mark Holland“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” - Jim Rohn Perhaps you are one of those people who are thinking just now, “You can’t tell me to be happy. I don’t have to be happy if I don’t want to be. Isn’t this supposed to ...
Views: 78(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Does Your Attitude Create Pleasure or Pain? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Mark Holland“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.” - Tom Blandi Perhaps as important as what you believe is the manner in which you ...
Views: 81(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Creating Space for MORE in Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Gail BarkerOne of the words that is used a lot in everyday conversation is the word “but.” Usually, it’s considered to be a pretty benign word, or at least that’s my impression given the way in which it’s carelessly bandied about. I mean it’s a fairly small word, seemingly innocuous enough. I ...
Views: 78(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Training Your Internal Coach for Success! - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Vesna GrubacevicDo you realise that every time you speak to yourself you are actually coaching yourself? Are you empowering yourself through your own internal dialogue or beating yourself up? Is that little voice inside of you your best friend or a saboteur? How would you like to be able to train your internal ...
Views: 120(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Is Hypnosis a Dirty Word? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Jake RhodesThe self improvement movement is growing by the day. Both the internet and the lecture halls are awash with self-help gurus who promise that their methods can make you a better person. Often the main crux of these programs revolve around positive affirmations, creative visualization and NLP. Yet ...
Views: 97(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Visualize the Life You Really Want Using Your Imagination - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Mark HollandGuided visualization is perhaps the most powerful form available. In this method, you act as the captain of your visionary ship, guiding yourself through the images you conceive as though they were actually happening. When using guided visualization, it is especially important to set your timer, as ...
Views: 164(4 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - The Power of Positive Being - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Beth SutherlandThe Power of Positive Being - By Beth Sutherland Since 'The Secret' was named the most purchased book in Canada for 2007, many of us have heard, or believe in the power of minds ability to attract what you are thinking. Or perhaps, you are a non-believer because of the commercialism and ...
Views: 164(3 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Our Most Under-used Energetic Tool Is... - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Bruce DicksonForgiveness is my candidate for the most under-used tool. If you think of a more useful, less-used tool for self-healing, contact me! Q: If everyone has forgiveness in their toolbox, who is it under-used? A: People use forgiveness like a one-time affirmation and it does not work that way. ...
Views: 155(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - What's in Your Self-healing Toolbox? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Bruce DicksonWhether you know it or not, you have a toolbox for self-healing. These are the techniques, information, protocols and ideas, you use to solve everyday problems for yourself, family and children. Some of your “tools” are simple home remedies: what to do for a sunburn, poison ivy, sore feet. ...
Views: 146(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - The Future of Healthcare: Join the Self-healing Club! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Bruce DicksonYou found it! This is your ticket to the club of people healing themselves at a more rapid rate than the general public. This is your ticket to the lifestyle of healers—whether you practice with clients or not! In this lifestyle, if you do the work, it's possible to have a healing almost every ...
Views: 128(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Change Your Mood in 70 Seconds! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Brian NicolettiLearn this quick exercise, and when your mood falls down, pick it up fast. This whimsical yet spiritual exercise really works! Whatever problems you have on your mind be they personal or world problems: they can be more easily solved when you are in a better mood. The HappyU Exercise Get ready ...
Views: 244(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Get Calm Using This NLP Calm Anchor - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Louise GoddardFirst, a note (pardon the pun:) about music. Music affects both the mind and the body. It affects our brain waves. When we’re relaxed, our brainwaves are slower. Music with around 60 beats per minute corresponds with the human heart at rest. Listening to some tranquil classical pieces is helpful ...
Views: 145(5 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Book Review: Get the Life You Want - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), is based on the idea that all language and behaviors are highly structured. It uses several techniques to affect the way we think, learn and communicate. John La ...
Views: 117You must read the article to rate it. - NLP, Coaching, Hypnotherapy - Do You Listen or Do You Hear? - by Submitted on May 29, 2009 from I BLets start this article with a a simple question: "When approached by a colleague, family member or staff member with a problem are you a talker, interrogator or a listener? With a bit of self awareness it's not hard to see which one we are: Talkers do just that, they just talk...and ...
Views: 120You must read the article to rate it. - How to Use Guided Imagery to Help Improve Your Health - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Anne MarshallAthletes do it, business men do it and sportsmen wouldn't be without it. I am of course talking about using the power of your mind to help you improve your health and wellbeing. Of course, there are many mind skills techniques available to help you enhance healing and create change but the use ...
Views: 144(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - How to Use Hidden Hypnotic Commands in Normal Conversation - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Wesley AndersonIn one of Edgar Alan Poe's short stories, a stolen letter was hidden out in the open on the desk of one of the characters. Because it was in an envelope from another writer, the searchers looked at it, but never thought to check inside the envelope. In a similar way, it is possible to hide hypnotic ...
Views: 183(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Spock Was Lucid Dreaming! - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Barbara J. SempleThe latest STAR TREK movie with the new young cast and 78-year old Leonard Nimoy as "Future" Spock is a big, fun statement about the power of reframing your thinking and not only changing your world, but healing it too. SPOILER Alert: If you have not yet seen the movie, you may want to read this ...
Views: 112You must read the article to rate it. - The Trouble with Creative People - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Shelle Rose CharvetHave you ever noticed that some people do what is expected while others seem compelled to bend all the rules? And this is true, not only for people, but for whole cultures as well. What does the following riddle tell you about Canadian culture? Joke Alert! How do you get 25 Canadians to get ...
Views: 100(2 votes)You must read the article to rate it. - Bridging the Mind - Body Connection: with Hypnosis - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Terry RichardsonThe idea of hypnosis conjures a variety of reactions from most people, but it’s rare to find someone with no opinion at all regarding the validity of “being hypnotized”. The strength of opinions generally fill a range from believers who have had first hand experience (or know someone who ...
Views: 106You must read the article to rate it. - Anchoring the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from paul cloughI was reading an interesting book on the subject of the Law of Attraction. How we attract what we get by the way we feel. If we feel lack, we attract more lack (I know that's not a good way of putting it but you understand what I mean) and if we feel abundant in anything we attract more of that, be ...
Views: 91(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Gratitude~ and that feels like what - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2009 from paul cloughBeing grateful by definition is being appreciative or thankful I wonder how many times we actually consider what we are grateful for? Maybe if we all did this more often we would realise what we have. From the air that we breathe and the fine body we have to breathe to everything else we can think ...
Views: 90You must read the article to rate it. - Do You Know How Often You’re a Subject of Hypnosis? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2009 from Peter SaksHow many times have you been hypnotized, today? Well - much more often than you think! "I would like you to concentrate on any fixed point in this room you like, and while you do it you may realize your eyelids are starting to close..." That is what the majority of people will picture in their ...
Views: 94You must read the article to rate it. - Can we change Core Beliefs? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from paul cloughRecently, well over the last couple of months, I have been going to a great gym. Well not exactly a gym but a place called Core Cambridge where I am being helped to regain core stability and a better structure~ regain my way of standing and moving in alignment. Well bully for you I hear a ...
Views: 165You must read the article to rate it. - Book Review: NLP: The New Technology of Achievement - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), is based on the idea that all language and behaviors are highly structured. It uses several techniques to affect the way we think, learn and communicate. John La ...
Views: 140(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Definition: Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Douglas PakNeuro-Linguistic Programming™ (NLP™) is defined as the study of the structure of subjective experience and what can be calculated from that and is predicated upon the belief that all behaviour has structure. People such as Virginia Satir, Milton Erickson and Fritz Perls had amazing results with ...
Views: 110You must read the article to rate it. - How All Limiting Beliefs are Created - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Sean SmithMost of us have limiting beliefs that are sabotaging us from being empowered or ever achieving our goals. I want to teach you how and why these unnatural, restrictive beliefs are created. The recipe is a result of three functions of the brain, each of which is positive by itself. But when you ...
Views: 95(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - The Map is Not the Territory - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIn NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) we talk about people’s “maps of the world.” This term describes a person’s unique experience of reality. A map is not reality itself, only a representation of it, just as a map of Yellowstone Park is not the park itself, but a two-dimensional ...
Views: 91You must read the article to rate it. - RAS ZLE DAZZLE - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Janet WilksAs an NLP practitioner, a lot of the work I do focuses on the Reticular Activating System or RAS for short. Simply put (I like to keep things simple) the RAS is the brain’s information filtering system and each person’s RAS is unique to them. We receive so much information at any given time, if ...
Views: 98(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - NLP from a Teacher's Perspective - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from John SpringerNeuro-Linguistic Programming & The Classroom – The Short Answer Brief (very) History Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) first burst upon the psychological therapy scene in 1975 with the release of Richard Bandler and John Grinder’s written work, The Structure of Magic. At the time, Grinder ...
Views: 95You must read the article to rate it. - How to Change Your Thoughts, Fast! - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Stephen MartileNot many people know this, but I've been trained in NLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming. With this training I've been able to change thought patterns fast. How fast? I'm talking seconds, not hours, days or even months. In this video I'll show you exactly how I change thoughts using ...
Views: 98(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Just for Now? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Pam CastilloTHERE ARE PLACES and times when being-in-the-now or, going-with-the-flow can be a useful strategy to employ. Can you think of some examples in addition to: •Making love. •Standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon. •Listening as the officiate performs your marriage ceremony. AND THEN CONSIDER, ...
Views: 80You must read the article to rate it. - Changing Your Mental Programming with NLP - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2008 from Yvonne EllisIn my last article I introduced Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) as a great tool to use for changing subconscious programming. In this article, I’ll introduce you to Neuro Linguistic Programming (or NLP) and give you an NLP technique you can use yourself to change an unwanted or unproductive ...
Views: 160You must read the article to rate it. - Discover Your Mind Power - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2008 from Steven BurrowsIf you are like most people, you don't take full advantage of the power of your unconscious mind and it is simple to do so. It is simply a matter of instructing your mind to perform a task. The goal you ask it to accomplish will be achieved unless your unconscious mind believes that something is ...
Views: 99(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - ***The Use Of NLP And Time Line Therapy™ Techniques In Treating Depression - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2008 from Tad and Adriana JamesI have worked with a number of depressed clients, even Clinically Depressed,and on Prozac for 20 years, and we have had great success with Time Line Therapy for this. Depression is different from most other things we work with in NLP in that it is a "Clinical" issue. So..... First of all, it is ...
Views: 128You must read the article to rate it. - ***Reclaiming Your Life With Time Line Therapy® - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2008 from Tad and Adriana JamesChapter 1: INTRODUCTION Since the introduction of the Time Line Therapy® in 1988 in the book Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality, there has been, not only excitement about the techniques themselves, but also major interest by the psychotherapeutic community and a rather rapid ...
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