Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Articles

There are a number of variables to consider when discussing the topic of hypnotize someone, such as: how well a person responds to suggestions, what they expect, what they believe, worries, and his or her ability to trust the hypnotizer. When a person agrees to an induction, it is important not to betray their trust and to treat him or her with proper care. There are some principles for those who want to learn how to hypnotize. It is essential to start your sessions by asking the potential subject if he or she has already been hypnotized in the past.

NLP coaching is designed to further help those who are struggling with personal issues that are holding them back from living a fulfilled life. Whether it’s financial success or improving personal relationships, many can benefit from the assistance of someone else who has an understanding of how the mind works.

As 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 mental disease. When you are anxious, you are thinking about what? What’s great? What’s wonderful? How everything is going to turn out better than you can possibly imagine? NOPE! You are imagining the worst case scenario.

Self-confident people generate money. Self-confident people are filled with optimism and positiventhoughts. They have an "i can" attitude towards life and think itnis possible to do great things. They are an asset to thenorganization they work for as they can be given tasks that demandngreater ...

The power of NLP comes from its fast and effective way of dealing with problems and difficulties. If we could summarize NLP in one equation, it would be: present state + resources = desired state. The present state is where the person is, with his challenge, difficulty or problem he wants to ...

How 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 lives that are there all the time. Sitting in the morning sun, I realised, even with all my training and learning I haven't said thank you enough.

Many of us spend very little conscious time thinking about our values, those principles that are most important to us. This is not to say that we don't have values; we learn from our parents, our teachers, our culture and our friends. Most of us have learned to distinguish right from wrong, to be considerate and helping to others, and to provide for those closest to us. Even if the process is unconscious, we do live, to some degree or another, according to our values.

Top Eight Tips to….Getting Older Fabulously! 1. Beliefs So what do you believe about you getting older? What will you look like, no really? Or is this something you’re totally in denial about? If we are able to source your beliefs then change/shape them to be beliefs that do actually serve ...

The other day after watching an incredible gymnastic display I heard someone say ‘I wish I could do that – it must be great to be born so talented!’. I remember myself that when I was younger, I used to marvel at incredible performance and presumed it was due to ‘talent’ that people were born with. Before I became an NLP Trainer and NLP Master Practitioner, I was a professional musician – I spent 4 years of hard training at the Royal Academy of Music, where I trained as a pr

There is often the misconception that to be effective in the world you have to appear like some slick, good looking, fast talking salesperson who projects a vibe of success and perfection in everything they do. You'll be pleased to know (unless of course you are some slick, fast talking salesperson) that this is absolutely not true. In fact striving to be perfect in the way you look, what you say and the way you say it can sometimes have a detrimental effect on your level of social influence...

A long time ago I was one of the trainers on an advanced personal development course which involved a lot of introspection, and one of the things we used to do was called guided imagery. I have just discovered that nowadays it tends to be called a variety of other things mainly to do with meditation, guided meditation, structured meditation etc. The exercise we used to do started with an ordinary relaxation method which you may have heard of: Relax your feet, relax your ankles, relax your knees and so on, all the way up the body.

You might have heard about the neuro linguistic programming or NLP. This has become quite popular these days. Lots of people are taking the training with the assistance of NLP practitioners. We all know that everything's in our head. This is the proposition which leads to the NLP. There are lots of psychologists around the world who believe in this saying and this has been the beginning of the NLP practitioner certification course. Are you interested in NLP training? But befo

Is there someone in your office or workplace you just can’t seem to get along with? Do you lock heads with the same person in every meeting? Is there someone in your office that always takes the opposing argument to every point you make? Perhaps you have a conflict you simply can’t ignore any longer. Here are 7 proven steps to effective conflict resolution:

In this century the concept of ‘success’ has changed. In the past financial independence and prestige represented success. In some cultures large families were regarded as a sign of success as well. Now it seems regardless of the amount of money we accumulate, the size of our families or the prestige we have: if we are not constantly enjoying our life we do not consider ourselves to be successful. By enjoying our life I refer to the elusive butterfly called ‘happiness’. There have been many books written on how to be happy; maybe you own one or two?

Success is NOT about goal-setting. If it were we’d all have EVERYTHING we want! It’s about creating new beliefs that create new behaviors to produce the goals you want. Can you relate to this: when I was an 8 yr old child, my father said to me; “You’re so lazy.” Now I’m sure he didn’t mean it at the time, we all tend to say things we later regret. Although THAT statement stuck with me for years. Do YOU have one of these?

Do you want a surefire strategy to convince skeptical people? Check this out Are you Macho? Not sure? Take the Macho Factor Quiz! (click on the link at the end of this article) One of the most irritating aspects of workplace politics is trying to convince someone who takes a Macho attitude. Everyone knows how hard it is to develop and share ideas with someone who knows it all or has to be the center of attention. When a person is running what we call a Macho Pattern they o

The NLP presuppositions have formed the foundation of belief about ourselves and the world we live in. This is the guides to help us in facing every situation in life in order to maximize our capability to achieve the success. For an introduction to NLP Presuppositions, please see the article NLP Presuppositions 1. This article presents another 5 presuppositions that very useful in life. The below is another 5 that will definitely rock your world! NLP Presuppositions 6: The

Having experienced in working together with a great number of certified NLP practitioners, I've realized that most of my students really enjoy Neuro linguistic programming anchoring a lot. Likely due to its convenience and its effectiveness, Neuro-linguistic programming anchoring has started the interest of many who joined my company's NLP Certified Practitioner Programs in Singapore.

As the plot thickens in Game of Thrones season after seaso I wonder who the eventual victor will be. While there seemed to be obvious winners when I first started watching the series, they didn't turn out to be the victors. If anything they were unexpectedly slain never to return to the series again. That is part of the intrigue as it keeps me wondering what unexpected thing will happen again.

In order to stop anxiety and panic attacks you have to consider what anxiety and panic really are and what they are not. Anxiety is NOT a mental illness. Anxiety is a normal human process of thinking about what you do not want to have happen. It's "worst case scenario thinking" at it's worst. Your Unconscious Mind does not know the difference between what is real and what is imagined. Imagine the worst, and your subconscious reacts with all the same fight of flight bio chemistry as if the horrible future scenarios are real.

The Mac versus PC commercials have been playing on television in North America and elsewhere for quite some time. They are very engaging. Many people stop whatever they are doing to watch them. If you have not seen them, check out Mac versus PC on YouTube. They pose a challenge to Microsoft Windows and merchants of PC technology because they clearly and amusingly demonstrate the drawbacks for using a Windows operating system versus the Mac system. But why are they so powerful

As parents and teachers, we need to enhance our abilities tocreate a relationship of trust with the students or thechildren we interact with. The task sometimes seems hard and we often feel discouraged. Fortunately, there is hope with the visionthat both teachers and children can discover the ...

Energy Includes Three Aspects of the Body's System: Pathways – meridians, Centers –chakras and Biofield – aura. Understanding how the interaction of energy around you can affect a relationship will help you to maintain your physical boundaries. By sensing your energy field and your physical boundaries, you can greatly improve your relationships. You will be able to notice how your level of comfort with another changes depending upon how close that person is standing to you or how far. Your level of intimacy with that person will decide what distance feels correct.

The suggestions in this section, once again, are not substitutes for professional psychiatric care. However, many people have found self-help effective for relieving the stress of trauma and taking control of themselves. Whether you choose to seek professional help or embark on a healing path yourself, know that you can break free and begin to live again when tragedy touches you. You don’t have to let trauma keep you from achieving what you want out of life. You can choose just one, or any combination of these techniques to work on freeing yourself from trauma.

Have you ever wondered why it's always the same people who are making the sales? While you know your pitch quite well, have studied the product inside out and attend every sales training invented? Throughout my career in sales I have observed many successful and unsuccessful sales people and let me tell you that the ones that were making the sales all had one thing in common, and that was confidence. A client can sniff out an insecure sales person in seconds. They can instinctively tell if you’re unsure of yourself and don’t have confidence in your product.

There’s a common misconception that people have that seriously hinders them from being relaxed and confident around people. It’s the limiting belief that they have no control or influence over the feelings and emotions that they feel throughout their body. That they just kind of happen…and they have no way of knowing whether they will feel calm about their first day in a new job or confident going on that first date… After all we have good days and bad days right? And we just have to hope that the good ones coincide with the challenges we face? Wrong!

“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.”rn- Tom Blandi Perhaps as important as what you believe is the manner in which you believe it. Your attitude can turn a miserable event into a pleasant one; or a good time into a nightmare. By controlling your attitude, you have the power to control any situation and make what you want from it.

Relationships in differing contexts of our lives; love them, dread them, crave them, nurture them, run from them..... whatever you think of them, you relate! Relationships are fundamental human interactions that exist on a daily basis, the results of which impact hugely upon how we feel about our lives and ourselves. Without any exposure to relating with others in our lives, we'd be deprived of the source of the majority of our human needs. So what is it about our relationships with others that creates such highs and lows, conflicts or consensus? Well ... it’s complicated!r

A really good friend of mine is always saying “when you love what you do, you never have to work a day in your life”. It’s a mantra and quote that has stuck with me for many years now and words of wisdom I live by and have imparted to my kids and clients alike. The way I see it is you have at least two choices. You find your bliss or passion in a career or hobby and you go for it or you find a way to be passionate about your current career. Here are some strategies to help you find your passion:

It’s often been said that the number one fear that people suffer from is speaking in public. What is not quite as well known is that the second most popular fear is speaking to strangers. You only have to walk about during the day in a busy city to appreciate this. A buzzing metropolis of people going about their day with little awareness or apparent interest in the people they pass. It’s hardly surprising though given that we are culturally conditioned from a young age to believe statements like, ‘Silence is golden’, ‘Wait to be properly introduced’ or ‘Don’t talk to strangers’.

Being 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 breathento everything else we can ...

Have you seen the movie "The Secret"? If you have, you probably formed one of two opinions: "Awesome, great stuff I didn't know and I loved the concepts and ideas about changing my thoughts to achieve what I desire." Or... "What a crock of crap! How can we manifest anything merely by thinking ...

Relationships are fragile. You can start or end a relationship i 1 minute. If you want to end it, everyone knows how to do thisnone so I won't talk about it. Now, keeping a relationship is what almost anybody wants tonmaster: "How to stay in good terms and have bette relationships?" That's ...

This is a one of a number of of interviews NLP trainer Michael Beale, has had with successful business people as to how they use NLP in Business. This interview is with business consultant, Dean Bennett. Michael: Would you please begin by introducing yourself? Dean: My name is Dean Bennett. ...

Public speaking can be a rewarding experience that allowsnindividuals to showcase their skills or knowledge in a publicnforum. Public speaking opportunities can allow an individual tonhelp enrich the lives of anyone in the audience by impressingnexperiences or information that can have life ...

Why is it that some speakers captivate an audience from the very start of their presentation while other speakers don’t? Great presenters have structure to their presentations and a consistent format they use to ensure fabulous presentations every time they speak to a group. Great presenters understand that individuals within the audience have different learning styles and they know how to grab the attention of each.

“To be always intending to make a new and better life but never find time to set about it is as... to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to the next until you’re dead.”n- Og Mandino Procrastination is the easiest thing in the world to perfect- and one of the ...

You have put considerable time into preparing your presentation. You want to make sure that your audience both understands your main points and comes to the right conclusions. How do you get them up to speed quickly, especially when you can predict that there will be some conscientious objectors in the group? Having worked in Europe for many years as a trainer, I had a chance to see different cultures and their presenting styles, as well as gaining an understanding of Canadi

It is so easy to think that we’re right. It is so easy to think that our way of thinking is the way par excellence. We’re so caught up with our daily life that we don’t realize or don’t want to admit that other people may also be right. Well, according to NLP and Alfred Korzybski, developer of ...

Finally someone has the guts to say what we in the NLP community have been saying all along. Anxiety, shyness, and social phobia are not mental diseases. The new book by Christopher Lane, "Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became A Sickness" exposes the behind the scenes collaboration of the ...

Time-lines are an NLP Technique in which a person either physically walks, or imagines theirself moving along a line that they take to represent future events. This enables them to gain insight into the stages of the journey ahead of them in regards to a certain goal. Time-lines are a way to help you visualise, plan and achieve your goals and dreams for the future. They can also be used to change past experiences that may be holding you back in some way.

n nSo what does personalized learning really mean and why is everyone within the education and training communities getting so excited. In the first of three articles we take a look at personalized learning , from an NLP perspective .In this the first of three articles we profile the Auditory Sequential thinker in plain language . In subsequent articles we profile the Kinaesthetic and Visual Thinkers . All three articles are available on our site now , all three articles repr

The Rich and Powerful and the Power of the Unconscious Mind

As a certified NLP trainer, I am often asked ‘What is NLP?’ The term NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming and was coined in the early seventies by John Grinder and Richard Bandler. They began their work by studying: Fritz Perls, psychotherapist and originator of the Gestalt ...

Have you ever experienced a moment where everything seemed just right? A moment where you felt completely in tune with yourself and the world around you? A moment in which you felt completely unstoppable? A moment where you experienced a sense of oneness with the universe where you were completely in command and control of your own destiny? Where you felt the rush of adrenaline that only comes from being so in the moment, so completely connected to your own unique purpose, that you felt like you were being propelled forward by something bigger and more important than yourself.

Put simply, a value is something that is important to us. Values are the why behind any behaviour that we do as human beings. Whenever we take action and do something we do it for a reason. These reasons are what we refer to as values. A value is an emotional state that we are either attempting to move away from or attempting to move towards. They reflect our beliefs about what is right and wrong and are the rules, principles and standards that we live by.

Your comfort zone is defined as places or situations where you feel most comfortable and natural with. While there is nothing wrong with that, you still need to move out of it if you really want to develop your full potential and succeed in life. One good example of comfort zone is your home. It is only when you push yourself to do something new, then you are able to achieve extraordinary results. Issac Newton once said that if you keep doing the same thing and expect differe

Just as easily could I have called this article “Follow-up in coaching”, but I find this particularly true in NLP based coaching. Simply, because NLP particularly seems to launch a coach to a level where they can go beyond merely a basic surface layer of coaching. Not only can you work with the more complicated layers of personal and emotional change, it can also can be done so quickly while using the right motivational language.

Your unconscious mind is that part of you that runs the blood innnyour body...that beats your heart...that digests your food... makes you breath as you sleep deeply. Your unconscious is the one that does all that is vital for you to be alive. I often say, your unconscious is like Citi bank, ...