Applying NLP Now

January 7, 2010

November 11, 2009

  • There's Always An Alternative

    When NLP started practitioners usually only got to work with friends, college students, and really tough situations.  Friends because they're around, and tough challenges because the established practitioners, whatever the field, will usually only give up the ones they've given up on. (…)

July 30, 2009

  • Playing To Your Right: Mastery In NLP and Life

    In basketball there is a saying that you have to learn to play to your left to master the game.  This refers to the fact that most people are right handed and find it easier and more natural to play to their preferred side.  So for basketball players learning to have the flexibility to play to either side gives them a significant advantage. (…)

June 25, 2009

  • Magic and Mastery

    Magic and Mastery
    One of the biggest lies used in NLP is that anything can be done by anyone.  It's a useful lie properly understood, but few people take the time to get that understanding, and instead just fall in love with the magical thinking implied. (…)

June 18, 2009

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May 7, 2009

April 30, 2009

April 24, 2009

  • Questioning Authority

    Back in the 1960's a  popular slogan on posters and bumper stickers was "Question Authority."  It was directed outward, at the strictures and the authority to impose them of government and organizations - church, school, the "cool kids," television and movies, books, art, and yes, science. (…)

April 15, 2009

  • Getting Motivated: The Godiva Chocolate Pattern!

    by Richard Bandler,  excerpted from the NLP Comprehensive Practitioner Manual Trainer Edition
    A fast little process - with a little practice you'll find yourself doing this in just minutes - that's great for motivating yourself to do things you know you need to do and want to have completed but seem to keep putting off. (…)

March 13, 2009

  • It didn’t all happen right away.

    This week's story is from one of the "next generation" of NLP Comprehensive Coaches, Mark Andreas.  I think you'll find it charming and enlightening as I did. (…)

March 6, 2009

February 27, 2009

  • NLP: The New Technology of Change

    NLP: The New Technology of Change

    Practical Skills for Coaches and Change Leaders

    Facing change?  Aren’t we all? (…)

  • Your Brain on Leadership? Assess Yourself!

    I just read a great article "Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership" from the September 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review.  It details fascinating new research by Daniel Goleman of "emotional intelligence" (EQ) fame. (…)

February 19, 2009

February 12, 2009

February 5, 2009

  • Are You Painting Your Future Brightly?

    When was the last time you stopped to realize that this moment — with its exact circumstances and people — is an exact match of a future you imagined some time ago? (…)

January 29, 2009

  • Applying NLP: More Stories in Coaching, Consulting, Leading

    Last week we brought you another great story of the power of applying just one of the most basic NLP techniques for establishing rapport ("Tuning In" Jan 23, 09)

    Here is another example - excerpted from one of the most popular articles we posted last year - of the effectiveness and transformative qualities of NLP

    The Power Of Presupposing: Positive Intent

    "Gerry was working with a senior executive who oversaw a budget of about $1 billion.  This man had important insights and expertise on how to architect a major strategic win in the business. (…)

January 15, 2009