"To do NLP you need three things: An Outcome, Rapport, and a Ritual." – John Grinder
The fundamentals underlie everything. In our NLP trainings we spend a good deal of time on the essentials of rapport like matching, mirroring, and pacing in various modalities. Here's an example of how a mismatch in just one submodality can be very costly.
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Found another short bit from Steve Andreas that gets to one of the important distinctions about words and language. The point he makes is global and often overlooked.
Words – Steve Andreas
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I've been at the warehouse on one of my periodic "it's time to clean out this place" passions.. It's a bit of a challenge sometimes. If cleaning out your closet or garage seems like a bit much, imagine a whole warehouse.
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Oh it's summertime, the living is easy, and I'm off to Winter Park for the trainings, wishing you were joining us.
Since you aren't, I have a couple of entertaining and thoughtful stories and metaphors for you. The next few are from the mind of Steve Andreas, and more specifically from his collection of stories "Is There Life Before Death?"
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Deciding to learn? Can't quite get motivated? Strategies: The Commanding NLP Model
A Story, a Video, a Process, and Announcements Three: This week in NLP!
From the questions and comments I see around the web it's evident that NLP is becoming known more and more as a bundle of "patterns" or "techniques," mostly concerned with some aspect of self-improvement. That is a sadly limited view.
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20 Max? A new and literally historical training opportunity.
You have a rare chance: we are going to have the most intimate summer Practitioner training ever in our 30 year history this year. While I might like to announce the biggest ever, for you this is a unique, unrepeatable opportunity.
More on Rare Chance & A Classic Process: The Resource Strategy
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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 Living Encyclopedia of NLP on DVD. A growing number of people are becoming Certified Practitioners through this unique program.
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Which Lines Should You Cross?
By Tom Hoobyar
Article Word Count 1000, average reading time 4 minutes.
Last week we talked about limits — the limits that each of us sets for ourselves on what we can want, and what we can do. I said we'd talk more about how to manage these limits inside ourselves.
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Greetings!
Here's another great article you may have missed by Tom Hoobyar. One of our favorite writers, Tom has some great tips for you on personal limitations. He points out simple things you can do to be more flexible with your personal limits.
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Yesterday someone asked if we had any processes to deal with job anxieties. For many people these situations can be a bit unnerving. Maybe even stressful. While you could create a specific process for each such anxiety, we already have one for you that is easily adapted, and so powerful it's almost overkill. It only takes 15 minutes or so the first time, and even less with practice.
More on Interview Anxiety Relief: New Jobs, Layoffs, Promotions, Performances
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