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Contagious Behaviors

Tom Dotz — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:27:09 +0000

"Lie Down With Dogs, Get Up With Fleas"

How our communities- of choice, birth, and chance – both form and inform us.

Mom used to tell you to choose your friends wisely. Gurus advise their devotees to form "sanghas" or spiritual communities. Now science has put some very precise numbers and reasoning behind these aphorisms and advice.

So Do Something

Tom Dotz — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:12:15 +0000

Having nothing to do with NLP… just life…bucket lists…joie de vivre…heroism…

Why Can't All Advertising Be This Great?

Navy SEAL Mental Toughness Training

Tom Dotz — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:33:47 +0000

This is about using NLP to control stress reactions, and I'm going to use new research from our toughest military training as an example of what's possible.

Our U.S. Navy SEALs have the reputation of being the best commandos ever created. A Navy SEAL is someone who has survived the most challenging military training in the world.

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Markets Tumble, People Stumble, and How NLP Helps You Get Up Again

Tom Dotz — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:15:41 +0000

Stopping by the office last Friday the phones were ringing and things were hopping. Unusual for a Friday afternoon, that's for sure, but then interest has been up a lot lately.

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Re-Viewing The Economy

Tom Dotz — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:14:42 +0000

Reframing: Simple Ways To Re-View.

I'm basically a cheerful person at heart. I also love reading the newspapers. This combination has been a wee bit challenging lately. So rather than our usual technique embedded in a story this week I'm giving you the chance to play, too.

"Why A Little Dirt Is Good"

Tom Dotz — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:50:49 +0000

As we've been saying in NLP for decades, our immune systems need to be educated. An allergy is really a mistake made by a poorly educated immune system (See: "Heart of the Mind" Chapter 5).

Season's Best Wishes (except to Martha Stewart)

Administrator — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:18:06 +0000

Article word count 614, average reading time 2.5 minutes

Uh oh. Another holiday letter. If you throw this away unread you won’t miss much. Just my story about how Martha Stewart screwed up our holidays awhile ago.

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Tom's Twelve Laws of Life

Tom Dotz — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:43:09 +0000

Courtesy of the other Tom who occasionally writes here, Tom Hoobyar (www.tomhoobyar.com)

12 Laws of Life

These are non-negotiable and there are no escape clauses. No excuses are accepted. Ignore them at your own risk. I got this information over decades of living, but many people never learn these rules at all. And so they live in "quiet desperation." You don't have to settle for that. If you consider these Facts and test them against your experience (NOT your conditioning!), I predict you'll adopt them, and you'll be on your way to a life of freedom and accomplishment.

Five Great Stories

lisaj — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:02 +0000

by Lisa Jackson, NLP Master Practitioner

One of my favorite tools in the NLP toolkit is the use of metaphor — especially “teaching stories.” Stories are universally powerful teaching elements because they create a sense of possibility. They are also vastly under-utilized in the world of business. Too often, leaders over-focus on the dry stuff – financials and statistics – and not enough on what inspires people’s hearts and emotions.

The Inside Family: Getting What You Want More Easily

Tom Dotz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:37:55 +0000

One of our coaches told me the following story, and I thought it was such a great fit with Labor Day I asked her to write it up for you. Those of you familiar with NLP will appreciate the elegant use of this familiar model in a specific context.

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