Category Archive: NLP

Jun 01

Why Discarding Solutions Can Lead to Better Problem-Solving

problem solving cartoon

Imagine this: You’ve solved a difficult problem in an important area of your daily life. Is it time to celebrate? Of course. However: Is it time to stop looking for a solution? I’d like you to consider that the answer to that question may actually be ‘no’. Why? Have you ever wondered why so many …

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May 27

NLP, Profiling, Attitudes and Business

Recently I’ve seen several articles describing NLP metaprograms as measuring attitudes in a ‘personality’ profile. Personally, I see metaprograms as unconscious filters which influence our everyday choices. For example: Your position on the ‘towards – away from’ spectrum will influence what motivates you. Your position on the ‘proactive – reactive’ spectrum will dictate the minimum …

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May 18

Achieving your Goals 1 – The Desire Matrix

Welcome to session 1 of my Achieving your Goals course – ‘The desire matrix’. Just click on the video below to begin. Right-click on the links below and select ‘Save Target As’ to download the audio or text versions of this session. Goal-Mastery e-course – Session 1 (mp3 audio) Goal-Mastery e-course – Session 1 (pdf …

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Apr 29

NLP – Influencing Decision-Making

One of the most interesting things about the way our minds work is the way that we make decisions. We do this every day – we have to decide between one thing and another thing and there is some internal mechanism that allows us to do that. Sometimes this mechanism works really well and we …

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Apr 14

NLP Influence 3 – Placebos, Persuasion and Urban Myths

In the previous parts of this series, I’ve looked at the psychology of our natural decision-making processes (convincers) and some ways to bypass those processes. In this final part, find out how both convincers and bypass techniques can be used to create significant practical effects. Topics covered include urban myths, creating more effective placebos and …

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Apr 07

NLP Influence 2 – How to Bypass Convincers

In my previous post on this topic, I explored the psychology behind our natural decision-making processes – and how you can make use of that knowledge to be more persuasive. This time, I’m going to show you several of the ways you can bypass those natural processes by making use of some common mental short-cuts. …

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Apr 01

NLP in Business

Have you ever wondered how compatible NLP is with common business needs? Watch this video to find out more: Questions or comments are welcome below.

Mar 25

The Truth About Motivation

When reading about NLP and personal development, we see a lot of different statements about motivation. For a start, what is motivation exactly and where does it come from? More importantly, what is motivating and what is not? In NLP, there are several mental filters (called metaprograms) that describe the motivating tendencies in our psychology, …

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Mar 14

Too much thinking – an antidote?

I’ve often said that the biggest stumbling block most people face is ‘too much thinking’. Not just the ‘wrong sort’ of thinking – a definite imbalance between thought and activity. Now, it’s fairly obvious when a person has not put enough thought into something. The difficulty usually lies when we over-think a course of action …

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Mar 05

Training Which Integrates Principles, Skills and Tactics

As one of many people who teach NLP, it’s good to highlight what makes my approach to training stand out from my peers. The key in my methods is the structured interplay of several levels of learning – most specifically, the integration of general principles with appropriate skills and well-chosen tactical examples. Tactics are specific …

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