Resourceful Change NLP Blog

Why you should abandon Hope

docphi1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:48:05 +0000

Hope is an interesting concept – on the face of it, it seems like a really good thing. But what is hope exactly and what does it do? The first thing I’ve noticed is that hope is often a substitute …

Hypnosis in Business?

docphi1 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:46:54 +0000

When I talk about hypnosis to business people, I often get some strange looks. It’s also fairly obvious what they’re thinking at that point: “What place could hypnosis possibly have in business?” This is a perfectly natural response because most …

Are we Predictably Irrational?

docphi1 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:45:53 +0000

This month, I want to recommend Dan Ariely’s excellent book Predictably Irrational [UK version] The book’s premise is that we often make decisions that – when we look at them rationally – make little real sense. However, the quirks in …

Book Recommendation – “A Whole New Mind” by Dan Pink

docphi1 — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:48:20 +0000

I was reading this interesting book last week and one point in particular caught my interest. The author, Dan Pink, says ‘story’ is one of six factors that are becoming increasingly important in our modern world. How? It’s a product …

Dare to take that step now

docphi1 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:33:48 +0000

Right now, I see a lot of people who are so nearly ‘there’ – they really could be where they want to be if they just dared to keep going and take that last – seemingly risky – step. This …

When Less Can Be Better Than More

docphi1 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:04:10 +0000

I’ve just been re-reading Tim Gallwey’s “The Inner Game of Work” and it has been interesting to note how well my ideas about learning dovetail with Gallwey’s principles. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, Gallwey spawned a revolution …

Book Recommendation – “Flipnosis” by Kevin Dutton

docphi1 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:30:20 +0000

Buy this book! Seriously. You’ve probably noticed that I don’t make recommendations very often. This book is an exception because I think it has something for everyone. It’s a book about influence and we all influence each other every day …

Different Thinking – Part 1

docphi1 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:41:51 +0000

It’s interesting how much you can gain from just a slight change in perspective. The innovators are those who have better insights than their peers, ranging from slight improvements to game-changing realisations. As an NLPer and therefore a modeler, I’m …

Why Discarding Solutions Can Lead to Better Problem-Solving

docphi1 — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:19:40 +0000

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 …

NLP, Profiling, Attitudes and Business

docphi1 — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:47:08 +0000

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 …