NLP

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If you really understand the powerful link between our minds, language and actions, how much better is life?

Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that NLP underpins all of the work that I do as a coach. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a concept has been with us since the 1970s, the work of John Grinder and Richard Bandler. And describing it as a concept is somewhat misleading. It is

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A single pink rose is growing through a metal chainlink fence. While there is a real barrier it is possible to break through, which the rose is doing in all its beauty.

If you’re so anxious that you really struggle to make it happen, what’s the first powerful step that you can take?

It surprises and troubles me that so many people, adults and children, experience recurring issues with anxiety. While a certain level of anxiety is perfectly natural, being so overwhelmed is certainly not. Anxiety for many is hugely debilitating. It stops people from living the life they want to live. Additionally, it reduces choices and options,

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Are you currently doing, having, and being all that you want? And now imagine where NLP can lead you.

People often ask me what NLP is. I tell them that NLP is the study of the structure of our subjective experience. Unsurprisingly, I frequently get some very blank looks. We all experience the world in different ways, even when our experiences are objectively the same. Additionally, we process and store information about our world

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When you finally understand that your entire experience of life is all happening in your head, what difference does it make?

The NLP Model of Communication explains how we experience reality through our five senses. We process that sensory information, running it through a number of filters. This includes deleting, distorting, and generalising. We feed it through experiences of time, energy, and matter, through memories and decisions, through preferences and attitudes. Finally, we store an internal

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What do you do when some of the people in your life are the real barrier to your success?

Almost all of us, I’m sure, have people in our lives. Friends, family, partners, neighbours, colleagues. The list goes on. Some of us will be delighted by the people we have around us. We’ll note the joy they bring, and how the relationships enrich our lives. The truth is, though, that not everyone has the

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Luggage in the form of a number of suitcases, one of which is open with some of its contents falling out.

How heavy does the baggage of your past have to be before you’re ready to sort yourself out?

We go through life accruing experiences, some good, some bad, and some indifferent. We process those experiences and most end up safely stored in our memories. It’s all part of the amazing power of the unconscious mind. However, some memories just don’t resolve. For multiple reasons we keep those memories alive, reliving and revisiting them,

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Is everyone winning as a consequence of your actions, or are you the only winner while everyone else loses?

One of the presuppositions of NLP is that we can only evaluate behaviour and change in terms of context and ecology. That’s to say, we can only evaluate change if we firstly understand the circumstances in which change has taken place. Secondly, we can only make that evaluation if we can confirm that everyone benefits,

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