If
you surf around the internet, you'll find many
differing definitions of NLP, some more complex than
others,
but the simplest definition of NLP is that it is
a study of how the brain works and the effect that
communication (in all it's forms) has on the individual
or group. |
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NLP
was created by Richard
Bandler and John Grinder back in the 1970s, and
was based largely on the "Modeling" work of Richard
Bandler. Modeling is a way of duplicating behaviour.
(One should always choose to model excellence - life
is too short to bother with anything less!). |
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Richard
found that he was able to study professionals who
showed excellence in their field of expertise,
being able to understand and codify the structure
of what they were doing in order to achieve the
results they did. |
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Richard
was able to do this in such a way that these
techniques could be taught to others, so that
they too would be
able to achieve the same results as the "masters". |
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The
first people that Richard studied were therapists,
Fritz Perls (co founder of Gestalt Therapy), Virginia
Satir (one of America's foremost family therapists)
and Milton Erickson (possibly the greatest hypnotherapist
who ever lived). |
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more people who excel in their field have been modelled,
from business leaders to shaman and mystics,
NLP is not static, it is being continuously developed
and refined by Richard, and good practitioners. |
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So,
what is NLP? NLP can be distilled down into 2 parts,
the first being
a set of skills and the second, the application
of these skills. |
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For
example, anyone familiar with the TV work of Derren
Brown, particularly his most recent TV show "The
Heist", will by now, have seen a number of these
skills being applied, in particular "Anchoring".
Throughout
the
programme, the colour green and a particular piece
of music was used when the participants were being
motivated and encouraged to "go
for it" and whilst the result
was an extremely entertaining piece of work, it also
shows how powerful this technology can be. |
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It
is this skill set, and how to apply it, that you
will learn on your NLP
Practitioner course,
then refine, hone, develop further and master on
your Master
Practitioner Course. |
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If
you'd like to learn more about the work of Richard
Bandler, then please click on Richard's name
or John La Valle's (President
of The Society of Neuro-Linuistic Programming)
and follow the links, Richard's contribution
to the world
we live
in
cannot be
under estimated. The technology of NLP is around
us everywhere, from the advertising we see on the
television, to the music played in your favourite
clothes store (did you ever wonder why you liked
that store so much?). |
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Now
is the time to "seize the day", take control of
your life and reach your full potential, your never
too old to chase your dreams, be the best you can
be with NLP. |
