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Words are Just Words - By John La Valle- Mind Power Training – How To Use Subliminal Messages To Improve Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2013 from Ewen ChiaThe mind power training that I will be giving you today will be on the topic of subliminal messages and how they can be used to improve yourself. Subliminal messages are very subtle messages that only your subconscious mind can pick up. The person who sees this message may not act on it ...
Views: 3669 - Get Calm Using This NLP Calm Anchor - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Louise GoddardFirst, a note (pardon the pun:) about music. Music affects both the mind and the body. It affects our brain waves. When we’re relaxed, our brainwaves are slower. Music with around 60 beats per minute corresponds with the human heart at rest. Listening to some tranquil classical pieces is ...
Views: 3593(11 votes) - Humor In Leadership - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2007 from Stuart TanNLP has been under attack over the last few years. Without very much research in the scientific arena, I've found few people believing it to be credible. In fact, it's SO incredible, I decided to learn it. Over the last 14 years, my investigations have paid off with a new kind of philosophy of ...
Views: 3548(2 votes) - How Squeezing Your Fingers Can Help You Survive The Bar Exam - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2008 from Ayelet Melany CohenA SURVIVOR'S STORY When Joe came into my office last February, he was very distraught. He had already failed the Bar once and his confidence was at an all time low. Each time he took a practice test, he would just freeze up. Joe had all of the classic symptoms of test anxiety. Since there were ...
Views: 3484(2 votes) - The Use of NLP Techniques in Business - by NLP is becoming a familiar buzz word among forward-looking business, self-help and self-improvement circles. But what exactly is NLP and how can it help me?
This article will cover the basic precept of NLP techniques and provide an example of how they can be used to change the perceptions ...
Views: 3448(2 votes) - WHY YOU NEED LOTS OF GOOD QUALITY BRAIN JUICE, AND HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Anna AparicioEver wondered how your brain works? While we don’t know everything about it, what we do know is this: The human brain weighs about 7 lbs and is about the size of a small head of cauliflower. It is a knot of 100 billion neurons and support cells. We can store a lifetime of memories there. We ...
Views: 3447(3 votes) - NLP State Management - What Is It and Why Even the World Class Sportsmen Like It? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Jacky LimCouple of years before spelled the disappointments of hundreds and hundreds of badminton followers at the Beijing Olympics 08. The long looked forward to badminton finals concerning world number 1, Lin Dan, along with the number two, Lee Chong Wei. Just when every badminton followers thought ...
Views: 3413(1 vote) - Visualize the Life You Really Want Using Your Imagination - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Mark HollandGuided visualization is perhaps the most powerful form available. In this method, you act as the captain of your visionary ship, guiding yourself through the images you conceive as though they were actually happening. When using guided visualization, it is especially important to set your timer, ...
Views: 3401(6 votes) - Fears and Phobias: How to get over them so you can get on with it - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Anna AparicioToday I find myself collecting spiders to use with a client with a phobia. I’d usually spend most of the time either ignoring them, killing them or sweeping them off my walls… but today I am actually actively looking for them. Who would have thought! I used to fear them myself once, but now, I ...
Views: 3324(4 votes) - NLP Reframing Techniques: Using NLP To See The Positive Side In Any Situation - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2011 from Michael LeeNLP reframing techniques have been known to have positive influences on anyone! They can make you see beyond what is obvious and can generally encourage you to be a better person. Applying these techniques are also quite easy, as long as you keep an open mind. If you want to learn more, read ...
Views: 3314 - NLP: 3 Steps To Motivate People With NLP Meta-Programs - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiMotivation is a set or reasons for engaging in a particular human behavior. There are some conditions that are to be met in order for you to be able to motivate someone the correct way. So what is the motivating force, the stimulus, or the kind of influence we need to have in order to motivate ...
Views: 3265 - Book Review: NLP: The New Technology of Achievement - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), is based on the idea that all language and behaviors are highly structured. It uses several techniques to affect the way we think, learn and communicate. John La ...
Views: 3234(1 vote) - NLP: How Do You Create Meaning And How It Affects Your Life. - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiMeaning is the bread we eat every minute of everyday. We create meanings all the time about all sorts of things: ourselves, others, food, nutrition, exercise, God, wealth, happiness…etc. Meanings don’t exist outside. You won’t say: “Please go to the fridge and get me some meaning” or “Oh my ...
Views: 3224(1 vote) - 3 Myths And Misconceptions About NLP - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2017 from Linda CattelanI discovered NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) about 11 years ago. At the time I was looking for ways to de-stress and reduce overwhelm. I stumbled on NLP as a result of a weekend retreat I participated in, in which the facilitators were using NLP techniques. That weekend was life changing for ...
Views: 3220 - NLP In Layman’s Terms - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2012 from Richard LuckNeuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, is the integration of three important concepts in our lives. It is the combination of our neuro (brain) processes, our linguistic inputs of experience, and the programming that occurs between the two. As a science, it was developed in the early 1970s by ...
Views: 3213 - NLP with a dash of shamanism for resourcefulness all the time - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2004 from Susanna BelliniYou’ve all learned a lot about state control and will know the first principle, ‘you go there first’ and then you take the other person with you. How exactly do you do that? Well perhaps you’ve answered something like – you know what the state feels like, so you get that feeling and maybe you ...
Views: 3211(2 votes) - Can we change Core Beliefs? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2009 from paul cloughRecently, well over the last couple of months, I have been going to a great gym. Well not exactly a gym but a place called Core Cambridge where I am being helped to regain core stability and a better structure~ regain my way of standing and moving in alignment. Well bully for you I hear a ...
Views: 3200 - Using NLP To Kick The Smoking Habit - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Alan B. DenskyIf you are trying to quit smoking cigarettes, you know how challenging it is to crush this harmful habit. However, it is possible, and half of all adult smokers are able to succeed in quitting smoking forever. Many smokers succeed in quitting smoking cigarettes by replacing them with new, ...
Views: 3178(3 votes) - Motivational Interviewing and NLP - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Matthew FergusonMotivational interviewing (MI) refers to a counselling approach in part developed by clinical psychologists Professor William R Miller, Ph.D. and Professor Rollnick Ph.D. It is a client-centered, semi-directive method of engaging intrinsic motivation to change behavior by developing discrepancy ...
Views: 3167 - How NLP Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Ewen ChiaHave you ever heard of neuro-linguistic programming, also known as NLP? It comprises of ways and techniques to understand human behavior. Quite often, people make use of the power of the mind and emotions to mold the way they behave. This often results in them learning a new skill or becoming a ...
Views: 3154(1 vote) - Neuroplasticity: Your Brain and Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Jay PolitiNeuroplasticity: Your Brain and Leadership By Jay W. Politi Original Article Posted at Hammer's Hemisphere 2-6-11 http://wp.me/pweWp-60 The human brain has fascinated scientists, philosophers, ...
Views: 3143 - Creativity NLP - Develop your Resourcefulness By Using Disney Model - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from Jacky LimIs creativity simply a pure inborn gift? Can creativity NLP helps transform you into another Walt Disney - a person who seemingly had the magical hands to transform dreams into reality? Referring to the Neuro-linguistic programming technique created by Robert Dilts, the Disney Creativity NLP ...
Views: 3132 - The Question No One Asks a Hypnotherapist or NLP Practitioner - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Mark ShepardSometimes finding the right hypnotist or NLP practitioner to work with can be a challenge. While I was having breakfast this morning, I was thinking a bit about the different talents and life experiences of people who are drawn into any field or career not just the field of hypnotherapy or ...
Views: 3122(1 vote) - The Map Is Not The Territory - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Charles BenderTo arrive at a point of understanding with another it helps to understand they are not using the same map you are. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) tells us that even though we may believe other people are like us, the truth is each of us has a unique personal perception (or Map as we ...
Views: 3102(1 vote) - Finding Your Happy Place - Mark J Holland NLP Mind Coaching - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Mark Holland“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” - Jim Rohn Perhaps you are one of those people who are thinking just now, “You can’t tell me to be happy. I don’t have to be happy if I don’t want to be. Isn’t this supposed to help me find ...
Views: 3082(8 votes) - Deconstructing Beliefs - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Jules GregoryWe, as humans, have become experts at constructing beliefs in our minds and do not like other people telling us that we are wrong or that our beliefs might be harming us. We are also prone to making outrageous statements full of drama and excitement that we genuinely believe to be true in our ...
Views: 3081(5 votes) - Communication Tips that Work - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Carole Hodges1. Listen to other people. The most successful people let others talk more than they do. Use questions to expand the conversation beyond small talk. Ask probing questions to elicit a person’s dreams and passions. Uncover ways that you can contribute to others and take action immediately. 2. ...
Views: 3072(7 votes) - Using NLP & Hypnosis for Pain Relief - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Matthew FergusonRecent discoveries into a very interesting illusion that reduces arthritic pain have been made. Researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK discovered, by chance, that there was a major reduction in pain if a person suffering from arthritic pain put their hand into a simulator wired to ...
Views: 3031(1 vote) - 5 Approaches to Program Your Mind for Achieving Success - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2017 from Leon EdwardWhile success is not the be all and end all, it is something we all make every effort for in at least one location of our lives and work. The secret to success is mind-set. Ultra-successful individuals like Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who began with little or absolutely nothing ...
Views: 3028 - Boosting Self Confidence Through Hypnosis and NLP - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2019 from Annalena Gulliksson-CavalloSelf-Esteem is a mental and emotional state of mind that responds to an individual’s need for self-acceptance and recognition. It is among the oldest and most discussed concepts in psychology. It describes a positive but nonetheless adequate perception of oneself and one’s abilities. As such, ...
Views: 2985 - Stuck? How to get unstuck and thinking clearly again - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Anna AparicioSometimes, and for no apparent reason at all, we get stuck. It’s like something breaks inside the engine of our brain, keeping us from moving forward. We feel the symptoms, we can’t seem to think clearly, make decisions, or get motivated. We wrestle with problems, understanding concepts or are ...
Views: 2983(1 vote) - NLP: 3 Ways To Build Instant Rapport. - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiRapport is one of the most important characteristics of human interaction. Simply speaking, building rapport or being in rapport is being on the same wavelength, or the same page as the person with whom you are communicating. Rapport is also a feeling of harmonious connection between people or ...
Views: 2977(2 votes) - Hypnosis Without Trance - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Antonio PerezWhen people first hear about waking Hypnosis they are kind of thrown for a tailspin. People usually think of Hypnosis as something where you are sleeping and you are totally unconscious. This is not the case. With waking Hypnosis you can get all of the same Hypnotic phenomenon while a ...
Views: 2976(1 vote) - NLP - No Longer Practical ...or is it a case of the emperors new clothes? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from Ian BroadmoreNLP or Neuro Linguistic Programming that magic word what does it conjure up? For many NLP practitioners its technology for the 21st Century, called "The study of human excellence", but is it really all its cracked up to be?. We have buzz words; modeling, anchoring, sub modalities, maps but ...
Views: 2976(4 votes) - NLP is dead - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Christopher GreenawayNLP is Dead At least, the market is. Every market for a product or service goes through a sequence of stages as it emerges, grows, matures and then dies. It doesn’t matter how attached you are to your old vinyl LPs, or your VHS video tapes, or your NLP techniques, their life must come to ...
Views: 2965 - Limiting Beliefs Imprison Your Mind - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2016 from Connie BrannanPeople often come in to my NLP & hypnotherapy office for very specific habit and behavioral changes. “I want to quit smoking!” “I want to stay away from the sugar!” "I want to sleep better." And so on. We can do that. However, in the course of doing that, we do more. We change larger mind ...
Views: 2964 - Six Reasons to Take NLP Training Courses - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from David LeonhardtThe two levels of NLP training are: 1. NLP Practitioner training course 2. NLP Master Practitioner training course. In this article we will be discussing the first level, NLP Practitioner training course. 6 Reasons To Take NLP Training 1. NLP Training for Business With an NLP training ...
Views: 2940 - Are the new parameters of beauty destroying women's confidence? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anna AparicioHair extensions, fake lashes, filled pouts, whitened teeth, pumped breasts, stick on nails, Spanxed hips, 6 inch heels… size ten women killing themselves to be a size eight, and size eight women putting their life at risk to be a size zero. All so we can all look like each other, be accepted and ...
Views: 2907(1 vote) - Asthma Attack Relief Via NLP - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Alan B. DenskyAsthma is a chronic disease that affects the respiratory system. During an asthma attack, airways, which carry oxygen to and out of the lungs, tend to tighten and hence decrease the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways also become inflamed and lined up with mucus. Those symptoms may ...
Views: 2904 - Robert Smith And His Progeny – FasterEFT - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2015 from Suzanne ZachariaRobert G. Smith is the founder of FasterEFT, a tapping method with a huge NLP-style component and influences from BSFF, amongst other powerful components. The EFT in FasterEFT is hugely inspired by EFT and stands for Emotionally Focused Transformations. Robert has helped thousands with his ...
Views: 2892 - Is It Possible To Reprogram Your Brain With NLP? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2013 from Bill NieporteIs it possible to reprogram you brain with NLP? Can reprogramming the brain change our behavior? In our last blog post, we explored a brief history of NLP (neuro linguistic programming). NLP started as a research product conducted by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in the 1960s and ...
Views: 2890(1 vote) - True Motivation : Creating a Personalised Propulsion System - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Philip CallaghanRecently, I gave a presentation on NLP and Motivation, so I’d like to share one of the processes I designed and included there. Now, motivation is not a new concept in the field of personal development, nor in NLP. In fact, one of the ‘metaprograms’ we present in our NLP ...
Views: 2889(1 vote) - Not That! This! - The NLP Visual Swish Technique - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2015 from Connie Brannan"Not That! This!" The NLP Visual Swish Technique NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming, is all about effective communications. Some of those communications are between people, and some are within our own mind. When we clearly communicate and instruct our own unconscious (creative, ...
Views: 2883(1 vote) - Foreground Background Switch In Neurolinguistic Programming NLP - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Shawn CarsonThis article discusses the foreground background switch of neuro linguistic programming nlp. The foreground background switch is a variation of the classical swish pattern of nlp. Suppose you have client who has a problem. Say they have trouble dealing with a co-worker. Get the client to think ...
Views: 2860(3 votes) - Job Interview Success: 6 Tips To Get You The Job You Want - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Anna AparicioIn the current economic climate, we find ourselves with millions of highly intelligent, overqualified job seekers around the world fighting for the same jobs. Millions of Curriculums Vitae’s emailed every day, followed by millions of phone calls, followed by millions of interviews, followed by ...
Views: 2843(2 votes) - Using NLP and Self-Hypnosis for Habit Change (Part 1) - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Matthew FergusonHave you ever wanted to change a habit yet just seemed unable to break the pattern. Well just about everyone has so you're not alone nor are you simply too weak willed. There are innumerable reasons why changing a habit can seem so difficult. Stress response, anchored situations and stimulus ...
Views: 2831(6 votes) - NLP and Anchoring - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from William HortonAnchoring: The Keyboard To Your Mental States Everyone has enjoyed a positive state of mind and also understands what it feels like to be in a negative state as well. Now given the chance most people are going to choose the positive state of mind, but feel that it is simply based on ...
Views: 2814(2 votes) - 5 Minutes To A New, Confident You! - by Submitted on May 02, 2008 from Connie BrannanDo you fear public speaking, or work situations such as giving a presentation or negotiating a raise, or even simply approaching an attractive member of the opposite sex? Do you have an overall lack of confidence? This article is for you! Here comes an incredibly easy “mind game” with powerful ...
Views: 2811(1 vote) - Mind Power Training – Why The Law Of Attraction Is So Powerful - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Ewen ChiaHave you ever wondered about why the law of attraction is so powerful? With it, you can influence your destiny. Check out this mind power training that I have for you today where we will be discussing about this in greater detail. Let me break it down this mind power training for you. The law ...
Views: 2803(2 votes) - NLP: Help for Fibromyalgia ( a personal story ) - by In the early part of 1996 I began to experience severe chest pains; stopping of breath, painful pressure in the center of my chest. Being only 31 years old at the time, I was petrified that this might be a cardiac problem. These chest pains lead me to my family physician's office and emergency ...
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