NLP Archives

NLP Training: What to Expect

NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) is not a traditional kind of psychotherapy, but it uses uses cues in communication and personal development to help people understand themselves. This, in turn, is used to find ways to better our lives and reach our goals, even ones that feel unattainable. If you’re interested in learning more about NLP training, one […]

NLP & Ecology — More effective Therapuetic Interventions

Take ecology into account and boost the effectiveness of your work on yourself and your clients. Recently, I ran across a technique about dealing with people that you have negative feelings about. But this technique was missing something important — ecology! Let’s talk about how to spot a technique missing this important element, and how to […]

How Navy SEAL Commanders Use NLP Language Patterns

I saw a video recently. It was former Navy SEAL commanders talking about motivation as opposed to discipline. Discipline is when you do something no matter how you feel. Motivation is when you get pumped up to do something. I thought that was a nice reframe to talk about. In other words, I found it a […]

Reframing: Simple Strategies

Reframing is the heart of NLP. Hypnotic suggestion results in reframing. Anchoring can cause reframing. 6-step reframing is, uhm, reframing. In the end, people come out of a successful session with a different perspective, or, “frame” about whatever they wanted help for. That frame can be conscious, unconscious, or both. Reframing can be particularly useful, when a […]

Persuasion, Therapy, & And NLP/Hypnosis Training

“How can I persuade someone who doesn’t like me?” was the question. It came in an email. And it reminded me of an email I got years ago, from a guy with a phobia. He said, “I’ve gained some weight, and I’ve noticed my phobia has been getting worse. Is there something trapped in the […]

Conversationally Reframing Negative Beliefs

I was talking to a friend of mine, and she was down on herself. “I’m a bad person.”, she said. She went on to explain to me that she had been thinking thoughts that ran counter to her belief system. “Thinking something and doing something are separate things.”, I said. I told her stories about […]

Anchoring & Break States

Break states and anchoring. How are they related? Well, anchoring is attaching a state to a cue. If someone is laughing, we can touch their shoulder a certain way, or use a particular tone of voice, or motion. If we’re successful, the next time we use that same touch/tone/motion, the person will laugh again (it […]

Anchoring, Programming, And Advertising

A while back, I was in a coffee shop, and a guy started talking to me. It brought to mind anchoring, unconscious programming and how most people don’t understand how advertising affects us, unconsciously. So, what is anchoring? In NLP, it’s basically pairing a response (usually an emotion, but sometimes a series of thoughts, or […]

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