Plan to have a great time – alone!
Do you plan for good times – alone! It changed my life. The advice to plan for good times even when alone – in fact, especially when alone. This was
When NLP is ‘not’ very smart
NLP… in Plain English? I began using NLP nearly 40 years ago. And in the early days much of the NLP jargon just about beat me – I really couldn’t
90% is good enough!
Perfectionism: a recipe for endless dissatisfaction The perfectionist wants everything they do to be perfect. Flawless. Beyond criticism… The perfectionist is never satisfied with their results. Whatever they achieve they
NLP and Mental Filters: Now you don’t see it – now you do!
The branch was in the way There’s a lot of rubble to get rid of so I ordered a skip from the local company. We’d used them a few times
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Petty People in the workplace
Petty People at work Reading time 3 mins Petty People like to divide and conquer – to play the ‘enemies and allies’ game. In their eyes, you’re either with them
Which is your ‘favourite’ stress mode?
The ‘Satir Stress Modes’ Virginia Satir identified that we move into one or more of 4 modes of behaviour and reaction when under pressure – we blame others, or
Conversation Hijackers
Spot the conversation hijack! It’s become a morning sporting event; spot the hijack! One of our local radio stations has a presenter who is a master of the conversation hijack.
6 ways to practice (or practise) your NLP skills
In developing your NLP skill the old saying ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand’ applies. Actually, when it comes to skill, as opposed to mere knowledge about NLP, this piece of wisdom from Confucius is incomplete. We need to add “… I practice and I become skilled”. Because it’s not enough to just do it once and decide you understand – you have to keep doing it until it becomes an automatic (or unconscious) part of your behaviour.
Worrying: Mental Rehearsal for Failure
Worry: Mental Rehearsal for failure Worrying is normal. We all to do it, at times. We worry about how we’ll handle an important event, such as a job interview, presentation
The Professional Guild of NLP (2004-2017)
Reading time 6 mins The Professional Guild of NLP was founded in 2004 by a number of NLP training organisations. It was an independent membership-owned body which supported professional standards
Give gifts to create feelings – or just create feelings?
Giving presents is a ‘funny’ process. And a slightly complicated one, too, if you think about it… if you delve a little deeper – under the bonnet – which is
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The 10 Steps to Highly Effective Hating!
You have to be careful if you want to be good at hating people. For example, you must take care not to get to know them. This could spoil everything. If you get to know someone you could easily be side-tracked into seeing them as humans like yourself and even as likeable.
Strong Leaders Create Weak Followers
The new team forms Reading time 6 mins On the Low Ropes course you are part of a small group of 5-8 people who have to resolve a number of