That “Blue Monday” myth… or lie
The so-called ‘official’ day for feeling bad. A week ago on Monday 18 January 2011 it was ‘Blue Monday’, reputedly the most depressing day of the year, or so we’re […]
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
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
Be careful with WHY? questions
Treat ‘Why?’ as an attack question! We pay a lot of attention to words in NLP. We think about: For example, take that little word WHY? Harmless enough, isn’t it?
Driving: you can spread the smile – or the scowl
NLP and driving: you can drive courteously because it helps keep the traffic flowing smoothly – or because it makes you feel good. And because it causes ripples of goodwill.
NLP and ‘intimidating people’
Dealing with people who intimidate us There is a simple-yet-powerful little NLP technique for dealing with an unwanted reaction to somebody – such as when The technique is deceptively simple
It’s not just what you eat…
The NLP TATE or TOTE model is a valuable method for recognising the steps which we go through in something as simple and automatic as eating. Recognising our personal ‘eating steps’ makes eating management and weight or size management more manageable.
How to eat an airplane!
Or how to not be intimidated by your own thoughts! NLP is well-known for its great range of techniques for changing you you think, feel and communicate. But, deep down, NLP
Public speaking, talks, presentations… Why do it?
An NLP way to decide where you’re going One great thing about NLP is how it enables us to be surgically precise in analysing a situation in order to improve it. For
Using the NLP Eye Movements
The gifted few Reading time 3 mins It used to be that some people we regarded as gifted communicators and everyone else had to work hard at developing their skills.
All your eggs in one basket
The lights went out Just as darkness was approaching yesterday afternoon the electricity supply in the house disappeared. Suddenly there was no power, no lighting and no heating. And it
Dreams into Reality – the 5 steps
Lots of people talk a good talk – they have great dreams but never make them come true. With NLP we can map out the 5 steps that need to be followed in turning a dream into reality.
“I know just how they feel” – NLP and fuzzy thinking
Different languages! Reading time 3 mins The rush-hour train from London was crowded but I got a seat at a table in the noisy, smoky buffet section. (This was just
Handle your job interview with skill
Time to sell yourself Many people attend job interviews or on-job appraisals with a naive belief that if the look good, feel confident, and do a good job of answering
The Low Self Esteem Habit
Self esteem is not a thing – it’s simply a way of thinking This week’s Pegasus NLP Newsletter is about self esteem. And how, whether it be high or low, self
Life coaching – for amateurs!
Life coaching – 5 tips for amateurs! (1) You’re already a life coach You’re a life coach whenever you help a person with a difficulty: teacher, manager, parent, friend, professional coach’.
How to use the NLP ‘Rep Systems’
NLP insights into how people think Reading time 4 mins In NLP we act as if we have six main ways of thinking, or ‘representing’ or processing information i.e. our
How not to bore your audience
The Minister speaks I was looking forward to seeing how the professional speaker would address the audience. He was a UK Government Minister and the keynote speaker at the conference.
Your 'career brand'
Mention ‘brand’ and most people think about sales and marketing. But ‘brand’ can be a much wider topic if we think about it as being the emotions which people associate
The Anger ‘Habit’…?
But is anger a habit? Looking at the visitor statistics for this blog, I noticed that this year’s most visited blog article so far is ‘How we do the Anger
Sorry I'm late…
I don’t like wasting time People who are consistently late for appointments or meetings tends to share a particular trait. They don’t like waiting around – it’s a waste of
"Be yourself….." ??
The Self Consciousness ‘Habit’(*) Last week’s newsletter and blog article on Self Consciousness produced quite a few e-mails, including one from Bob (not his real name) who is in his
Brands – robust or damaged
Reading time – 5 mins Yesterday’s announcement that the News of the World was to close down got me thinking of branding – and how easily a brand can become
NLP – that scary P-word…
NLP is great, wonderful, amazing etc etc It goes like this; you’ve been interested in and using NLP for a while and have found that it has made a difference
Gotta, gotta, gotta… life's Rules
I should have remembered I was intently watching the car park meter slowly printing my ticket when a woman’s voice behind me said “Would you have a 5P piece?” I