Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the systematic study of how we think, communicate, and behave. It studies excellence and quality and how outstanding individuals and organizations get their outstanding results.
Richard Bandler and John Grinder first used the term Neuro-Linguistic Programming in the 1970’s. They studied excellent communicators and uncovered a wide range of tools and techniques that allow people to achieve excellence in their attitude and approach. Today these tools are widely used in the medical profession, sales & business, education, coaching, and personal development.
The name itself comes from the three areas it brings together.
- ‘Neuro’ refers to the nervous system through which experience is received and processed through the five main senses.
- ‘Linguistic’ pertains to the language that we use, how we communicate with others and more importantly, how we communicate with It represents how the language we use shapes, as well as reflects our experience of the world. It is assumed that if we change how we speak about things, we can change our behaviour and therefore our results.
- ‘Programming’ describes how we can sequence our actions to reach our goals. It is the ability to organise our communication, how we think, speak and act, to realise our potential, achieve specific results and reach new heights of achievement.
NLP is an attitude characterized by a sense of curiosity and adventure. It looks at life as a marvellous, rare, and unprecedented opportunity to learn and develop.
NLP is a methodology based on the presupposition that all behaviour has a structure, and that behaviour can be modelled, learned, taught, and changed (re-Programmed).
NLP has evolved as an innovative and pragmatic technology that allows the practitioner to support others to achieve better results.
How specifically can NLP help me?
All aspects of a person’s personal and professional life can benefit from NLP. An awareness of NLP will enable you to
- increase your sense of purpose in your work and home life.
- align your values and beliefs with what you want to achieve.
- focus on goals and channel your energy into achieving them.
- inspire yourself with a compelling future.
- improve your personal and professional relationships.
- establish rapport with clients, customers, or work colleagues.
- increase your ability to persuade and influence others.
- use your time more effectively.
- increase your effectiveness working with others.
- change, adopt, or eliminate behaviours.
- identify and change limiting beliefs.
- eliminate any negative emotions or limiting decisions.
- generate empowering emotional states within yourself at will.
- choose your mental, emotional, and physical states of well-being.
- acquire the skills you admire in others and create patterns of excellence from any role model you choose.
- find creative ways to solve problems.
- ensure your success will be much more consistent, and much more predictable.
- learn how to grow from every single life experience.
- increase your ability to create a better quality of life.
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