NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming is an incredibly powerful approach to communication and personal development.
Learning NLP techniques gives you greater control over your ability to be at your best more often. You will be able to effectively manage your thoughts and feelings.
NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming is an incredibly powerful approach to communication and personal development. To quote Richard Bandler, one of the co-founders of NLP – “NLP is a discovery, not an invention”.
The real power of your mind, language, and actions is uncovered through NLP training. But, it’s more than just techniques. It is a way of thinking, a frame of mind based on curiosity, exploration, and FUN!
Created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in 1972, it is apparent why NLP has come to be named:
- NEURO– refers to the patterns of our neurological thought processes. Essentially our mind and how we think.
- LINGUISTIC– refers to the ways that our language reflects our neurology.
- PROGRAMMING– refers to the fact that we can break free choose how to organize our ideas and actions in the way that we want.
There are very few rules of NLP. But, there are 4 governing principles often referred to as the “4 legs of Neuro-Linguistic Programming”.
Although it can take days/months/years to master NLP techniques, some of the principles are in fact very simple and easy to implement into everyday practice.
Putting the principles into everyday practice
1. Know what you want
In NLP we believe that the more precisely and positively you can define what you want, the more likely you are to achieve it. In every interaction, action, or thought, you should know what you want to achieve as your outcome, this will create a more empowering outcome for you.
2. Be aware and alert
Any living creature does not simply communicate with language. Just like animals and plants, humans communicate non-verbally too! Sensory acuity (seeing, hearing, feeling – physically and emotionally) is critical to NLP and a great life skill to have in general. Are you consciously aware of what is going on around you or inside of you? Do you listen to your own internal signals as to what you really want to do or are you doing what you think others expect or demand of you? Are you responding to the opportunities that are there – if you just take a moment to choose to see, hear, feel or experience a greater awareness of non-verbal communication you can respond to opportunities that could otherwise go unnoticed.
3. Have sufficient flexibility to change your behavior
Rapport skills enable you to quickly put others at ease and create trust. Mastery of rapport skills allows you to get on with anyone anywhere, greatly increases your confidence and effectiveness, and makes it easier for others to communicate with you.
4. Adopting physiology of excellence and take action
Our thoughts affect our feelings and our feelings affect our physiology, which in turn affects our behavior or the actions we take. Therefore, checking that your physiology, or body language, is supporting your desired outcome is vital. We know that during communication, body language accounts for the largest proportion of the overall message – communication isn’t just between two people it’s also within a person. What physiology do you associate with when you want to operate at your most confident, resourceful, and productive?
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