Learning and Mastering NLP

Got Questions About Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)?

by Steve October 27, 2009

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The best way to learn Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) fast is to get your questions answered!
I’ve got three questions for you:
1. What are the top two questions you have about Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)?
2. How hard has it been for you to find the answer to these questions?
3. What would it mean to you to find the [...]

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Reader Question: How Do You Know If An Association Is Linguistic Or Sensory?

by Steve February 11, 2010

Javi just sent me an email asking me to comment on that.
He read my exchange with Fatih in a previous article (you’ll find it in the comment section) that resulted in Fatih resolving an issue he’d been struggling with for some time, on which he’d spent serious time and cash.
During the exchange, I said:
Pay close [...]

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Reader Questions: How To Master Practical Aspects Of NLP

by Steve November 21, 2009

Conrad sent me an email a few days ago asking:
Again….need help in the first 3 key activities of NLP [Modeling, Design, Installation]……any ideas on how to master them in a pratical way? Most of the trainers over here can’t seem to breach theory and the pratical aspects of NLP….when NLP is supposed to be about “reality [...]

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Confessions of a Meditation Machine Addict

by Carl Harvey November 18, 2009

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Using Meditation Machines is a quick and easy way to reach high levels of relaxation and reduced stress, allowing you to meditate, visualise or self-hypnotise without the usual interruptions and uninvited feedback from your erratic monkey mind.
In this post, I’ll explain what Meditation Machines can do for you, demonstrate how they work, and advice you [...]

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What’s the difference between Neurolinguistic Programming and Hypnosis?

by Steve October 29, 2009

I get this question all the time.
You might even have wondered about that yourself sometime back.
I scoured the internet quickly to see what “experts” had to say on the topic. Didn’t really find anything all that enlightening so I decided to write up an answer for you here.
First, let’s talk about Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP).

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More On Mastering Emotions

by Steve October 16, 2009

My last post spawned some interesting discussions around the issue of emotional mastery.
Let me share a bit more about my experience and see if this resonates with you.
I used to believe that I SHOULDN’T feel a certain way in certain circumstances. For instance, I shouldn’t feel angry when someone criticizes me or tells me they [...]

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Mastering Your Emotions Is Not About Changing Them

by Steve October 12, 2009

My email address has been down for some time now. Just discovered that today.
And I was wondering why I was getting no email for the past couple of days…
Don’t you get pissed when that kind of stuff happens to you?
I sure do.
Which brings me to something important about learning and mastering NLP: emotional mastery.
When I [...]

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NLP Therapeutic Application: The Paper Cup Pattern

by Steve August 11, 2009

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Here is an awesome pattern you can use when you want to work with analog quantities.
I’ve personally used it with greatest success in the case of relationship break-ups.
Here it goes.
Context of use: Client had a tough break up.
Timing: After rapport is established and client has had time to vent a bit.
Equipment needed: Paper cups, a [...]

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Another NLP Application Of The Deck Of Cards

by Steve July 26, 2009

A few months ago I posted a deck of cards pattern to get unstuck from a disempowering pattern of thinking.
Here’s another one that I’ve learned from Danie Beaulieu.
Context of use: Client is struggling with a personal issue and needs to access resources to overcome it.
Timing: No specific timing.
Equipment needed: Deck of cards and a black [...]

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The Best Self-Esteem Therapeutic Pattern I’ve Ever Found

by Steve June 18, 2009

Here’s a technique I learned from Danie Beaulieu that’s unmatched for dealing with self-esteem issues, mainly for cases of people who have been psychologically battered by others (I mean “battered” in the figurative sense).
Here’s how to run the pattern with your client:

Grab some cash (I personally love hundred dollar bills)
Show the money to your client
Ask: [...]

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John Grinder Speaks About NLP Modeling

by Steve May 29, 2009

I’ve found this video on YouTube that sums up brilliantly NLP Modeling.
Hear it from the horse’s mouth!

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Am I Really Interested In Hypnosis?

by Steve May 27, 2009

Kind of a funny question to ask as a title…
And the answer is pretty straight forward:
No.
Can’t really tell you why.
Doesn’t bake my noodle all that much.
Formal or stage hypnosis, that is.
Trance phenomena continue to fascinate me. If trance = hypnosis, then I’m interested. But I believe a notable distinction exists.
Here in northern Brazil, umbanda is [...]

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Really Cool Post On Self-Mastery

by Steve May 21, 2009

Tom from NLP Times published a really cool post a couple of months ago on self-mastery and change.
Go read it.
But before you do, just check out the gist of it. Tom simply points out that, in order to effect change, you must:
1. Become aware that some pattern isn’t serving you.
2. Take complete responsibility for the [...]

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Affirmations, Incantations, Self-Hypnosis: It’s All Autosuggestion

by Steve May 20, 2009

You’ve all read about them. Affirmations, incantations, self-hypnosis and so on…
Each new author brings a new label for what, in the end, proves to be the exact same activity: programming new instructions into our own subconscious mind.
So, if that’s what you’re trying to achieve, use ANY of them in varied ways until you find the [...]

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NLP Skills: Reading Eye Accessing Cues

by Steve May 18, 2009

One of the critical components of calibration (yeah, I know I talk a lot about this skill) is the ability to read and interpret eye accessing cues.
Below, I’ve included a standard eye accessing cue chart that will help you record these. If you’re an advanced student of NLP, you’ve come across images similar to this [...]

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NLP Therapy: Designing Transformational Experiences

by Steve May 16, 2009

In Whispering In The Wind, John Grinder describes how he designed an experience to assist a woman in licking cancer.
Here’s the story in a nutshell: during his conversation with her, she repeated a few times that, for her to get over cancer, “her whole world would have to turn upside down”. Grinder then proceeded to [...]

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