In the NLP Model of Communication information is processed through our minds (brain/nervous systems) and that information is filtered which involves us deleting, generalising and distorting the information in such a way to make it more meaningful. Through our minds we make an internal representation of that information which is based on pictures (visual), sounds (auditory), feelings (kinesthetic), smells (olfactory) and tastes (gustatory). Those experiences are then labelled with our own internal dialogue commonly called [...]

In the last Blog it was discovered that effective communication is possible when rapport is created and maintained between both parties in the communication process. Rapport  is a process of building a relationship based on trust, harmony and understanding. It is all about meeting the other person in their model or interpretation of the world. Rapport is important in any relationship (e.g. business, sales, meetings, family, friendships) and creates liking at the unconscious level of the mind. When there [...]

How many times have you said to someone, or even thought, what is it that you don’t understand about what I am saying either face to face, over the telephone or an email?  For any communication to be effective and for you to be able to convey your message and vice versa you need to be in rapport. Rapport is a process of responsiveness and where both people feel they are in sync with one another [...]

You have heard the story of how in 1953 at Yale University a study was conducted on all graduating students and it was found that only 3% of those graduates had actually set goals and wrote them down? About 20 years later it was discovered that those 3% were in fact financially better off,  healthier and happier than the other 97%. Do you have an annual holiday coming up? Do you know of someone who [...]

Welcome to the Winter Newsletter 2011. The last few months have been very busy for me. A few months ago I ventured over to Sydney to complete further studies in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy(R) and Hypnosis.  I have now gained further experience and knowledge of Values Elicitation, Advanced Techniques in NLP and Time Line Therapy(R). I also had a “breakthrough” where I broke a board through modelling and the right frame of mind. The board [...]

What about these quotes or sayings  ”If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won’t, you most assuredly won’t”. or “Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right”. Having the belief in oneself is very powerful, without it, many things and tasks are not accomplished. In terms of self belief there is an interesting story that I heard the other day from a business colleague that [...]

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is all about taking control of your mind by being in more control of your thoughts and what you are thinking each and every day. A big part of NLP is the mental representations that you make in your mind. When you are thinking it is made up of thinking in pictures (visual); thinking in words (auditory); thinking in feelings (kinesthetic); tastes (gustatory) and smells (olfactory). These are commonly referred to [...]

Your mind is made up of a conscious and a unconscious part. The conscious part of your mind is that part which processes information (though only around 7 plus or minus bits of information at any one time), it thinks logically, it likes to make sense out of things, it is related to the waking state, is aware of the ‘now’, it can move parts of your body voluntarily, it has a limited focus, it [...]

What are you like at chunking? Chunking is  not a new form of planking done in the cross harbour tunnel in Sydney. Chunking is a term used in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and refers to the level of abstraction or specificity of information. You may be the type of person who chunks upwards and this would be someone who looks at the abstract and can see the big picture or the vision. In many organisations [...]

What are values? Values is what is important to you about a particular area of your life or are generalisations about deep beliefs. A value will determine your motivation for doing something. For example you will have values about your career, relationships, sporting pursuits, family etc. A value of integrity in your job will have your pursue and obtain a position where the organisation hopefully has values of integrity. Your values are generally sourced from [...]