My Own Guide to NLP Training
In my earlier post on 25 Random Secrets of My Inspired Life, I mentioned that I had received some form of training and guide to NLP – Neuro Linguistic Program. I first came across this term while reading Anthony Robbins’ book on Unleashing the Giant Within. Robbins coined NLP as Neuro-Linguistic Conditioning to differentiate his teachings from the others. After reading that book, NLP became something I was fascinated with.
One of the results of this fascination with NLP was that I signed up for a NLP certification program with a local company that specializes in NLP training. From this training, I have discovered more useful tools for personal development. It is my turn now to share these with you in this guide to NLP series. I am making things really fundamental here in order not to turn off those who are new to this technology. I hope you will find this series useful in improving your own lives.
Introduction to the Beginners’ Guide to NLP
Let us begin this guide to NLP with some definition and history of NLP. NLP is the study of how people think, feel and act. It is characterized by an intense curiosity about how and why people get the results they do. Another term we usually use is ‘modeling’. We try and role model the behavior of successful and effective people. There are certain ways we can do this. It is through the use of a set of tools and powerful methods in NLP that we strive to access and influence our mental, physical and emotional resources, skills and creativity.
NLP was first introduced by a Mathematician, Dr Richard Bandler, and Dr John Grinder, a well known professor of linguistics in the mid 1970s. More than this Guide to NLP, their work focused on three main areas of work as defined by each of the three words in NLP.
Neuro refers to the study and use of our neurology (the brain and mind), through which we experience our environment via our five primary senses. Linguistics refers to how we use our language and other non auditory communication channels to modify our states of mind for personal effectiveness. Finally, programming refers to our ability to discover, adjust and use the programs that we mentally run in our minds to achieve our goals. That is another definition for NLP in this Guide to NLP.
This guide to NLP presents these tools and technology is a basic manner for you to understand and apply in your life.
Tools and Technologies of this Beginners’ Guide to NLP
- Pattern Interrupt
- Anchoring
- Eye Assessing Cues
- Chunking
- Neurological Levels Coaching
- Subliminal Message Programming
- Disney’s Creativity Strategy
- In-Time and Through Time Guidance System
- COACH vs CRASH States
- The SCORE Model
There are many more NLP skills and concepts we can discuss and learn. But for this guide to NLP, we are concentrating on the simpler ones. Those that can impact your lives immediately when use correctly.
I hope that you will enjoy this series on the Guide to NLP. In the next post on this series, I will touch on Pattern Interrupt.
Do you have any clarification or comment on the introduction to this Beginners’ Guide to NLP? For those with NLP exposure, do share with us your experience in using NLP skills.
Hi Jimmy,
Excellent post on NLP. I personally would love to get a certificate in NLP. How long did it take you Jimmy to get one? I think it is a great tool to program our subconscious mind with what we want. I look forward to reading the second part Jimmy. Thanks for sharing my friend
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Hi Dia,
I know you have been keen on this for sometime. In fact, this series is more or less inspired by you. I hope that my NLP sharing here will benefit people.
When I first started learning about this, I find NLP can be made confusing. My work here is try to make things simple for people to apply.
I did a course over 3 months. Each week required a full day session. Cost me about 2.5k sing dollars.
Same here, Jimmy and Dia!
I studied NLP 20 years ago in Germany over one year, one intensive weekend a month, which cost DM 300 each.
NLP tuition is expensive and that is why I think you do such a great job, Jimmy, to introduce it to people! I can’t recommend it enough!
You’ve set up a great blog on NLP!
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My personal experience with my training was not totally fantastic. I learnt new things but it was in a very incoherent form. I was hoping for more systemic learning of the skills in NLP. But the trainer took us all over the place. But is was still worth it.
Hi Jimmy,
I love NLP since I started studying it almost 10 years ago. It is one the best tools you can imagine for personal development.
Thanks for refreshing my memory :-)
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Hey Marc,
Would need your help during this series to offer your opinions to improve my post. I might be saying things that can be improved. I look forward to your contribution here too.
Cheers
I haven’t done any kind of certifications, but I have studied the basic principles of NLP for years. great stuff. and it really does help you to make some massive shifts in your thinking and in your life pretty quickly, once you start implementing it.
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Hi James,
There are people who also feel that NLP is manipulative. That’s actually true. It is a tool for doing good and exploiting people as well. We are concerned with using this powerful skill sets for improving people’s lives. Would love your contribution as we progress in this series.
Very good presented info about NLP. I am considering it stronger trying to get a certificate for it…
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Hi Anna,
When I went for the certification, my main objective was to learn more. I did, but i expected more from the course. many of the things can also be learnt from simply reading.
Hey Jimmy,
I love that you’re doing this series. I think NLP has some excellent tools to offer, but is misunderstood by many. I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts on this.
Huge hugs!
Melody
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Melody,
You are right. NLP has its dark side. It is actually a double edged sword. There are people out there using this skill sets for personal gains and exploitation. We are certainly not interested in this. NLP is neutral, lets use it powerfully to improve lives. Enjoy the series and would love you feedback.
Cheers
Yes, Jimmy and Melody! NLP as such doesn’t have any dark sides, it’s people who misuse this knowledge and thus can make employees’ lives hell, for example. My husband was at the receiving end of such a General Manager who hadn’t studied NLP, but at a company who employed NLP strategies in a bad way.
But, as always, if you study the subject yourself, as in my case, I could help my husband to get this G.M. into his place simply because NLP is more powerful than any copies of it.
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I have been reading about how people use NLP to manipulate people to buy and get attached. Those are motives we should all avoid. I can understand why people are sceptical about NLP with all this type of vice activities happening. Anyway, we can’t stop people from using a perfectly fine tool. But they will certainly receive their just rewards.
Hey Jimmy,
I knew someone who got a PhD in NLP. He was really good at it. I’ve read some NLP books too so I’m pretty familiar with the subject, but I’ve only been able to use it a little in my daily life. I’m looking forward to reading what you have to say on the subject.
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Steve you are most welcome to read as much about NLP here. What I find is that without constantly and consciously trying these NLP tools out, it will not be effective. After a while, NLP skills become great habits.
Hey Jimmy,
This is actually my first time being exposed to NLP. I am definitely interested in learning more about it though. Although I have missed the beginning of this series, and it appears that I am way behind on your post; I will have to go through the series starting from here and see what you’ve offered us. I can’t wait to read more!
I have begun my own research of understanding the physiology of why we do what we do. I think in order to truly help people through our works of writing, we certainly have to understand what makes us tick. This is promising to be a very useful tool for me to go about doing just that.
Thanks for sharing it with us on your site here. I will definitely be taking my time to read and soak in everything you’re presenting. So if I get to far behind in your post here, that’s the reason why.
I trust all is well with you, my friend. And also hope the New Year is presenting to you numerous opportunities and possibilities. :) Cheers!
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Hi Deeone,
I am sure you will find this NLP series helpful. I have really tried to break it down into its simplest form so that people can apply the skills as often as they can. Part of my own journey with NLP has been obstructed with trying to grapple with concepts that are put in ways too hard to comprehend.
I bet you will find these skills immensely useful.