SO what is NLP anyway!? (That thing I do)

What is NLP?

Here is a quick run-through for those playing at home…

NLP began as a model of how to communicate to ourselves and to others. It was originally developed by Richard Bandler, John Griner and others.

NLP demonstrates how to use the language of the mind to consistently achieve our specific and desired outcomes. The belief is that "the map is not the territory." The internal representations we make about the outside world are not necessarily the event itself. There is an external event that we run through our internal processing and we make an IR - Internal Representation of that event. Combine the IR with a physiology and we create a state. (Happy, sad, motivated etc) There are several elements that filter our perception: Deletion, Distortion, generalisations, meta-programs, values, memories, decisions.

Neuro - The nervous system (the mind) which our experience is processed via 5 senses- 
visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory and gustatory.

Linguistic - (language and other nonverbal communication systems through which our neural representations are coded, ordered and given meaning. Includes: Pictures, sounds, feelings, tastes, smells, words.

Programming - The ability too discover and utislise the programs we run (our communication to ourselves and others) in our neurological systems to achieve our specific & desired outcomes. It's at heart an internal and external communication model. It is a model of how we send and receive messages both verbal and nonverbal, how we process that information, and how that information puts us in particular states. Our states underlie and direct our behavior and therefore our outcomes and results. Using Meta Models, Satir Model and Milton Model techniques the desired outcomes are often achieved at a faster rate than using traditional coaching.

That's what I am using with great success to create massive change in my clients. It's so effective and goes to show that change can happen...in an instant!