Very few of us are taught how to learn. As a small child learning is as natural as breathing. The world is full of new experiences and objects to discover...
Blog Category: Blog
[Video] Available Resources
One of my favourite presuppositions of NLP says that people are doing the best they can with the resources they have available, and the reason I like that is because...
[Article] 7 keys to successful planning and goal-setting
1. Think BIG! If your goal isn’t a challenge and doesn’t represent an important achievement for you it’s unlikely that you’ll be motivated enough to sustain the effort required to...
[Video] Mind and Body
Today I’m going to have another look at one of the presuppositions of NLP, the one that says the mind and the body affect each other. This is one of...
[Article] Why am I doing this?
If I’m really honest, I don’t like children very much. Shocking, I know. Not having any children of my own, I’m often irritated by the antics of small children in...
[Video] Perceptual Positions
Perceptual Positions is the idea of being able to see something from somebody else's point of view or, indeed, from a completely different point of view. If you work in a service industry, you probably will have had it drummed into you that it's important to be able to see things from your customer's point of view. In lots of other environments as well, we are encouraged to take somebody else's perspective.
[Article] Perception is Projection
Carl Jung introduced the notion of ‘projection’ to explain how people can feel certain they know what another person is like and what they think, then interact with the other person on the basis of those assumptions.
[Video] Positive Intentions
There’s a presupposition of NLP which says that every behaviour has a positive intention. Now on first hearing that, lots of people have said to me over the years “I...
[Article] Being a Brilliant Coach
Have you noticed that there are moments in life when something becomes absolutely clear? It might be something you had never thought about before, or something you thought you knew,...
[Video] In Praise of Routine
When you hear the word routine do you feel your heart sink a bit? Lots of people hate routine. They think it’s boring, dull and do whatever they can to...
[Article] What is a Phobia and how can you deal with it?
When a person reacts with extreme and debilitating fear to a harmless experience or entity, we say they have a phobia. Common phobias include fear of spiders, heights, lifts, snakes,...
[Video] Influencing Upwards
When we did a survey of subscribers to our mailng list and asked people about some of the challenges they face at work, one of the things that lots of...
