SO WHAT REALLY IS NLP? | Gill Mathias

What is NLP

Hello Gill Mathias here. I am a qualified Master NLP practitioner and NLP is a really useful tool within coaching. It is like the spanner in the tool box; sometimes it is needed for every job and sometimes it stays in the box!

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If you are enabling clients to “bounce forward” after challenging experiences, the process used with NLP is about understanding what makes us tick and by using specific language to gain better and quicker results. If you can change your mind-set then your abilities will also change.

I always think that the name is mystifying, but read on and enjoy the blog as I will try to make it simpler for you!

Neuro simply refers to the fact that all behaviour stems from our neurological processes – i.e. what we see, feel, hear and touch.

Linguistic is because we use language to order our thoughts and behaviour. We use language to communicate with others. We also use “non-spoken” language to communicate – i.e. body language and posture.

Programming references the fact we can enter new programmes into our brain – i.e. new ways of thinking or acting, new habits and new beliefs. If you are capable of learning a new skill, you can succeed with NLP. – if you can tie your shoelaces, you can learn new skills.

You use your brain and your senses to see what’s going on (neuro); you adjust your methods of talking and communicating to get better results (linguistic); and you change the way you think and act to achieve your goals (programming).

How Do You Define NLP?

Well, everybody seems to have their own definition as to what the NLP is about.

It could be “the art and science of personal development” or “the study of human excellence”. Slightly more descriptive is “NLP provides the ability to overcome the most complicated mental states with the simplest techniques”.

NLP teaches you to:

Communicate more effectively. NLP shows you how to communicate with people in a language that resonates with them – which in turn allows you to create better rapport and achieve the outcomes that you want!

Get motivated. NLP has a number of tricks and tools which help you to get more motivated. You play around a bit with your emotions and memories, which with practice allows you to choose your state of mind more effectively. If you’ve had problems staying focussed in the past, read on, as there are some really simple ways to beat the system a bit here!

Think positively by making a deeper, profound and lasting change to your belief systems; because if you change your beliefs, you change your results.

This is an essential goal on your personal development journey – because as soon as you start to really see the NLP Secret that life is a fun series of challenges and puzzles, rather than a never-ending procession of problems and issues, things start to fall into place and life becomes, .dare I say it… fun!

That’s a basic summary of the benefits of NLP – you can make some truly incredible changes to your life much quicker than by using willpower alone. This is good news, as changes made by willpower alone tend to fail.

I hope that this clarifies any myths surrounding NLP and do come back with any comments.

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