My son Rowan was diagnosed as a small boy as having Aspergers Syndrome. Aspergers syndrome is a condition that is currently classified as a sub type on the autism spectrum. It affects four times as many boys than girls. Autism is characterised by a triad of impairments including difficulties in communication, social interaction and inflexibility with repetitiveness in activities and interests. The challenges people who are on the spectrum face are multiple, including perceptual difficulties, hyper/hyposensitivity, social awkwardness and misreading non-verbal communication to name a few. Autism is not a sickness or mental illness, therefore there is no cure. It is a lifelong condition, but with the right coaching and support individuals on the autistic spectrum can lead fulfilled lives.
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NLP has many applications ranging from health, business, and education coaching to name a few. Since its inception NLP has rapidly spread and has been integrated into many walks of life. A fundamental area of application of NLP is ‘self application’, that is using NLP tools on self to improve your personal congruity and quality of life. The subject of this article –work life balance is a modern dilemma that challenges many people.
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We had a film crew at the NLP Academy last week filming me deliver my ‘Smoke Free Life’ process. I have to say that the Smoke Free Life system is brilliant for smoking cessation. Hardened smokers such as Rick Parfitt (Status Quo) and Fish (former front man of Marillion) and now solo artist, have used the system to break long term smoking habits. The NLP structure for breaking smoking habits can be used for breaking any habit hence the topic of this article. You will find this article useful if you are seeking change in any area of life.
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NLP has many applications ranging from personal development, change work and education to name a few. One of the most useful applications is the ability to connect with another person and communicate with that person in a way that resonates with their internal thinking processes. The observant reader will realise the words in italics represent the three primary representational systems, kinaesthetic (connect) auditory (resonate) and visual (observant). In NLP, representational systems are the channels that we use to process information from the outer world, as well as the channels we use to build our internal thoughts. In this article I will discuss how you can be more influential, by being aware of which representational system a person is using at any given moment, and how to detect if a person favours one system in a context over time.
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One of the many reasons why NLP resonates so well with me is because I am fascinated with human potential. NLP was founded on human excellence when John Grinder and Richard Bandler joined forces and modelled the geniuses to create the field of NLP. A distinction I observe in high achievers is they know what they want in life. They have a deep commitment to doing whatever it takes to get their goal and there is no doubt about getting it. In NLP speak we call this being congruent with your outcome.
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One of the questions I am routinely asked on my travels is ‘What is Neuro Linguistic Programming?’. This seemingly simple question often challenges even the most accomplished Practitioners who often respond with nervous waffle or technical jargon. The challenge with defining NLP arises from the fact that NLP is a broad field that has been developed from many disciplines including hypnotherapy, linguistics, psychology, systems theory, and systems for understanding the body. In this article I will provide the background of NLP, an insight into the different applications and then conclude with a meta description that is relevant to any application of NLP.
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