Many years ago I had an important exam to pass. Back then I used to own a Financial Services company. The government rightly decided that the whole financial services sector needed more regulation, and part of that regulation was a series of professional exams. I had passed the first set easily. The next exam was on Management and formed part of the Advanced Financial Planning Certificate, which was on par with the style of exam you would take as part of a degree. The syllabus the exam was based on was very wide, including topics like health and safety, employment law, training and competency and management theory.
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As the New Year emerges with the media hyped doom and gloom of the last year ever present, a question worth exploring is what can you do to make 2009 a fabulous year or even your ‘best year yet’. The so-called credit crunch certainly has had an effect on our economy, more importantly, it has impacted peoples’ attitude and confidence. This means it’s not only affecting people financially, but also emotionally. As I watched people out and about during their Christmas celebrations, it seemed they were trying hard to enjoy themselves, but natural laughter and spontaneity were missing. Maybe this an indication of how culturally we have become reliant on consumerism for happiness, or could it be an example of media hypnosis?
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For many people, the perception of successful living is getting an edge and staying one step ahead. In our technological world of instant communication via mobile phones and Blackberry’s we are constantly available. People can quickly reply to important emails in between precious moments while playing with their children. Business deals can be finalised in between courses over a romantic dinner. Personal and business development tools encourage us to plan, plan, plan, think ahead and set goals. Multi tasking and forward planning we are told are paramount to being a success. But are they?
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NLP began its life when John Grinder and Richard Bandler modelled the behavioral and language patterns of three people who were geniuses at helping people create change in their lives. In some circles, NLP is known at the science of success. This is because with NLP you can model human excellence and the NLP tools created from the early modelling projects enable you to work through challenges and accelerate goal achievement. In this article, I will talk about how you can use NLP tools to focus your mind, sharpen your language and set clear and precise goals. By following the easy to apply tools and strategies in this article you have formula for personal success.
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In NLP a much-quoted presupposition is ‘the map is not the territory’. In this article I will focus on how you can change your map of the world by shifting your perceptual filters on an experience. You may have heard of a process called ‘triple position’ which offers three distinct sensory descriptions of one event.The positions are self, other and observer.
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I have just completed teaching a Practitioner course and Trainers Training with John Grinder, Carmen Bostic St Clair and John Thompson. We had people from seventeen countries from every continent visit Brighton, where we held our courses. It was a fascinating and exhilarating experience to be part of two unique courses occurring simultaneously but in separate rooms. I was particularly interested in the different mindsets of the people who attended each course and how in certain cases ‘filters’ determined the learner’s experience.
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