A course delegates view on the fantastic evening with Frank Pucelik
By Lloyd Johnson
Last week I was lucky enough to attend an event with Frank Pucelik, one of the founders of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Frank Pucelik isn’t a name that normally springs to mind when people mention NLP and there are plenty of sources suggesting that the original founders were just John Grinder and Richard Bandler, Frank begs to differ. In this event Frank shed some light on what really happened and along the way he shared some really interesting information about how NLP came to be. What follows are my resulting notes and memories from the event in London.
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Being proud of sales excellence
By Michael Carroll
A fact of business is that the profits of the organisation are driven by sales. It’s somewhat ironic that many business people shudder when selling is mentioned. Any organisation ranging from one man bands to multi national corporations should be proud of their own ‘sales excellence’. This article is about being proud of sales excellence.
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By Michael Carroll
By Michael Carroll
A few years back I gave a keynote speech at the annual convention for the sales force of a major Financial Services Company. The night before, all the speakers were invited to test the equipment and get a feel for the arena. The sales director was present and a little shaky. He had hired a public speaking coach who suggested that he (the sales director) practiced his presentation. What struck me during the practice was how unnatural the Sales Director’s presentation was. Because his coach had put so much emphasis on certain gestures to accompany certain messages and tonal qualities, It was so artificial it was like the Gestapo pulling Pinocchio’s strings. The verbal style was much like an infant in a school play where each child tries desperately hard to get their words right.
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Michael and Rowan - a personal story
By Michael Carroll
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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How you can overcome the struggle of the work - life balance
By Michael Carroll and Helen Doyle
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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by Michael Carroll
By Michael Carroll
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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