Neuro Linguistic Programming The New Technology of Achievement

by Howard Grant Platt 3rd on December 10, 2010 · 18 comments

in Personal Development Resources

Neuro-Linguistic Programming The New Technology For Self-Improvement And Personal Success!

One of The Most Effective Self-Help Programs I Have Come Across. Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the study of human excellence, it is focused on quickly attaining the desired outcome. Chances are that most people who first come across NLP wonder what it is all about. NLP is the new technology of achievement.

Neuro Linguistic Programming NLP is the influencing of human behavior by recognizing certain skills and techniques held by individuals that excel in a particular area of life and then adopting those behaviors into your own life.

Actually, NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, where “neuro” is something related to both mind and body, “linguistic” is about language patterns or structures and “programming” is nothing more than coordinating mind, body, and language in a way that helps you to achieve improved results in your life.

In a sense, Neuro Linguistic Programming can help you in many ways, if only you get to know its techniques and how to use them for your benefit.

I personally use NLP every day of my life as it allows me to learn new tasks at an alarming rate.

I build my self-confidence and self-esteem, I always have a positive mental attitude and I can handle the many situations life throws at me in a more positive way.

NLP is so incredibly effective because it allows you to identify the essential characteristics in people that display exceptional talents in particular areas of life.

NLP makes it possible for you to learn these talents, successful attitudes and the overwhelming strong beliefs that these talented people have in themselves and their abilities.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the study of the structure of subjective experience.

What this means is that if you are subjected to any particular experience in a specifically designed structure you have a much better chance of absorbing such beneficial teachings.

NLP holds that people think and act based on their internal representations of the world and not on the world itself. Meaning that we all view our lives by everything around us but only as we see it and not necessarily as it really is.

Once we understand specifically how we create and maintain our inner thoughts and feelings, it is a simple matter for us to change them to more useful ones.

Even years after I had been using NLP myself I found this program and two others like it by the same author to be extremely helpful with the understanding of all the research and science behind the program.

If you are interested in learning more about Neuro-Linguistic Programming I would recommend you try out any one of these programs.

Neuro Linguistic ProgrammingNLP in Action DVD By Charles Faulkner

Thousands of people swear by Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to create a lifetime of success.

Now experience this powerful, practical psychology for personal and professional growth for yourself with two of the country’s top NLP trainers as your guides.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming The Origin of This New Self-Help Program

Neuro-Linguistic Programming was first developed in the early 1970s by an information scientist, Richard Bandler, and a linguistics professor, John Grinder.

From their studies of successful people, they created a way to analyze and transform human excellence, resulting in the most powerful, practical psychology ever developed.

NLP is a practical application of how people think. Described as “software for your brain” it allows you to automatically tap into the kinds of experiences you want to have.

With NLP you can create your own future, and you can have choices about your feelings, especially when it matters most.

A state of the art communications method for nurturing personal and professional growth, Neuro-Linguistic Programming creates an environment for graceful personal change.

The Fundamental Principles of Neuro-Linguistic Programming:

Influence.

What does that word mean to you?

Imagine yourself without influence and you quickly realize that it is one of the most important skills you can learn.

Creating Irresistible Influence with NLP can open up an exciting new dimension in your life.

One that can make life a more fulfilling adventure than you have ever imagined.

All you have to do is apply this knowledge and make meaningful influence the magic that transforms your life!

  • The map is not the territory.

We respond to our thoughts and memories. These are our internalized map of reality. However, these maps are not true reality.

  • Experience has a structure.

When we change the structure, the experience will automatically change.

  • People work perfectly.

People are always making the best choices available to them. People already have all the resources they need.

  • Anyone can do anything.

If one person can do something, anyone can learn to do that same thing. When there is a physical or environmental limit, the world of experience will let us know.

  • Mind and body are parts of the same system.
  • You cannot NOT communicate.

We are always communicating, at least non-verbally. Even thoughts are in communication with the self.

The meaning of your communication is the response you get. Communication is not what is intended, but what is received.

Underlying every behavior is a positive intention.

The person or element with the most flexibility in a system will have the most influence. Neuro-Linguistic Programming gives you flexibility.

There is no such thing as failure, when things don’t go as planned you should learn from the experience and never lose focus towards your goal. One should consider failure as feedback for the next step towards your desired outcome.

NLP and Changed Perceptions

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a powerful tool for developing your personality traits and characteristics as those are what determine your verbal and non-verbal reactions to the happenings in this world.

As a first step, let us understand that your perception of reality is based on your subjectivity.

Just as a map is merely a miniature representation of territory, what you perceive as real is only a colored representation of reality, not the reality itself.

You can’t help but look at the world through rose-colored glasses.

Your reactions are dictated not by reality but by your view of that reality. Each of us has our own perceptions of the situations and circumstances that make up our lives.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming helps you in realizing this and reducing, if not completely removing, your subjectivity.

You will then consider adopting alternative viewpoints of reality and, consequently, bringing about a shift in the way you react to it.

Why do people react differently to a particular event or situation?

Is it not because of the differences in their individual perceptions of that event or situation?

What a traumatic event is to one may not be the same to another.

For instance, some people may take verbal or physical abuse lightly or simply ignore it.

Others may be so affected by it that they need psychological or medical treatment.

The underlying philosophy of Neuro-Linguistic Programming is based on the premise that it is possible to change one’s perceptions, beliefs and behavior so that traumatic experiences become possible to treat.

It is also possible that you might even become immune to trauma.

Eliminate Specific Phobias And Stress

Thousands of people swear by Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) to create a lifetime of success.

Now experience this powerful, practical psychology for personal and professional growth for yourself — with two of the country’s top NLP trainers as your guides.

You can similarly get rid of your phobias, if any, by going into the factors that cause your fear in the first place, with the help of NLP techniques.

You can look at things in the way that your adversaries do. You can consider the same things from a totally new perspective.

Or, you can study people who have achieved excellence in any particular aspect of their life, find out what qualities and factors contributed to their success and then import the same or similar factors and qualities into your life in an effort to achieve excellence in your chosen field.

You can lower your levels of unhappiness or raise the levels of happiness by transforming your belief portfolio, your preconceived notions, your language patterns that display your innermost feelings, your unconscious mind that exposes your conscious reactions to the external world, and so on.

In short, Neuro-Linguistic Programming transforms you into a new you, a happier you and a more effective you, capable of dealing with this world in a much better way than before.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming Techniques and How They Can Help You!

  • The New Behavior Generator – This technique for accelerated learning allows you to make any new action or skill automatic in your behavior. It is useful any time you want to have more choices, learn a new skill, or model an expert.
  • Discovering Your Mission – This technique brings your desires, goals, and values together to create a mission that promotes a deep sense of personal satisfaction.
  • Achieving Your Goals – This technique helps you create well-defined, compelling and attainable goals, and provides a pathway to their natural realization.
  • Creating Rapport and Strong Relationships – Improve your ability to deal with others with respect and dignity.
  • Powerful Persuasion Strategies – Persuasion is the ability to offer compelling value to others.
  • Building a Positive Relationship With Yourself – This technique creates a deep personal congruence that leads to enthusiasm, charm and personal power.
  • Eliminating Fears and Phobias – This technique neutralizes the powerful negative feelings of phobias and traumatic events.
  • Building Self-Confidence – This technique allows you to stay resourceful when you are criticized, whether it is at home, at work, or with friends. This enables you to use criticism as feedback to improve your relationships.
  • Developing Self-Appreciation – This technique helps you to gain an appreciation for yourself that others have for you. It is useful for building self-appreciation and confidence.
  • Having Pervasive Self-Esteem – This technique takes any unwanted behavior and transforms it into a desire to become more the person you want to be. It is useful anytime you want to change unwanted behaviors or feelings.
  • Maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude – This technique rids you of negative past decisions or imprint experiences. It is useful anytime you want to change limiting attitudes or create new, empowering ones.
  • The Keys To Peak Performance – This technique provides a liberating perspective and a chance to preview your future. Use it to create the life you want to live.

Influence.

What does that word mean to you?

Imagine yourself without influence and you quickly realize that it is one of the most important skills you can learn.

Creating Irresistible Influence with NLP can open up an exciting new dimension in your life.

One that can make life a more fulfilling adventure than you have ever imagined. All you have to do is apply this knowledge and make meaningful influence the magic that transforms your life!

Neuro Linguistic Programming can help you become adept in whatever is important to you, whether that means getting along with your family or co-workers or being more effective on the job.

NLP lets you model human excellence in any form. It is an overall powerful system for improving oneself personal development at any level.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is based on many useful studies that support the attitude that change is imminent. One of the most important is, NLP is about what works, not what should work.

In other words, if what you are doing is not working, try something else, anything else, regardless of whether what you had been doing should have worked.

Flexibility is the key element in a given system, the one who is most likely to do well responds to changing and possibly challenging circumstances.

That’s one reason NLP has made so much progress in an area where such is not the norm.

Innovative thinking means you are willing to give new ideas some intelligent thought, not just brush them off without giving it a try.

NLP is much more interested in results and giving people what they want from life, so it is those who thrive on innovative thinking that will be most accepting of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
NLP: The New Technology of Achievement By Charles Faulkner; Gerry Schmidt, Ph.D.; Dr. Robert McDonald; Tim Hallbom, M.S.W.; Suzi Smith, M.D.; Kelly Gerling, Ph.D.

Six internationally recognized NLP experts deliver simple, powerful ideas that can help you change habits, beliefs about yourself, reactions, and negative thought patterns faster than you ever thought possible!

Neuro Linguistic ProgrammingI highly recommend you continue your investigation of how NLP can enhance all aspects of your life.

You can begin to improve your relationships with loved ones, learning to teach effectively, gaining a stronger sense of self-esteem, greater motivation, better understanding of communication, enhancing your business or career, and an enormous amount of other things that involve the use of your brain.

Just a Few More General Principles.

This extraordinary program will empower you to transform your excuses into optimistic beliefs, develop an invincible attitude, and achieve the life you dream of right here, right now, using the remarkable mind technology known as NLP.

NLP is a model rather than a theory and it is the study of subjective experience.

NLP is a generative rather than a repair model it emphasizes on finding solutions rather than analyzing causes and in NLP we always add choices, rather than take these away.

  • Mind and body are part of the one system
  • All human behavior has a structure
  • External behavior is the result of how a person uses their representational systems.
  • If one human can do something then, potentially, anyone can.

Conscious mind capacity is very limited, whereas the subconscious mind can store an infinite amount of information.

Clues To a Person’s Inner Activity.

Neuro-linguistic programming is renowned for the attention we give to how a person demonstrates their use of their five senses, their representational systems.

This is because everything we experience is represented internally in our nervous system.

Without our being consciously aware of it our five senses are constantly receiving and processing information about the world about and within us.

Due to the fact that the mind and body are part of an interactive system, anything that happens in one part of the system affects all parts of the system.

We cannot, for example, have a thought without having a physical response to that thought.

If I remember a feeling, or talk to myself about something or imagine a forthcoming event I will use my senses or representational systems, and this will be apparent to a skilled NLP practitioner in my use of certain words or phrases, how I use my eyes, my voice tonality, and even my breathing.

So in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, we recognize that people are continuously communicating information about what they are doing internally or rather their inner processing.

And this information is available for those who have the ability to discern it, who have taken the time to develop their sensory acuity and their ability to calibrate to or recognize the personal significance of, our external behavior.

In very simple terms NLP is studying the behaviors of successful individuals in their chosen field and then using the Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques to integrate those skills into your life.

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Hi, my name is Howard Grant Platt 3rd, and creating this website Positive Thinking For Personal Development has become one of my greatest passions! At the age of 35, I was diagnosed with a rare and incurable medical disorder. As a result of my medical issues, I struggle with various disabilities, which challenge me every day of my life. Positive Thinking has given me the confidence and inner strength to persevere through the most challenging times. I try to use my story to inspire and help others to live up to their full potential. I know my calling in life is to serve others compassionately and to help those in need. Thank you for visiting my site. God Bless!


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Howard Platt 1 October 19, 2013

Hi Asaad,

I apologize for the delay with my response I am going through some difficult medical issues and I can only use my computer at certain times otherwise the nurses confiscate it.

In response to your question absolutely YES!! NLP is extremely powerful for making positive and permanent changes in all areas of personal development. If you read through the two articles on the site it should give you a pretty good idea about how to start using the NLP techniques for improving your self-esteem and self-concept. The process is actually rather easy it involves you using visualization exercises where you practice seeing yourself acting as the person you wish to be in your minds eye.

I can only give you a quick and simplistic response at the moment but I will try to find some of my older notes and create a 5 to 10 page eBook and link it to the bottom of this post. However in the mean time you can use the tips in the 2 articles already posted and began to practice and strengthen your visualization skills because that plays a major role when using Neuro Linguistic Programming for creating lasting and positive changes to your life.

I hope this helps.
Take Care and God Bless!
Sincerely,
Howard

Asaad 2 September 18, 2013

It’s a great article …Can I ask if there are techniques in NLP helps to improve self-concept and self-esteem ..Because I am a PhD student and the subject my thesis about the possibility of NLP to improve self-concept and self-esteem .. If you can help me I will never forget your help ..best regards

Howard Platt 3 July 29, 2013

Hi Gin,

Hey that’s pretty exciting, you will have to keep me informed on how well you are doing. If you like I am sure I could find you some more information on the topic, just let me know.

Take Care and Good Luck! You’ll do great.
Howard

Gin 4 July 12, 2013

I’m studying to become a Hypnotherapist I can’t wait to read the free e- book ! Sounds Great!

Howard Platt 5 May 25, 2013

Hi Georg, I personally write all the articles on this site and the information comes from my personal study over the past 30+ years.

Thank you for visiting!
Howard

Georg ohm 6 April 20, 2013

I’m now not sure the place you’re getting your information, but good topic.
I must spend a while studying much more or figuring out more.
Thank you for magnificent information I used to be on the lookout for this info
for my mission.

Howard G. Platt 111 7 March 12, 2012

Hi Kiran,

I apologize for taking so long to respond I am in and out of the hospital so much it is hard to keep up sometimes.

You ABSOLUTELY can improve your life and Neuro Linguistic Programming can definitely help however I think you should work on a few other things first.

From reading your comment it is more than apparent that you place very little value on yourself. You have to work on changing your self-talk. Be kind to yourself and don’t let the little voice in your head criticize you or put you down in any way. You need to start seeing your own self-worth and you need to believe in yourself. If you keep thinking and talking the way you are you will never pull yourself up to the standards that you desire.

I just wrote an article that I think will really help you as long as you follow the steps I laid out. Right now your self-esteem is very low and until you improve your self-esteem nothing else in your life will change. Please read the following article everyday and take action on the things I explain and I guarantee you will soon begin to feel better about yourself.

It is hard to live the life we desire when we have such a low opinion of ourselves so the first thing we have to do is change that opinion and you can do that. Just click right here: Improve Your Self-Esteem In 7 Easy Steps and it will take you straight to the article.

Please come back and let me know how you are doing after you work on this for a while.

Take Care My Friend!
Sincerely,
Howard

kiran 8 March 3, 2012

Hi Sir,
I am kiran, I was just browising the net by Gods grace I came across this article. This has really given me a hope. Till now I’m a person who have’nt see any success in any of my doings, in education,in relationships,mine is not an impressive personality.I realy pity myself.Whenever I see a physically challenged person doing many things in life and achieveing what ever he wants.I really get inspird by those and feel everytime if they are able to do anythigs than why cant I? this just stays as a feeling, that’s it but never did anythigs that I feel proud of my self. I really want to improve myself. I want taste the success in life. iwant to improve +ve approch towards life and excel in everythig im doing.how really dont understand how people are more enthusiastc in doing thins having good graspin power and having good communication exceling in all the things they are doing.what is the power they are having?I really ffeel amazzed by their concentration and grasping things and logically thinking about the things.Is this really true saying people are born with talent.I really feel happy when i see people with good leadership skils and with selfconfidence influencing people and their parents. Is this NLP really changes the life? Is it possible for people like me to enjoy the life without phobia,tension,depression .Does this really gives hope? Sir, please guide me in this regard.waiting for your reply..Thank you for reading this and paying attentions to the things.

Howard Platt 9 February 9, 2012

Hi Mike,

Thank you for visiting and for your comment. I could start a whole new website on NLP alone, it really is an effective tool to have in your personal development arsenal.

Best Wishes My Friend!
Sincerely,
Howard

Howard Platt 10 February 9, 2012

Hi Jae,

Thank you for such a terrific contribution, I am sure many will find it helpful. What a wonderful idea.

I hope you stick around!
Sincerely,
Howard

Mike 11 February 5, 2012

Thank you very much for this informative and eye (mind) opening piece of work. It really does make sense when you think about it we are all ready using NLP in our every day lives. I think now is time to start paying attention to the inner workings of our mind and really strive to make a difference in our own and others lives.

Thank you very much

Mike

Jae 12 February 2, 2012

Everyone has my permission to share this recipe.

* * * * * * * * Forgiveness, a recipe for sharing. * * * * * * * *.

These ingredients, and the directions for use, may vary with the strength.
… of your imagination.

Select a container, such as a plastic spice bottle.
Label it: Forgiveness.

Add some cornstarch or cocoa to your container, or you may want to make.
up something… like scented powdered sidewalk chalk, or add glitter.

You may find it helpful to add some, “Directions for Use”, such as:

1 Accidents do happen, and sometimes we break things, or hearts, unintentionally.
2 It can be much easier to make mistakes, than it is to admit and correct our mistakes.
Are you the first one to make this mistake; would you want to be the last one?
3 When you make, or find your mistake, sprinkle just enough of this “Forgiveness”.
on it to mark it plainly as yours, and prevent the cat, or anyone else from being blamed.
4 Leave the mistake in plain view until everyone sees you prefer to deal with it honestly;.
and honorably accept the responsibility for it.
5 Mistakes may pay for themselves more fairly through exposure; we waste a potential.
benefit of our mistakes by hiding them.
6 By sharing the gift of our mistakes with others, we may help some to make better.
and more rewarding choices.
7 Concealing a mistake may cause many other mistakes, perhaps ones even more.
difficult to live with, or to correct.
8 The value of mistakes is in understanding the lessons they are trying to teach us.
9 Genuinely participate in discussing how to avoid making this mistake again.
Ask for, and get, all the help you need.
10 Forgiving ourselves, may prove to be the most difficult part of making a mistake.
11 We may find forgiving our own mistakes easier after some practice, in forgiving.
the mistakes made by others.
12 Forgiveness feels good, whenever it is given, observed, or received.
13 The unforgivable; fail to ask, accept, or give their Forgiveness.

“Forgiveness is one of, “The best things in life [that] are free”.

This may only be one, of a more complete set, of Virtues.

What would our children and grandchildren do… with bottles of:
Enthusiasm, Courage, Hope, and such, along with Forgiveness?

“Use your Imagination, Stevie!”.

“Can’t, Granny borrowed it, yesterday.”.

Happy New Year,

Jae

Howard Platt 13 February 1, 2012

Hi Nadim,

Thank you for visiting and I am really glad that you found the article to be of some help.

Best Wishes My Friend!
Sincerely,
Howard

nadim najim 14 January 31, 2012

VERY USEFUL AND HELPFUL INFORMATION ON NLP . THANKS A LOT

REGARDS

NADIM

Howard 15 November 22, 2011

Hi Daamini,
I really wish I could help you out with the programs but I don’t have the rights to give them away and due to my health issues I could not afford to purchase them for you. Although you can still take the information from the articles and put it to work in your life.

Best Wishes My Friend!
Sincerely,
Howard

daamini prasad 16 November 17, 2011

i am a teenager.my friend told me about this.when i was surfing randomly i found it.i want to try.but only prob is it is not free of cost:(

Howard 17 October 24, 2011

Hi Denise,
You are the first to comment about my NLP articles, the more you learn about that subject the more you will see just how facinating it really is and the changes it can have on how you live your life are incredible.

Thanks For Commenting!
Howard

Denise 18 October 18, 2011

Thank you so much for the info on N L P. I have found it to be very helpful.

Kindest regards.

Denise