An Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming
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by: KurtSchmitt
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NLP focuses on what works, sometimes disregards what we might believe to be true or false, and works off of certain presuppositions. This makes it different from traditional self-growth and positive thinking methods, as well as psychotherapy.
NLP is very much about context, one of the things that it presupposes is that failure does not exist. NLP also assumes that if you want to make a change in your life, that you have all the resources that you need to be able to do that.
As long as it is useful, it doesn't matter whether or not the presupposition is actually true. For example, you don't ask whether or not a tool is true before you use it. You simply pick up a hammer and a nail and use it.
Another presupposition in NLP is that people work perfectly. In other words, even a drug addict who is on the way to killing himself is working perfectly (at killing themselves).
Some therapies seem to turn people into victims by reinforcing a belief that they're in some way damaged or broken. In a sense, this gives people an excuse to make mistakes in the future and repeat negative behavior.
For example, let's say you believe the following... I'm a poor learner, so I have trouble learning. Until I fix my problem with learning, I won't be able to learn. You're now a victim of your self proclaimed limitation. So you spend all your time on trying to fix your learning problems and not on actually learning anything. Often, people who have these self-imposed limitations absorbed them from other people, and they are not at all real.
With neuro-linguistic programming, you would simply accept that whatever your results with learning have been in the past, it has been perfect. Remember also that another presupposition of NLP is that you have all the resources at your disposal to make a change. In other words, you can learn anything you want to learn right now, regardless of past results.
Professionals in the life coaching field utilize a similar concept that says that the present is perfect. This allows you to accept that things are as they should be and gives you the power to make changes in your life.
Another principle of success used in NLP is the belief that if someone can achieve a certain result, then you can too by modeling their process. It's also flexible enough to embrace the concept that if what you've been doing isn't working for you, then you should change your methods until you get the desired results.
Neuro-linguistic programming was adapted and put into practice by Tony Robbins. Tony made his own brand of NLP-based self-improvement, and became very well known for showing people how to achieve quick turn-arounds.
A fair amount of information on NLP is available online if you want to learn the basic techniques. There are also many practitioners you can work with to enhance your skills and understanding. If you're looking for an effective and practical approach to life change, then this may do the trick.
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