The Origins of Pleasure

Next week an article will follow on this blog about “The Map is not the territory!”  In the video “The Origins of Pleasure” , Paul Bloom explains how our experience of an object, regardless if it is pleasurable or not, can change based on what we know about it. Let’s say you walk into a [...]

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NLP Perceptual Positions: 4th Position

Traditionally 3 perceptual positions are taught in NLP Practitioner training. First perceptual position: position of self. What does the world look like standing in your own shoes? Second perceptual position: position of other. What does the world look like if you would be standing in someone else’s shoes? Third perceptual position: position of observer. What [...]

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Tribute to Randy Pausch – The Last Lecture

I came across this gem way early in the game, and was so happy to hear it went like wild fire across the internet. And once Oprah gets it….everyone does. In this case a wonderful thing. Please watch, enjoy, and learn! The original inspiring Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Interview with Time Magazine Randy Pausch [...]

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Tips for Coaching and Social Media Part 2

6. Pay attention to how former customers are feeling, they may need you again. 7. Make sure you realize that you need to be yourself in Social Media, but that clients are watching. Only post those pictures, that you would not be ashamed to hang in your office. I even ask clients whom I had [...]

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Expanding Perceptions: Dr. Brene Brown

The thing that I like most about NLP is that it combines with so many other modalities of coaching, body work, schools of thought….and wisdom. This particularly video is a real gem!  

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Tips for Coaching and Social Media

1. In NLP based coaching we use a term “future pacing” a lot, meaning you imagine a time in the future and see the outcome already as if it is realized today. What would the impact be? I think it is the same when you start your social media campaigning! What do you want the [...]

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Coach, Coaching and Social Media

As a coach and NLP trainer I use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare and Linkedin. Frequently, I get asked the question should I be doing social media as a coach? Will I directly gain clients? First and foremost, there are three reasons why I use social media. 1)Connecting with people in my personal [...]

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Building an NLP coaching business that makes you happy!

Starting your own NLP coaching business can be overwhelming, a lot of work needs to be done, on often a limited budget. And for each question we get answered, a few more pop up. The amount of research, decisions, time, passion and talent required is never to be underestimated. I find it interesting, that though [...]

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NLP and Values

Values based living is something we often don’t think about much until we get older. Sure we abide by the values we were raised with, we may seperate wrong from right, we may specifically live in a way in service of others or the greater good. We all have different degrees to consciously, and unconsciously [...]

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Concentration and NLP Training

Concentration can sometimes be a tricky thing. One moment you become extremely focused and the world literally goes away. And other moments, you are distracted, and you lack focus. Sometimes, when the stakes are high, we require to be super focused and can’t. Our brains are distracted, or occupied with other things. Examples: Internal: Thinking [...]

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