Are you looking forward to 2011? We hope you are, because we have got lots in store for you in 2011. We have received some requests in the NLP topics that our readers would like to read more about. These include: Logical Levels and Logical Types – how does understanding these concepts relate to our every day lives? The Importance of State – In New Code and Classic Code of NLP The Metaphor of Self [Read more...]
“Sonya and Mark are quality ITA NLP trainers who were personally trained and endorsed by ourselves and Michael Carroll. Their drive for quality and passion for pragmatic NLP training have translated into highly effective training design and format that ensure you get the most out of your training, to improve your life and the life of others around you.” ~ Dr. John Grinder, Co-creator of NLP & Carmen Bostic St Clair, Co-creator of New Code [Read more...]
Regular readers know that I often write about what I call “therapeutic distinctions”, pairs of words or concepts with similar meanings that contain important and even life-altering distinctions, or which initially seem to have little in common but which…
Continuing the series on Metaphor, this article draws from an business example, one that is associated with my own profession: Project Management and Program Management. This specific example comes from one book that has a theme or metaphor throughout the whole book, which is very well used. So this is a metaphor used to explain a complex discipline. Visualizing Project Management Visualizing Project Management third edition, has four parts: Part One draws on systems thinking [Read more...]
Other metaphors to ponder Metaphors abound in political and current affairs Elections in Australia It is great to see political writers keep to a theme of metaphors, where this one is about clothing, dressing, material, stitching, fashion, changing and a reference to magazines where these are discussed: The special glow of power – July 2, 2010 – Julia Gillard’s transformation is a metaphor for how she’s trying to change the government….. Think of it this [Read more...]
Can metaphors also create limited views? Absolutely, they can and this is why they need to be well tested and thought out for use in a communication, training, emails, presentations and the like, where the thought may remain for some time. An example is the early Brain as a Computer Metaphor: The brain (and, by implication, the mind) have been compared to the latest technological innovation in every generation. The computer metaphor is now in [Read more...]
“Every picture is worth a thousand words, but the right metaphor is worth a thousand pictures”, Daniel Pink, 2008
In this Issue Tips on how to get a grip on Stress, Part 2 Know the Purpose for Creating Change Book Reviews – Metaphors we live by Podcast – Manipulating Moral Judgement Video – Modelling Nature? A different perspective NLP Practitioner Training – Hot offer for Brisbane in July, saving you $280 NLP Café Brisbane Calender and many more items, new developments in New Zealand – keep scrolling…. Home | Training | Contact | Coaching [Read more...]
Many of the skills that Derren Brown is using are pure genius. Not everything here is meant to be done at home – that is not our intention for showing these. These videos are brilliant examples in some cases of deep rapport, language skills and anchoring – showing just how things can happen. You will notice that in most of the cases where Derren is primarily involed, he is extremely focused on the subject and [Read more...]
To frame this introduction carefully given our training focus is in NLP, this book (Metaphors we live by. By GEORGE LAKOFF and MARK JOHNSON.) is not NLP nor does it really mention NLP as far as I have noticed. It is just an excellent book about the pervasiveness of metaphors in our everyday language (English; and there is a Spanish version listed below). To use the meatphor that a Book is Food, I have been [Read more...]
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