Introduction to NLP

50 Billion 100 Billion stars per galaxy GALAXIES (and counting…)

10 Billion NEURONS in communication…

The number of neural connections the brain can perform is GREATER than all the stars in the known universe!

“ Our entire sense of reality is formed by the neurological activity in our brains” Gregory Boyd & Al Larson Escaping the Matrix

4 TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE…

Goal and Outcome-Oriented

Behaviourial Flexibility

SENSORY ACUITY & RESPONSIVENESS TO FEEDBACK

SELF-AWARE AND ABLE TO MANAGE STATES

“ STATE” is… The sum of millions of neurological processes happening within us at any given moment

“ Understanding state is the key to understanding change and achieving excellence” Anthony Robbins Unlimited Power

In NLP, state is ‘everything’!! All our goals are actually states Performance and behaviour is a function of state Bad habits are attempts at modifying states You enjoy somebody’s company because he/she puts you in a good state

All our goals are actually states

Performance and behaviour is a function of state

Bad habits are attempts at modifying states

You enjoy somebody’s company because he/she puts you in a good state

Internal Representations (Mental pictures / meaning) Behaviour / Performance Physiology (posture, biochemistry, breathing, muscular tension, etc.) STATE!

#1 Check your neural system What’s on the right side of your desk?

“ Remembering is Re- experiencing ” George Lakoff & Mark Johnson Philosophy in the Flesh

We must become detectives of our minds

Modalities = Senses V isual A uditory K inesthetic O lfactory G astronomic Each one has their own sub-modalities

V isual

A uditory

K inesthetic

O lfactory

G astronomic

#2 Debug your system

Monitor the intensity of your feelings as the picture changes…

Notice how your feeling towards the picture changed as its size and colour-tone changed…

Let’s try another one…

And another…

Control your emotions by controlling your sub-modalities! Critical Learning Point:

Internal Representations (Mental pictures / meaning) Behaviour / Performance Physiology (posture, biochemistry, breathing, muscular tension, etc.) STATE!

Enthusiasm is a choice

“ The quality of your life is the quality of your movement ” Moshe Feldenkrais Israeli Physicist an Founder of the Feldenkrais Method

If Congruence is Power…

Then this is power…

And so is this…

But not this!

In Summary Behaviour and performance is a function of internal representations and physiology : self-improvement means managing both! Manage internal representations by modifying your sub-modalities Manage physiology by acting AS IF you’re excited, motivated, enthusiastic, etc.

Behaviour and performance is a function of internal representations and physiology : self-improvement means managing both!

Manage internal representations by modifying your sub-modalities

Manage physiology by acting AS IF you’re excited, motivated, enthusiastic, etc.