Top performers need communities that support learning and innovation. This is especially true for solopreneurs, sales professionals, teachers and coaches.

1. THINK BETTER IN COMMUNITY
Linda Ferguson, NLP Canada Training

2. YOUR MIND
IS A MONKEY
Always in motion

3. The Buddhists call it ‘monkey mind’ - because it is continually
distracted and on the move. You have two choices: put it in a
cage or give it something to play with.
If you’re not learning, your monkey mind is caged. It might be
moving, but it’s not going anywhere.
What’s calling you is outside the cage.

4. ONE MISSING PIECE
Inside the cage, your monkey
mind is looking at this.
Imagine how it feels to put
999 pieces in place and not
be able to complete the
picture.
The piece you need isn’t
locked in the cage.

5. YOU NEED A
COMMUNITY
Someone has the missing
piece to your puzzle.

6. I came to NLP Canada Training and discovered key pieces I was
missing. I thought the missing pieces meant I was broken. It
turned out that they were motivation to connect.
I discovered that leading a learning community didn’t mean being
right all the time. It seems more often to mean experimenting in
public, falling down, and getting back up. As long as we have our
eyes on the horizon and we keep moving, we’re good.

7. All our leaders have all been lost or stuck. They build inukshuks, landmarks that
remind you other people have visited the same difficult territory.

8. CONVERSATION MATTERS
When you think about the
words that have changed
your life, they were probably
part of a conversation.
Our conversations are like
inukshuks. They let us know
that we’re not the only ones
in the wilderness and that
there’s a way through it.
Talking to yourself can’t do
that.

9. At NLP Canada Training, you find yourself talking with people of different ages, different work,
different interests, and different experiences. We come from Canada, from Africa, from Europe,
from the Middle East, from Australia and from South America. And we all have stories to tell.

10. You’ll need to reflect to see how the stories you gather fit into
your personal puzzle. We’ll wait while you integrate.

11. High performers are people who are committed to looking
beyond what they already know for the pieces that will make
them better.
We learn best from people who have something in common with
us, but who are also different than we are. Innovation comes
from integrating strengths and resources from surprising places.
To play your best game, you need a community.

12. At NLP Canada Training, other people will have pieces of your
puzzle. And they’ll celebrate with you when you find them.

14. SHOW UP
If you come to play, we’ll help you
find the pieces you’re missing.