NLP

How To Use NLP Strategies to Learn and Model Excellence

In Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a strategy is a recipe for results. It's how we order and sequence our experiences to produce a specific result. A simple way to think of a neurological strategy is it’s what you do in your mind when you do something. They are the thought patterns that produce our results. We have strategies for everything we do from falling in love to getting motivated, to feeling depressed. We aren’t usually conscious of them. If we know what they are, then we can use our strategies to get in a particular state more effectively.

12 Little Laws of Life

A friend of mine sent me an email titled “Twelve Little Laws of Life.” The laws were short and sweet and I was impressed. I hunted down the original author Tom Hoobyar. Tom said I was free to republish the laws. Here are the 12 laws of life, followed by my take on them. The …

How To Ask Intelligently for What You Want

“Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.” — Oscar Wilde If you’re not getting what you want, you might not be asking the right way. Or, you might not be asking the right person. It’s an easy trap to fall into. It’s easy to ask, but it’s not so easy to ask well. It takes …

Choose “How” Questions Over “Why” Questions

"Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers." — Anthony Robbins Why are you stuck? That’s not a very empowering question. You’ll just figure out reasons for why you’re stuck. Instead, ask a question like "how can you move forward?" or "how might you accomplish that?" The key is to …

Outcome Questions: Increase Your Resourcefulness in Any Situation

“A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.” — Brian Tracy How can you ask better questions to improve your effectiveness? Asking Outcome Questions Puts You in a More Resourceful State By …