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A quick trailer for the new Positive Change Methods podcast - all about Appreciative Inquiry and related change methods

In this episode of the Practical NLP Podcast I interview Duff McDuffee, one of the most thoughtful people in modern NLP. He specialises in helping creative and neurodivergent people who ‘think different’, as that classic Apple ad used to say. In our wide-ranging conversation we talk about: Duff's first introduction to NLP - as for many people, it was via Tony Robbins What it was like working for Ken Wilber What it was like working for Steve and Connirae Andreas (very different) The two 'paradigms' (or ways of seeing the world) A technique for reducing the pain of learning from your mistakes Reframing failure The importance of joy in motivation An easy 'pattern interrupt' process for loosening fears around money or getting yourself out of a stressful state ... and much more! This episode is sponsored by Duff's Transforming Money Fears Masterclass, that starts on 18 May 2024.In this live class on Zoom, you'll learn specific methods for transforming any fears you have around money. The goal is to go from feeling worried and stuck to feeling safe and optimistic!And when you feel good about money, you're more likely to try things that will bring in more money. This is especially helpful for those of us who are entrepreneurs, as we create our own fortunes. So hopefully this class will pay for itself!PLUS - book via my link and I'll send you the Collected Practical NLP Podcast Episodes 1-78! This normally retails for $39.99 - and it includes transcripts! Links mentioned in the podcast: Duff's website: boulderhypnosisworks.com Free instructions and demo for the 'Clear Your Money Fears' exercise Duff described in the podcast The 'Resolving Grief' process by Steve and Connirae Andreas Transcript of the interview (generated by Riverside.fm, and only very lightly edited. Its transcript AI is pretty good, although it struggled with 'Connirae') Duration: 1h 16m 32s How to Listen or Subscribe to the Practical NLP Podcast Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the RSS feed:  https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store at https://webstore.coachingleaders.co.uk/practical-nlp-podcast-back-episodes/ Finally, it would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you found this podcast, if it takes reviews) to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks.

NLP has a number of ways to help people get over traumatic incidents. Let's delve into them to see how they work. Here's a transcript of this episode How to Listen or Subscribe to the Practical NLP Podcast Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. Finally, it would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you found this podcast, if it takes reviews) to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks.

Everyone wants tips on how to get what they want, but it's more important to find your direction so you get to the right place. This interview with Andy Smith tells you how!

https://youtu.be/6aYnXIGWpPk This is the video version - listen / subscribe to the podcast version below Andy Smith in conversation with NLP Trainer, coach and author Margaret Nash. Here are some of the things we talk about: Why smoking cessation or maybe weight loss is the thing to specialise in if you want to make money as a hypnotherapist, and helping people with deeper problems is probably a terrible business modelMy theory about how 'manifestation' actually works (when it does work)How to improve your performance and be your beset self more often with self-modelling - three easy stepsThe crucial importance of exploring your 'recovery strategy' (if there's something you think you're not good at, maybe it's because you don't have one in that context!)Why 'Good job!' should be the start of the conversation when a team member does something you like, rather than then end as it so often is (hat tip to Marcus Buckingham here)'Uptime' and 'downtime' - and why you need to be in 'uptime' when you're talking with a client or presenting to an audienceThe importance of persistence (this reminded me of Carol Dweck's work on 'mindset')How Margaret 'found her Zen' as a coach, and some tips on how you can too, as described in her latest bookThe difference in approach between coaching and 'classic' NLP changework. Here's my take on the three steps of 'self-modelling', to improve your performance and be your best self more often: Think of something you do well. And really examine in detail what you're doing when you perform that skill - not just what you do and say, but what you're thinking about, what you're saying to yourself, how you're feeling, how you're standing, how you're breathing, what you're looking for that tells you if you're doing well or badly - everything.In particular, what's your recovery strategy if you're knocked off track? (for example, if you're doing an important presentation and there's a technical failure on your PowerPoint)Now do the same thing with a skill you want to improve. Notice the differences between all these aspects of how you do this, your recovery strategy, etc, and the way you do the thing you're good at.Now map the qualities of the way you do the thing you're good at over to the thing you're not so good at. What happens if you start doing this thing with the same confidence, internal dialogue etc that you use with the thing you're good at? Then try it out! You can Margaret here: margaretnashcoach.com Margaret has written seven books on various aspects of personal development, managing the stages of your life, and coaching - you can find them at her Amazon author page. Duration: 44m 07s https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id551693038 Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. Finally, it would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you found this podcast, if it takes reviews) to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks.

https://youtu.be/4LEQl3Mu7jU A bit of a rant this week, inspired by the many, many posts I've seen on NLP forums from rookie NLP practitioners who ask what technique they should be using with a particular client problem. They're going about it all wrong, and their NLP trainers should have showed them the right way! Here's how to approach any client problem so you'll know what to do... (for SEO purposes I should probably mention that it's to do with strategy elicitation) You can find a transcript for this podcast, or pretty close anyway, here. Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. Finally, it would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks Mentioned in the podcast: my Kindle ebook, Practical NLP 5: Strategies Also worth reading: Magic In Action by Richard Bandler

Andy Smith in conversation with Debra Heslin, NLP Trainer, High Performance Coach, and Yoga teacher. Here are some of the things we talk about: Jack Canfield's work (you may know him as the Chicken Soup For The Soul guy) is mostly based on NLPCorporates can benefit from NLP (even something as simple as a representational systems test)There's some interesting real-time interactive technology out there now for corporate training'Cause and Effect': reasons and excuses vs resultsWhat to do when you're hanging off a cliff and you can't find your next handholdAll of a sudden, a decent online NLP Practitioner training is possible after all!An exercise for using submodalities to enhance a resourceful stateHow to use questions to influence someone's stateA brief intervention from Dakota the golden retriever... and much more! We talked extensively about submodalities for enhancing a resourceful state - here's a submodalities checklist you can for visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic submodalities. (For more about submodalities, check out this introductory article) We mentioned a couple of previous interviewees - you can hear the interview with Doug O'Brien here, and Gemma Bailey of NLP4Kids here. You can find Debra, and details of her online NLP Practitioner training, at https://debraheslinwellness.com/. Duration: 32m 44s Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. Finally, it would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRQQA5StB1M&list=PLTPfitvHf-yqV6P9F4Lq2TrwiS-yGbBJW Andy Smith interviews coaching specialist and NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis trainer Doug O'Brien. In this interview: Doug tells us about NLP Practitioner training with Tony Robbins in the eighties Takes a dig at the shortness of most NLP Practitioner courses these days (compared to the 28 days they originally took) Shares the basics of one of his favourite client interventions, the 'Havening' technique Talks about modelling the skills of a great jazz pianist ... and much more! You can find Doug at https://ericksonian.com and his Essential Coaching Skills hip site is at https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com/ See Doug's introductory video about the Havening Techniques here (it also includes a good, accessible overview of the amygdala's role in how trauma responses are formed). Doug also has a new podcast, Essential Coaching Skills. (Episode 5, where he interviews Andy ing Appreciative Inquiry for coaching teams and individuals, is particularly good) Episode duration: 36m 00s Listen and/or subscribe to the Practical NLP Podcast via Apple Podcasts here If you want to subscribe using something other than Apple Podcasts (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed: https://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on Apple Podcasts. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. It would really help me out if you review the podcast on Apple Podcasts to raise its profile so more people can benefit from it! Thanks.

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This week’s interview is with a real innovator in NLP, my old friend and occasional mentor Jonathan Altfeld, international NLP trainer and developer of Knowledge Engineering and many other useful tools and patterns. In the interview, Jonathan shares with us an important distinction that will make you a better coach, therapist or even mechanic: the […] The post Jonathan Altfeld On Inductive And Deductive Thinking: Practical NLP Podcast Episode 80 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

This episode marks a new direction for the Practical NLP Podcast! Up to now we've been talking you through various aspects of NLP in a structured way - essentially the episodes build up into an audio home study pack for an NLP Practitioner course ( me if you'd like to license them for your own Practitioner courses). From now on, I'll be interviewing various stars of the NLP field - people I rate and ire. The episodes will be quite a bit longer - rather than the 10 minutes or so of most of the episodes so far, we could go up to an hour. A couple of weeks ago I was running some corporate trainings in Malaysia, so while I was in a closer time zone than usual to Australia I took the opportunity to interview someone I've wanted to talk with for a long time - Melbourne-based NLP trainer and innovator James Tsakalos. James is somewhat unusual in the NLP field these days because he runs super in-depth NLP Practitioner trainings that are 28 days long! He's also developed some exciting new approaches, notably Spiral Somatics. Our conversation ranged far and wide, covering among other things: Why it's not easy to choose an NLP Practitioner course until you've already had quite a lot of experience of NLP, so you just have to hope you get lucky unless you do some research beforehand Who James really ires in the NLP field A great process for making perfect choices - the 'Tros of Time'! (process notes to follow but James explains the steps pretty clearly in the podcast) Why reading Terry Pratchett's books about witches is a great preparation for being an effective NLP Practitioner Duration: 46m 28s Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via iTunes here If you want to subscribe using something other than iTunes (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  http://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on iTunes. You can back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. Links to some of the things we mentioned in the conversation: Jonathan Altfeld's Knowledge Engineering Notes for running the Tros of Time process (to follow) Where to catch James running a course in the near future: NLP in Melbourne Spiral Somatics in Melbourne Spiral Somatics in India Spiral Somatics in Dubai Spiral Somatics in the UK Books mentioned in this episode: Spiral Dynamics by Don Beck and Chris Cowan      Books by Terry Pratchett             The post James Tsakalos Interview: Practical NLP Podcast 79 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

The SCORE model is not taught on that many NLP Practitioner courses, which is a shame as it's very useful in coaching and problem solving and doesn't require superhuman sensory acuity to use (although that helps of course). This episode introduces the model and gives some sample questions and tips on how to use it successfully when coaching individuals. In this week's podcast: How Robert Dilts and Todd Epstein developed the SCORE model Why it's better than the 'Present State to Desired State' model it evolved from How the elements in the model relate to time Sample questions for each element in the model A brief description of a client breakthrough ... and much more! For a fuller description, more tips, and how to use it with teams in a business setting and with an Appreciative Frame, get my little e-book How To Work With The SCORE Model, the first in the Practical Coaching Guides series.    The post The SCORE Model: Practical NLP Podcast 78 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

This week, the end of an era as we come to the end of the 'scripted' Practical NLP Podcast episodes. From next episode we'll be switching to a longer format where I interview thought leaders and practitioners applying NLP in original ways to solve real-world problems. So, a short and sweet episode in two parts. I show you a process you can use on the timeline to clear anxiety about an event. And for those of you who have been following the podcast since its early days (or who have bought and listened to the back episodes), I guide you through planning what you will use your NLP knowledge for in the future. Clearing Anxiety Process (Note: this is worded as you would say it to a client) “Float up above the timeline and into the future to 15 minutes after the successful completion of the event about which you thought you were anxious. Tell me when you’re there.” “Good. Turn and look back towards now.” “Now, where’s the anxiety?” “Come back to now, only as quickly as you learn what you need to learn from all of the actions you took took to prepare for the successful completion of that event.” Test by thinking about the future event. "Where is that anxiety now? Try to feel it - what happens?" This process works even better if unresolved fear has been cleared from the past timeline, but you should still notice a significant reduction in anxiety. This episode also mentions the SYDER model for well-formed outcomes, which you can find in the show notes for episode 73. How to listen to this Practical NLP Podcast Episode Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via iTunes here – and if you like the podcast, please leave a review! If you want to subscribe using something other than iTunes (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  http://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Or, simply listen online using the player embedded in this post, or the episode. Duration: 04m 20s If you like the podcast, please review it on iTunes. Even if you’re not an iTunes subscriber yourself, that’s where most people still find their podcasts, so that’s where your review will make the most difference. Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on iTunes. You can collected back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. If you’re currently studying or on a training course, this guided visualization MP3 is for you! Originally developed as part of the forthcoming NLP Practitioner home study pack, it’s designed to help you review and integrate everything you’ve learned on any course or training that you’re undertaking. Find out more and Using Your Timeline For Learning And Review here The post How To Clear Anxiety Using Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 77 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

Having elicited the timeline in the previous episode, this week we take it for a 'test drive'. In this week's episode: Two ways people may experience their timeline - as moving or static Step by step instructions for how to guide people through this exercise (also see the show notes below) Why this also works as an instant relaxation and clarity exercise ... and much more! If you're doing any kind of timeline emotional clearing (e.g. Time Line Therapy) that involves the client 'floating' above their timeline, this exercise is very helpful in flushing out any little 'blocks' that might get in the way. The two most common are "I can't float up above my timeline", which I have found is usually caused by the client viewing time something that moves past them while they stay still (like a river, or traffic on a road) rather than something still that they move along, like a canal or the road itself. The process outlined here preframes this 'objection' out by suggesting they can float above the timeline, or they may prefer to stay still while the timeline sinks away below them. The end result - gaining vertical distance from the timeline - is the same. The other commonly heard 'block' becomes apparent when you ask the client to float back a short way towards the direction of the past, and they find that they can't float in that direction. You can usually help them get over this (literally) by asking them to float up as high as they need to until they can float in that direction - the implication being that they are rising above the metaphorical block. As many emotional clearing processes involve floating back towards the past above the timeline, it is best to find out if there is any problem floating back during the preliminary 'test drive', rather than waiting until you're conducting the actual intervention. Here's the wording that I use for 'test driving' the timeline. In the second paragraph of step 1, for precision I am assuming the listener is familiar with the NLP meaning of 'associated' - if your client isn't familiar with NLP (as most real-world clients won't be) I would say something like "It's important that you're looking down on the timeline through your own eyes". The 'induction' is in italics, explanatory asides (in step 6) are in normal text : Close your eyes and float up above the timeline to a height at which you are completely comfortable. Or, you may want to stay where you are and let the timeline sink away below you - in either case, just get some vertical distance between yourself and the timeline. It’s important that you're associated into floating above the timeline rather than watching yourself. Now float up even higher - way up high - and notice what happens as you do. Now turn towards the past, staying at the same comfortable hight, and float a short distance in that direction. Now float a similar short distance towards the direction of the future. And come back to above now and practice floating up a little and down a little and notice what happens as you do. Notice the difference between this experience and your normal everyday experience as you went about your life down at timeline level. And now bring back everything you liked about that sensation as you come back down to now, back into the room, and when your unconscious mind is ready to move on to the next stage you can open your eyes. And “Welcome back” (which of course presupposes that you've been somewhere). What was that like - in particular, how did it compare with normal everyday experience? Most people will say they felt “calm” or “detached” - this is what we are looking for. How to listen to Practical NLP Podcast Episode 75: Eliciting And Test-Driving Your Timeline Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via iTunes here – and if you like the podcast, please leave a review!

We use spatial, linear metaphors to think about time (e.g. time is like a road, or like a river) without even thinking about it. How your unconscious mind represents time has a big effect on how you experience life - and that's what this week's podcast is about. Including: How to elicit the timeline "In Time" and "Through Time", and their effects on how you think and behave Why time management courses don't stick How to use your timeline to relax instantly ... and much more! If you’re currently studying or on a training course, this guided visualization MP3 is for you! Originally developed as part of the forthcoming NLP Practitioner home study pack, it’s designed to help you review and integrate everything you’ve learned on any course or training that you’re undertaking. Find out more and Using Your Timeline For Learning And Review here How to listen to Practical NLP Podcast Episode 75: Eliciting And Test-Driving Your Timeline Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via iTunes here – and if you like the podcast, please leave a review! If you want to subscribe using something other than iTunes (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  http://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Or, simply listen online using the player embedded in this post, or the episode. Duration: 08m 51s If you like the podcast, please review it on iTunes. Even if you’re not an iTunes subscriber yourself, that’s where most people still find their podcasts, so that’s where your review will make the most difference. Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on iTunes. You can collected back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. The post Eliciting And Test-Driving Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 75 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

This week's podcast shows you two ways to install goals into your future, plus (if you're using this for coaching or facilitating other individuals or groups) when you would use each method. Includes: How to discover your unconscious mind's typical way of thinking about time How to make the image of your goal as compelling as possible The difference between goal setting and daydreaming How to 'float' a goal into your timeline How to 'walk' a goal into your timeline ... and much more! How to listen to Practical NLP Podcast Episode 74: Two Ways To Install A Goal On Your Timeline – and if you like the podcast, please leave a review! If you want to subscribe using something other than iTunes (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  http://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Or, simply listen online using the player embedded in this post, or the episode. Duration: 08m 04s If you like the podcast, please review it on iTunes. Even if you’re not an iTunes subscriber yourself, that’s where most people still find their podcasts, so that’s where your review will make the most difference. Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on iTunes. You can collected back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. The post Two Ways To Install A Goal On Your Timeline: Practical NLP Podcast 74 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.

This week's podcast exposes the missing piece from the SMART goals model, and gives you a better model that takes of your motivations and how you feel about the goal. Forget SMART, meet SYDER! Including: Why you don't have to achieve every goal entirely by your own efforts Why you need to put a date on your goal, and what will happen if you don't What the Treaty of Versailles has to do with goal setting, and why you need to know about it Why you need a rich sensory representation of your goal A quick and easy way to find the route to your goal ... and much more! How to listen to Practical NLP Podcast Episode 73: What's Missing From S.M.A.R.T Goals Listen and/or subscribe to this podcast via iTunes here – and if you like the podcast, please leave a review! If you want to subscribe using something other than iTunes (e.g. if you have an Android phone), here’s the feed:  http://nlppod.com/feed/podcast/ Or, simply listen online using the player embedded in this post, or the episode. Duration: 11m 44s If you like the podcast, please review it on iTunes. Even if you’re not an iTunes subscriber yourself, that’s where most people still find their podcasts, so that’s where your review will make the most difference. Only the most recent 10 episodes of the podcast are available free on iTunes. You can collected back episodes (with transcripts!) from the online store. The post What’s Missing From S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Practical NLP Podcast 73 appeared first on Practical NLP Podcast.