Would you hire a life coach from social media if you were looking for one? If you would, why? If you wouldn’t, why? Does marketing on social media work in this context? Would you trust a stranger who wrote you a marketing message on Facebook enough to hire him or her? Read the rest of this entry »
Life coaching is immensely difficult to sell to members of the general public who – paradoxically – need it the most. Why? Read the rest of this entry »
Many people looking for a life coach would love to have a famous coach who has coached big personalities. Big names are big names for a reason. And ‘everyone’ wants them. It’s a virtuous circle of success attracting success. But is it really better to hire a life coach with a big famous name? Or why should it be better to hire an unknown coach? Read the rest of this entry »
How can you use NLP timelines for limiting beliefs? If your beliefs about something are limiting you, why will NLP timelines be an excellent strategy for tackling them? Read the rest of this entry »
People often interchange coaching and counselling, but I already wrote about that. This time I’ll clarify the differences between another few types of support. They all help people to change, grow, and evolve at different levels. Hence they are similar and also share overlaps. But how are they different? What are the differences between coaching, guiding, teaching, mentoring, sponsoring, and awakening? Read the rest of this entry »
Despite the advice of coaches, fitness, and personal development professionals to push ourselves to achieve more etc. I’ve found that pushing ourselves is not effective for a high number of people. Why? Here’s one NLP perspective on pushing ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »
Start acting your new year’s resolutions? Read on if you live in the northern hemisphere, because while enjoying the height of summer, people in the southern one have no issues which this article will discuss! The gist of this article also won’t apply if you’re so strongly motivated and determined to reach your goals that nothing will distract you. But if you could do with more motivation, read on. And get some good coaching! It’s never too late to start acting on your new year’s resolutions. Read the rest of this entry »
Here we are past the doorstep of a new year again, but how many of us have actually become “better people” with the clock’s strike of 12? Why do new year’s resolutions very rarely last? What can NLP contribute to making new year’s resolutions last? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do some people claim that NLP doesn’t work for them? How come it works for others? What do the people for whom NLP doesn’t work have in common? Read the rest of this entry »
We all know too well how hard beginning to build good habits or getting back into good habits can be. Breaking vicious circles to get into virtuous ones is the hardest thing for many people. That is why many poor or fat people remain poor or fat, etc. On the other hand people who have broken the vicious circles and are riding the virtuous ones will tell you that the pleasure is a thousand times stronger and longer than the best orgasm… They have broken the vicious circles, which suggests that anyone can. But how? NLP can definitely help. Read the rest of this entry »
Surely there’s nothing like too much learning. Learning never stops and we’ll never know everything. So isn’t it the case that the more we learn, the better? Won’t we be better experts in our fields the more courses, trainings, seminars we take? Then why aren’t too many trainings good for you? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do many people sabotage themselves when they approach the peak of something they’ve been improving, developing, building for a while? How can NLP help stop this self-sabotage and shift us to a higher ground? Read the rest of this entry »
Do guarantees for the success of life coaching exist? Is life coaching guaranteed to help you? Is life coaching a good return on your investment?
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Many clients who start life coaching start skipping the weekly sessions after the first few sessions. Hence they break the momentum of the coaching process with excuses of other priorities. Why is it important to discipline yourself to keep the momentum of coaching?
Many coaches offer coaching over 4 – 6 weeks and the possibility to extend it. Coaching in blocks of 3 months is standard practice in executive coaching. Now more life coaches are jumping on the bandwagon by offering 3-month blocks of life coaching. Why does this length of coaching have more value than coaching over 4 – 6 weeks? Read the rest of this entry »
It’s amazing how many people would immensely benefit from coaching, but don’t want to pay for it. They argue that they can’t afford it or wouldn’t want to talk to a stranger about their problems. They think that talking to family members or friends will do the job, because family members or friends know and will understand them. Here’s why your family member or friend will never be your coach and coaches have tremendous value for the society. Read the rest of this entry »
Perhaps you are, which is why you’ve come to this article. But then, there’s so much information out there! There’re so many life coaches in Toronto or London UK alone! And there’re so many areas all these life coaches specialize in… So where do you start when looking for a life coach? And how do you look for a life coach? Read the rest of this entry »
Many people say that the older they get, the slower their ailments heal, or the worse their health gets. Others say that their injuries never fully healed. How do those people encourage and discourage healing without realizing it? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do so many people feel sick and miserably so much of the time? Is it preventable? Can many illnesses be cured with regular clearing of our energy? How can clearing your energy help you be healthier and happier? How can you clear your energy field the NLP way? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do we relapse just when we’re beginning to do so well? Or just as we get so close to achieving a goal? How do relapses happen? Why do they repeat? What is the message in relapses? And how can NLP help? Read the rest of this entry »
I wrote about how the NLP technique of chunking is useful for memorizing and remembering in this article. And I also wrote about how NLP chunking helps in dealing with learning difficulties here. But you can use NLP chunking in absolutely any context. Hence how can it help in negotiation?
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If you are one of the people who work with computers or if you work at the computer for long periods of time no matter what your profession, how can NLP you enjoy the time at the computer and make it healthier? How can you be more productive in a shorter time so that you will have to sit at the computer less? Read the rest of this entry »
The inventor of the idea of schools teaching sex education from early grades thought that it would benefit societies. Teaching NLP in schools would benefit societies too. How? What payback would we all get in the long term if we started teaching NLP in schools? Read the rest of this entry »
This is the age of achievement. Never have more people accomplished more things in different fields. More people are becoming successful at a faster rate than ever in history. There have never been more opportunities for you to turn your dreams into reality. Despite this fact there’re always plenty of people whose lives are the opposite of fulfilling. How come? If it was really so hard to make life fulfilling, would there be so many successful people who know how to make their lives fulfilling? Here’re the 7 launching pads of this rocket science… Read the rest of this entry »
How can NLP help you and travelers to minimize the effects of jetlag? Read the rest of this entry »
How are NLP and numerology different and how do they complement each other? How can they each and together help a person to understand his/her strengths, limitations, health, and more? Why is it good to combine NLP and numerology in coaching? Read the rest of this entry »
Time, efficiency, productivity are closely connected. How can NLP help you beautifully harmonize them? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do most of us hate legal and corporate documents? How can we help improve them? Read the rest of this entry »
If you travel by plane, you know that when your plane takes off, the pilot tells the passengers to stay in their seats and buckle the seatbelts. At times the pilot will warn “We expect turbulence for a few moments, so please stay buckled up.”. When you start any new lifestyle, job, business, or transition, you will experience turbulence. Read the rest of this entry »
How does NLP help to improve memorizing and remembering? Read the rest of this entry »
I worked with a man in whose coaching the central theme was how he could use NLP submodalities in daily situations. So what are NLP submodalities? And how can you use them in daily situations?
Long to do lists are often a challenge for people. Most people feel demotivated and overwhelmed when they look at a list with more than 10 items on it. The longer the list is, the more likely we are to focus on the simple tasks we can do the fastest. We want to start things off quickly. Many of us like immediate gratification for their efforts, and it makes the list look shorter. So we find the easiest tasks to get us going. We may have the intention to do more complex tasks later, but invariably get sidetracked. And by the end of the day the list looks just as daunting as it did at the beginning. Sounds familiar? So what’s the NLP cure for to do lists? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do arguments tend to escalate and nothing gets resolved anyway? I’ll take you through one of many reasons with NLP. People are different and their differences sometimes show up most strongly in arguments. Read the rest of this entry »
Why do so many people not see that they have a problem? Why won’t they admit that they need help? And why do they seem to be exactly the people who need help the most? Read the rest of this entry »
What NLP perspectives are useful for working with dreams and dreaming? Read the rest of this entry »
Many people don’t know how to relax. They’re stuck in living in the fast lane. They live the paradox of wanting to be highly productive all the time to please everyone [at once], yet often achieving the opposite. That’s partly because regularly relaxing is essential for long life and personal effectiveness. Here are 8 techniques for people who have trouble relaxing. Read the rest of this entry »
Here are NLP tips for solving quarrels, misunderstandings, and communication problems: Read the rest of this entry »
How can NLP help for dealing with negative experiences? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do some people shop till they drop? Because they use the wrong strategies. When you understand your strategies, you will discover the key factors that drive (some of) what you do. Then you will be able to choose whether to make changes to your strategies and impulsive behaviours. Read the rest of this entry »
How can NLP help you make every minute count in your professional development? Read the rest of this entry »
Why is it a good idea to watch your language around young children?
Language is in the heart of NLP and in its very name! NLP means Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Language is the basis of communication of living creatures. Animals have language. If language wasn’t important, would people develop and preserve hundreds of its forms? How is NLP connected with language? And what tricks can an NLP-lay member of the public apply to his/her life?
Have you ever wondered why on some days you feel tired, slow, lazy, unproductive, and hate yourself because the million things that you should do are sanding still and time is ticking? Many people have those days. And many feel powerless to do anything about them. Can NLP help for these states? Read the rest of this entry »
Why do old habits die hard? Why is it hard to stop smoking, lose weight, etc.? How can NLP help kill bad and build good habits?
Do you often feel that you don’t have time, money, or energy? Or two or all of them at once? What does it say about how you vote with these three precious resources? How can NLP help you always have enough time, money, and energy? Read the rest of this entry »
How can you use confusion to your advantage? How can you work with confusion and NLP? Read the rest of this entry »
The basic principles of NLP are: Read the rest of this entry »
What are the differences between coaching, counselling therapy, consulting? And how do you know which approach is best for you? Read the rest of this entry »