The Real NLP

Pure Neuro Lingusitic Programming (NLP) is based on the early original work of its co-creators, John Grinder and Richard Bandler, together with the contributing work of their early colleagues - Frank Pucelik, Leslie Cameron Bandler, Judith de Lozier, Steve Gilligan, David Gordon, Robert Dilts, Steve and Connierae Andreas and Christina Hall to mention a few.

The best way to understand the meaning of NLP is to break down each part of its name. Neuro - explores the relationship and interaction between our body and our minds. Linguistic – how we communicate and are communicated with both verbally and non-verbally. Programming – refers to the patterns and codes with which we live out our lives through our reactions, behaviours, emotions and habits.

Modelling human excellence

The purpose of NLP is to study, describe and transfer models of human excellence. As a meta-discipline it focuses on the discovery and coding of those patterns of human behaviour which distinguish excellent performance from average performance in any human endeavour. It is these distinguishing patterns which combine to form the practical, reliable and learnable techniques and methodologies called NLP.

Using these patterns it is possible to replicate an expert’s intuitive application of their skill or their unique formula for achieving excellence. This replication can transfer from one discipline or skill set to another unrelated discipline or skill set. (i.e. transferring skills sets from say the performing arts to say a business application). Replication can also be successfully applied from applications within disciplines - such as from one successful company to another.

Adapt the skills of highly successful people

Importantly NLP also allows people to adapt the skills of others who they recognise as role models in their area of expertise. These people have excelled through naturally created patterns of excellence and repeated and refined them with consistent positive results. NLP allows people to define and contextualise the strategies, techniques and physiology used by their role-models to achieve excellence. The training teaches ways to build self-esteem so that new ways of living and working can be more easily developed.

NLP also provides the master keys to give people the capacity to understand, control and if necessary change what it is that defines them as a person. Entrenched patterns of thinking, reactions, emotions, beliefs, habits and even perceptions of identity and destiny can be challenged and changed.