Today'sgreatbooksummaryisfrom"NLP:TheNewTechnologyofAchievement"bySteveAndreas&Charles

Faulkner.
Mainpoint:Peopleworkperfectly.Programinnewthoughts,actions,andfeelingsandyougetanewlife.
NLPstandsforneurolinguisticprogramming,ascienceofmindthathassweptacrosstheworldinlessthan
20years.ThroughNLPtechniques,peoplehaveridthemselvesofalongstandingphobiainafewminutes,or
quicklyleftbehindtheburdenofahorriblememorythathasplaguedthemforyears.
Essentially,NLPisaboutchangingthewayyouthinkaboutthinking.Neuroreferstothenervoussystemand
thementalpathwaysofthefivesenses.Linguisticreferstolanguageandtheuseofwords,phrases,body
language,andhabitstoreflectourmentalworlds.Programmingisborrowedfromcomputerscience.Add
themtogetherandyougetatechnologythatrevealsthoughts,feelings,andactionstobehabitualprograms
opentomanipulation.
NLP:TheNewTechnologyofAchievementisoneofthebestintroductionstothediscipline,writtenbya
professionaltrainingteamthathaslinkswithNLPsfounders.Ithasintellectualweight,butitsrealvalueliesin
itsmanyexercisesorthoughtexperiments.Readonlythefirsttwochaptersandyouwillalreadyhaveafew
methodsunderyourbeltforinstantchange.Readthewholebookanddotheexercises,andyoullhavea
mentaltoolkittochangeyourmoods,behaviors,andmemories,shapeyourthoughtsandactions,andlive
accordingtoyourdeepestvalues.
Chaptersinclude:
Getting#motivated.
Discoveringyourmission.
Achievingyourgoals.
Creatingrapportandstrongrelationships.
Persuasionstrategies.
Eliminatingfearsandphobias.
Buildingselfconfidence.
Creatingselfappreciationandselfesteem.
Securingapositivementalattitude.
Achievingpeakperformance.
NLPprinciples
ThefollowingarethepresuppositionsorprinciplesunderpinningNLP:
1)Themapisnottheterritory.Wedonotrespondtotheworldasitis,weactinaccordancewithourown
mentalmapofit.Wehaveamuchbetterchanceofgettingwhatwewantifourmapiscontinuallyrevisedto
takeaccountoftheterritory.Doingthisismuchbetterthantryingtobendtheworldtofityourmap.
2)Experiencehasastructure.Weallhavepatternsorstructuresinthewaywethink.Bychangingthese,we
literallychangeourexperience,includinghowwethinkaboutpastevents.
3)Ifonepersoncandosomething,anyonecanlearntodoit.Wecanmodelthethinkingandbehaviorof
peoplewhoarealreadysuccessfulinordertoachievesimilarresults.
4)Themindandbodyarepartsofthesamesystem.Ourthoughtsconstantlyaffectourbreathing,muscles,
etc.,whichinturnaffectourthinking.Controlyourthoughtsandyoucontrolyourbody.
5)Peoplealreadyhavealltheresourcestheyneed.Fromourstorehouseofmemories,thoughts,and
sensationswecanconstructnewmentalpatterningdesignedtoprovidetheoutcomeswewant.
6)Youcannotnotcommunicate.Everythingaboutyoueyeandbodymovements,vocaltones,habitsisa
formofcommunication.Itisnotdifficulttosensewhenwhatapersonissayingdoesnotmatchwithwhothey
are.
7)Themeaningofyourcommunicationistheresponseyouget.Peoplereceiveinformationfilteredthrough
theirmentalmapoftheworld.Howyoucommunicatemustbeconstantlyadjustedsothatthemessageyou
wanttobereceivedistheonethatisreceived.
8)Underlyingeverybehaviorisapositive#intention.Violencemasksalackofacceptanceorfear,andyelling
orcriticismcanexpressaneedtobeacknowledged.Lookbehindwhatpeopledotofindtheirpositiveintent.
9)Peoplearealwaysmakingthebestchoicesavailabletothem.Wemakechoicesbasedonexperience.More
andbetterexperiencesallowformorechoices.
10)Ifwhatyouredoingisntworking,dosomethingelse.Doanythingelse.Youllonlygetthesameresultsif
youdowhatyouvealwaysdone.
NLP:TheNewTechnologyofAchievementamplifiestheseprinciples,includingthefollowingpoints:
Everyonehasamotivationdirection,eithertowardpleasureandgoalsorawayfrompain.TheNLPteam
foundthatmostpeoplearemotivatedbythelatter,butwithachangetotowardmotivationyoucanfocuson
possibilitiesratherthanonwhatyoufear.Thisdoesntmeanlivingthroughrosetintedspectacles,simply
changingthewayyoucommunicatewithyourself.Forexample,aftermakingyourusualnegativecomments,
restateyourgoal.Thisordernegativefirstand#positivelastisasimplebuteffectivemotivator.
Knowthedifferencebetweenajobandamission.Ajobisusuallytoosmallforapersonamissionneedsa
wholelifetomakeitreal.
AcknowledgingtheNLPprinciplethatIfonepersoncandosomething,anyonecanlearntodoit,youcan
takethesuccessfulattitudes,decisions,andbehaviorsofpeopleyouadmireandusethemtofulfillyourunique
mission.FilmdirectorStevenSpielberg,artistMichelangelo,championdogsledracerSusanButcher,and
mediamogulTedTurneraregivenasexamplesofpeoplewhoarecrystalclearaboutwhattheirlifeisabout.
NLPexercisescanrevealyourlifespassionanddeepestvalues,fromwhichyourmissionwillemerge.
#Changehappensinaninstantandshouldbenaturalandeasy.Nomatterhowmanytimesyoutrytogeta
computertodosomething,itwillnotdoitifitdoesnothavetheappropriatesoftware,orifitcandoit,you
needtohaveamanualinordertogiveittherightinstructions.Thehumanbrainismuchmoresophisticated,
butNLPisdesignedtobeitssoftwaremanual,usingthebrainsownlanguagetoalterandcreatenewneural
pathways.
WithNLPyoudonothavetorelyonwillpowerwithknowledgeofthetechnicalmeans,changebecomeseasy.
NLPsbasicpremiseisthatwecanchangeourmindsnotsimplybyhavingnewthoughts,butbychangingthe
waywethink,i.e.,bychoosingadifferentwaytoprocessthemultitudeofimages,feelings,andmemoriesthat
existinsideus,sothattheyserveusratherthansabotageus.Wecandiminishabadmemoryquiteeasilyby
givingitnewassociations(justsomeexamples:hearingahappysonginourmindseachtimewerememberit,
turningthememoryintoapaintingwithourchoiceofcolorandframe,makingitintoanoldblackandwhite
movie,seeingourselvessmilingintheimageinsteadofsad).Oncethesenewassociationsaremade,howyou
feelaboutamemorychangesnotonlyinstantlybutforever.Revisititanytimeandthenewassociationwillstill
beinplace.
Tryitbeforeyoudismissit.
NLPgetsyouawayfromeither/orthinking.InNLPthereisasaying:Ifyouonlyhaveonewaytodo
something,yourearobot.Ifyouonlyhavetwowaystodosomething,youreinadilemma.Youneedatleast
threewaystodosomethingbeforeyouhavethebeginningofsomerealflexibility.Aboveall,NLPgivesyou
choiceinhowyouwanttochangetherearefewrules,only#successfulexperiments.
Everyonehasinternalvoices.Turnthemintogreatencouragersinsteadofsaboteurs.Youcanplaypowerful
andupliftingmusicinyourmindwheneveryouneedinstant#confidence,forinstance.Youcanlearn
automaticallytohearlaughteranytimeyouencounteradifficultyorchallenge.Suchmethodsputyouin
controlofyourreactionsandthoughtsatanymoment,andenableyoutotakecriticismanduseit
constructively.
Thebraindoesnotknowhowtothinknegatively.IfyoucontinuallytellyourselfIwanttoloseweight,your
brainwillbeimpressedwiththewordweightmuchmorethanthewordlose.Professionalsadviseslimmers
tohaveagoalweightthattheyfocusonitistothisthattheywillmaketheirbodyconform,notthelosingof
something.NLPteachesyoualwaystousepositivelanguage,focusingonwhatyouwant,notwhatyoufear.
Youcanlearntheabilitytobeconfidentinaninstant,tobemoreloving,ortomakerealyourambitions
beforetheyareactedoutintheworld.Many#winnersuseNLPwithoutknowingit,inthewaytheycansee,
hear,feel,touch,andtastevictoryintheirmindslongbeforeitactuallyhappens.Thefeelingofwinningdraws
thewintoitdesigningacompellingfuturedrawsyoutowardtheactionsneededtorealizeit.Thosewho
becomeadeptatcreativevisualizationappreciatetheNLPmaximnotalldreamersareachievers,butall
achieversaredreamers.
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