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Book NLP and Personal Growth Thoughts

Download or read book NLP and Personal Growth Thoughts written by Roger Ellerton and published by Renewal Technologies Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ebook contains a diverse collection of fifteen NLP and personal growth articles. Some articles will educate you on basic NLP concepts, while others will challenge your current way of thinking and how you view the world around you. If you take time to read all of the articles and fully consider what is said, rather than quickly skimming them, your thoughts about yourself and what is possible will most likely change. A companion ebook contains another fifteen articles and a third is planned. Many of these articles appear on my website, renewal.ca. As well, some articles, in whole or in part, have appeared in my previous books or have been published in magazines or newsletters (e.g. NASA's Work/Life Navigator newsletter, The Costco Connection magazine, Tone magazine, Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine, Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine) or internet sites such as: positivelivingtv.com (a web component to the lifestyle television show Positive Living TV, which aired on A-Channel, CityTV and One: The Mind, Body and Spirit Channel in Canada), evancarmichael.com, naturalhealthweb.com, nlp-center.net, selfgrowth.com, lifecoachpnlp.com, nlpglobalstandards.com and positivearticles.com. Almost all articles in this ebook vary from the originals as they have been updated and/or subjected to additional editing. Although you and I have some common interests, we are far from identical. We have experienced different childhoods, have different cultural experiences and I am sure our beliefs and values differ in some way. As a result, you may find some of the articles particularly insightful, while other articles may be challenging or not resonate for you at all. And then your friends or family members may have totally different opinions on the articles, yet again. Yet, a year from now, articles that you found particularly moving may no longer resonate as you have moved past that issue in your life; while articles that originally did not make sense, seemed inappropriate or were just bland may be the ones that hold new insights or truths for you. If you do find an article challenging or not relevant and you want to quickly dismiss it, I respectfully request that you come back to that article when you have time to fully relax. Explore if there is something in the article that you are choosing to ignore at this time and that if you were to fully explore that issue or idea perhaps it would open new doors or avenues of thought that will make a significant difference in your life.

Book NLP for Personal Growth

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rex Morton
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2023-10-27
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book NLP for Personal Growth written by Rex Morton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in your personal growth journey with this comprehensive guide. 'NLP for Personal Growth: An Overview of Techniques and Tools' offers a deep dive into the fundamental principles, models, and techniques of NLP, demonstrating how you can leverage them to facilitate significant personal transformation. From understanding the role of perception and the power of language, to mastering the art of rapport building and setting SMART goals, this book guides you through the intricacies of NLP. It includes real-world case studies and practical examples that bring these concepts to life and make them easy to apply in your daily life. In addition, this book addresses the ethical use of NLP, a topic often overlooked but essential for responsible and effective practice. Whether you are a beginner just starting your personal growth journey or an individual already familiar with NLP, this book provides valuable insights and tools to help you create the life you desire. Embrace the power of NLP and accelerate your personal growth journey!

Book NLP For Beginners

    Book Details:
  • Author : Craig Mcsloan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-01-10
  • ISBN : 9781801587914
  • Pages : 248 pages

Download or read book NLP For Beginners written by Craig Mcsloan and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching For A Way To Make A Change In Both Personal and Professional Aspects? Then Master This Neuro-Linguistic Programming Guide And See Unbelievable Results In All Areas Of Your Life! Throughout their entire life, people pursue all kinds of goals - a great relationship with their partner, crazy success at their job, true and meaningful friendships... the good stuff... but nothing valuable comes quick and easy... Truth is, we all face different challenges along the bumpy road of life... However, the important thing here is - Do We Actually Understand How Our Behaviours Define Certain Outcomes To Play Out? This is why being a PRO In NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is so essential to achieving great success. And Now... With The Help Of This Impactful Guide, You Will Create A Powerful Shift in How You Perceive the World and the Way you Face The Difficulties Life Has to Offer! By following This Guide, you will: - Use NLP To Promote Personal Growth and overcome any limiting beliefs (because everything in this world is possible) - Calmly Solve Pressing Issues and Problems without overstressing, or beating yourself up - Build Meaningful Relationships and Friendships by better understanding each other (many people struggle on this, but now you got a solution!) - Boost Your Leadership skills and communicate effectively with your colleagues at work - Apply Special NLP Manipulation Techniques and easily get what you want (without looking like you are using the other person) - ... & so many other beneficial topics! Everyone wants to do great in life, but... You need to start with small, but consistent steps in developing yourself. Drop old bad habits. Define your values. Work on your emotions. Understand them better. Because once you master yourself, you will have the tools, and all the allies (family, friends, followers), to move forward... and even elevate them and bring out the best of their abilities, too! Sounds Like A Plan...? ... Order Your Copy Now And Become The Best Version Of Yourself!

Book You Must Learn Nlp

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dr. Heidi Heron PsyD
  • Publisher : Balboa Press
  • Release : 2017-12-05
  • ISBN : 1504311337
  • Pages : 184 pages

Download or read book You Must Learn Nlp written by Dr. Heidi Heron PsyD and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious about NLP? Want to know how it can help you? This book answers the most pressing questions we receive about Neuro Linguistic Programming and takes you on a journey that highlights how you can use NLP in personal development, communication, business, health and other aspects of life. With NLP you can improve your leadership skills, create better relationships, become a better parent and friend and even work with others as a coach or therapist. In fact, whatever area of your life needs improvement NLP will give you the tools that you can easily learn to make massive changes in your life. This book is written by Dr. Heidi Heron PsyD and Laureli Blyth, NLP Master Trainers with the Worldwide Institutes of NLP (www.nlpworldwide.com). They have a great passion for sharing NLP globally while also helping to empower, enlighten and enhance the world with NLP one person at a time. Based on their blog of the same name and written in their signature conversational style, this book gives you 156 reasons why you really Must Learn NLP.

Book Live Your Dreams    Let Reality Catch Up

Download or read book Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up written by Roger Ellerton and published by Roger Ellerton. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book does not pretend to know what is best for you, nor will it tell you how to live your life. It is a Toolkit for Transformation - the Life Manual you didn "t get when you were born! It "s all about recognizing you have choice, you are always choosing. You have the choice of continuing to do what you have always done and get the same results, or you can choose to do something different.

Book Personal Development for Smart People

Download or read book Personal Development for Smart People written by Steve Pavlina and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite promises of ''fast and easy'' results from slick marketers, real personal growth is neither fast nor easy. The truth is that hard work, courage, and self-discipline are required to achieve meaningful results - results that are not attained by those who cling to the fantasy of achievement without effort. Personal Development for Smart People reveals the unvarnished truth about what it takes to consciously grow as a human being. As you read, you'll learn the seven universal principles behind all successful growth efforts (truth, love, power, oneness, authority, courage, and intelligence); as well as practical, insightful methods for improving your health, relationships, career, finances, and more. You'll see how to become the conscious creator of your life instead of feeling hopelessly adrift, enjoy a fulfilling career that honors your unique self-expression, attract empowering relationships with loving, compatible partners, wake up early feeling motivated, energized, and enthusiastic, achieve inspiring goals with disciplined daily habits and much more! With its refreshingly honest yet highly motivating style, this fascinating book will help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey.

Book Neurolinguistic Programming

Download or read book Neurolinguistic Programming written by Adam Hunter and published by Brock Way. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neuro-Linguistic Programming Are you struggling to find the light at the end of the tunnel? Are you even aware that you can actually turn whatever negative thought you have in your mind to a positive one instead? And better yet, kill any bad thought that crosses your mind? No matter what your thoughts are there is a way to change those thoughts for the better. NLP explores the relationships between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic) and our patterns of behaviour and emotions (programmes). The idea is that, by studying NLP people can adopt more successful ways of thinking, communicating, feeling and behaving. On top of that NLP destroys any limiting belief you have, making this a book for people who want to seek a happier, healthier and more prosperous life or in 1 word: SUCCESS. Here Is What You Will Learn About... Analyze people, by reading body language and nonverbal cues How you can use NLP for your personal, professional and social life Why your subconscious mind is the most important aspect towards your emotional state. The 13 NLP techniques you can use to overcome any thought and drive faster success The 9 secrets towards using NLP on yourself The 6 secrets towards using NLP on others 3 Facial expressions that give you an exact idea of how anyone is feeling. Personal space ranges and what they really mean The 6 secrets to Feeling the way you want to about any situation The NLP 4 step formula to overcome procrastination and any negative belief The easy, self-explanatory trick to overcoming any fear or phobia 9 simple secrets to support positive thinking in any negative situation How your social group may influence you more than you think The 3-step formula to maintaining a positive state for the rest of your life. A done for you Exercise Work guide to create the positivity and success you've been looking for Every successful person uses NLP and some don't even realise it. It is those who are able to control how they feel about something for the benefit of their life that succeed in todays world. You may asking, "How can I possibly maintain positivity throughout my whole life?" and the answer is you can't. But what you can do is shift your mindset in a way where you forget about negative thoughts or instead turn them into positive ones. NLP will help you feel good and appreciate who you are, positively influencing the people and situations around you. Create your own success and be in charge of the life you desire. Enjoy life changing results in no time. Buy Your Copy Today!

Book NLP

    NLP

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Hoobyar
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2013-02-12
  • ISBN : 0062083627
  • Pages : 488 pages

Download or read book NLP written by Tom Hoobyar and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the team behind the bestselling NLP: The New Technology of Achievement comes an essential new guide to NLP techniques—for self-development and influencing others—in a focused, step-by-step handbook. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) has already helped millions of people overcome fears, increase confidence, enrich relationships, and achieve greater success. Now, from the company and training team behind NLP: The New Technology of Achievement, one of the bestselling NLP books of all time, comes NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming \. Written by three NLP Master Practitioners and training coaches, including the president of NLP Comprehensive, with an introduction from the President of NLP Comprehensive, NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming guides users to peak performance in business and life, and gets specific results. In twelve illuminating sections, NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming leads you through dozens of “discoveries”—revelations of NLP practice that enable you to explore your own personal thinking patterns, to manage them—and to transform them. Divided into two categories, “All About You” and “All About the Other Guy,” these strategies offer a personal and interpersonal program that frees you to become better at managing your feelings instead of being dominated by them, managing your motivations, being less judgmental, more productive, more confident, more flexible, more persuasive, liked, and respected. Chapters on “Personal Remodeling” (Discovery 9: No inner enemy) and “Secrets of Making Your Point” (Discovery 31: Convey understanding and safety without talking), enhance creativity, collaboration, cooperation, and communication. Through “mind reading” techniques—non-verbal communication, and “hearing what’s missing”—learn the secrets of relating with others, understanding how they are thinking—and influencing them. A streamlined all-purpose guide for both newcomers and NLP veterans, NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the new all-in-one, eye-opening blueprint for your own ultimate success.

Book Nlp  Infallible Techniques for Personal Development  Little known Strategies to Access Your Mind and Truly Program Yourself Just Like a Computer

Download or read book Nlp Infallible Techniques for Personal Development Little known Strategies to Access Your Mind and Truly Program Yourself Just Like a Computer written by Richard Hoobyar and published by Richard Hoobyar. This book was released on with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the reality I was everybody’s puppet. My colleague played with me, my wife grilled me like a pro. Even my children coax me as they wanted.One day I decided It was enough. So I started to invest in myself with the only goal to improve my life. So, I studied the main self-help and NLP books. And I understood the problem was me and my lack of awareness. This book gives a comprehensive guide on the following: .What Is Neuro-linguistic Programming? .How NLP works .NLP skills in seduction .NLP skills in sales .NLP techniques in manipulation .How to avoid been manipulated .How to Build Successful Relationships .How to Use NLP for Greatness .Change Your Thoughts .Using NLP to avoid manipulation .Manipulating the Mind Through NLP .Deletion .NLP in business .Superior Modeling: How to Program the Brain for Success .Do It, and then Do It Again ... AND MORE!!! NLP explores the relationships between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic) and our patterns of behaviour and emotions (programmes). The idea is that, by studying NLP people can adopt more successful ways of thinking, communicating, feeling and behaving.

Book Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality

Download or read book Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality written by Tad James and published by Crown House Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality is a compelling study of the important elements that make up a person's core personality, and a detailed exploration of and introduction to how Time Line therapy works in practice. Utilizing discoveries made by Richard Bandler, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality expands and updates our knowledge of how people actually store their memories, and sheds light on the effect that the system used for memory storage has on the individual. The authors contend that the concept of Time Line, or the notion of time that you have stored in your mind, shapes and structures your experience of the world, and consequently shapes your personality. Time Line therapy is therefore based on the premise that the client goes back to the first time they remember a particular problem, does change work utilizing Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) to eliminate irritating behaviors or issues and, if necessary, goes to subsequent times when their behavior or response was a problem, and undertakes further change work to resolve it. Written in an informative and engaging manner, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality offers readers the opportunity to see how Time Line therapy works providing a clear description of how to elicit the Time Line, and sharing step-by-step methods to subsequently help the client to release a limiting decision or trauma, remove anxiety, or set a future goal. All of these key aspects are explained using clear language and easy-to-follow steps, and the authors' expert commentary is further complemented by examples, exercises and transcripts in order to help the reader transfer the theory into effective practice. In Section I, the authors explain the NLP Communication Model and share their in-depth analysis of the filters values, beliefs, attitudes, decisions, memories and meta programs which we subconsciously use as we process the world around us and which form the basis of our personalities. Section II provides a comprehensive description of the Time Line and how it works: laying down a theoretical basis for the technique before offering insight into its practice and application with a demonstrative transcript of Time Line elicitation and change work in order to illustrate the concepts explored. In Section III the authors move on to carefully survey simple and complex meta programs (and how they can be changed) before exploring the formation, evolution and changing of values in Section IV, which includes a helpful exercise that gives guidance on how to elicit values from the client. Exploring many interesting contexts and how personality can be positively changed to help people live happier lives, Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality is a worthy addition to any therapist's or NLP practitioner's library and is suitable reading for anyone interested in behavioral change. Sections include: Section I Introduction; Section II Time Line Therapy; Section III Meta Programs; Section IV Values. Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality was originally published in 1988 by Meta Publications.

Book Transformational NLP

Download or read book Transformational NLP written by Carl Buchheit and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people have so much difficulty achieving their goals, making big changes, and becoming the people they want to be? If we can imagine it, why can't we achieve it? Transformational NLP: A New Psychology offers a new understanding of how the brain really works and how we can use this knowledge for personal change and growth. Describing the evolution of the brain, Carl Buchheit explains how humans are conditioned by creature-level neurological programming which, while working hard to make sure we survive, also keeps us from expressing ourselves fully in the realms of love and our personal purpose in life. When we want to change our thought and behavior patterns, we find that we are limited by our deeply ingrained habits, our unconscious beliefs, and our self-defined identities. We try a variety of therapies and techniques to overcome limitations, but this rarely works. This book is about who we really are and how our brains really operate. When we understand how our brains work, we can quickly learn to work with and not against ourselves, and change becomes possible. While Transformational NLP has its basis in NLP, and uses many tools of NLP, it has evolved into a very different paradigm. The book investigates the history of NLP, from its intellectual antecedents in the science and philosophies of Alfred Korzybski and Noam Chomsky to the ground-breaking work of John Grinder and Richard Bandler and their brilliant student Robert Dilts, and shows how this direct, powerful, and elegant means for personal growth has developed and changed over its more than forty years of evolution. When a clinical psychologist, Jonathan Rice, started using these potent NLP tools in his own practice, and taught his methods to Carl Buchheit, this started a new branch of both psychology and NLP. Transformational NLP incorporates material drawn from, or inspired by, the holographic model of the universe as explained by physicist David Bohm, the basic premises and implications of twentieth and twenty-first century quantum mechanics, Bert Hellinger's trans-generational, systemic constellation work, and the metaphysics of the perennial philosophy such as described by Aldous Huxley. It offers breakthrough insights and unique methods--neuro-linguistic and otherwise--that Buchheit has developed over the course of more than three decades, working with thousands of clients. Buchheit explains that the key to change is to have more "rapport with self" by understanding the positive intentions in our unconscious that motivated our thoughts and behavior in the past. He shows how it is possible to alter the meaning of the past so it leads to the future we desire, and he uses the principles of quantum physics to assist the client to manifest an alternative reality. He demonstrates that we can become free of our unconscious addiction to the patterns of loss and pain that were set in motion by the suffering of our ancestors, generations before we were born. Most importantly, he describes new approaches and methods that empower people to have more choice in their lives, and to achieve their dreams by becoming more and more of who they really are and who they want to be. This book will be of great interest to all students of NLP as well as to psychologists, social workers, mental health workers, teachers, historians, and philosophers. It will especially appeal to many people who are interested in personal transformation and gaining entirely new perspectives about understanding and changing our human experience.

Book Coaching With NLP For Dummies

Download or read book Coaching With NLP For Dummies written by Kate Burton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to become an NLP practitioner?or supercharge your coaching skills with NLP One of the most popular methods for helping people achieve their life aspirations?Neuro-Linguistic Programmming, or NLP, holds the key to remaking one's future. NLP encourages users to re-create the thought patterns common to those who excel, a process that helps gradually weed out negative or habitual thinking. Using the key elements of NLP?developing a coaching relationship, shedding light on patterns, managing emotional states, and shaping an agenda for change?this practical, inspiring guide offers the tools for helping your clients upgrade the quality of their personal or professional lives. Reveals ten powerful coaching questions, ten traps to avoid in coaching, and ten ways to enhance your coaching skills Offers tips on laying the foundation for success and quick win sessions Insights on how to tap into passion and purpose?and making goals come alive Methods for coaching yourself or your team and coaching through conflict Other books by Burton: NLP For Dummies, NLP Workbook For Dummies, and Building Self-Confidence For Dummies Ideal for those working towards becoming an NLP practitioner or master coach, Coaching with NLP For Dummies is a guidebook to life transformation?for both client and practitioner.

Book Modeling on Jesus

Download or read book Modeling on Jesus written by Luis Jorge González (O.C.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fix Your Life with NLP

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alicia Eaton
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2012-01-05
  • ISBN : 0857203797
  • Pages : 318 pages

Download or read book Fix Your Life with NLP written by Alicia Eaton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you struggle to lose weight and wonder why? Do your bad habits and lack of confidence hold you back? Do you find yourself repeating bad patterns of behavior? Fix Your Lifewill show you how easy it can be to rid yourself of life's irritating problems by using the latest psychological techniques of NLP. This is an ideal introduction to the subject, as the author Alicia Eaton cuts through the technical jargon that's usually associated with NLP and explains how the techniques and strategies used by some of the world's most successful people, can easily be incorporated into your daily life. As well as explaining how our minds work and why it's so easy to fall into bad patterns of behavior, the author presents the NLP techniques as 'Apps for the Mind'. So, just as you'd download an App for your phone or computer to expand its' capabilities, you'll now be able to download an 'App for your Mind' to enable you to achieve more than ever before. Client stories from the author's Harley Street practice demonstrate how to fix fears and phobias such as public-speaking or fear of flying; deal with bad habits such as shopping addiction or Facebook obsessions and even apply your very own hypnotic gastric band to combat overeating. Readers are encouraged to view this book as a 'first aid kit for the mind' that can support them, plus friends and family, for many years.

Book Get the Life You Want

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Bandler
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2020-03-10
  • ISBN : 0757395120
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Get the Life You Want written by Richard Bandler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Bandler is known worldwide as the cofounder of neurolinguistic programming (NLP). Here, in what will be considered a classic, is Bandler at his best—the most accessible and engaging work yet, detailing his proven methods that have freed tens of thousands of people worldwide of their destructive habits, phobias,and fears. When conventional therapy and drugs fail, Richard Bandler delivers, often with miraculous results. Richard Bandler cocreated the field of NLP with John Grinder in the early 1970s. Since then, Bandler's work revolutionized the field of personal change; his models and methods have been widely adopted and used successfully in colleges and universities, therapists'offices, professional sports teams, and businesses across the globe. While many people have written books on NLP, much of what has been written is based on Bandler's ideas. Get The Life You Want shares 'the how' from Bandler himself, with remarkable insights into some of his greatest and most advanced work to date, including compelling true examples from client sessions. With more than thirty exercises that promise rapid relief from any problem or habit, plus a glossary of terms and a detailed index, this is a culmination of a lifetime of work written in a simple, engaging style that both clinicians and laypeople will find effective. Richard Bandler's books have sold more than half a million copies worldwide. Tens of thousands of people, many of them therapists, have studied Bandler's blend of hypnosis, linguistics, and positive thinking at colleges and NLP training centers in the United States, Europe, and Australia. He is the author of Using Your Brain—for a Change, Time for Change, Magic in Action, and The Structure of Magic. He coauthored Frogs into Princes, Persuasion Engineering, The Structure of Magic Volume II, and Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume I.

Book Learning NLP Through Self Coaching

Download or read book Learning NLP Through Self Coaching written by Paul Edelmaier and published by Personal Growth Hackers. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieve incredible personal success with Neuro-Linguistic Programming now Do you want to achieve more security when dealing with other people? Don't you still have the desire to let your life pass you by? Do you want to learn NL to be more successful in your career?

Book The Origins Of Neuro Linguistic Programming

Download or read book The Origins Of Neuro Linguistic Programming written by John Grinder and published by Crown House Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Origins of NLP brings together the recollections and thoughts of some of the main protagonists from the very early days of NLP. In 1971 Richard Bandler and Frank Pucelik were students at Kresege College at the University of California Santa Cruz. They had a strong mutual interest in Gestalt Therapy, Frank because of his traumatic time in Vietnam and because he had been working with some disaffected and drug-addicted kids, and Richard because he had been working with Science and Behavior Books on transcribing and editing Fritz Perls' seminal work, The Gestalt Approach and Eyewitness to Therapy. They started a local Gestalt group and ran 2-3 sessions a week collaborating and experimenting with the language of therapy. They started achieving some brilliant results but were having problems transferring their skills to others and so Richard invited one of their college professors, John Grinder, to observe what they were doing in order that he would, hopefully, be able to deconstruct what they were doing that was so effective. John was a professor of Linguistics and was instantly impressed with the work that they were doing. He was able to add more structure and in due course the three of them formalised what is now known as the Meta Model. NLP, or Meta as it was known then, was born.