What is NLP?

NLP, or neuro-linguistic programming, is a way of understanding why you see life the way you do, and why you make the decisions you make. It is a way of understanding the subtle interconnections taking place between the signals going to and from your brain, the messages coded into those messages, and how your personal experiences decode those messages that become the base of your thinking patterns and behaviours.Practitioners of Neuro Linguistic Programming also use hypnosis to understand and remodel preconceived notions about any range of ideas or topics, leading to improved productivity, and personal development.In short, NLP explains the reasons why two people with similar educational qualifications, training, background, and experience achieve varying results in life. NLP practitioners use the patterns in a therapeutic way to effectively give you choice of how you respond to all situations in your life.So, how does this amazing set of tools work?A number of people have dogs for pets. But say, for instance, as a child, you were chased by a particularly big, angry dog. An experience like that could cause you to be scared of dogs as an adult, even to the point of becoming a phobia.An NLP practitioner will analyse your words and body language to understand the root of your problem. Once he or she understands the basis for your perception, the practitioner or  therapist will help you change the way you represent your experience to yourself and in this way – how your experience affects the way you think, feel and act.Why should you believe in NLP? What makes it different from other personal development approaches?For one, NLP relies on concepts that work, rather than concepts that ought to work. It draws on habits and experiences of “ordinary” people who have achieved that something extra.In the 1970s, Richard Bandler and John Grinder of the University of California studied the work of pioneers in psychotherapy and hypnosis—Fritz Perls, Virginia Satir and Milton Erickson. Their research laid the foundation for what would later be known as Neuro Linguistic Programing. They identified patterns people used when talking about their experiences.They suggested that people with a greater variety of experiences will have access to a greater variety of choices. This in turn would lead people to create results that are in line with, and closer to, what they want, rather than when they made choices based on faulty representations of their experiences.Since then, NLP practitioners have studied the beliefs, values, behaviour, and habits of people who have been successful in every sphere of life, and use the results of those modelling studies to correctly reproduce the same  performance in others. It is this replication of achievement that embodies the core principles of NLP.  NLP helps you do more for yourself, communicate better and use these techniques to help both yourself and others achieve their potential.  While NLP is a highly effective tool for individuals looking to accomplish more, it is also a practical method for managers looking to raise team and organisational productivity levels. It is also useful in developing students’ approach to learning and achievement.Neuro Lingual Programming helps you in the following ways:    It will teach you to use the power of using all your positive life experiences to bolster you in difficult situations.    It will enable you to deal with negative experiences and find the opportunities present in potential disasters.    It will aid you in understanding your preconceptions, and changing those that are hindering your progress.    This, in turn, will help you be more effective at work, in your career, in your relationships, in every aspect of your life.    You will learn how to help and influence others in much more effective ways.    Open up new opportunities for yourself.All this helps you master challenging situations, manage people more productively and achieve personal excellence.