Welcome to Issue 167 of 🍏Lunch N Learn with Lindsay🍏.
| Hi Lindsay Welcome to Issue 167 of 🍏Lunch N Learn with Lindsay🍏. Did you know that as well as being a qualified coach and trainer, I am a Practioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). In fact, much of the learning I share with you has its foundation in NLP theory. NLP is the fascinating topic that I’m going to share with you over the next few Lunch n Learn issues. NLP is definite “food for thought” for you! So, what is NLP? NLP originated in the 1970s at the University of Santa Cruz, California. Individuals identified as excellent communicators were studied by Richard Bandler, an Information Sciences student and Dr John Grinder, a Professor of Linguistics. From these early days NLP has developed around the modelling of excellence and understanding “the difference that makes the difference”. The tools and techniques have been refined into simple, user-friendly formats that can be applied to everyday life. The main principles are around understanding behaviour patterns of ourselves and others thereby developing flexibility in order to achieve what we really want and to communicate with impact. NLP is used by businesses to manage change and to employ leading edge models to develop competitive advantage. Individuals utilise NLP techniques, both inside and outside their working environment, for personal development. Take a read of the following definitions of NLP. Which resonate with you? • “The art and science of personal excellence” • “The study of subjective experience” • “It’s what makes you and other people tick” • “A toolkit for personal and organisational change” • “Influencing others with integrity” • “Helping people make sense of their reality” Now let’s break down the three words to better understand this topic. Neuro is the use of our senses to filter and process our experiences. We see, hear, feel, taste and smell our own version of reality. Linguistic is the language and communication methods we use to express our interpretation of reality. Programming is the patterns of behaviour and thinking that we follow as a result of our filtering and processing of experiences. These patterns create structure to our experiences from which we communicate. Once we recognise our own structures and patterns we can change them to influence our outcomes. Similarly when we understand structures and patterns of others we can influence and support them, thereby creating a world of possibilities and opportunities. In summary, NLP is devoted to learning how to think and communicate with yourself and others more effectively, something that is crucial for EAs and PAs I’m sure you’d agree! Take a look at The Model below which shows the constituent parts of NLP. We’ll hone in on each of these over the next few Lunch n Learn issues. I hope this introduction to NLP has sparked your interest! |
