March 2009

Basic Hypnotic Language Patterns 1: Cause-Effect - by Matthew Wingett

So, you've just done your first NLP course and you're itching to try out some of the hypnotic language you've learned. Or you've been doing hypnosis for a while now, and you just thought it might be interesting to go back over the patterns to refresh yourself. As Richard Bandler likes to tell delegates on his courses - the patterns he teaches need to be practised repeatedly and incorporated into spoken language.

Proactive Pronoia - by Steve Crabb

I had arrived early for work. With an hour to spare before seeing my first client, I decided to go to the local café over the road from my clinic for a cup of coffee and a bacon sandwich. I don’t remember the last time I had visited the place. I usually use the plush Italian deli coffee shop with the nice rich espresso coffee and the delicious pastries, but unfortunately it was the time of day when the mothers gather with the baby rug rats and take over the place.

Tip: Acknowledgement - by Michael Neill

On my wedding day, a man I had never seen before came up to me and said "You owe me, you know. If it wasn't for me, your wife would never have been born". Slightly worried I was stumbling across a dark family secret just moments after joining the family, he went on to tell me his story. He had been travelling in rural England in the 1950's, and because his watch was running a bit slow he missed his train. While waiting for the next train to arrive, he bumped into a young woman on the platform.

Quantum Values - by James Moore

Put ethics back into the system. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and EC President Jose Manuel Barroso have repeated the need for international commitment to overcome the economic downturn ahead of next months G20 summit in London. Brown said "We are seeing a large fall in world trade.

Dreaming of Honolulu - by Matthew Wingett

A few days ago, a client sat down and told me how unhappy he was. He was struggling with all sorts of things. He was unhappy at work because his tasks seemed to multiply and multiply. As soon as he saw one task finished, he would have five more take their place. At the same time, his boss had cut his wages, so he was doing more for less reward than ever. What was strange was at the same time, his boss was leaning on him more and more.