NLP LIFE TRAINING TO OFFER PRIZES AND PUZZLES THROUGH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK, AND RICHARD GIVES INTERVIEWS THROUGH YOUTUBE...
People are often asking us how to get the latest news about courses and programs we're running, so after a little bit of experimenting we've finally gone and twittered ourselves. We'll be making announcements, running competitions, and sending out puzzles for you via twitter, with prizes of free NLP related books, discounts on courses and lots more. You can find our NLP LIFE TRAINING twitter channel here.
And if you haven't done it yet, you can also join our NLP LIFE TRAINING facebook group for regular updates and more news about what we'll be doing next. It's all very exciting, and opens up a whole new world for us to explore together...
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AND SPEAKING OF EXPLORING NEW TERRITORY...
A friend of mine who has an occasionally stormy relationship with her loved ones was telling me a little while ago about a conversation she overheard on the bus between a pair of teenagers. It went along the lines of:
"She asked me this question. She said: What are you thinking about?"
"What did you tell her?"
"The truth. I said: Nothing. That's when she went ballistic."
"What?"
"Yeh. She said: What are you not telling me? What's going on...? I mean - it was crazy. When are women going to realise that when a man says he's not thinking about anything, it's because he really isn't thinking about anything? He's not lying. He's just telling you that there's nothing going on in there," he tapped the side of his head with his index finger, a blank look on his face.
As my friend was getting off the bus, she surprised the young men by thanking them as she went by. "You know," she said, "I've gone for years not realising that when a man says nothing, he might just mean it. Thanks. That is really helpful!"
Apart from highlighting just how vacant we men must seem to women sometimes, the story got me thinking about the assumptions many of us make in our lives. There are the obvious ones - like, because we have a voice going on in our head telling us certain things, or a movie screen running a particular scenario, or an amazing roller-coaster ride in the fairground where are feelings are embodied, that doesn't mean that everyone else is sharing our reality.
The teenager on the bus had a girlfriend who thought that the word nothing meant just one thing: deceit. Maybe she couldn't imagine that his inner experience was very different to hers...
After she had told me the story, my friend said to me: "You know, since I heard that conversation, I've been thinking about how many times a day I think that a thing somebody says means something other than what they've said. When I do that, I'm behaving like I'm The Great Mento, or something - a genuine mind-reader..." Then, with a slightly more inward look she said: "Maybe I need to ease up a bit on people..."
With the holiday season coming up, she tells me that she's going to be spending more time with her loved ones - and she knows from experience that not every day will go by without some friction. But she'll be watching and listening out, to uncover any of her assumptions that might be causing difficulties. And even more importantly, she'll also be looking for the moments where her thinking and responses make things go right. She told me with a smile: "We'll be heading off on adventures - experiencing new things and meeting new people. Out there, on vacation, I'll be taking new maps to guide me... It could take us all into brand new territory..."
THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER
We have plenty more fascinating articles for you, this month. In her article I Spent 20 Years In Therapy... Was Any Of It Worthwhile?, journalist and writer Jaci Stephen reports how her life was completely changed by NLP in a few short sessions, after spending 20 years seeking professional help for depression. Meanwhile, Michael Neill gives some sound advice on Hedging Your Metaphysical Bets, while John La Valle, President of the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming reflects on the different trainings he has experienced, in What I Have Learned That Helped Me Most.
Matthew Wingett writes an inspiring review of NLP LIFE CORPORATE TRAINING with Steve Crabb in his article That Extra Piece of Magic. In a departure from his regular slot on Basic Hypnotic Language Patterns, Matthew Wingett also reports on a call by a leading expert for the Royal Society for Medicine and NICE to recognise hypnosis in Hypnosis Steps Out Of The Shadows. And James Moore's article on the power of storytelling in his piece Probably The Most Powerful Question In The World is a lovely piece of corporate inspiration.
So, to all of you, wherever you are: have a lovely month - and remember: we're now on facebook and twitter. If you are about to go on holiday - then be sure to have a fantastic time. - And whatever you do: be lucky!
CALLING ALL NLP WRITERS
Finally - a call to all writers: if you have something that you would like to contribute to the NLP LIFE NEWSLETTER, please contact our editor, Matthew Wingett via email at matthew.wingett@nlplifetraining.com. He'll be glad to consider all your submissions.
That's all for now.
Hasta Luego!
Bernardo Moya
CEO, NLP LIFE TRAINING
