Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the study of human excellence. It asks the question, "What works, and how can it be even better?" By analyzing (modeling) the specific behaviors and internal thinking processes (strategies) of individuals who consistently demonstrate excellence in their fields, those strategies can be identified down to very fine details. Once this has been accomplished, those strategies can be used by others to accomplish the same level of excellence. the same concept holds true for the professional goals, interpersonal relationships, and a persons self-esteem. Behaviors are relatively easy to identify. The exciting and challenging task is to precisely elicit internal thinking processes, beliefs, and motivations. This task becomes even more challenging because very often, those who are top performers are not conciously aware of their internal thinking patterns that lead to their success. In the early 1970's, Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Robert Dilts, Judith DeLozier, Leslie Cameron-Bandler and others discovered ways to access and identify specific and reliable templates that elicit internal mental processes, language patterns, and behavioral characteristics of successful people. This was the beginning of Neuro-Linguistics Programming. Neuro represents the internal workings of the brain, Linguistics refers to how language influences our experience both internally and in communication with others, and programming is how to install effective strategies into our own lives.
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