NLP Practitioners

Neuro Linguistic Programming has always been controversial. It was started in the 70s primarily by two geniuses. They modeled a few of the best psychotherapists of their day as the core of this blend of art and science. So a lot of people think its about therapy and because so many NLP Practitioners have been/are therapists - but it is absolutely n... ot limited to that. In fact it was used in business since the early days and its only grown in that context. There has been a lot of hype but thats often part of the territory with extraordinary things. Its actually all about communication and since that is everything (including you communicating to yourself) and there are all kinds of obstacles to it, NLP in turn has all sorts of applications. NLP is not without its critics and people with axes to grind. However this is counter to the experience of many thousands of NLP Practitioners and the millions they have helped. Many NLPers are degreed psychologists, doctors, lawyers and so many other kinds of professionals. I see it just like psychology; always with its enemies but despite them and its own shortcomings its an ever growing science. And indeed it is part of the broad field of psychology but with more effective 'tools thus getting to the root of problems faster than psychologists can. Still, they have some common ground and some breakthroughs that psychologists are now describing have been NLP techniques for many years. I dont know how many Practitioners there are or have been, but there are hundreds of training institutes and centers around the world. While most Practitioners are very intelligent, NLP is a "full body sport its more about the experience than calculations. The body may be as much of the mind as the brain itself. "Brains aren't designed to get results; they go in directions. If you know how the brain works you can set your own directions. If you don't, then someone else will" - Richard Bandler, NLP Founder There are so many books written about NLP I dont know how many there are, whenever I come ...Read More