Ones thought patterns, beliefs and attitudes can be used to preprogram actual experiences that are yet to happen. NLP is very focused on how we think, what influences the way we think, and how we structure what we think. Subscribers to the science are encouraged to closely study and then model those individuals who do things well.
When studying them, you dont ask them how they did itjust what they were thinking when they did it. For example, if you asked Michael Jordan how to play basketball, he could give you a big list of dos and donts. He might outline a series of necessary drills, but that is not what NLP is about. Instead, you would find out how Michael Jordan perceives basketball in his mind. What are his beliefs and attitudes about basketball? When he makes a decision on the court, what is he thinking?
NLP is made up of several different models, each then having different techniques associated with it. Lets break NLP down further and take a basic look at some of its major models.
Sub-modalities: The Five Senses
Perhaps the foundation is, simply enough, our five senses. Each of us takes in the world around us through our five senses:...