Do you let yourself get outside of your comfort zone often? When you do, what is it that pushes you out? Or perhaps pulls you out? And what makes you jump back in?
I know a lot of people that seem to live on the edge of comfort. They know what they want – and they know what it will take to get there, and from time to time they ‘stick their toe’ over the edge, but then retreat back into safety. (more…)
Have you ever experienced an emotion that you have tried to push away, only for it to get stronger? How about a behaviour that you promised yourself you wouldn’t have, only to break that promise?
As humans, we have a very tricky situation on our hands. On one hand, we have expectations of ourselves and others to do the absolute best we can; and on the other, well, we are human. (more…)
The holiday season can be a joyous one. It can also be a hectic and stressful one. So many things to do, people to see, gifts to buy – it can be a bit overwhelming. Today I want to shed a bit of light on a few NLP ways that you can overcome overwhelm and stay calm, cool and collected during the Christmas holiday. (more…)
It’s the end of the year – you know that already. And, as mentioned in the last post – we’re going to be taking stock of the year. While it is a good time to look forward and plan for the future – that has been talked and written about for years. How about something else for a change? How about have a look at the past year and looking at what counts. Or, what doesn’t.
Do you realise that there is an NLP Meta Program of Counting vs. Discounting. This meta program looks what you take on board and what you don’t – and it will mean different things to different people.
Even as you hear this – do you count or do you discount? What is your initial reaction? (more…)
As the year comes to an end, its always a good time to take stock of where you’ve been, what you’ve learned and where you are going. In the next few weeks I will help you do just that. However, I want to take a moment to get you to gauge your overall, big picture attitude toward the year. It was interesting to me, in an interview I saw with Madonna the other day she said something interesting, she said “I’m never satisfied”. She went on to say, that her life is great, she is (still) doing something that she loves, she doesn’t go without – yet she is still not satisfied. Are you?
It has always been interesting to me when two people are in a heated argument about something – there generally isn’t a win/win proposition at the end of the day. Think about it, usually its “I’m right and you are wrong†coming from both parties – hence the fight in the first place! And, when you put two head strong people together, there can be friction. But, what if you could ease the tension and change the scenario? It only takes one person in an argument to change the tempo. (more…)