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NLP focuses plenty of attention on the capability level, working on the prem-
ise that all skills are learnable. NLP assumes that anything is possible if taken
in bite-size pieces or chunks. The HR director of one of the UK’s most pres-
tigious retailers told us that ‘We recruit primarily on attitude: once this is
right, we can teach people the skills they need to do the job.’ Even attitudes
can be acquired and changed so long as you find the desire, know-how, and
opportunity to learn.The question to hold on to is ‘How can I do that?’ Bear this question in mind
as you go through every day. The NLP approach is that by modelling others
and yourself, you become open to making changes and developing your own
capabilities. If you want to do something well, find someone else who can do
it and pay close attention to all that person’s logical levels. You can find more
about modelling in Chapter 19.Here are some capability and skills questions and ideas to consider when you
want to make an assessment of your capabilities and see where you can learn
and improve:✓ What skills have you learned that you’re proud of – how did you
acquire them?
✓ Have you become expert at something that serves you less well? If so,
how did that happen? What skill may be better in its place?
✓ Do you know someone who has got a really positive attitude or skill that
you want for yourself – how can you learn from them?
✓ What may you hear if you ask others to say what they think you’re
good at?
✓ What next? What would you like to learn?
As you build your capability, the world opens up for you. You’re in a position
to take on greater challenges, or to cope better with the ones you struggle
to face.Beliefs and values
You can read in Chapter 3 how beliefs and values direct your life and yet
often you may not be aware of them. What you believe to be true is often
going to be different from what another person believes to be true. We’re not
talking about beliefs in the sense of religion, but instead your perception at a
deep, often unconscious, level. Your beliefs and values change over time.