4 Neuro-linguistic Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Part I: Introducing NLP
A wise person said that ‘If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll
always get what you always got.’ Remember these great words of wisdom as you
begin the journey into NLP territory for yourself. In this part, you start to get a
feel for what NLP can do for you. As you begin, bear one thing in mind: suspend
your disbelief or assumptions that may get in the way of your learning. In this
part, we invite you to think about the best NLP question of all, which is ‘What do
I want?’, and then to delve into what’s happening behind the scenes in your brain
and your unconscious thinking. Interesting stuff, we hope you agree.Part II: Winning Friends and Infl uencing People
Ever considered how easy life would be if others just did what you wanted
them to do? We’re not claiming to be magicians – that we can make your
worst enemies smooth putty in your hands – but rapport is such a key theme
in NLP that the heart of this book explores it hand-in-hand with you. In this
part, we give you tools for understanding other people’s points of view. We
show you how to take responsibility for making changes in how you connect
with the key people in your life, and how to discover becoming more flexible
in your own behaviour.Part III: Opening the Toolkit
The heart of NLP opens up before you in this part, as we let you loose on
the core NLP toolkit. Loads of practical stuff is here for you to keep coming
back to. You discover how you can adapt and manage your own thinking to
tackle situations that you find difficult, plus how you can get the resources
to change habits that no longer help you. You also whiz into the future and
work with concepts of time to resolve old issues and create a more compel-
ling path ahead of you.Part IV: Using Words to Entrance
This part focuses on how the language you use doesn’t just describe an expe-
rience, but has the power to create it. Just imagine how great you’d feel to
have an audience eating out of your hands. Building on the skills and styles of
powerful communicators, we explain how to get audiences coming back with
an appetite for more, and if you consider that life can be described as a series
of stories, you find out how to write your own winning narrative.03_665435-intro.indd 403_665435-intro.indd 4 8/18/10 10:13 PM8/18/10 10:13 PM