Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Books

Book SynopsisNLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) has already helped millions of people overcome fears, increase confidence, enrich relationships, and achieve greater success. This book leads you through dozens of discoveries-revelations of NLP practice that enable you to explore your own personal thinking patterns, to manage them-and to transform them.

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Book SynopsisYou were born to be great, to succeed to be a powerful, confident, happy person. If you don''t feel like that right now it''s time to get back on track. Richard Bandler, the man who inspired Paul McKenna to greatness, will change your life in a matter of minutes with his incredible, potent NLP exercises and free you to unleash your full potential.Richard Bandler, the world-famous co-creator of NLP, has helped millions of people around the world turnaround their lives and find success in whatever they want to achieve. This incredible book is his master work and packed with all of the simple, potent exercises that he has developed over the last 37 years to help people transform their lives. It also explains how he has developed and refined his techniques and why they work.Make Your Life Great is an absolute must for anyone who wants to be freed from whatever is holding them back be it fear, self-doubt, an unhappy past, bad habits or lack of focus and become a strong, happy, successfulTrade Review'One of my favourite books of all time … use this amazing book to unleash your power and redesign your destiny … the most powerful and practical guide to NLP and hypnosis ever written.’Paul McKenna ‘Richard Bandler is a Leonardo of our times. He is one of our living greats.’ The Guardian Weekend

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Book SynopsisTurn thoughts into positive action with neuro-linguistic programming Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) has taken the psychology world by storm.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Conventions Used in This Book 3 What You’re Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 Beyond the Book 5 Where to Go From Here 5 Part I: Getting Started with NLP 7 Chapter 1: Getting to Know NLP 9 Introducing NLP 9 Providing a few quick definitions 11 Considering where NLP started and where it’s going 11 Offering a note on integrity 12 Encountering the Pillars of NLP: Straight Up and Straightforward 13 Discovering Models and Modelling 15 Employing the NLP communication model 15 Modelling excellence 16 Using NLP to Greater Effect 16 Understanding that attitude comes first 17 Being curious and confused are good for you 17 Changing is up to you 17 Having fun on the way! 18 Chapter 2: Identifying Some Basic NLP Assumptions 19 Introducing NLP Presuppositions 20 The map is not the territory 20 People respond according to their map of the world 22 There is no failure, only feedback 23 The meaning of communication is the response it elicits 25 If what you’re doing isn’t working, do something different 26 You cannot not communicate 28 Individuals have all the resources they need to achieve their desired outcomes 29 Every behaviour has a positive intent 29 People are much more than their behaviour 31 The mind and body are interlinked and affect each other 32 Having choice is better than not having choice 34 Modelling successful performance leads to excellence 35 Final Words on Presuppositions: Suck Them and See 35 Chapter 3: Discovering Who’s Directing Your Life 37 Grasping How Your Fears Can Drive You in the Wrong Direction 38 Distinguishing between conscious and unconscious 39 Understanding your quirky unconscious mind 39 Delving Inside the Brain 42 Looking at the three key parts 42 Recognising neuroplasticity as the basis for development 43 Tracking Information: Your Reticular Activating System 44 Examining How Memories Are Created 46 Encountering post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 47 Handling phobias 48 Employing the NLP Fast Phobia Cure 49 Accepting That Beliefs and Values Make a Difference 50 Getting to grips with the power of beliefs 50 Working with your values 52 Daydreaming Your Future Reality 58 Chapter 4: Taking Charge of Your Life 59 Taking Control of Your Memory 59 Seeing It Because You Believe It 61 Focusing on blaming others 62 Getting stuck in a problem frame 63 Shifting into the outcome frame 64 Following the Path to Excellence 64 Knowing what you want 65 Becoming smarter than SMART: Creating well‐formed outcomes 66 Using the Four‐Point Formula for Success 72 Spinning the Wheel of Life 73 Keeping a Dream Diary of Your Goals 74 Just Go for It 76 Part II: Winning Friends and Influencing People 77 Chapter 5: Seeing, Hearing and Feeling Your Way to Better Communication 79 Getting to Grips with the Senses 80 Filtering reality 81 Hearing how people are thinking 83 Listening to the World of Words 86 Glimpsing into the world of synaesthesia 86 Building rapport through words 87 Bringing on the translators 90 Acknowledging the Importance of the Eyes 91 Making the VAK System Work for You 95 Chapter 6: Creating Rapport 97 Knowing Why Rapport is Important 98 Recognising rapport when you see it 99 Identifying people with whom you want to build rapport 99 Introducing Basic Techniques for Building Rapport 102 Sharpening your rapport following eight quick tips 102 Viewing the communication wheel and developing rapport 103 Matching and mirroring 105 Pacing to lead other people successfully 107 Building rapport in virtual communication 108 Knowing How to Break Rapport and Why You May Want To 110 Discovering how to break rapport sensitively 110 Grasping the power of the word ‘but’ 112 Understanding Other Points of View 113 Exploring perceptual positions 114 Looking into the NLP meta‐mirror 114 Chapter 7: Understanding to Be Understood: Meta Programs 119 Getting to Grips With Meta‐Program Basics 120 Looking at meta programs and language patterns 121 Exploring meta programs and behaviour 121 Being Proactive/Reactive 123 Moving Towards/Away From 124 Discovering Options/Procedures 128 Delving Into the Internal/External 129 Going Global/Detailed 130 Recognising Sameness, Sameness with Difference and Difference 133 Tackling Time Perspectives 136 Combining Meta Programs 138 Developing Your Meta‐Program Skills 139 Chapter 8: Pushing the Communication Buttons 141 Understanding the Process of Communication 142 Scenario 1 143 Scenario 2 144 Introducing the NLP Communication Model 144 Processing pieces of information 145 Getting to grips with individual responses 148 Giving Effective Communication a Try 155 Part III: Opening the Toolkit 157 Chapter 9: Dropping Anchors 159 Starting Out With NLP Anchors 160 Setting an anchor and building yourself a resourceful state 161 Eliciting and calibrating states 162 Developing your own repertoire of anchors 164 Recognising your own anchors 165 Going Through the Emotions: Sequencing States 166 Altering states with anchors 167 Getting with the baroque beat 168 Walking in someone else’s shoes 169 Becoming Sophisticated with Anchors 170 Changing negative anchors 170 Deploying stage anchors 172 A Final Point About Anchors 174 Chapter 10: Sliding the Controls of Your Experience 175 Recording Your Experiences with Your Submodalities 176 Grasping the Basic Info: What You Need to Know Before You Begin 177 Associating or dissociating 177 Defining the details of your memories 178 Getting a little practice 182 Understanding Your Critical Submodalities 183 Making Real‐Life Changes 184 Removing the pain from an experience 185 Changing a limiting belief 185 Creating an empowering belief 186 Getting rid of that backache 187 Using the swish 188 Submodalities Worksheet 189 Chapter 11: Working with the Logical Levels 191 Understanding Logical Levels 191 Asking the right questions 193 Taking logical levels step‐by‐step 194 Employing practical uses for logical levels 195 Finding the Right Lever for Change 196 Environment 197 Behaviour 198 Capabilities and skills 199 Beliefs and values 200 Identity 203 Purpose 204 Figuring Out Other People’s Levels: Language and Logical Levels 205 Teambuilding at Work and Play: A Logical Levels Exercise 205 Chapter 12: Driving Habits: Uncovering Your Secret Programs 207 Witnessing the Evolution of Strategies 208 The S–R model 208 The TOTE model 208 The NLP strategy = TOTE + modalities 209 The NLP strategy model in action 210 The Eyes Have It: Recognising Another’s Strategy 211 Flexing Your Strategy Muscles 213 Linking strategies and the logical levels model 214 Acquiring new capabilities 214 Recoding your programs 216 Grasping the importance of the ‘how’ 216 Using NLP Strategies for Love and Success 218 Loving the deep love strategy 218 Influencing people with strategies 220 Spelling out the NLP spelling strategy 221 Chapter 13: Travelling in Time to Improve Your Life 225 Understanding How Your Memories Are Organised 227 Discovering Your Time Line 228 Changing Your Time Line 229 Travelling Along Your Time Line to a Happier You 232 Releasing negative emotions and limiting decisions 233 Finding forgiveness 236 Comforting the younger you 236 Getting rid of anxiety 236 Creating a better future 238 Chapter 14: Ensuring Smooth Running Below Decks 241 Getting to Grips with a Hierarchy of Conflict 242 Drifting from Wholeness to Parts 244 Understanding a part’s intentions 244 Getting to the heart of the problem 245 Help! I’m in Conflict with Myself 246 Listening to your unconscious mind 246 Taking sides 246 Becoming Whole: Integrating Your Parts 247 Trying the visual squash technique 247 Reframing – as if 249 Resolving Bigger Conflicts 251 Part IV: Using Words to Entrance 253 Chapter 15: Getting to the Heart of the Matter: The Meta Model 255 Gathering Specific Information with the Meta Model 256 Deletion – you’re so vague 259 Generalisation – beware the always, musts and shoulds 261 Distortion – that touch of imagination 264 Using the Meta Model 266 Taking two simple steps 266 Remembering a few caveats 267 Chapter 16: Unleashing the Power of Hypnosis 269 Discovering the Language of Trance – the Milton Model 270 Comparing language patterns and the Milton Model 271 Meeting other aspects of the Milton Model 272 Finding your own preferred model 274 Understanding the art of vagueness and why it’s important 274 Going Deeper into Hypnosis 276 Becoming comfortable with the idea of hypnosis 277 Experiencing everyday trances 279 Chapter 17: Telling Tales to Reach the Unconscious: Stories, Fables and Metaphors 283 Processing Stories and Metaphors 284 Understanding the Stories of Your Life 284 Getting to grips with storytelling basics 284 Working on your storytelling 285 Passing on a gift to the next generation 287 Grasping the Power of Metaphors 287 Using metaphors in NLP 288 Applying metaphors to find new solutions 289 Employing direct and indirect metaphors 290 Building Your Own Stories 291 Using the personal story builder journal 292 Discovering more ways to flex your storytelling muscles 293 Using subtle persuasion 294 Adding loops to your story: And this reminds me of 295 Chapter 18: Asking the Right Questions 299 Question‐Asking Tips and Strategies 300 Cleaning up your language: Removing bias 300 Recognising that the way you behave is what counts 305 Pressing the pause button 305 Testing your questions 306 Making positive statements the norm 306 Figuring Out What You Want 306 What do I want? 307 What’s that going to do for me? 307 Asking Questions to Help Make Decisions 308 Challenging Limiting Beliefs 309 Finding the Right Person for the Job: A Question of Motivation 310 What do you want in your work? 311 Why is that important? 311 How do you know that you’ve done a good job? 312 Why did you choose your current line of work? 312 Checking In with Yourself 313 Part V: Integrating Your Learning 315 Chapter 19: Dipping into Modelling 317 Developing New Skills through Modelling 318 Recognising that modelling is a natural human talent 320 Getting to a deeper structure 321 Discovering Modelling Case Studies 322 The reluctant exemplar 323 The rainmakers’ dance 324 Key Stages in Modelling 325 Knowing your modelling outcome 326 Identifying your exemplar 326 Finding a modelling method you can work with 327 Gathering your data 328 Building your model 329 Testing the prototype 330 Refining for simplicity 331 Chapter 20: Making Change Easier 335 Finding Clarity and Direction 336 Understanding the Structure of Change 337 The Kubler‐Ross grief cycle 337 Applying the NLP logical levels 340 Holding On to Values 346 Grasping the Importance of Clear Communication 346 Creating the Mindset for Change 348 Letting go of fear 348 Being willing to experiment 351 Getting Help on the Way 352 Strengthening resources 352 Pacing the future 353 Planning the road map 353 Taking One Step Forward 354 Making that initial move 354 Celebrating and gaining closure 354 Part VI: The Part of Tens 357 Chapter 21: Ten Applications of NLP 359 Developing Yourself 359 Managing Your Personal and Professional Relationships 360 Negotiating a Win–Win Solution 361 Motivating and Leading Staff 362 Creating Powerful Presentations 363 Managing Your Time and Precious Resources 365 Being Coached to Success 365 Using NLP to Support Your Health 366 Connecting to Your Audience: Advice for Trainers and Educators 367 Getting the Best Job for You 369 Chapter 22: Ten Books to Add to Your Library 371 Changing Belief Systems with NLP 371 The User’s Manual for the Brain 371 Core Transformation 372 Frogs into Princes 372 Influencing with Integrity 372 An Insider’s Guide to Sub‐Modalities 372 The Magic of Metaphor 373 Metaphors We Live By 373 Persuasion Skills Black Book 373 Presenting Magically 373 Chapter 23: Ten Films That Include NLP Processes 375 Avatar 375 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 376 Dune 377 As Good as It Gets 378 Bend It like Beckham 379 Field of Dreams 380 Gattaca 380 The Matrix 381 Stand and Deliver 381 Philomena 382 NLP at the Cinema 383 Part VII: Appendixes 385 Appendix A: Resource List 387 Contacting the Authors 387 Online Resources 388 Appendix B: Rapport Building 389 Appendix C: The Well‐Formed Outcome Checklist 391 Appendix D: Submodalities Worksheet 393 Submodalities Worksheet 394 Index 395

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Book SynopsisRichard Bandler, co-creator of NLP and the man who taught and trained Paul McKenna, joins forces with Alessio Roberti and Owen Fitzpatrick once again to give you the tools to change your life.Richard Bandler the world-renowned co-creator of NLP who has helped millions around the world change their lives for the better has teamed up once again with Italian NLP Master Trainer Alessio and co-founder of the Irish Institute of NLP Owen, to offer a simple yet engaging introduction to the groundbreaking ideas of NLP.Written in the form of a fable, How To Take Charge Of Your Life is the prequel to The Ultimate Introduction to NLP. Once again Bandler invites readers into his workshops and illustrates the theories and techniques he has spent years developing.Based around a three-day introductory course, this book will give you the tools you need to start making an effective change today. From explaining the importance of self-belief and how to change beliefs, to how to control your emotions anTrade Review‘Richard Bandler is a Leonardo of our times. He is one of our living greats.’ The Guardian Weekend

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Book SynopsisDo you want to stop worrying? Do you want to feel calm whenever you want? Do you want to turn off fear and turn on peace? Do you want to relax deeply and feel happy? Then let Paul McKenna help you!Over more than three decades, Paul McKenna has helped millions of people to improve their lives with hypnosis, NLP and Havening. Using the latest psychological techniques, Paul will help train your mind and body, step-by-step, to control feelings of anxiety and experience deep peace within yourself. You will quickly learn to no longer feel overwhelmed by stress, worry, fear and panic, so you can live a more joyful life.This book comes with 18 audio techniques that you can download, so Paul will be there for you 24 hours a day to help you find calm. Anxiety is controlled by the subconscious mind, so it requires a subconscious re-programming solution. The hypnotic trance that comes with this book will re-wire your subconscious mind to relax you, so you can think clearly and feel good in all the various situations in life, without anxiety and panic-free.So, rather than dreading the future, you can look forward to every day feeling in control and happy.

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to one of the most powerful psychological techniques available today and how you can use it to make positive changes in your life. In this book, leading life coach, therapist, presenter and bestselling author Ali Campbell explains how all our behaviour is a product of our state of mind. He presents techniques for making small changes on the inside that will make huge differences on the outside, because when you change your mind, you can change your life. Learn how to: - Change your emotional state quickly and easily- Overcome fears, phobias and frustrations- Transform even lifelong habits quickly- Communicate easily and effectively- Heal emotional pain from your past- Reset your internal programming to change your futureThis book was previously published under the title NLP (Hay House Basics series).Trade Review‘Ali is one of the best NLP-ers I’ve seen in almost 20 years of teaching…’ -- Michael Neill, author of The Inside-Out Revolution and The Space Within‘Ali Campbell is my secret weapon.’ -- Kelly Rowland

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Book SynopsisShane Parrish is the creator of Farnam Street, the world's most read blog on the art and science of decision-making. His first book, Clear Thinking, was an instant New York Times bestseller and was described by James Clear as a masterwork'.

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Book Synopsis‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit.What if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind, which already determines so much of what you do, to achieve your goals? Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking about them. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in meetings; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat and drink – a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, we do by habit.And yet, whenever we want to change something about ourselves, we rely on willpower alone. We hope that our determination and intention will be enough to effect positive change. And that is why almost all of us fail.Professor Wendy Wood is the world's foremost expert on habits. By drawing on three decades of original research, she explains the fascinating science of how we form habits and provides the key to unlocking our habitual mind in order to make the changes we seek.Combining a potent mix of neuroscience, case studies and experiments conducted in her lab, Good Habits, Bad Habits is a comprehensive, accessible and highly practical book that will change the way you think about almost every aspect of your life.Trade ReviewIf you’ve ever struggled to make or break a habit, this is the book you need to read. Wendy Wood is widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the TED podcast WorkLifeWendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential -- Angela Duckworth, author of GritEnlightening and insightful . . . Wood’s research and perspective on the malleability of habits will bring hope to any reader looking to create long-term behavioural change * Publishers Weekly *Wendy Wood . . . is the most thoughtful, innovative person who understands the role of habits in human behaviour . . . I can’t imagine a better person writing this book -- Dan ArielyThere is no one in all of psychology who could write a more compelling book on habits and behaviours -- James W. PennebakerNo one has studied how habits form and direct behaviour better than Professor Wendy Wood . . . She has described how to change negative habits into positive versions better than anybody. She's the researcher best able to write the next big book on the topic -- Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-SuasionFascinating and fun, this book will change a lot of lives . . . Wood brings state-of-the-art social science into contact with the most pressing issues in daily life. She’s a tremendous guide -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, and author of How Change HappensA fascinating tour of the science of habits, and Wendy Wood is the consummate tour guide. One of the world’s leading habit researchers -- Professor Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Drunk Tank Pink and IrresistibleA huge achievement. Wendy Wood manages to distil the science of habit formation, most of which emerges from her own lab, in a manner that is fascinating but also, above all, extremely useful for people looking to make positive change in their life -- David Kessler, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating and CaptureMany authors have written about habits . . . but Wood is also a premier scientist in psychology, working on how habits affect and are affected by the human mind. Top tip: Willpower isn’t enough. But through her original research, Wood explains what does work * Washington Post *In Good Habits, Bad Habits . . . the social psychologist Wendy Wood refutes both [William] James’s determinism and glib exhortations to be proactive, and seeks to give the general reader more realistic ideas for how to break habits. Drawing on her work in the field, she sees the task of sustaining positive behaviors and quelling negative ones as involving an interplay of decisions and unconscious factors . . . Even people who score high on self-control questionnaires may owe their apparent virtue to situational factors rather than to sheer fortitude . . . This observation leads to the crux of her book’s thesis: the path to breaking bad habits lies not in resolve but in restructuring our environment in ways that sustain good behaviors. * The New Yorker *Table of ContentsUnit - Part I: How We Really Are Chapter - 1: Persistence and Change Chapter - 2: The Depths Beneath Chapter - 3: Introducing Your Second Self Chapter - 4: What About Knowledge? Chapter - 5: What About Self Control? Unit - Part II: The Three Bases of Habit Formation Chapter - 6: Context Chapter - 7: Repetition Chapter - 8: Reward Chapter - 9: Consistency is for Closers Chapter - 10: Total Control Unit - Part III: Special Cases, Big opportunities, and the World Around Us Chapter - 11: Jump Through Windows Chapter - 12: The Special Resilience of Habit Chapter - 13: Contexts of Addiction Chapter - 14: Happy with Habit Chapter - 15: You Are Not Alone Section - i: Epilogue Section - ii: How to Stop Looking at Your Phone So Often Section - iii: Notes Section - iii: Bibliography Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgements Index - v: Index

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Book SynopsisA cult bestseller in the US, available around the world for the first time, The Great Mental Models introduces the simple tools we all need to see the world clearly. Time and time again, great thinkers like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have credited their success to mental models: simple representations of how the world works that can be applied in a wide array of contexts. Mastering a small number of these concepts enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others don't, and better anticipate outcomes. The Great Mental Models introduces the most powerful models that anyone can use right away to improve decision making and productivity. In this volume, Shane Parrish introduces mental tools borrowed from the hard sciences in language anyone can understand, including:Leverage: When the application of a small force to one end results in a larger force at the other end. Inertia: An object (or organization) at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an ex

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Book SynopsisDo you want more optimism, confidence, resilience and motivation? Then this book is for you! We currently live in a time of unprecedented challenges, uncertainty, overwhelming stress, loss of hope at times and a need for mental strength and adaptability to a new way of life.Traditional 'positive thinking', trying to constantly tell yourself that everything is OK, no matter the circumstances, just isn't enough to make any lasting difference.After 30 years working as a therapist, Paul McKenna has developed a unique approach – one that can guide you towards an all-round feeling of positivity – putting you into optimal states of mind, building up your resilience and enabling good decisions and actions that lead to successful results in life.There is now irrefutable scientific evidence that shows that particular ways of thinking and acting produce tangible positive results in people's ability to deal with challenges and their overall quality of life. The research also shows that this mindset can be learned quickly just like any habit.And that is why this book is a practical psychological system in how to survive and thrive – how to discover your own natural most powerful resources for self-care, self-belief and for taking control of your life.

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Book SynopsisAs a child, Lily knew she was bad. By the age of 13, she had killed someone with a thought, spread untold disease, and spied on her friends. Only by performing a series of secret routines could she correct her wrongdoing. But it was never enough. She had a severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and it ruled her life. A startling true story.Trade Review'Often as chilling as Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, but also full of so much inner and external turbulence that it reminded me at times of The Bourne Identity and Memento. Readers will root for Lily, even when she is attempting to run away from the realities - and sometimes authorities - chasing her ... an intense heart-rending roller coaster of a book ... Because We Are Bad is the most engaging and well-written account of mental health experiences I have read and should be on the reading lists of courses for mental health professionals.' – WILL BLACK, HUFFINGTON POST 'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!' – JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON'Remarkable... She writes with literary poise and a gift for mordant observation and self-deprecating humor that belie her youth. I hope this book finds a wide readership. It will offer solace to OCD sufferers who will understand that they are not alone and who might gain hope of remission; for other readers, it will provide a harrowing sense of what many OCD sufferers have to endure just to get through the day.' – SCOTT STOSSEL, WASHINGTON POST'A harrowingly honest memoir of profound psychological struggle. In her courageous book, the author offers compelling insight into the pain and destructive power of OCD as well as the resilience of a young woman determined to beat the odds.' – KIRKUS REVIEWS'London-based model and journalist Bailey offers an authentic and stunning account of her struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder in this beautifully-rendered memoir.' – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'Because We Are Bad is an emotional, challenging read. Lily takes us deep into the heart of the illness but she is also a deft writer, and even the darkest moments are peppered with wit and wry observations.' – JAMES LLOYD, OCD-UK'A fascinating read. It's brilliantly written; I felt inside your head.' – RAY D'ARCY SHOW, RTE RADIO 1'I laughed, I cried. I could not put this book down. Intensely moving with flashes of black humour, Because We Are Bad is the compelling account of one young woman's experience of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.' – ROSANNA GREENSTREET, FREELANCE JOURNALISTTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CHESBURY HOSPITAL. Lily Bailey is in Chesbury Hospital, a private facility in London for patients with mental and physical illnesses. Lily is 19. 'The observation room is next to the nurses’ station; they keep you there until you are no longer a risk to yourself.' 2. MY FRIEND. Lily is in the playground, but her imaginary friend is not the others. She lives in her head all the time. 'Two of us sat side by side in my head, woven together, inseparable. She didn’t even have a name; she was just She. Really, it was hard to say where She ended and I began.' 3. THE LETTER. Lily gets a letter from school, which must contain terrible news. Lily hides the letter from her grandmother because this terrible news must not reach her father and mother. Lily is bad. Very bad. Her cousin has died: Lily killed him with a thought. 4. NEW SCHOOL. It is Lily's first day at Buxton House. The other children laugh at Lily. She repeats the words: 'Fresh start. Fresh start. Fresh start.' Lily creeps into her sister's room because Ella could stop breathing at any moment. It is important to check that Ella is alive. 5. MUM AND DAD. Lily is told to be concerned with hygiene when visiting the swimming pool. Lily resolves to take this very seriously. Her routines intensify. Intrusive thoughts pop into her head. Mum and Dad's arguing worsens. 6. SWEARING IN CHURCH. 'Church is not the place for these words, but we can’t make them go away. Fucking boring ass church. Crap, fuck, shit, wanker, cunt.' Lily is one of the best at maths, but when Lily makes a mistake her friend in her head says: 'Stupid. Stupid. Stupid'. 7. MOST APOLOGETIC GIRL. At the Buxton House Leavers’ Awards, Lily receives an unusual award. ‘I’m sorry I was laughing when you walked past me in the corridor yesterday. I want you to know it was about something Mia said. I wasn’t laughing at you.’ 8. HAMBLEDON. When she moves to boarding school, Lily's routines intensify. 'Recording our mistakes has become our full-time occupation. Most words are generated when interacting with other people, like at mealtimes or when everyone is hanging out in the dorm.' She lists her errors for 4 hours a day. 9. RUNNING FROM WORDS. Lily takes up athletics to flee from the lists that form in her heads. If she can run fast enough, the exertion - the sheer breathlessness - will silence her mind. 10. STUMBLING. Unable to keep up with her routines and overwhelmed with her lists, Lily's world finally collapses. She rushed to the bathroom. 'We curl up in a ball and rock back and forward. Normally the cold tiles make us feel better, but today they don't' 11. SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT. Lily has to take GCSEs and is awarded 'extra time' because she is a 'slow processor'. Her friend in her head takes issue with the extra time Lily has been given. She scolds her: 'Lying scummy cheat. Lying scummy cheat. Lying scummy cheat.' 12. COMING HOME. Lily feigns an illness so that she is discharged from school. Her mother picks her up and takes her to a homeopathic doctor who prescribes some pills. Her mother also takes Lily to a GP, who finds her iron is low. She is referred to a specialist 13. DOCTOR, DOCTOR. At a psychiatric hospital, Lily meets Dr Finch for the first time. Her friend insists there is no need to see this doctor. Has she ever let her down? Dr Finch says Lily has OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Her friend is unhappy. 'OCD is a mental disorder. What we do is good' 14. PILLS, PILLS, PILLS. Having an invisible friend is unusual in OCD, Dr Finch explains. She says that Lily is not a bad person, but is worried about being a bad person. Lily must do CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She tells Lily to rest from her routines. Lily's friend is unhappy and mocks her. 15. DRIVING. Lily goes on a car journey with Dr Finch. Lily's friend is protesting, whining. Dr Funch says: ‘You know who your “friend” reminds me of? A wife beater. She beats you up in your head and calls you names when you don’t do what she says, and you follow her instructions because you’re scared' 16. THOSE WHO LOVE ME. Dr Finch sets Lily homework of graded exposure. To help cure her OCD, she has to resist recording lists of people she cares the least about. Lily decides she must do everything to make Dr Finch happy. But Lily wants to stop taking the anti-depressants she has been prescribed 17. THAILAND. Working in a nursery in London, Lily fears she has abused the children or that their food is unhygienic. During a gap year at a Thai orphanage, Lily's intrusive thoughts mock her. Her friend cackles about the basic washing up: 'Are you going to get sick?' 18. DUBLIN. Lily starts an English degree at Trinity College, lodging at university halls in Rathmines. The voice in her head grows frantic during Freshers Week, and she writes to Dr Finch about managing her OCD. Dr Finch says: 'Tackling OCD involves taking risks to find out what actually happens' 19. IT IS MY FAULT. Things reach a crisis point in Lily's life and she decides to give up her battle against the voice in her head, her OCD, the endless list-making and routines. She is found by her university friends and an ambulance is called 20. MENTAL WARD. Lily is transferred from intensive care in an Irish hospital to the psychiatric unit. She tells the psychiatrist: ‘I’m a bad person. I spend my life trying to be good and it’s never enough.’ ‘Is there anything else?’ ‘I love my doctor. I’m obsessed by her. It’s not an OCD thing.' 21. HARLEY STREET. Back in London after returning from Ireland, Lily is festering, writing endless lists. She is taken to a private consultation in Harley Street. Dr Dax says she will admit Lily to a private hospital in London, Chesbury. Lily escapes from her parents and ends up in a high-rise flat. 22. URINE TEST. Worried that she will contract HIV and die, Lily is forced to give blood - and a urine sample is demanded. Lily recites the Old list: I am preoccupied with four categories: BITCH LIAR, BODILY FUNCTIONS and PERVERT. 23. LOSER, FRIEND. Lily's list-making continues apace as her obsessive compulsions continue even during treatment, but she finds a friend and soulmate in Frankie and they have adventures together, breaking into an old part of the Victorian hospital building. 24. SKATING. Lily complains that Dr Dax at Chesbury Hospital is not giving her CBT for her OCD. 'I scream at her and ask her why she keeps changing my medication without explanation. My SPOILT category is going into overdrive, but for once, I don’t care.' 25. ASHLEAVES. Lily is transferred to a rural hospital. She still goes through her OCD routines, including the list-making, but her medication is stablised – and she is given CBT to combat her obsessive behaviour 26. NURSERY. Discharged from the hospital, Lily starts work at a local nursery in London. 'I picture the 0.01% of germs that couldn’t be washed off by the antibacterial soap crawling from my naked fingers deep into an apple segment, ready to be delivered into the innocent mouth of an unsuspecting child' 27. JOURNALISM. Still suffering from OCD, Lily gets an internship at a local magazine and meets an attractive surfer dude, Doug. Lily wonders if she is introducing obscene terms into the articles she writes. Lily gets a dog, Rocky, and finds that she does not worry about him being unhygienic 28. ROCKY. Lily is encouraged to an OCD support class, where she finds talking to fellow sufferers helps. 'I remember what Dr Finch said: ‘Your routines feed off isolation'.' 29. THE TRUTH. Lily meets an older man and slowly comes to terms with her OCD. I have existed for 21 years. I didn’t live them all, but from now on I am hoping to. Sometimes... grey thoughts saunter in like unwanted dinner guests; the trick is not to invite them to sit at the table.'

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Book Synopsis NLP In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to neuro-linguistic programming, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From communicating more effectively to creating greater rapport with others, you''ll discover the ability to change what isn''t working in your life and increase what is.This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas of NLP, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, NLP In A Week is your fastest route to success:- Sunday: What is neuro-linguistic programming?- Monday: Identify empowering and limiting beliefs- Tuesday: Recognize how we represent information to ourselves- Wednesday: Use precision questions to find out what people mean- Thursday: Identify different communication filters- Friday: Use the six levels of change and refrTable of Contents : Introduction : Sunday : What is neuro-linguistic programming? : Monday : Identify empowering and limiting beliefs : Tuesday : Recognize how we re-present information to ourselves : Wednesday : Use precision questions to find out what people mean : Thursday : Identify different communication filters : Friday : Use the six levels of change and reframing : Saturday : Increase your options : Surviving in tough times : Answers : Find out more : Further reading

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Book SynopsisIf you''ve ever been dumped, fired, or experienced any semblance of rejection, then boy do we have the book for you.' GLAMOURAn empowering, practical guide to overcoming imposter syndrome, getting sassy with negative thoughts and succeeding in all areas of life.Understanding that confidence is a practice and becoming intentional about my personal growth has helped me win the battle in my mind and become the confident woman I am today. Discovering my truth has brought so much joy, love and abundance into my life, and I want the same for every single one of you.'Tiwalola Ogunlesi is on a mission to create a world of confident women. An esteemed and highly sought-after motivational speaker and confidence coach, she founded her company with the sole purpose of leading women to love themselves.In Confident and Killing It, Tiwalola guides readers in becoming the most unapologetic and unstoppable version of themselves. No self-aggrandising or posturing, no pseudo-scientific prose or tired insTrade Review“Tiwa has such a wealth of knowledge from experience and the steps in the book were really easy to follow … it was so enlightening to read.’ Stephanie Yeboah, author of Fattily Ever After ‘If you've ever been dumped, fired, or experienced any semblance of rejection, then boy do we have the book for you. Tiwalola Ogunlesi, a certified life coach, has written the ultimate guide to improving your self-esteem and confidence, which – let's be real – doesn't come naturally to many of us. Fear not, this book is the empowering holiday read we've all been waiting for.’ GLAMOUR

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Book SynopsisTime and time again, great thinkers like Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have credited their success to mental models: simple representations of how the world works that can be applied in a wide array of contexts. Mastering a small number of these concepts enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others don't, and better anticipate outcomes. The Great Mental Models introduces the most powerful models that anyone can use right away to improve decision making and productivity. In this volume, Shane Parrish introduces simple frameworks borrowed from mathematical and systems thinking, including:Regression to the mean: Over or underperformance over time tends to balance out to the average. Margin of safety: To create a robust system, design for the most extreme possible scenario to avoid catastrophe if it does arise. The law of diminishing returns: The return on any investment, whether money, time or attention, tends to reduce with each additional unit. Buil

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Book SynopsisRichard Bandler, co-creator of NLP and the man who inspired Paul McKenna to greatness, collaborates with Alessio Roberti and Owen Fitzpatrick to reveal how to unleash your true potential and transform your life.Richard Bandler the world-renowned co-creator of NLP who has helped millions around the world change their lives for the better has teamed up with Italian NLP Master Trainer Alessio and co-founder of the Irish Institute of NLP Owen, to craft a simple yet engaging story of one man's personal change and discovery, to help readers understand the remarkable principles of NLP.Inspiring and easy-to-read, this fable recreates the experience of being at a workshop with Bandler. Rather than explaining the theories, An Introduction to NLP illustrates the principles and simple techniques that Bandler has developed over the past 35 years in action.This inspirational book gives you the tools to change your life, overcoming the things that are holding you back: your phobias, depression, habits, psychosomatic illnesses or learning disorders.Through the simple techniques of NLP, you too can become a strong, happy, successful person and achieve your goals.The must have self-help book!' Paul McKennaTrade Review‘Richard Bandler is a Leonardo of our times. He is one of our living greats.’ The Guardian Weekend

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Book SynopsisHow to Catch A Dream is the ultimate toolkit to become a lucid dreamer to create a happier and more fulfilling waking life.Theresa Cheung shows us that the way forward is to understand that consciousness/spiritual awareness is the fundamental ground of all experience.' DEEPAK CHOPRADream expert Theresa Cheung gives you everything you need to dream bigger and better in just three weeks.Week One: Dream Seeker Everybody dreams, but not everybody remembers them. Not only will week one help you to recall your dreams, it will also help boost your creativity and encourage healthier sleep hygiene for a dreamy night's sleep.Week Two: Dream Deeper Now your dream recall will be more consistent and you'll be aware of how linked your waking and dreaming lives are. Now it's time to dive deeper into your intuition and start trusting yourself more.Week Three: Dream Catcher By week three you will be sleeping better, dreaming bigger and feeling more connected to yourself. Equipped with this knowledge aTrade Review‘The best bit on the show [ITV’s This Morning] was dreams with Theresa. She is quite transcendent.’ DERMOT O’LEARY ‘Theresa offers fascinating and practical advice to aid people in personally exploring mind-bending concepts and applying them to their own lives.’ EBEN ALEXANDER, author of Proof of Heaven and Living in a Mindful Universe ‘Ms. Cheung's done it again – and better than ever! How to Catch a Dream is a brilliant yet completely accessible compendium of scientifically-based insights, time-tested meethods, and exploratory practical tips for those of us who know that our dreams contain essential keys to unlocking self-understanding, creativity, and success in life. Bravo to Cheung's unique ability to unite science with spirit – and bring it all home with a 3-week program that really works!’ Julia Mossbridge, MA, PhD. Executive Director, TILT: The Institute for Love and Time How to Catch a Dream took me on a fun-filled journey to more expansive thinking when awake as well as in my dreams. This book will blow your mind. Garret Yount, PhD. Molecular Neurobiologist, The Institute of Noetic Sciences

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Book SynopsisDo you feel stuck in bad habits, or wonder why you procrastinate, or why you keep repeating old patterns? You might not realise the answers you need are already within you.Every single one of us has an unlimited source of potential for personal growth - and the way to tap into this is not through following rigid advice or rules: it''s by asking the right questions. In THE 7 QUESTIONS, award-winning life coach Nick Hatter offers a toolkit that you can apply time and again for more clarity and continuous self-awareness whenever you feel you''ve lost direction in life. Each question will prompt you to search within yourself and address the bigger picture - from how you formed your opinion of yourself to whether your beliefs are serving you - and ultimately improve your self-esteem, confidence and emotional intelligence when the loss of a job, relationship or loved one brings you low.Drawing on vivid examples from the cutting edge of psychology and the autTrade ReviewSimple but profound ... It might just change your life -- Paul Ross * talkSPORT *Wonderful ... really simple explanations [and] practical steps to boost your self-esteem -- Kait Borsay * Times Radio *

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Book SynopsisAchieve business success with Neuro-linguistic Programming People around the globe use NLP to improve their communication skills, build rapport, make positive changes, and accomplish their goals. When used in a business context, NLP techniques can transform both your own and your team's performances.Trade Review"Three cheers then for the "For Dummies" outfit that has produced a lucid, practical guide...I found an enthusiastic, user friendly guide." (Personnel Today, January 27th 2009)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: The Difference That Makes the Difference 7 Chapter 1: Achieving Business Excellence with NLP 9 Chapter 2: Overcoming the Barriers to Success 23 Chapter 3: Utilising NLP Principles at Work 37 Part II: Building Working Relationships That Work 51 Chapter 4: Understanding More, Achieving More through Communication 53 Chapter 5: Making Sense of Other People for Better Influence 69 Chapter 6: Building Rapport: The Heart of Successful Relationships 87 Chapter 7: Using Words to Get Results 109 Chapter 8: Choosing and Anchoring Positive Emotions 135 Part III: Leading People to Perform 155 Chapter 9: Leading from Within: Managing Your Emotions 157 Chapter 10: Inspiring and Motivating with Artfully Vague Language 179 Chapter 11: Giving Feedback to Fuel Improvement 201 Chapter 12: Coaching for Peak Performance 215 Chapter 13: Handling Difficult People 237 Part IV: Achieving Business Excellence 251 Chapter 14: Creating a Compelling Vision 253 Chapter 15: Maximising Success through Change 271 Chapter 16: Setting and Achieving Goals 287 Chapter 17: Modelling Winning Performance 303 Part V: The Part of Tens 323 Chapter 18: Ten Business Benefits of NLP 325 Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Using NLP in Business 331 Chapter 20: Ten Online NLP Resources 335 Chapter 21: Ten Great Reads to Build Your Business NLP Library 339 Index 343

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Book SynopsisWhatever you want from life, this book will have a benefit for you. A key element to finding happiness is understanding what your (often unconscious) basic drives are and ensuring that these are being satisfied. Brian Colbert addresses the core questions that will help you discover who you really are. In this book he will teach you how to get past what's stopping you from reaching your true potential and how to bring about lasting happiness into your life.Many of us think that in order to change, we need therapy. This is not always the caseyou may just need this book. Using a series of powerful mind exercises, The Happiness Habit shows you: how to improve your relationship with yourself (and others) how to build your confidence and stay positive how to face adversity and overcome challenges how to live a happier and more fulfilling lifeResearch is increasingly proving that traditional methods of exploring negative experiences from your past doesn't necessaril

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Book SynopsisDr. Susie Linder-Pelz has experience in academia, business and personal development. With a World Health Organisation scholarship she earned a PhD from Columbia University in New York and worked as a behavioural science researcher. Later she developed a successful NLP-based career coaching practice. She has authored four books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, addressed conferences in the USA, Singapore and Australia; delivered career and life management programs to government departments, insurance and investment advisory firms; addressed private sector universities, business and professional groups; talked on radio and TV.Trade Review"NLP Coaching provides a clear, accurate picture of NLP" Making Money Jan 2010Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: NLP and coaching; Chapter - 01: What is NLP coaching?; Chapter - 02: Catching a coach at work; Chapter - 03: The ‘magic’ of NLP; Chapter - 04: Meeting industry standards; Chapter - 05: Shifting paradigms; Section - TWO: An evidence-based approach to NLP coaching; Chapter - 06: Best practice is evidence-based; Chapter - 07: Systemic principles with psychological overlay; Chapter - 08: Links to psychology; Chapter - 09: Empirical evidence; Section - THREE: Towards best practice; Chapter - 10: Building on NLP coaching; Chapter - 11: Working as a practitioner-researcher; Chapter - 12: Benchmarking and evaluating competencies

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive, practical and user-friendly guide to self-coaching using the powerful techniques of NLP (neuro-linguistic programming). The book provides a step-by-step programme to help you achieve success at work and at home. All the essential NLP coaching tools are clearly explained at the beginning of the book, with examples and case histories. The next six sections of the book show you how to coach yourself to success in six key aspects of your life.Enhance your self-esteem Build good relationships and improve your communication skillsMaximise your brain power, accelerate your learning and improve your memoryGenerate health, wealth and happinessManage yourself and others better and make your work more rewardingReach your full potential and become spiritually alive

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of a popular guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming draws on the latest neuroscience findings to give you a better understanding of NLP, and what it can do for you both professionally and personally. It introduces the foundations of NLP and the key principles of the technique, explaining the theory behind submodalities, the power of beliefs and values, and the importance of well-formed outcomes. Written in a jargon-free and accessible style, it will help you to use rapport, modelling and other effective strategies to achieve your goals at work - and to bring the principles of NLP to other areas in your life, making you an effective leader, partner and negotiator.Table of Contents : Introduction : 1. What is NLP? : 2. The foundations of NLP : 3. What do you want? - Well-formed outcomes : 4. Values and beliefs : 5. Representation systems : 6. Perceptual filters : 7. Connecting with others : 8. Getting a new perspective : 9. Sub-modalities : 10. The importance of language : 11. Symbolic thinking : 12. Anchors : 13. Strategies : 14. Modelling : 15. Timelines : 16. Parts : 17. Change patterns and techniques : 18. Putting it into practice : 19. NLP in action : Glossary : Taking it further

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Book SynopsisWelcome to the therapist in your pocket full of anxiety-busting advice, read this book to learn how to live better and restore your confidence when panic attacks.Drawing on her own personal experiences with anxiety, therapist Anna Williamson offers easy to follow, expert guidance, alongside clinical psychologist, Dr Reetta Newell.Breaking Mad is packed with coping methods and solutions for those everyday moments where you need a helping hand. From recognising the first warning signs of anxiety, to coping with a panic attack or social anxiety, Anna and Reetta will be with you every step of the way, offering practical strategies and straightforward guidance whenever and wherever you might need it.Whether at home, on the bus, at college, just before a meeting, or even having a meltdown in the work toilet cubicle, Breaking Mad is here for you. So welcome to the club it''s time to tackle anxiety head on!Trade ReviewAnna has been such a dedicated ambassador for Mind for a number of years now, helping to encourage many people living with mental health problems to seek help. It's great to see that this commitment to helping others has now taken shape in the form of this book. Using her own personal experience, Anna lays out a variety of practical tools to help manage anxiety, which have the potential to be of great help to many readers. -- Paul Farmer CBE, Chief Executive of Mind...offers ways of coping and practical solutions for times when you need a helping hand * Mail on Sunday *...designed to support those who are suffering from an anxiety disorder, with advice on how to identify the first signs of a panic attack and how to cope with them when they do happen * The Scotsman *Anna Williamson wrote her book, Breaking Mad, in order to normalise and bring her private coaching work to the masses in an accessible, easy to understand way * Absolutely London *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction to Dr Reetta Newell, Clinical Psychologist 1. Understanding Anxiety – the 'what's happening to me?' feeling 2. Panic Attacks – the 'freaked out' feeling 3. Social Anxiety – the 'get me out of here now!' feeling 4. Insomnia – the 'tick tock won't stop' feeling 5. Low Mood, Depression and PTSD – the 'leave me along' feeling 6. Self 'help' Medicating – the 'I can't cope' feeling 7. Aches, Pains and the Physical Stuff – the 'everything hurts' feeling 8. Diet, Exercise and Appetite – the 'I can't do this' feeling 9. Talking. Sharing and Caring – the 'feeling better' feeling Appendix – Children and anxiety Resources Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do the NLP Masters know that the rest of us don''t?Do they have a secret recipe for success?Is there a special alchemy at work?''The Secrets of the NLP Masters'' reveals the 50 things you need to know to excel in the workplace and out of it, just as if you were an NLP expert. Some will surprise you, and all will inspire you. Put these 50 simple strategies together and you have a recipe for success, a proven formula that will unlock the secrets and uncover your potential.

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Book SynopsisTeach Yourself about Neuro-Lingustic Programming and how it can help you get ahead.Do you want to use the power of NLP to supercharge every aspect of your life? Do you want to understand how to create instant rapport with anyone? Do you want to be able to effectively emulate the skills of the people you respect the most?This Teach Yourself Workbook doesn''t just tell you how to use NLP. It accompanies you every step of the way, with diagnostic tools, goal-setting charts, practical exercises, and many more features ideal for people who want a more active style of learning. The book starts by helping you identify your own preferred styles of learning and communication. It then helps you set specific goals to improve on; as you progress through the book, you will be able to keep checking your progress against these goals. Specially created exercises, using the tools and techniques of NLP, will help you boost your skills and communication so that you can reach

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Book Synopsis Insomnia is a problem that seriously affects millions of people. But Adrian Tannock has found that by using NLP techniques, people can hugely improve their sleeping experience.This book is full of practical, NLP-based guidance, which will help everyone from serious sufferers to people who have the occasional problems. These NLP techniques, combined with the friendly and straightforward approach of Teach Yourself, could hold the answer to your sleep problems.Table of Contents : 1. What is insomnia? : 2. What is NLP? : 3. How to use NLP : 4. Sleep diaries : 5. NLP and sleep hygiene : 6. NLP and relaxation : 7. Managing anxiety : 8. Preventing relapse : 9. Helping your kids sleep better : 10. Insomnia, women and the elderly : 11. Resources

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Book Synopsis'This book may help you to understand life more clearly' Paul Smith, fashion designerWelcome to THE book on NLP. The essence of NLP is the ability to study and reproduce excellence in yourself and to support others to do the same. NLP AT WORK helps you do that by developing an attitude of curiosity, naivety and learning - and giving you the ability to improvise with skill in real-time. Neuro Linguistic Programming is how you make sense of your world and, most importantly, how you make it what you want it to be: * Neuro: the way you filter and process your experience through your senses. * Linguistic: the way you interpret your experience through language. * Programming: the way you make sense of your experience to create your personal programme. NLP AT WORK is one of the most popular books ever published on the practical skills of NLP and how it can be applied in business. It transformed NLP from a peripheral art into an accessible, practical concept with relevant applications in the areas of influence, communication, negotiation, teamwork and coaching. This major new edition has been revised throughout and expanded to include a new section on coaching with NLP, showing how this approach is so different to traditional methods, and a new chapter on Metamessages. Clear, readable and jargon free, this book will help you get to the essence of what makes you and your business excellent and unique.Trade ReviewThe definitive volume on the topic... an excellent introduction to the subject. A clear, thoughtful structure takes both novices and experienced practitioners through the subject in a logical, coherent, and easy to understand and enjoyable way. The style of writing is realistic and practical and it is easy to become immersed in the book. - Personnel TodayThis book may help you to understand life more clearly.A jargon-free approach, featuring exercises, examples and action tips to show how to use NLP techniques, to accelerate learning and enhance creativity, communication and influence. - People ManagementShould be on the bookshelf of any NLP student. - Training Management

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Book SynopsisFully embracing emotions can transform your life. In just one hour learn simple emotional techniques that will revolutionise your life so that you can experience harmonious relationships, clear success blocks and enjoy greater peace of mind. This is the updated and revised 2nd edition.Wendy Harrington is an author, mentor, speaker and mother of 3. Since a near death experience in 2001, she has been exploring mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects to create a more peaceful, fulfilling and easy life. Wendy has worked with experts around the globe on spiritual awakening, mindset, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Meditation, Photo-reading, Constellation work, Shiatsu and Psychology. In the process she found levels of peace and contentment that she had never experienced before and now works with others to help them breakthrough their limitations and experience increased peace, joy and harmony in their lives. Wendys warm, open, honest and down to earth approach has helped her connect with thousands of people wanting to break through hidden obstacles and experience greater joy, success and harmony in life. Process and Prosper - is based on her personal experience of battling to recover from necrotising fasciitis following the birth of her third child. It is a story of courage, of struggle against her own fears and limitations, and the discovery of the emotional freedom available when we connect with our physical intelligence (the wisdom held in our physical bodies).

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Book SynopsisAfter seeing naturopath Arielle Essex in the film documentary The Living Matrix, many people ask, 'How did she heal her own brain tumour without medical treatment?' Convinced that resolving stress would help, Arielle's healing journey focused on how the mind and emotions affect the body. Practical Miracles explains how she applied the practical psychology of NLP to disentangle her own confusing cloud of thoughts and restore inner peace. In Practical Miracles, Arielle describes her process for facing any kind of crisis and turning it around: heal the thinking to transform the stress; don't let outside events trigger your emotions; learn how to bounce back instead of being bewildered and confused; and develop the kind of resiliency that sustains you and keeps you well, no matter what happens. Having faced her own crisis, Arielle knows the kind of questions people really want to ask: · How can I make a miracle happen when I need one?· How could this have happened to me, and why now? · How is it possible that my thoughts have contributed to this? · How can I resolve this problem and get rid of it right now? · How is it possible to forgive the unforgivable and let go? · How can I bounce back and prevent this happening again? In Practical Miracles, finding answers to all of these questions becomes not only possible, but completely achievable in your life, as Arielle guides you on your own unique healing journey to a life of freedom and fulfilment.

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the main tools and techniques of NLP.

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Book SynopsisBanish your anxiety. Find inner peace. Take the Anxiety Antidote. In three simple stages – self-awareness, self-action and new self – Kamran Bedi shows you how to be the alchemist of your own personal anxiety antidote. Drawing on his experience of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Kamran helps you to understand the structure of your mind and its impact on your feelings and behaviour. With this new awareness, you can learn to re-direct your thoughts, disrupt patterns of anxiety and take positive control of your life. Empathetic, easy to read and offering fast-acting anxiety-busting tools, The Anxiety Antidote is the cure you have been searching for.

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Book SynopsisThe instruction book that didn’t come with your child. A comprehensive guide to being the best parent you can be, connecting and communicating in a conscious and confident way with your children, so that you can both enjoy a great relationship and you can help them shine their unique brilliance in the world.This is a new paradigm, exploring the importance of energetic communication and kinetic parenting with concepts, philosophies, strategies and ideas drawn from NLP, hypnotherapy, spiritual practices and the latest brain and heart research which reveals that we are communicating far more to our children than we think we are.Trade ReviewAwesome book!! I think it is so important that we are conscious of how we, as parents, interact with our children and teach them, both by example and word. This book helped explain why it is so important to consciously parent. I love how she shares personal stories and emphasizes the importance of communication and connection. These are vital tools for developing a close and positive relationship with our children and teaching them in a way that will positively affect their lives and growth as human beings. I love that Karen takes a holistic approach to parenting that is founded on, above all things, love, as the motivating factor. She reveals lots of effective strategies to better parent and develop stronger relationships that can produce more mindful and caring children. * NetGalley *

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Book SynopsisDo you want to fulfil your true potential?Do you want total self-belief?Do you want determination and resilience?Do you want more energy and better health?Do you want increased creativity, happiness and joy?Then this book and accompanying audio techniques are for you!Paul McKenna wants to help you achieve your true potential in every area of your life. He has spent decades working with sports stars, rock stars, movie stars and business leaders to help them become super successful. Now it's your turn!Here, Paul has distilled seven core easy-to-learn strategies that will give you the edge in life and make you more successful than you'd ever dreamed possible. Using the latest psychological techniques, you will move beyond limitations - and in the short time it takes to read this book and use the free audio downloads, you will notice a powerful change in your thinking and behaviour, becoming a super version of yourself with a richer and more fulfilling life.If you want to increase your confidence, clarity, creativity, resilience, connection and happiness, then let Paul McKenna help you now!

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Book SynopsisNLP for Teachers covers a wide range of practical tools that will enhance your interpersonal effectiveness and classroom delivery. Find out how language and your internal processing affects the behaviour of others around you Learn some amazing tools and techniques Learn to communicate in ways you never thought possible both inside and outside the classroom Take your communication skills to the next level Suitable for teachers working with all ages.Trade ReviewNLP for Teachers: How to be a highly effective teacher is a rare book - unique and original ideas presented in so many different stimulating ways. You have idea sets, toolboxes, research zones, top tips, cartoons - a cornucopia of stimuli. Churches and Terry have produced something that not only will make you a better teacher, it will make any of us a better person if we soak in and act on the many clear suggestions. NLP for Teachers is at once a deeply practical and deeply theoretical book.Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto,author of The New Meaning of Educational ChangeThis is a powerful resource for all those who wish to extend their portfolio of strategies to support effective learning and teaching. NLP offers a systematic, coherent and well tried range of techniques to enhance all aspects of communication. The book combines lucid expositions of theory, practical and relevant examples and a range of activities which support understanding and application."Education is a social process - this book demonstrates that it is no longer necessary to aspire to, or exhort, social skills - they can be developed and learnt. NLP offers a rigorous approach to personal effectiveness and enhanced professional expertise. The authors provide an accessible, relevant and directly applicable resource which has the potential to help classrooms and schools become emotionally literate communities."John West-Burnham, Visiting Professor of Education, Queen's University, Belfast

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Book SynopsisUsing the amazingly effective tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mindworks shows you how to unlock the resources, abilities and creativity that you already have in order to accomplish whatever you want to do and take control of your life. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a group of psychological techniques developed in the early 1970s, has been a huge influence on today's motivational writers. As its name suggests, NLP is based on the idea that the human mind is a sort of computer; our verbal and body languages are the programming that allows us to change our thoughts and to influence other people. Anne Linden, The First Lady of NLP, was a witness and participant in the creation of NLP. She was a member of the very first certification training group, the founders of NLP John Grinder and Richard Bandler offered. Previously available in hardback (ISBN 0836221680), Mindworks shows you how to change your mind, reprogram your thoughts, gain control of your fears and fulfil your desires and potential and is still one of the best introductions to NLP available.

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Book SynopsisNLP pronounced en el pea. Let's just get the name thing out of the way NLP stands for neuro linguistic programming - yes, I know it's weird and yes, I know it's funny (peculiar, not ha ha) - but, that's the name. How come? NEURO Concerns the brain and the things that go on in your mind. Also the rest of the neurological system, including the five senses. LINGUISTIC This relates to language, both spoken and non-spoken (sometimes called body language). PROGRAMMINGThe concepts and ideas of NLP can be of great benefit to people in all areas of their lives; be it at work, with family and friends or in other activities. The problem has been how to get this across and explain those ideas and show how they can be easily learnt and applied. Traditionally the world of NLP training and literature has been full of technical sounding expressions, just think of the name - neuro linguistic programming. It takes a lot of persistence and effort to get through all this to access the real benefits that NLP can bring to people. The Really Good Fun Cartoon Book of NLP seeks to cut through all this by using simple (non jargon) language and amusing illustrations to get across the principles of NLP and how people can think about using them in their everyday lives. Knowing when and how to dip into the NLP life skills toolbox is really useful as is the idea that it's all just a learning experience. This book will help you get even more from life - to become an even more interesting and interested person, but only if that's what you want.

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Book SynopsisHappy Kids Happy You is a unique approach, giving parents practical Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) -based methods to enable them to develop their own solutions, rather than giving prescriptive advice. Every child, every family situation, is different and parenting is a journey of constant change. There is no 'right answer', only what works for you and your family. This book gives parents methods they can own - a toolkit of methods flexible enough to cover all situations. It helps parents to: get great results with their children get their family life running more smoothly feel more confident and positive so that they have fun and enjoy being a parent more of the time! It focuses equally on the needs of the parent as well as the child: happy kids, happy you. It makes a profound and beneficial impact on family life which works for the parents as well as the children.

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Book SynopsisStephen Gilligan and Robert Dilts truly take you on a voyage of self-discovery. The Hero's Journey examines the questions: How can you live a meaningful life? What is the deepest life you are called to, and how can you respond to that call? It is about how to discover your calling and how to embark on the path of learning and transformation that will reconnect you with your spirit, change negative beliefs and habits, heal emotional wounds and physical symptoms, deepen intimacy, and improve self-image and self-love. Along this path we inevitably meet challenges and confronting these challenges forces us to develop and think in new ways and push us outside our comfort zone. The book takes the form of a transcript of a four day workshop conducted by Stephen and Robert. It is a powerful way of learning as you are so absorbed by the experiences of the participants that you feel you are actually there. A wonderful voyage of discovery for everyone who thinks 'there must be more to life than this'. There is also a paperback edition available, ISBN 9781785831621. .

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Book SynopsisEdited by John Grinder and Frank Pucelik, the book's contributors include: Robert Dilts, Stephen Gilligan, Judith Delozier, Byron Lewis, Terry McClendon (author of the first history of NLP, The Wild Days). The Origins of Neuro Linguistic Programming brings together the recollections and thoughts of some of the main protagonists from the very early days of NLP. In 1971 Richard Bandler and Frank Pucelik were students at Kresege College at the University of California Santa Cruz. They had a strong mutual interest in Gestalt Therapy, Frank because of his traumatic time in Vietnam and because he had been working with some disaffected and drug-addicted kids, and Richard because he had been working with Science and Behavior Books on transcribing and editing Fritz Perls' seminal work, The Gestalt Approach and Eyewitness to Therapy. They started a local gestalt group and ran 2-3 sessions a week collaborating and experimenting with the language of therapy. They started achieving some brilliant results but were having problems transferring their skills to others and so Richard invited one of their college professors, John Grinder, to observe what they were doing in order that he would, hopefully, be able to de-construct what they were doing that was so effective. John was a professor of Linguistics and was instantly impressed with the work that they were doing. He was able to add more structure and in due course the three of them formalised what is now known as the Meta Model. NLP was born. John and Frank and each of the other contributors give their own personal account of this period of collaboration when something magical was happening in northern California. Of particular interest is the role Gregory Bateson played, particularly in bringing John and Richard together with Milton H Erickson. An extremely insightful and riveting read for anyone interested in NLP.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book details the Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) strategies that can transform a tentative, novice writer into a passionate, productive dynamo, adapting the resourceful states, beliefs, cognitive strategies and behaviours of highly accomplished writers. If you are new to the game of writing, if you feel intimidated by a blank page, if you have ever started a writing project but run out of steam, then this book is for you. Your guide is Dr. Judith E. Pearson, an NLP Trainer and author of three books on NLP and over 200 published articles and reviews. Through the magic of NLP you'll discover the thinking patterns and cognitive strategies of accomplished writers. You'll learn the writing process from beginning to end - from romancing your idea to ruthless editing and revision - and you'll learn strategies for overcoming writer's block. The secret to great writing lies in learning how to alternate between three mindsets: Dreamer, Realist and Critic. The author will tell you exactly how to get into each mindset and how to apply it. This book will teach you the NLP models for creativity, tenacity and meticulous attention to detail. Read this book and you'll know how to write persuasively, hypnotically and prolifically.Table of ContentsTable of Contents: Foreword by Richard Bolstad Introduction: What Does NLP have to do with Writing? One Writer's Path: My Story NLP Enriches the Writing Process What is NLP? NLP is about Mental Strategies - Mindsets Anchoring: Change Your Behavior by Changing Your Mindset NLP Principles for Writing The NLP Success Formula - for Writing Chapter 1: How Does it Feel To Be a Writer? Environment: Where You Write Behavior: What You Do Capability: Your Know-how Beliefs that Support Success Identity: Step into the Writer's Role Spirituality: Share Your Message What do You Believe? How Will You Know? Chapter 2: Get Organized with the POWER Process Model Previewing Organizing Writing Evaluating Revising Chapter 3: Get the Right Mindset With The Disney Creativity Model The Dreamer The Realist The Critic Combining and Comparing the Three Approaches The Creativity Cycle Chapter 4: For The Dreamer: Romance Your Idea Accessing the Dreamer State Creativity Emerges from Living with an Idea Develop Your Idea: The Mindmap and Storyboard It's Preview Time Chapter 5: For The Realist: Blast Past Writer's Block Check Your Ecology at the Door: Reframing Writer's Block Limiting Beliefs: Taming the Dragons of Fear Accessing the Realist State Four Tips to Get Beyond Writer's Block Move Away from Writer's Block Chapter 6: For The Realist: Get On Task and Stay There Get Hooked on Writing with the New Behavior Generator Make Writing Irresistible with the NLP Godiva Chocolate Pattern Get into Action with the Mind-to-Muscle Pattern Walk Your Future Time Line to Develop Positive Expectations Flow: Write with Your Brain in Alpha Frequency Meet Your Future Self - A Published Author! Chapter 7: For The Realist: Write For Your Reader Describe Your Target Reader Take Your Readers' Perspective with the NLP Perceptual Shift Openings: Grab Their Attention Choose Words that Match Sensory Modalities Lead Readers Where You Want Them to Go Tell a Story Closings: Leave Readers with Something to Remember Chapter 8: For The Critic: Evaluate and Revise Expertly Bring on the Critic! Perform Top-Down Analysis Clarify Meaning with the NLP Meta Model Take a Skeptical Reader's Position Chapter 9: Get Feedback and Cope With Criticism Feedback: How to Get it Responding Resourcefully to Criticism Recover Quickly from a Mistake A Second Opinion Won't Hurt Chapter 10: Write Hypnotically Transderivational Search: Hypnotic Language and the Mind The Psychology of Hypnotic Language: What Makes it Different? What Marketers Know Sound Bites of Hypnotic Language Take Your Writing into the Hypnotic Dimension Chapter 11: Write Prolifically Make Your Writing Environment Efficient Plan Your Work Manage Your Time Keep the Ideas Flowing! Write to Fulfill a Larger Purpose

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Book SynopsisNeuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a revolutionary approach to human communication and development based on the discovery that by changing how you think, you can transform what you think. It helps you to modify your thought and behavioural patterns to suit your projected goals. NLP literally "re-programs" your mind and your life - for faster learning, better relationships and greater success. NLP will change your life. It has already helped millions of people overcome fears, increase confidence, enrich relationships and achieve greater success. Now, the NLP Comprehensive Training Team, a team of counsellors, coaches and consultants, draw on years of personal and professional experience to create an effective guidebook to learning and applying this technology to achieve what you want. The reader can learn to: master powerful techniques of persuasion and negotiation; eliminate fears, phobias and low self-esteem in minutes; and learn the success secrets of top achievers. Every chapter in this step-by-step guide includes exercises to help you master specific NLP techniques, and a new 21-day programme, created especially for this book, provides the essential skills needed to achieve peak performance in business and in life. Charles Faulkner is the author of "NLP: The New Technology of Achievement" and "Success and Mastery with NLP".

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Book SynopsisThis fully revised edition of The Spirit of NLP brings you a brilliant Richard Bandler master training and significant contributions from master trainers Eric Robbie, Wyatt Woodsmall, Tad James, Christina Hall and the late Will McDonald. Providing a deeper understanding of the true genius of the co-developer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, it includes the neurology of NLP, and the development of sleight of mouth patterns. Systematically tackling Programming, Linguistics and Neurology, The Spirit of NLP is ideal for all those wishing to update and expand their understanding, or wanting a fresh and exciting perspective on NLP.Trade Review"Whilst a very few books cover some aspects of Master Practitioner level NLP more thoroughly, none in my experience covers this breadth of material and in this style." Frank Daniels

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Book SynopsisThis much anticipated volume continues in the tradition of Volume I as the most comprehensive manual published to date covering the NLP Practitioner course. The authors now introduce the latest advances in the field and invite you to reach beyond Practitioner level to Master level where you will develop the very spirit of NLP. Includes exciting new work on: Meta-programs Meta-states Submodalities In addition, this volume introduces the reader to: Advanced Meta-model Distinctions Mind-lines Advanced Time-line Patterns Meta-domains Systemic Model Packed with case studies, seminar demonstrations, discussions and trance scripts, The User's Manual For The Brain Volume II will enable you to develop an attitude and spirit that allows you to apply the NLP Model powerfully. The related paperback title The User's Manual for the Brain Volume I, 39.50. The related CD-ROM title The User's Manual for the Brain Volume I CD, 99.99.

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