NLP Review and Refresher Course July 4, 5, 6, 2008

Last night I sent out an invitation to some former students, some of whom may or may not be on this list. The occasion is an NLP Course for people who are Certified Practitioners of NLP.

Why would I ask people who are Certified Practitioners to take an NLP Course?

It kinda goes like this:

Step 1) Take NLP Training. Notice things are new and fresh because things changed in your life. Feel great, energized, excited, thrilled about this NLP Stuff!

Step 2) 3 months later: None of your friends want to be 'practiced on' anymore. They want you to stop with the NLP-stuff already and calm down!

Step 3) 6 months later: At some point you remember that course you took...what was that almost a year ago...wow great those changes were...note to self: "Much crack open course binder filled with Comerford's fantastic notes...that was really good stuff!"

Step 4) 12 months later or more: Find yourself mid freaking-meltdown because you can't find the remote control. Declare war on child/cat/dog/neighbour. Concerned friend says, "Hey don't you know some of that nip stuff..." You remind them THEY didn't want to PLAY NLP with you so YOU forgot it. At this point, some small PART (remember those) hiding in a dark deep place calls out, "Youuuu haveee the knowledgeeeee."

And then you eat a bag of chips and feel better.


Okay okay so it might not go that way for you, but you have to admit that you probably aren't using all the cool stuff you learned, so it's a great excuse for a refresher course.

One suggestion I've consistently received is people wanted more of the freneticround-robin fast-paced games we played at the end of the course. Usually on the last day. Well this time around we'll be doing that for the afternoon on each day. The morning will be review, the afternoon will be play.

In this course, you will definitely re-learn more NLP (and probably learn some NEW stuff I've developed in the meantime) than you've ever forgotten.

Have the chance to chat NLP with some other experts.

Get to re-learn (and maybe learn for the first time) exceptional NLP processes, frames and skills.

Have a great time doing so.

(and I have it on good authority that weekend is going to be rainy and cold...)

So now to answer the real questions:

Q: How much does this cost, Hugh
A: For you, $297 plus GST ($99/day), paid in advance. More at the door.

Q: Okay but is it going to be held in your training room again? Jack's cute but come on...
A: We'll be holding it at a real live training space in Mississauga. Really!

Q: What are the prerequisites to get in?
A: NLP Practitioner Certificate (real, not forged) and $297 will buy your way in.


If you want to SIGN UP (he said in a subtle, almost mocking way) you can go here: http://www.nlpworks.com/nlpay.php

If you want to learn more about NLP, re-access your training and skill, remember all those things you forgot, then SIGN UP (ibid), go to http://www.nlpworks.com/nlpreview.php


If you want to struggle....just a little bit, you can send me an e-mail at hugh@nlpworks.com and I'll fix you right up!

Another Successful Free Evening (NLP Intro Course in 3 weeks)

Every month we do a Free NLP Training session. It's 2 1/2 hours of full-on NLP training...for free!

Part of the mystery of the event for me is how many people will come and what they think NLP really is. Once 20 people signed up and one person showed up. She wanted 'boyfriend manipulation advice'.

She didn't need it.

Another time 3 people signed up and 15 showed up, so I never quite know what to expect.

I realized tonight while I was demonstrating how NLP works, I haven't posted to my blog for a while, so here's a double announcement.

1) Introduction to NLP course will be held in Mississauga June 28 & 29. Montreal courses are July 12 & 13, and August 9 & 10. Sign up here

2) The oft promised, rarely described new NLP Training model will be publicly unveiled at a public speaking event in downtown Toronto on July 8th, 2008. Details are here

At this event, I will finally saying specifically HOW we have solved the Time/Money NLP problem - how honest NLP Training Companies need to adhere to Canadian and International training standards (but currently we're the only ones in the GTA who do...almost the only ones in Canada...) and lower the payment bar so people are willing to benefit from the brilliance of NLP without feeling like they're throwing money down the drain...potentially...


So if you're in the neighbourhood, come on by and find out how.

:-)

Announcing an Introduction to NLP Course May 31 & June 1

Just wanted to give you a heads up that NLP Centres CANADA is holding 4 Introduction to NLP courses over the next few months. 2 will be in Mississauga, 2 in Montreal.

We will be limiting the number of participants in each course, so you have been warned! :-)

Head on over to http://www.nlpworks.com/nlpintro.php for details and to reserve a seat.

How to buy the perfect gift using NLP

This doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's another great reminder how nlpworks.

The other day Jack and I were talking about what we could get Jennifer for mother's day. Jack suggested we get her a Dora blanket. I wasn't so sure.

So I did what I suggest YOU do whenever you want to buy a gift for someone...

I took a few quiet minutes and thought deeply about Jennifer, thinking about what's going on in her life these days, what's going on with us - how she finished a grueling month of personal taxes etc.

In other words, I went into "Second Position". I began to see the world through Jennifer's eyes, imagined her internal dialogue, and began to think about what I might want for Mother's day.

Suddenly I had it.

I grabbed Jack and we hit the mall. Couldn't find it there so we went to a specialty shop and got one of those cool Italian coffee makers that makes one large cup of coffee on the burner, bubbling the water through the coffee grounds.

This morning Jack and I made Jennifer breakfast in bed. I used the new coffee maker and brought it up to serve the coffee on the tray (with a flower Jack brought home from school), and she looked at me with wide eyes and asked, "How did you know? I was talking to Saundra about those coffee makers on Thursday!! I wanted to get one that made only one good cup of coffee...how the heck did you know???"

I shrugged and smiled.

So the next time you want to buy a gift for someone, take a time-out. Sit in a comfy chair and think deeply about what's going on in that person's life. Imagine that you're them; look at the world through their eyes...wonder about the internal dialogue that goes on in their brains, and notice how you feel as you think about what they might want.

You may be surprised how well it works...but not as much as they'll be when you hand over the perfect gift!

NLP Cannibalism Part 3 - The New model

Forgot to mention in the last post; the most neglected people in the world of NLP training companies are Practitioners (until they sign up to be Master Practitioners of course...).

I want to be very clear: If you've taken training with NLP Centres CANADA in Toronto, Mississauga or anywhere, or if you've taken training with any other company, the new model includes YOU! The same model will accommodate beginners, intermediate and experts in NLP.

In fact we WELCOME people from other training companies. We'd love to have you come and keep your training current!

E-mail me if you're interested...

:-)

NLP Cannibalism Part 2

Okay we’ve figured it out.

If you read my NLP Cannibalism posting, you know the ‘Elephant’ in the NLP room is that there are no NLP Training courses being offered in the GTA (except ours) that follow Canadian and International standards.

As a matter of fact, off the top of my head I'm only aware of one other company in Canada that does.

The problem, as I mentioned is time and money.

This message is to tell you that we’ve done it. We have come up with a way to train NLP without your having to put out a couple thousand dollars, hoping that you get what you've paid for.

The training model is still in a beta form, but we're working on it. All you need to know is this:
- The fee is very affordable,
- The training will be top notch.
- You won't have to 'waste' vacation time

Stay tuned - as the last pieces fall into place, we’ll be revealing the model over the next short while!

PS - If you’re interested in learning NLP but time and/or money have prevented you from taking the first step, send me a quick e-mail at hugh@nlpworks.com

Belief Cysts

A dozen or so years back I had a sports-related injury; I wrecked my knee one sunny spring day.

Being a young man I didn't bother going to the doctor. I walked funny for about a month but the pain faded only to come up 4 or 5 times a year when I was walking up stairs.

A couple of years ago I thought (duhh) it would be a smart move to check it out; to make sure that the knee wouldn't become a problem in future so I went to the doctor who sent me for an MRI.

All I can say is imagine being slid into a washing machine that's playing German Deathmetal at 140db....

Long story short, there is a small scar that is being shielded by a 'cyst'. So the scar is unable to fully heal because its covered over by a protective shell..

Interesting...that led me to think about how many psychological scars each of us has that is covered over by some sort of protective shell. Further, the paradoxical nature of a protective shell that actually perpetuates the injury...

It brings to mind the phrase, "Nursing a hurt..." which ironically is the same as picking a scab so the injury will never actually heal.

If you took a moment and wrote down some of the 'belief cysts' that protect some old emotional injuries from healing, you might begin to wonder what exactly the benefit is in keeping these pains alive...

And you might choose to let some of them go because they're not useful anymore.

Inappropriate emotions

Bandler and Grinder postulated that there are no inappropriate emotions, just contextual mismatches.

It's appropriate to laugh, but not at a funeral. It's appropriate to cry, but not at a comedy show.

Their position was that laughter and crying are appropriate but must be matched to the situation.

The other part of this is there are no inappropriate emotions or states...and I think I have a problem with that. Just yesterday while training Self Management, we came across this when doing the 'Automatics' process to help someone disconnect from a time when they exhibited behaviour or a state that was useless.

I'd suggest that there are some states and emotions that are useless. Here's a short list (and please send along your suggestions if you find more)

- Rage
- Despair
- Self Pity
- Resentment

Here's a quote I came across this morning while reading something Steve Andreas wrote.

Remember - this is from a guy who spent 27 years in prison...

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your
enemies.

--Nelson Mandela

New Website at www.nlpworks.com

FINALLY (Okay it was my fault...) the new website is up.

As a matter of fact, the Reset Your Brain site is new also.

Take a look and let us know what you think!

www.nlpworks.com
www.resetyourbrain.com

Tony Robbins is coming to Toronto in July

...and I can get you in for cheap. :-)

NLP Centres CANADA has arranged a special deal with the promoters of this event.

From Friday July 25th to Monday July 28, 2008, Tony will be presenting Unleash the Power Within.
in Toronto for the first time in years!


Send me an e-mail for instructions on how to save at least $200 off the price.