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I went to a talk by one of our senior colleagues and part of the talk was about Neuro-Linguistic Programming ( NLP).

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What is NLP?

NLP is like learning the language of your own mind. It is a way of changing one’s thoughts and behaviour to achieve desired outcomes. It was created by Richard Brandler and John Grindler in California, US in the 1970s.

There is a big communication gap between our conscious mind and subconscious mind. Conscious mind is the goal setter and subconscious mind is the goal getter.

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NLP operates through the conscious use of launguage to bring about changes in one’s thoughts and behaviour and is not a hypnotherapy. It is an approach to communication, personal development and psychotherapy.

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NLP can be used to develop communication and strengthen the relationships. For an example if a friend or a partner has made a mistake and you are not happy about this. Ofcourse we love them and instead of saying “ you made a mistake “ you could say “ that is a common mistake people do and this is the way to avoid it”. Simple and small things like this make a positive impact and makes life more meaningful.

Another useful thing is of self confidence.
If you tell your mind “ I can’t do this or I can’t cope with this “ this is a negative input you are giving your subconscious mind and the outcome would be obviously negative. If you tell your mind “ I can do this or I can get through this” then you are feeding your mind a positive thought and your mind opens and searches for solutions. This is the basis of NLP psychotherapy used to treat phobias, anxiety and depression.

I am sure you might have come across this. Look at this photo and try to find a man’s face hidden in coffee beans.

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It might take sometime before you can figure out if you have not seen the photo before. Once you have figured out the man’s face, the next time you look at the photo, whats the first thing you see? Its the man’s face. Now look at the picture again and try to find the dark and odd bean out. Once you find this look at the picture again after few seconds, the first thing you might see is the black bean and not the man’s face. This is mind mapping and how NLP works.

It was an interesting talk and definitely useful although there is no scientific evidence for this. There are many courses organised and i am giving a serious thought to attending one.

Thanks for your attention and have a great day.

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The power of the subconscious mind is really amazing and in my opinion limitless. As an interesting coincidence I am reading a book about self hypnosis and subliminal techniques written by Eldon Taylor and I can't wait to finish it and start working with subliminal suggestions. It is not something new for me as I have tried them before, but on a superficial level and never persuaded until achieving my goals. Now I am determined to go all the way. I've heard about NLP also and there was some pretty strong hype around it in Romania a few years ago, but haven't read any books or meet masters or it but I assume they "bet" also on the power of the subconscious mind for its success. It's also amazing to read about how we are subliminally influenced through TV and commercials and of course politicians so being aware of such practices and the power of them for me is a plus. We're living in an amazing world with tons of information but we must be very careful what we pour into our minds.
Namaste!

Very well said Adrian
NLP does concentrate on subconscious mind I think more so in communication between conscious and subconscious minds.
Yes we need to be careful as our minds are being filled with so much crap than good stuff. Tc

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An interesting post. Indeed, our brain and our subconscious has unlimited abilities. This is very interesting. Thank you for sharing

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I heard that our brain has not been fully studied, as scientists find more and more discoveries and possibilities in it. Thank you for sharing

Absolutely true

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Nice blog

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Thanks bro

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A thoroughly detailed article about mind. Nice brother @moghul

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Thank you bro

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This is a very interesting topic, our subconscious sometimes does wonders for which there is no explanation. Thanks for the information @moghul

An interesting message, I think it is necessary to go to such courses, they can be useful with communication with people and not only

That’s what I thought
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Amazing piece of work @moghul

You grabbed my attention from the very beginning of your publication. And I also love the fact that you're clearly very responsive and supportive.

Keep up with great work buddy
Piotr

Thank you
Im glad you liked it

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