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By nlpcoach on Sep 6, 2015 in Blog |

What do NLP trainers do? If you are reading this post, you probably would have searched online using the keyword, ‘What do NLP trainers do after attending NLP training’. It is imperative that a person searching for NLP Programs first decides what the ‘outcome’ is that they would like to achieve, by attending an NLP program.  Whether the outcome from the program is NLP Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner,  NLP Trainer program, or blended NLP programs, where along with classic NLP, coaching elements are also covered.   What do NLP trainers do:  Train  Coach  Create content  Create digital products What do NLP trainers do, well they also facilitate NLP-based application sessions.  Some pursue NLP as a hobby, and continue to do their full-time job in a different domain, and just use NLP for their self-development.  As an NLP Trainer, you must educate your clients/trainees about what they would like to experience.  If a person is looking to do an NLP Program for Personal Development (Staying Calm during stressful situations, Enhancing Interpersonal Communication – Business and as well as Personal, Getting into good states, Removing Phobias, Achieving Business and Personal Goals etc.), then a program which is focused on Self-development is the right program for them. If a person is looking for a Program that is Coach Focused (Person is looking to become a Life Coach, CEO Coach, Leadership Coach, Wellness Coach, Career Coach, Organizational Development Coach, Happiness Coach, Business Coach etc.), then it is important to attend a program which focuses on application (concepts and application) of NLP for Life Coaching, Executive Coaching etc. If you yourself are looking for an NLP training organization, then read further.  Having set the outcome clearly for programs, then look for Training Organizations that provide training specifically for that. Check the Trainer’s credentials, Trainer Testimonials, Coaching Credentials, Coaching effectiveness, post-training support, mentoring options that are being provided, etc. Some say that, “the Corporate background of a Trainer or Coach matters,” which is true to a certain extent, not necessarily from the Training or Coaching effectiveness of the Trainer, but more in terms of relating the NLP learning to a Corporate environment, and customizing the learning further for the participants based on the Trainer’s corporate experience,...

By nlpcoach on Sep 2, 2015 in Blog |

We’ve been exposed over the years to several gurus who swear by the Law of Attraction in making their dreams into reality. But what is it really and how does it work? Why does it work extremely well for some people and not at all for others? Here’s the scoop on what the Law of Attraction and how to make it work for you, your coaching client, your team members, your partner and your friends. Hidden in its depths is one crucial secret that sets apart the success stories from the failures – can you figure out what that is? Spot the clues and find the treasure! Magic Trinity of Law of Attraction  Simply put, the Law of Attraction has two elements, viz., Beliefs and Expectations. Addressing these components will work like a magnet, attracting to you the very things you desire. Beliefs are deep-seated ideas that you hold to be true. They are not facts in and of themselves, but your confidence in them makes them powerful stakeholders in your life. Limiting beliefs are whatever you say to yourself that you think is keeping you from achieving what you want. Empowering beliefs are whatever you say to yourself that makes it all feel worthwhile. Expectations are a combination of your emotional state and the outcome. If Beliefs are like your engine, your emotional state is the fuel, and the outcome is whatever you are focused on – whether it’s reaching the destination, arriving at your next pit-stop in time, or looking for pot-holes on the road. Emotional/Mental State determines not only the amount of fuel you are pouring into your tank, but also the quality of the fuel. Non-Resourceful States are emotions that keep you from taking constructive action. Resourceful States are emotions that act as a springboard to take action. The Outcome is the answer to “what is your focus?” Undesired outcomes emphasize a focus on what you don’t want to happen, on the things that can go wrong. Desired outcomes are what pull you forward to take action. In order to make the most of your desired outcomes, your goal or outcome should be well-defined (See how to do that here). What happens when these three...

By nlpcoach on Jul 17, 2015 in Blog |

In my NLP Practitioner and Executive Coaching courses, I’m often asked about the benefits of becoming an Executive Coach. “What benefit would a person receive from executive coaching?” “Do I want to be a professional Executive Coach?” “Why would an executive want to be coached if s/he has reached a senior position in the firm?” “How to start an Executive Coaching Business?” “How to build an Executive Coaching Practice?“.  I always refer such questions, and mainly for this one, “Do I want to be a professional Executive Coach?” to two highly successful managers whose lives were transformed through Executive Coaching. Manager – 1 (Sally) Sally (name changed) is Senior Vice President of Sales at a mid-sized IT hardware firm. She first told me of her experience with Executive Coaching more than a year ago. The company she is working at has been growing steadily year on year, and has seen a surge in revenue and volume in the last four quarters. With this tremendous growth and an excellent forecast for the next five years, the Board of Directors decide to promote someone from within the company to the newly created position of ‘Associate Vice President – Sales’. Manager – 2 (Dave) Dave (also name changed), currently Head of Sales – South is chosen as the best candidate for the new position. Sally still remembers fondly how proud she was of Dave the day she handed the promotion papers to Dave. As AVP, “he will be in charge of overseeing the performance of all the Heads of Sales across regions”, that is what the letter mentioned. Dave is elated on receiving this promotion and starts work immediately, calling regular meetings with all the sales Heads. Soon, however, he observes that his new team members (Sales Heads) are not listening to him. Dave is scared that in his new position he has created only more chaos. He talks to Sally about his concerns: “Despite my best efforts, I don’t seem to gain their respect. They constantly bicker with each other and undermine any decisions that I take.” Recognizing that Dave needs a partner who will help develop his potential, Sally speaks with HR and helps identify an Executive Coach for Dave....

By nlpcoach on Jul 13, 2015 in Blog |

Once upon a time there was a young boy, whose grandfather was famous in their village, and was recognized as one of the wisest people around. As a result of his reputation, people from all over the village and in fact from other villages too, came and met him to seek answers about their problems. The boy’s grandfather had a unique style of dealing with people. He would take these people to a nearby Art gallery, where various paintings were on display. Nobody knew who the artist of these paintings was. Every week on Sunday morning, one new Painting would appear in the garden, and the care taker of the gallery would take this painting and display it inside the gallery. The boy’s grandfather would show multiple paintings to the people who had approached him, and ask them, “What is clear to you now?”.  Surprisingly, all these people would come up with amazing answers as a solution to their problems, and the look on their face would show how great they were feeling after that. The boy would watch this daily, and would be perplexed by this phenomenon, however, he could not muster the courage to ask his grandfather how what he was doing was possible. Time flew by and the young boy completed school, then went on to university and graduated in Computer Science. Post this the now young man, sought work at a Company as a Consultant.  In this organization this young man was recognized as a very smart person, who would be innovative and had great rapport building skills, and would get along very well with the people in the organization and also with his clients. Years passed by and this young man went on to become the Manager in this organization, handling a large number of projects with a lot of employees working under him. These employees would come and discuss their personal, as well as business problems with this man, as he was very approachable. One day this man was having a conversation with his HR director about a new recruitment drive that was about to start, and on how to manage employee issues. The HR Director told him, “I recall what my mentor...

By nlpcoach on Jul 13, 2015 in Blog |

Self-Confidence is good, as it powers a person to reach greater heights, and to do things that they otherwise would not have been able to do effectively or had not considered doing at all.  Self Confidence is the key to success, as it creates a sense of feeling that they can make better choices and take better decisions, which otherwise they would not have taken due to the fear of failure. Self-Confidence makes people realize that by even attempting, they are moving closer towards their goals/outcomes. People generally have very high levels of Self-Confidence in some areas, and in some they may not have as intense Self-Confidence. Low Self-Confidence in doing a particular activity can be caused by some Programming (created by self-thoughts or conditioned by other people) or a Belief that gets imprinted during childhood or as a result of some incident which would have happened at some point in a person’s life. This gets fixed either automatically by being part of a group (Like a sports club or professional club) or by taking a particular job where this gets sorted on its own, as doing things and getting results creates a sense of achievement, which creates positive beliefs, and small achievements over a period of time lead to Powerful Beliefs.  Over a period of time this situation changes, and a person becomes more and more confident. Self-Confidence is the ability of a person to do things effortlessly, meaning that a person is confident about their ability to do whatever they want to do or handle situations that they are faced with. This does not mean that a person has to do everything. A person may have challenges in tasks where a specific level of competence is required, and this may require somebody else handling that, while they can learn and possibly do it better later when they would have learnt that skill.  Self Confidence is the key to success that a person can learn anytime, as people have all the resources to be confident in any situation. Over a period of time each person undergoes different experiences, and these experiences of handling creates Self-Confidence, and this Self-Confidence of handling situations in one area can be replicated in...