Powerful NLP concepts that can change the way you think.
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It's true that some NLP tools and techniques are difficult to understand. Yet Anthony Robbins makes it very simple and very effective.

That's the power of this book. If you want to know what is NLP, begin by this book. It is a very good introduction to the somewhat difficult concepts of NLP: the new science of achievement.

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This is a brilliant book. It covers a lot of complex concepts.  Mainly systems thinking and learning organizations.  Both of these are difficult to explain in a few words, but I'll try.  Systems thinking is about looking at things from a holistic perspective in the hope that you'll find root problems not cosmetic or symptomatic problems.  Systems thinking helps uncover root causes that may be obscured by time.

"A learning organization is a place where people are continually discovering how they create their reality. And how they can change it. As Archimedes said, "Give me a lever long enough ... and single-handed I can move the world." Learning organizations are based on a companies support of individual personal development.

This book details how companies, governments and institutions are using these methods to solve very complex problems in less time with less resources.  Highly recommended.
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I was curious about this book and what it said about changing your thinking. I have been recently been assessing my life and i have realzied how what I think, my attitude, and my mind set really dictate how I feel and how my day goes. I got this book hoping there would be some insight into HOW I change my thinking. The book starts off by talking explaining how negative thinking literally pollutes your mind and prevents you from moving forward in life. It explains how once we liberate our minds from all the negative thinking, we can achive so much. Just thinking negatively can shut you off to oppurtunities and living freely. It talks about how we can control our destiny and we have control even if the situation can't be changed.

The book then explains the difference between conscious and subconcsious mind, how to become more aware of your subconscious mind and gives you some things to do (small exercises) to realize the power of your subconscious. The rest of the book guides you through how to indentify negative thought processes , practice positive self talk, and the like. It also explains NLP techniques (and what NLP is) later in the book.

The book was a nice little read. IT was short and only took about a half hour. It tells me to do a lot of things that I am already trying, but also gave me some new insights. The power our thinking has over our lives and our actions is pretty incredible, and anything that trys to explain how to change that for the positive is worth a read in my opinion. The book wasn't dripping with excitement and was a little bit boring, but it was short and to the point which was nice. There were links in the kindle book that I could not open. THe browser said that the feature was unsupported (iphone 5) Most self help books I read the first few pages of and then never pick it up again. This one I was able to read all in one sitting. I recieved this product for free in exchange for an unbiased review.
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Plain modern language explaining age-old tools for understanding your own mind.
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I have read a number of books on NLP. I must say that this one was clearly written with the reader in mind. It's as if he is talking directly with you over lunch. He does an excellent job of explaining and giving examples of each of the key points. I actually got more out of this NLP book as compared to many others I have read that seemed to have struggled with explaining NLP to the average person on the street. This book not only explains it in a very understandable way, but it also gives you usable examples how you can apply the principals in your daily life. That fact along sets it apart from many of the other NLP books out there.
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I was invited to a webcast featuring the new book by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxwell, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, McGraw Hill:New York (c) 2008.  I left the room convinced I had to buy it and also give it to two managers as belated Christmas presents.  I picked those two not because I thought they needed it most, but rather because I thought they would be most receptive. I have now read the book and can recommend it highly to all of you.  You can breeze through it, but I recommend that you do as I did and take your time thinking about how their "out of box" solutions might apply in your life and work.

Those of you who have heard me speak about learning through "stories" will  appreciate my surprise and delight to find 12 pages devoted to using stories. These pages were at the end of a chapter and started with the subheading "Use stories to help change minds."  Many of their examples were short stories. I didn't appreciate how they kept promising "more about that later".  But this is still a book to make you think about how you can influence the world.

Parents and teachers will be interested in the findings that the "use praise versus the use of punishment." is a behavior that separates top teachers from poor teachers (p. 33).  They also found that "top performers rapidly alternate between teaching and questioning or otherwise testing."
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This book is written in simple, understandable language; the initial read is quick and provides an overview of the concepts. The reader can then go back and re-read the material to become more deeply aware of how to put positive thoughts into practice. The author uses examples from everyday life of situations or attitudes that needed changing and explains how positive affirmations can make positive changes. An alphabetized list of affirmations is included so that readers can choose what resonates for their need to change.

The book makes you really think about how your choice of words for describing reality affects and drives that reality. Beyond that, believing something good can happen can make it happen. These concepts are life-affirming and practical and, in this complicated world, bring us a way to have a more fulfilling and abundant life.
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This isn't your typical self-improvement book. The concepts are presented in a way that is effective, simple and relatable. Unlike similar books, No Bullsh! t gives clear direction about how to apply the concepts TODAY. Definitely worth a read. I plan to read it again in the near future so that I can really capture the book's powerful ideas.
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As a 30-year veteran of an organization that utilized highly effective persuasion skills ("New Patterns of Influence") to help obtain many of its objectives, I can attest that Clay Stevens'
brilliant recasting of NLP principles into an automotive-themed format as being a significant improvement over the original. Likewise, his subtle use of MBTI principles without cumbersome
testing is extremely helpful. Best of all, he uses an easy-to-read writing style to convey his knowledge of vital business principles and put others on the path to personal and professional
success.
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I'm struggling with a problem right now. In fact, you could say i'm in the dark days - trying to figure out how to make a business initiative work - or, alternatively, whether to walk away from it completely. Tim's book helped me. It arrived in my life at the right time and it's philosophy, ideas and exercises are helping me resolve my challenge.

The book is based on a fundamental principle: that success is based more on how we think than what we think we know!

Reading the book reassured me that thinking and feeling my way through a problem is, indeed, hard. It's so hard that I want to avoid it altogether. Tim tells stories about how our minds succumb easily to distractions, reflexive action, and previous patterns. And that, hard as it is, it's important to stay in the question - and keep asking questions - until the mind can see a lot of answers and decide which one's are worth pursuing and improving. These reminders are both inspiring and reassuring in a time of problemsolving.

Tim's book offers more than deep insight. It gave me some specific strategies and exercises I could apply to my own challenge.

And I also love his use of language. He provides a Glossary at the end of the book that summarizes some of the language he applies to more productive thinking. He talks about the Imagined Future (the IF world), how to "power up" a solution, and how to brainslip (silent brainstorming). If we all just encorporated some of his language into our worlds, we'd find ourselves solving our most challenging problems - in a more successful and satisfying way.
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This book presents an array of helpful ideas for improved thinking. It is filled with original brainstorming tools that will empower one to generate, organize and process ideas. The book shows how to look at problems and convert them into opportunities.
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Game changing, great research but even better practical applicability. As an NLP Trainer, this book puts a lot of science behind NLP beliefs, and adds a WHOLE new dimension to effective communication.
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This book moved from model to implementation, and has an intriguing case study to go along as well as some individual exercises to carry out. I agree with what the author is saying that it can be used not only for business teams but also for social teams of friends and also for family situations.
Specifically the psychological concepts of Gestalt and of Neurolinguistic programming. The concepts presented around projecting and the other psychological concepts are really relevant to family situations; and have already found myself thinking and how it can be applied to my personal interactions.
This book is very interesting and worth a read.
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Our society's past is littered with the fallout of linear thinking, that is, believing that life is a series of if-then or either-or choices. In this book, Pink outlines the fallacy of this approach as we wend our way through the 21st century. We can no longer rely on left-brained thinking to analyze our way through sticky situations. Despite the subtitle, Pink is actually positing that in order to succeed in today's world, we must combine both brain hemispheres into whole brain thinking. (For those unfamiliar with the brain hemispheres, the left brain is sequential, logical, and analytical, and the right brain is non-linear, intuitive, and holistic.)

Pink's proposition provides another framework for systems thinking. As we move from the information age to the conceptual age (a transformation similar to moving from the industrial age to the information age), those who will be successful will demonstrate high concept (an ability to detect patterns and opportunity, create artistic and emotional beauty, craft a satisfying narrative, and tie unrelated ideas into something new) and high touch (an ability to empathize with others, understand subtleties of human interaction, find joy in one's life and elicit it in others, and to stretch for purpose and meaning). He further defines these two concepts into six essential aptitudes: design, story, sympathy, empathy, play, and meaning.

Pink devotes a chapter to each of these six senses, as he refers to them, and at the end of each chapter, he outlines what he calls a portfolio: a list of resources, exercises, and instruments to help the reader practice each of the six senses. For anyone interested in thinking outside the box or practicing systems thinking, this book is a must read. The audio version, which I listened to, has Pink reading the book, which is extremely effective.
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Amazing book about the words you speak, of power or of defeat.  Uses personal examples and gives you an idea of how you can claim the power of God's words to change your view of problems and really of a life view. I would highly recommend it because the principles of the book are beginning to change my life and the lives of my children and grandchildren.
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This book was published in 1979 and functions as a "stream of consciousness" type book about communication, personal experience, everyday interactions and what they reveal about us. If you aren't familiar with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) it is quite interesting material. Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is an approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s. This is a short, 194-page book that reads like one long story as if you had walked into a NLP seminar and stayed the whole weekend as a fly on the wall. Likely that technique is meant for you to experience the book as opposed to just reading it. The authors claim, "NLP is an explicit and powerful model of human experience and communication. Using the principles of NLP it is possible to describe any human activity in a detailed way that allows you to make many deep and lasting changes quickly and easily." NLP could be another tool in your bag. However, this format may not be suitable for everyone as it can be chaotic at times and in need of an editor's polish. I admit some of the stories here are laugh out loud funny and it's an easy, enjoyable read. One of the authors stomped on the foot of a catatonic patient who promptly snapped out of catatonia! Bandler and Grinder were inspired by the work of Milton Erickson in developing NLP. After reading this you will have learned at least one NLP pattern (similar to the results of a 3-day workshop).

Supporters of the author make it difficult for people to tell their story (with unhelpful votes). It seems they want to increase the value of the book artificially. If you want to know more about NLP, check out Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins or the authors' other published work (Bandler & Grinder).
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Nice book. Still reading it. I'm taking an NLP course and I find that this explains concepts very clearly and effectively. A great resource for learning nlp. Thanks to Modern Psychology Publishing for writing a wonderful book .