Principles of NLP (eBook)

Joseph O'Connor is a leading trainer in coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and systemic thinking. He is co-founder of the International Coaching Community (ICC); co-founder and director of ROI Coaching, specialist coaching for financial executives; co-founder of the Master Coach Academy Europe; and he is Visiting Professor of Coaching, ISCTE University Business School, Lisbon, Portugal. He spent many years as a professional classical guitarist and has an L.R.A.M. from the Royal Academy of Music. Ian McDermott is an UKCP accredited psychotherapist. He was named one of Britain's Top 10 Coaches and is on the Association for Coaching's Global Advisory Panel. He founded International Teaching Seminars (ITS) in 1988 to provide practical skills-based training in effective change technologies for individuals and organizations in both the public and private sector. Ian was appointed External Faculty at Henley Business School and is also an Honorary Fellow of Exeter University Business School.

Foreword by Robert Dilts. Introduction. 1. The Four Pillars of Wisdom. 2. That Is Not What I Meant at All… 3. The Ultimate Question. 4. Getting in a State. 5. Reality Leaves a Lot to the Imagination. 6. Customizing your Brain. 7. The Gatekeepers at the Doors of Perception. 8. Language, Trance and Stories. 9. Beliefs and Beyond. Resources. 1. Presuppositions of NLP. 2. Glossary. 3. Bibliography. 4. Meditation. About the Authors. Index.