Practical NLP 8: Values, Goals, and Timelines

by Andy Smith

Are you clear about what you really want? This final volume in the Practical NLP series shows you have to clarify and align what is most important to you, how to set goals so they happen, and shows you how to work with your timeline - the way that your unconscious mind organises your past and your future.

This book will help you (and your clients) avoid common mistakes in goal-setting, and shows you the practical things you need to know to harness the power of your mind effectively. These include:
- how to elicit your 'Hierarchy of Values' in any given context
- how to check for clashes in your values, and how to resolve them
- how to check whether your motivation is 'towards' or 'away-from - it makes a difference!
- what's missing from SMART goals, and how to fix that gap
- the reasons why most people don't achieve their goals, and what to do instead
- two methods for installing goals in your future, and when to use each method
- how to discover and 'test drive' your own personal timeline
- the difference between 'in time' and 'through time', and what this means for your time management
- how to use the timeline to install goals
- an instant technique for dispelling anxiety
- ... and much more!

Includes a handy glossary of specialist NLP terms.

Accessible even if you've not had formal training in NLP, this book is a must-read for coaches and anyone interested in personal development!

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 4, 2017

About the author

Andy Smith is an Appreciative Inquiry facilitator, Emotional Intelligence consultant, and NLP trainer based in the UK and working worldwide. He has been assisting individuals and groups with accelerated change for 25 years.

His experience includes IT consultancy, stress management and corporate branding. He is the author of How To Hire Emotionally Intelligent Talent (Coaching Leaders 2019), Achieve Your Goals: Strategies To Transform Your Life (Dorling Kindersley 2006), and The Trainer's Pack of NLP Exercises (Coaching Leaders 2010).

Andy is accredited to administer the Goleman/Boyatzis Emotional and Social Competence Inventory (ESCI™) 360º assessment. He is a professional member of the Association for NLP.

He has provided executive coaching, team facilitation and training in emotional intelligence to a client list which includes the National School of Government, Biffa, GlaxoSmithKline UK, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Volvo Trucks Malaysia, Manchester City Council, and the NHS.