Practical NLP: How to Use NLP Principles to Improve Your Life and Work, Even If You're Not NLP Trained

by Andy Smith

If you're interested in improving your life, being happier, or more effective as a manager, this book is for you. You could use it as preparation if you are going to attend an NLP training course, or you could use it to get some practical benefits from the NLP principles even if you never intend to go in a classroom again! When I train NLP courses, I've often noticed that major realisations or 'Aha!' moments for many participants often come quite early in the course, when they learn about the 'presuppositions' or principles of NLP. So before the participants have had a chance to learn much in the way of 'technical' NLP skills, and certainly before they've had a chance to practice enough to get good at them, they're already seeing the potential for big improvements. I've come to believe that the most useful thing about the principles of NLP is that you can use them to make your life better, without any formal training or skills in NLP. Obviously you will get even better results if you do get some training and develop some skills, but acting 'as if' the principles are true will still help you. This is because the principles are an attitude and a way of looking at the world which you can regard as a set of instructions for success. This book explains 12 principles of NLP, each with practical tips and exercises that you can use straight away to get new perspectives on life, relationships, work and success.

81 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 2013

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.

Reviews

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff

Well written, easy to comprehend and put to use. I've been to several NLP training sessions and in my opinion Andy Smith nails it. I could have saved a few bucks just reading and applying his books.