Send us a text Many people find that as they move through life that they have to shift gears…a new job, a new career, family, divorce, move. Many people are looking for that “new path” when they study NLP. As we prepare for these shifts, a great way to start is to develop a set of presuppositions and guiding questions to steer the change. This will ensure that the change will stay in place. This is the step before any planning or goal setting, or even belief changes. This episode is a 5-step pro...
Jul 08, 2025•39 min•Ep. 89
Send us a text NLP for Emotional Regulation What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the capacity to recognize, understand, and navigate your emotions and those of others. It includes Self-Awareness, Emotional Regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social Skills. What is Emotional Regulation? Emotional Regulation (ER) is a component of EQ strategies for managing their intensity and expression and intentionally creating emotional states you want. ER skills give you greater cho...
May 21, 2025•55 min•Ep. 88
Send us a text The Not-So-Subtle Art of Complaining Most of us complain, but is it good or bad? What makes it productive or toxic? Overview of what will be covered: Common language patterns of complaining The benefits and downsides of complaining How to shift from chronic complaining The Language of Complaints This was discovered by using AI to analyze posts on a social media platform that contained complaints. We then used the NLP Meta Model pattern to refine the search and find the 8 most comm...
Mar 14, 2025•50 min•Ep. 87
Send us a text 1. What is TimeLine? A Timeline is a visual, linear experience of how someone codes and stores time. In NLP timeline is a term used to describe how we internally represent time. We internally represent the past, present, and future differently. The concept was originally laid out in the TimeLine Therapy and the Basis of Personality by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall. It was a project given to them by Richard Bandler. Timeline can be used to create goal representations as well as hea...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 86
Send us a text Main Points: · Understand the goal-reaching process and what makes goals happen · Picture representation of goals for the coming year · Construct the boards for optimum effectiveness · Well-constructed boards that are ecological, align with values and Include 5 major areas of a person’s life: faith, fitness, family, friends, financial · Eyes move easily around · These work like magic · You can create anything you want and do if you are willing to do the dream and do the work 1st k...
Dec 11, 2024•27 min•Ep. 85
Send us a text What is Imposter syndrome? Explaining away your accomplishments and success and doubting your abilities 1. What are common examples of imposter syndrome? 2. How can you assess if you have imposter syndrome Take the quiz: Do you chalk your success up to luck, timing, or computer error? Do you believe that if I can do it, anyone can? Do you agonize over small flaws in your work? Are you crushed by even constructive criticism, seeing it as evidence of your ineptness? When you succeed...
Oct 31, 2024•49 min•Ep. 84
Send us a text 1. What is important about stories, and metaphors in communication? When someone studies the great communicators, past and present, they all use metaphors and analogies to illustrate their points. Metaphors compare things that are less understandable to familiar things. They create new meanings, make complex ideas understandable, motivate interest, and influence ideas. They create images that people can understand rather than literal words 2. What is the difference between a story...
Oct 01, 2024•56 min•Ep. 83
Send us a text How do we break patterns? Outcome, outcome, outcome Remember, that in the NLP model, all experience has structure. When you explore and change the structure, your experience changes, the perception, meaning, and feeling. NLP creates specific changes rather than random, trial-and-error changes. It changes things by adding resources, not taking away anything. Our experience and patterns are organized on a hierarchy of neurology from Environment, Behavior, Capability, Belief/Value, I...
Jul 03, 2024•59 min•Ep. 82
Send us a text This is a Podcast Short. It addresses the cycle of ups and downs that some people experience when building a business or learning something new. In the podcast, I tackle some of the challenges by using NLP session flow from creating a well-formed outcome to what to look for when modeling a mentor. I talk about the complexities of modeling, optimum strategies for success, the factors of genius, belief changes, and the Unified Field in NLP. The short version: · Outcome first! In all...
Jun 13, 2024•17 min•Ep. 81
Send us a text I’m receiving more and more requests from people to help them with their lack of ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and get restful sleep. So that they can wake up rested. Sleep is difficult because of the things we keep track of or have to take care of. Sleep is a big part of calming your nervous system to manage stress (EP 79). Hosts discuss why people can’t fall asleep. 1. How does NLP help us when it comes to getting a good night's sleep? Strategies, routine, remove lights, ...
Apr 24, 2024•51 min•Ep. 80
Send us a text Morgan recently started a coaching and training business that focuses on helping corporate leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs control and reduce stress. This episode covers the problem with stress in society, what stress is, how it affects our body, and how to use NLP and other processes to reduce stress. It is estimated that 75-90% of all health problems are caused by or related to stress. Impacts: Damages neural pathways. Interferes with decision-making and judgment. Supp...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 79
Send us a text Podcast #78 1. What is the Score? The score is a process developed by Todd Epstein and Robert Dilts that creates an established pathway for change. It is part of the unified field theory developed by Robert Dilts. It is nestled between defining the problem state SOAR (State, operator, results) and the TOTE (test, operate, test exit), checks and balances along the pathway. 2. What does the score do? It defines the smallest amount of information to produce a change. The S.C.O.R.E. M...
Feb 15, 2024•37 min•Ep. 78
Send us a text We are starting this new year with a star-studded program featuring none other than Rodger Bailey, developer of the LAB profile! If you are a student of NLP you will recognize this name. Rodger developed a training program for managers to recognize a person's functional capabilities and motivational triggers using a simple linguistic interview, so managers can know which tasks that person can do well and how to influence and motivate them. Here are some of the questions he answere...
Jan 02, 2024•54 min•Ep. 77
Send us a text Here is my prescription for a happy holiday if not a tolerable one… Set an outcome to have fun and enjoy the holidays. Get plenty of rest Sugar and alcohol place a huge strain on your biological system. Taking care of yourself might also include meditation and prayer. And exercise – even a walk every day or every other day brings positive benefits. Another issue connected to taking care of yourself is setting boundaries: Boundary lesson: Say no when you can say no. it seems that s...
Dec 14, 2023•36 min•Ep. 76
Send us a text Conflict is a part of life. But how we deal with it and resolve it is what helps us maintain harmony. NLP has an outstanding process to reduce or eliminate inner conflict at any logical level. 1. Where does conflict occur? Areas in which conflict manifests Understanding conflicts of beliefs and values There are many types of conflict. Conflicts of beliefs and values are about issues where compromise is not an option. They are conflicts based upon disagreement through which the par...
Nov 09, 2023•49 min•Ep. 75
Send us a text Have you ever sat in a seminar or a talk about communication and heard the speaker use these statistics about communication? · 7% are the words, · 38% is the way the words are said (para verbals) and · 55% of the communication is non-verbal (body language) These often yet misquoted, out-of-context figures came out of the work of Albert Mehrabian, specifically, “Silent Messages.” Beginning the in 1960’s Mehrabian, a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UCLA, has been known for his p...
Oct 17, 2023•49 min•Ep. 74
Send us a text How can NLP address motivation? Motivation is the desire or willingness to do something. A major complaint of many clients is that they aren’t motivated. The Keys to getting yourself to do something can be addressed in a system using the model of NLP. These include 1. Submodalities – compelling future; contrastive analysis 2. Meta programs 3. Beliefs 4. Values 5. Language 6. Model operators To name a few. Here are some Motivation Presuppositions 1. You inspire others, you motivate...
Sep 05, 2023•59 min•Ep. 73
Send us a text Safe to say most human problems stem from other humans. Lately, I’ve been coaching a number of people who are starting relationships or are reaching a place where it is obvious that something has to change. Here is a short list of relationship characteristics that I think need to be there for a lasting bond. 1. Do I feel safe? Does my partner feel safe? Are you a safe person? 2. Do I know what I want? And that doesn’t mean a huge 2-page list of criteria because no one exists like ...
Jul 21, 2023•44 min•Ep. 72
Send us a text NLP contains many powerful concepts and techniques that can be transformative on their own, but when utilized as an entire system, NLP can make change almost effortless and sustainable. When we try to change something about ourselves or our actions simply through willpower, we often find it difficult to create and maintain motivation, develop and follow a successful strategy, overcome setbacks and obstacles, align our beliefs, values, identity, and thinking processes with the chan...
May 21, 2023•58 min•Ep. 71
Send us a text This is a real treat! Stan B. Walters is our guest on this episode. Stan is known as “The Lie Guy®” and has appeared on ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC, France Channel One, and Australia Today. He was the host / technical adviser on National Geographic's “The Science of Interrogation.” He is a Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers Association. He has authored Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation: 2nd Edition which has worldwide sales. He has authored a...
Apr 20, 2023•52 min•Ep. 70
Send us a text Sometimes we have so much to do that the more we 'try' to get done, the less we actually do. We stop planning and jump from crisis to crisis, putting out fires, and never seem to accomplish anything. The feeling of overwhelm sets in and if left to itself will insure that the system will go into chaos. It is a very stressful place to be. You never seem to get ahead. Life becomes a decathlon, running and gunning, in an effort to beat the clock. Your aim becomes sloppy, you don’t hit...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 69
Send us a text This is a 10-minute "short" on the possible reason some people snack unconsciously while stressing, concentrating, or creating something new. Support the show
Mar 28, 2023•9 min0
Send us a text Watching my favorite genre of TV series, the detective show, I am reminded about the importance of evidence. The seasoned detective uses a lot of intuition because they have seen it all before and they develop tacit knowledge of criminal patterns that play over and over again. But when it comes to charging and convicting a criminal for a crime, evidence is the name of the game. One of the keys to NLP and developing achievable outcomes is the “evidence procedure.” 1. So what is evi...
Feb 28, 2023•35 min•Ep. 68
Send us a text Although the end-of-year holidays have passed, it is always a good reminder the review how the NLP Presuppositions can make interactions with others easier. Presuppositions, in general, act as guiding principles that are assumed as true for any model. NLP, Neuro-Linguistics Programming is no exception. To understand and engage the model of NLP, those 22 or so presuppositions must be accepted to make the model work. This episode addresses, What are Presuppositions? Where did they c...
Jan 19, 2023•36 min•Ep. 67
Send us a text Episode addresses: 1. What is difficult about making changes 2. How are beliefs important to making changes 3. What are some of the important tools for facilitating a change? Verbal affirmations, Mentors, Systems, Timeline, Beliefs to support 4. What is the timeline installation belief procedure and how does it work? When we have a desired outcome or goal, we need a system of beliefs that will support us in getting it. positive beliefs and affirmations support motivation and confi...
Dec 05, 2022•52 min•Ep. 66
Send us a text James and I talk about how he using his NLP skills in his new business. He uses many more than three things, but here are his top three; Told from his point of view! 1. Rapport skills I am intensely dialed into whom I am speaking with in my driver roster and configure my interactions with them to match and pace the conversation. When addressing groups I am careful to cover all modalities with regard to using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic as well as move-away from and move-towa...
Oct 06, 2022•51 min•Ep. 65
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Aug 18, 2022•38 min•Ep. 64
Send us a text Kinesthetic anchoring, reframing, and conflict resolution are some of the NLP processes people can use for mental and emotional changes. There are many more but these are processes that people can learn how to use themselves and are simple change techniques. It is most important to develop a wellformed outcome before using any process to resolve an issue. An outcome is necessary for any change. The brain is directional. Tell the brain where you are going and what you want. It mini...
Aug 10, 2022•51 min•Ep. 63
Send us a text This is an inspirational story of a Master Practitioner of NLP who used NLP processes while undergoing cancer treatments. He mentions some of the processes in NLP he used, such as the Outcome Frame (sensory-based), anchoring, submodalities (pain management), the structure of questions, presuppositions, and beliefs (his and others). Other topics include 1. Beliefs and the Bandura curve – a. Belief in treatment, b. Belief in a practitioner, c. Rapport and trust. 2. Mental emotional ...
Jul 09, 2022•39 min•Ep. 62
Send us a text Julie Thurburn, as guest host, and Susan Stageman discuss visual rapport -- What are you wearing for the conversation you want to have? Julie is a Certified Image Consultant. In a slightly different format, they talk about rapport from a different angle: how our appearance can make or break rapport from the outside to the internal feelings we have. After Julie discusses why she got into Image Consulting and the greatest challenges she solves for her clients, they discuss 1. Person...
May 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 61
