Andrew Duffy

August 23, 2008

Free NLP Tip 34 - The meaning of communication is the response you elicit

“The three blind men and the elephant. The three men compare notes after examining the elephant.   The first man comments: “The elephant is like a stone, cool, smooth, shaped and curved like a cylinder.”  The second man comments: “No, the elephant is like a hairy rope.”  And the third man comments: (more…)

August 15, 2008

Free NLP Tip 33 Non Verbal Rapport Building

I deeply and widely, believe that performance is a very personal affair, and that one must pursue one’s own sense of integrity and remain a little detached from advice and precedent offered by tradition.  For this reason, I do not offer myself as arbiter elegantiae, merely as another student following his exquisite nose through these matters.  All of the nonsense described in the book are routines and ideas that serve me well in the very practical matter of performing for real people whom I hope will sit quietly and not be sick. These effects are offered to anyone interested, with the aim that they will suggest to the reader notions more suitable to him and his own splendid style” - Derren Brown, Pure Effect

A good magician never reveals his tricks!

For me the real power of some of the NLP processes are in fact the (more…)

August 10, 2008

NLP Tip 32 - Acceptance is the WD40 of Change

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Andy Duffy @ 7:21 pm
When I first discovered NLP, I found it such a powerful tool for making changes that I would go around NLPing people left, right and centre. Often to the utter annoyance of others both friends and family.
I remember wanting to help my friend change his behavior in a way that I thought would help him. I trained extensively for a couple of years before I thought I was ready to help this guy, he was suffering from post traumatic stress and had (more…)

Free NLP Tip 31 - The Map is not the Territory

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Tags: , , , — Andy Duffy @ 7:17 pm

Many thanks for your continuing support, this week I thought I’d share a question and response that came up for a subscriber in the USA, all feedback is useful and welcome!

“…..Anyway, yes, some of what you say makes sense. Here’s the part that I’m not sure that I quite get yet:

“Sometimes people fear the reconnection because the feelings are unfamiliar and therefore coded as bad or dangerous (not always but seemingly often) and by avoiding that behavior / feeling they’re deleting much more of their experience that they’re aware of - not just the unusual response but everything including resources that are anchored / attached to it.”

So, I’m wondering if you could elaborate just a bit more on that (I’d be ever so grateful), just to confirm that I’m understanding what you’re saying. For instance, an example of what you are describing might be helpful for me.” (more…)

July 18, 2008

NLP TIP 30 Choice is better than no choice

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Andy Duffy @ 10:59 am
Yesterday I was at the Lincoln NLP Study and practice group where we took a goal and  found out what it is that stops the person getting what they want.  Some interesting things came to light. (more…)

July 4, 2008

Free NLP TIP 28, The small stuff!

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Tags: , , , , — Andy Duffy @ 2:32 pm

“Education is and Admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught” - Oscar Wilde (more…)

June 30, 2008

NLP Tip 27

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Andy Duffy @ 10:00 am

“Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H Erickson, M.D. By Richard Bandler and John Grinder is a delightful simplification of the infinite complexities of the language I use with patients. In reading this book, I learned a great deal about the things that I’ve done without knowing about them” – Milton H Erickson M.D.

All behavior is patterned

As a child you learned by watching what the big people did, if they did it once, it was just something that happened, if they did it twice you’d notice (and later on with linguistic maps you’d call this a coincidence), and if they did it 3 times it is a pattern, so you would engage your curiosity (more…)

June 20, 2008

Free NLP Tip 26 - Language Part 2

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Tags: , , — Andy Duffy @ 1:17 pm

“I want to feel Energised and confident”

When do you want this?”

” All the time “

” All the time ? Even when you’re trying to get to sleep?”

“Well, Er, No, not all the time … . …. . . . .. . “

June 19, 2008

Wake up feeling Refreshed, Rested and on Time.

Filed under: Using NLP for me! — Tags: , , , , — Andy Duffy @ 10:27 am

This techinques takes advantage of our natural ability to take control of seemingly unconcious processes.

A strategy for waking up on time, feeling rested and ready for the day. (more…)

June 13, 2008

Free NLP Tip 25 - Language Part 1

Filed under: Free NLP Tips — Tags: , , , , — Andy Duffy @ 5:12 pm

“I eat chocolate because I’m a woman!”

Often people find themselves stuck, trapped by linguistic constructs that have no basis in REALITY but have been used for so long it’s like an automatic answering service. When they say A I say B without even thinking about it. So the next few week will be dedicated to language and how you can use it to give yourself more choices. We’ll start with one of my favorites with a name that seems more complex than it is. (more…)

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