If you’ve been around the world of self improvement for awhile, you’ve probably heard of the term. NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and has been described and used in a variety of ways since the early 1970′s when it was developed by co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder.
Essentially, NLP is a process by which we come to understand the factors that influence human behavior; namely our neurology (neuro), our language and communications (linguistic), and how these factors come together to influence our behavior (programming). It’s power lies in the fact that the techniques used are results orientated, seeking positive change vs. a complete understanding of how someone’s behavior got to be in its unwanted state. It is also non-judgmental in terms of desired outcomes, lacking clinically defined standards of
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1 Josh // Apr 30, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Interesting definition of NLP. I had never thought of it that way before.