NLP: Is it a fad or a real tool for positive life change?

NLP – Neuro Linguistic Programming is highly recognised and used by many world renowned trainers, coaches, speakers and authors in the field of personal development and growth. It is considered as a leading approach in the area of personal development. It is used worldwide; most widely in the USA, UK and Australia. Many other European countries are also known to have a growing demand for NLP training and coaching programs. 

NLP is a body of knowledge that was evolved over the years and introduced to the world as a cutting edge technology to deal with the human mind. It is a tools used to unleash human excellence. Its roots based in the main stream psychological approaches, concepts, theories and frameworks, NLP can be identified as an extremely practical and effective way of applying psychology to help people achieve greater results in life by overcoming problems and challenges. 

Introduced by a professor in linguistics and a psychology student, in 1970s in the USA, NLP has been evolving since then to a highly lucrative coaching model and training framework. NLP is preferred by world acclaimed speakers, authors, trainers and coaches in the area of human excellence. A number of highly acclaimed motivational speakers such as Tony Robbins, Paul McKenna, Darren Brown and Wayne Dyer have helped others on how to re-program their mind for success with this tool. 

NLP allows you to use language (both verbal and non-verbal) and the mind to consistently achieve your specific and desired outcomes. NLP has been proven to provide undeniably great results in all areas of life including career, education, relationships, health, finance, business, personal development and spiritual growth. The main purpose of subject of NLP was to make an explicit model of human excellence. 

 Application of NLP 

in day-to-day life:

n NLP has a number of concepts, frameworks, tools and assumptions that can be used by anyone, a child to an adult in order to be improve personal effectiveness in the daily life

n These concepts can help an individual think positively, purposefully and successfully overcome problems and challenges in an ecological manner

n NLP provides tools to manage negative emotions and state (emotional) management is one of the biggest application of NLP 

n It also enable an individual to look at things in perspective, thereby having better relationships with others and manage situations better 

n NLP has tools to overcome negative memories, phobias, unhealthy habits and behaviours 

n It helps to resolve traumatic experiences and their impact on the personality 

n NLP is widely used by psychotherapists and coaches to help individuals with depression and anxiety 

n Application of NLP in Business 

n It helps improve communication skills, mainly by giving frameworks and tools to identify the personality profile of others and thereby communicating with others to match their personality type 

n To improve managerial and leadership skills: NLP provides a range of strategic tools that can be used by business executives and professionals to understand human behaviour, communicate effectively, make informed decisions, achieve goals and guide subordinates to achieve goals in much easier and safer manner

n NLP also provides tools for managers to coach, guide and inspire their subordinates 

n It is also highly recognised for its ability to provide skills to manage conflicts and manage relationships 

n One of the biggest application of NLP in business is the use of its tools in goal setting and goal attainment 

Overall, NLP provides wide range of tools, concepts, frameworks and methods to help individuals to deal with life problems in a safe and ecological manner at the same time drive them towards outcomes and harness the full potential as a human being. 

Exclusive use of NLP in personal development, psychological therapy, counselling and more specifically in business has been pioneered by Mind Designs International Ltd., a HR consultancy service provider specialising in NLP and Applied Psychology in Sri Lanka from year 2008. Since then, Mind Designs International has trained and coached more than 10,000 students, professionals, managers, business owners, teachers, children and individuals from all walks of lives, from various religions, social and educational backgrounds and different capacities, providing undeniably positive and long lasting transformation in their lives. 

You can contact the pioneering leader of professional NLP training in Sri Lanka by visiting their website www.nlpsrilanka.com or emailing [email protected].