Yesterday I was searching for inspiring quotes to put on my Pinterest board and found one that said: “I am. Two of the most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality.” This reminded me of an exercise I did years ago while training to be an NLP practitioner. It was quite simple: you can try it at home with a friend. Sit next to each other, one close enough to be … [Read more...] about Who are you? The answer will shape your reality
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Do you remember when…? No, I don’t…
One of the joys of social media is that serendipitous moment when you find people you’d lost along the way. So it was that I reconnected with an old acquaintance, someone I’d met on an NLP training course more than a decade ago. He has gone on to become a managing director while my path has taken a few twists and turns before ending up where I am today - as a sort of portfolio worker, doing a … [Read more...] about Do you remember when…? No, I don’t…
Who’s in control? It’s not you…
Anyone who has studied human behaviour, Freud, Jung, psychology or NLP would probably accept that the unconscious mind is many times more powerful than the conscious mind. In fact, the idea that our conscious mind is in control is an illusion. The “me” that you perceive yourself to be is capable of paying attention to only two or three pieces of information at a time in a world that throws … [Read more...] about Who’s in control? It’s not you…
My declaration of self-esteem
I’m away on a course today so haven’t had much time to focus on this page. But I’m determined to keep to my resolution of posting something of value every day for my Pearl Within tribe, so I’ve decided to pass on some wisdom from an inspirational woman - Virginia Satir, a pioneering family therapist whose work was extensively studied and modelled by the founders of Neuro Linguistic Programming … [Read more...] about My declaration of self-esteem