An Almost Inventor of NLP
Parts I, II, and III
Published in Anchor Point, 1997
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Just how close did William James come to inventing NLP? When you read his classic work (1892/1961), Psychology: The Briefer Course, he seemed to come very close to many of the formulations that we now recognize as part of [...]
Published in NLP WORLD, 1997
An Almost Inventor of NLP
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Suppose we made a correlation between Adlerian Psychology (theory and methods) with the model and technology of NLP. Suppose further that we explore the psychological jargon of “Individual Psychology” of the 1920s and translate it into the NLP jargon of the 1990s. [...]
The Pattern That Could Change The World!
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
What follows here is a basic NLP pattern that was originally created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. You can find the pattern in its original form in Steve Andreas’ book, Frog to Princes (1979). I first found this pattern in 1986 and [...]
Yes they mis-named it! And what a tragedy that mis-naming has created. Yet as with most things human, they undoubtedly were doing their best and simply didn’t imagine, didn’t think, didn’t project themselves into the future to consider what consequences that name would have.
How could they have known that 35 years later people with just [...]
The Problem
I recently asked a number of NLP trainers in Hong Kong, Egypt, Tokyo, Malaysia, and Australia, “What is the biggest challenge that you face in your NLP practice and business?” And the answer was not only surprisingly similar, but it highlights a common theme that seems to be echoed around the world by so [...]
The Well-Formed Outcome
By Dr. Bob Bodenhamer
No doubt, you may have considered the New Year and what you want to accomplish. In recent decades, many have written about the process of effectively setting goals. Many years ago I memorized the acrostic for S.M.A.R.T. goals:
S – Specific
M -Measurable
A – Attainable/Assignable
R – Realistic/Rewarding
T – Timeable/Tangible
Goal setting functions as [...]
By L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
So you want to run your own brain? Good for you. What a wonderful objective! And so rare. Many people talk about running their own brain and taking charge of their own mind, but just watch them when criticized or insulted.
Neuro-Semantics is a discipline about communication, about high quality and masterful communication skills. Arising from NLP and the cognitive-behavioral sciences, we have identified seven critical distinctions for unleashing your best communication skills and performance and for mobilizing the resources for becoming the most professional and masterful communicator that’s possible.
L. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
In 2009, NLP (founded in 1975) is 34 years old and yet it is still one of the world’s best kept secrets for personal growth and self-actualization, for leadership and business excellence, and for coaching and therapy. Why is that? What explains that? How has the field of NLP been able to [...]
