Neuro-Linguistic Programming Essay

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he early years of Neuro-Linguistic Programming

To my knowledge there is no definitive history of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). There are many stories told by some of the early developers and top trainers who trained with them. What follows is a general background on what NLP is and how it came to be developed.

Back in the 1970s Richard Bandler and John Grinder got together and did some research into the communication patterns of three of the top therapists in the world - Fritz Perls, Virginia Satir, and Milton Erickson. John Grinder had a PhD in Linguistics, while Richard Bandler was a student of his, a brilliant mathematician, and computer programmer.

Prior to their meeting Richard Bandler had been studying the works of Fritz Perls …show more content…

In his second book, Awaken the Giant Within, Tony refers to the science of Neuro-Associative Conditioning, which is an updated and repackaged version of NLP.

Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall's contribution was the book Time-Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality. Like neuro-linguistic programming, Time-lineTherapy(TM) Techniques (TLT) has not been extremely well-received in mainstream psychology circles, but does offer tremendous potential. It will need continued documentation and experimentation, as does NLP itself in the area of therapy.

Probably the most popular use of Neuro-Linguistic Programming is in the sales and business community where the communication techniques taught have tremendous financial value - increased sales means increased earnings.

Athletics would be another potentially lucrative market for the use of NLP, as would education. In general the very idea of modeling excellence and improving training has broad applications including athletics, education, and business.

There is increasing interest in NLP and TLT applications in the health field. Tad James has written articles about TLT applications for helping cancer patients. There are also many connections with the works of Deepak

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