Knowing more about NLP is often the very thing we need to
make our personal and professional lives (not to mention re-
lationships and pretty much everything else) actually easier.
lives. So their creation, Neuro Linguistic
Case Study:
Programming, is a system of thought
Smoking Cessation
and behavior that enables people and
Joe Schroder was a 29-year smoker. He
organizations to create positive changes
attended one of my NLP Clear the Fear
rapidly and get excellent results in their
seminars and at the end of the day, just
internal and external communication.
stopped. He was so impressed with
A practitioner of NLP uses it to
how easy it was to stop smoking with
help people stop smoking, lose weight,
no cravings, withdrawal, or side effects,
overcome fears and phobias, increase
that he decided to learn NLP himself
sales or improve their golf or other
and now helps other people stop smok-
sport, in a fraction of the time that tra-
ing using these techniques.
ditional therapy or coaching takes. NLP
Learning NLP or working with an
trainers teach others how to use NLP to
NLP practitioner greatly increases the
improve their lives or to help others as
amount of control we have in our lives.
practitioners.
Negative habits or patterns of self-sab-
otage can be stopped; so can limiting
Case Study: Phone Anxiety
beliefs. Powers of persuasion can be
Michael Guerin came to work with
increased, as can leadership ability
me because he was unable to make
and negotiating and presentation skills.
sales calls for his Credit Card Merchant
Smoking and overeating, nail biting and
Processing business. Even if someone
procrastination can be overcome. Old
gave him a “warm” lead or referral, it
emotional “baggage,” such as anger,
would take him hours, if not days, to
sadness, fear, guilt, can be dismissed.
build up the courage to make the call.
Health can be improved and income
He was also suffering from agoraphobia
increased. NLP can be used to com-
and found it excruciatingly difficult to
municate with kids, spouse, or signifi-
go to a business networking meeting.
cant other in ways that open things up,
After a single NLP session he was mak-
rather than shut down or alienate.
ing phone calls easily and enjoying it.
We could all benefit from any of the
Networking is now no big deal.
above, mastering our minds for a change,
and stepping out from the “dark side” in
Case Study: Weight Loss
our personal and professional lives.
Sandy S. had never lost more than
eight pounds on any of the dozens and
Mark Shepard, NLPT, is a certified
dozens of diets and weight loss at-
Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP,
tempts she’d made over the years. After
Hypnosis, and Time Line Therapy™.
eight weeks of NLP coaching, she had
He also practices the Emotional Free-
lost 20 pounds, easily and effortlessly.
dom Technique and other modalities
This was documented by a local cable
of personal transformation and change.
TV program that pitted three personal
He first discovered NLP when he was
fitness trainers and their clients against
struggling with shyness and self sabo-
my client and me. The TV producer
tage. He works with clients from across
was disappointed that my client, Sandy,
the country to assist them in overcom-
lost weight so easily without the tears
ing their personal and professional
and drama of those working with the
challenges.
personal trainers. Of the four weight
loss contest participants, Sandy lost the
To learn more about NLP and experi-
most weight.
ence some NLP techniques for free that
you can use to improve your life im-
mediately, visit:
www.ModernJedi.com.
See ads pg 23 & 28.
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September 2008
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