The Map is not the Territory
The phrase “the map is not the territory” highlights a fundamental truth: our perception of...
The Last Straw Technique
While the Compulsion Blowout Technique increases desire until it becomes overwhelming and unpleasant, the Last...
The Four Stages of Learning: From Unawareness to Mastery
The learning process follows a progression that takes us from being completely unaware of our...
The Double Bind – A Conversational Hypnosis Technique
The double bind is a powerful conversational hypnosis method often used—sometimes unknowingly—by parents, salespeople, and...
The Curse of Knowledge and NLP
I recently read Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip...
The Convincer Channel – How People Are Persuaded
The convincer channel refers to the main way someone prefers to receive information that persuades...
The Compulsion Blowout Technique
The compulsion blowout is a submodality-based approach designed to address intense behaviors or urges that...
The Action Filter: Intelligent Engagement with Challenges
The Action Filter in NLP helps us understand how individuals respond when challenges or changes...
Taxes, Demands, and Procrastination
Every year, the same cycle repeats itself. I get closer to the tax return deadline...
Submodalities: Reshaping Our Perception of Reality
Submodalities refer to the fine distinctions within each representational system—our sensory-based way of experiencing the...
Submodalities Going Meta: A Summary of Key Concepts
By L. Michael Hall & Bobby Bodenhamer Both success and the barriers to achieving it...
Steve Andreas: A Pioneer in NLP
Steve Andreas, originally named John O. Stevens, was a prominent figure in the field of...
Steve Andreas
Steve Andreas (formerly known as John O. Stevens) was a pivotal figure in the field...
State Elicitation for Anchoring and Transforming States
State elicitation is a fundamental skill used in many NLP techniques. It involves the ability...
Sounds Right Convincer
For individuals with a “sounds right” convincer style, auditory input plays a major role in...
Simple Deletions – Missing Information
Simple deletions occur when key details are left out of a sentence, making the meaning...
Simple and Effective Ways to Lose Weight
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnosis offer various techniques to support weight loss by helping individuals...
Signs of Deep Hypnosis
How can you tell if someone is in a deep hypnotic trance? Several physical and...
Sensing vs. Intuiting – How We Acquire Knowledge
Sensing and Intuiting describe two ways we take in and understand information from our surroundings...
Selectional Restriction Violation in the Milton Model
Selectional restriction violation is a hypnotic language pattern within the Milton Model. It involves attributing...