Learn NLP - what are the options for Learning NLP? |
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Like many areas of life, in learning NLP your budget plays a major part in the decision making process. I have listed the sections in this article in cost order from the most expensive to least expensive way to learn NLP. Take an NLP TrainingThe best way to learn NLP is via an NLP Practitioner Training course. But do be aware that not all courses are equal, and some trainers have not updated their NLP trainings in years! | |||||||||
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If you want a wild time with lots of trance and stretching your boundaries then learn NLP with Richard Bandler or someone who has worked with him, such as John La Valle, Michael Breen, Paul McKenna, or Gabe Guerrero. John Grinder who co-created NLP with Richard Bandler also gives NLP Practitioner trainings, and many of his trainers rave about John's work. There are many other companies offering their own NLP trainings but do your research carefully and try to speak to their previous clients. Some organizations teach NLP in a very 'classroom' style. NLP should be taught in a practical rather than academic style. Think learning to ride a bike rather than learning chemistry. If you're looking for an NLP course or training then do your research. Are the trainers well known in the NLP community? Who trained them? What NLP organization do they claim to be affiliated to? Be aware that many NLP trainers simply create their own 'official' NLP certification organizations along with their own trademarked 'technologies'. Learn NLP via Practice GroupsI have tried out several practice groups, and have to say that their quality varies hugely. Personally I found it quite frustrating and disappointing. NLP Groups seem to fit one of three styles:
Often people start a practice group with the best intentions but these NLP groups turn into Marketing groups, usually because it's difficult to get good speakers for group meetings. Basically as a participant you end up paying a smallish fee each meeting to listen to someone try and sell you their course by drip feeding you a taster for it. Even so, these kind of meetings can be useful, especially if you were thinking of taking an NLP training with the booked speaker, but otherwise listening to someone trying to sell you their course while you pay for the privilege gets old rather quickly. Many organizations create NLP practice groups for the people who have been on their courses - these can be good if people are willing to stick around and keep the group going, but this is unusual. Guru Practice groups are another style I dislike. These are really like a one person marketing group and post course group. The meetings always seem to be lead by the same person who is using it purely to promote their NLP courses to both new and old customers, while massaging their own egos. Finding a pure practice group is more difficult, but the best way to learn NLP in a practice group type environment. It may even be worth setting up your own NLP practice group if there isn't one close by. The biggest problem this kind of group faces is getting members who actually know enough NLP to lead sessions and add value - someone you can learn NLP from in a sense. Running a group where every member is inexperienced is not a good idea for many reasons. Also if you set up your own group be prepared to put a lot of effort into it - planning regular sessions is not trivial. Learn NLP at Home? Home Study Courses? You're kidding me!I've just been doing a little research online and writing this section is probably the best way to quell my anger. I've written previously about my hatred of the way that NLP is often marketed in the articles on NLP Secrets and NLP EBooks, but have just seen several websites that really made my blood boil. So,
then my advice is to find someone else to train you. |
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The subject of NLP contains some great skills, and some great trainers. Unfortunately, it also attracts many unethical and unrealistic people who believe that after they have an NLP certificate or two they can simply lie, exaggerate their own skills (nothing new in the personal improvement business), regurgitate other NLP trainers material (usually while rubbishing them) or simply state that they know NLP that other trainers can't or won't teach (they're lying). If you're looking for a book on NLP then rather than an ebook, buy a real book - preferably one by an NLP trainer who is well known and has trained others. NLP BooksI've written elsewhere about learning NLP from books, but if you are completely new to NLP then books are a good and cheap way to dip your toe in. Just be aware that they do not really prepare you for a good NLP Practitioner training. A book such as Richard Bandler's Using Your Brain for a Change gives a great introduction to some NLP techniques that you can use on yourself. I have reviewed several books useful for beginners in the section on NLP Book Reviews. Free Online NLP TrainingPlanetNLP currently provides many articles to help you learn NLP. Free NLP Techniques, Exercises, and Lessons is a good place to start. |
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