How do I learn NLP without getting scammed?
Question by Jewel: How do I learn NLP without getting scammed?
A lot of these practitioners seem like snakeoil salesmen. Anyone have advice on how to find legitimate training? Or is the whole thing bs? What’s your opinion?
How do I find a reputable person to learn from?
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Answer by Mars Mission.
Get a book and do it yourself one good one is.
“NLP the new art and science of getting what you want.”
By Dr. Harry Alder (neuro linguistic programming)
ISBN 0-7499-1489-0
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Get a book on it.
Go here and review the reviews and choose one:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nlp&ih=1_0_0_0_1_1_0_0_0_1.62_55&fsc=2
My opinion? 75% bs. It can help, I think a little in some areas of behavior and emotion, but not that much. It can’t turn an introvert into an extrovert. It can’t change your personality.
A much better approach, and proven too, is cognitive therapy. With it you change the way you feel by changing your thought habits. These two books are excellent:
http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Days-Self-Esteem-1999-publication/dp/0688094554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276101107&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-Handbook-David-Burns/dp/0452281326/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277507787&sr=8-2
The second one (immediate4ly above is longer and more thorough). They are written by a best selling psychiatrist and are sound psychologically. They can help you reams. NLP is still a big question mark.
Best wishes.
For what it’s worth, I suspect a lot of practitioners are like snakeoil salesmen.
Tony R, years ago demonstrated a quick phobia fix on national television, and “NLP” became the next magic pill, instead of the “study of the breadcrumbs left behind by human thinking” that it is.
NLP is great, it’s a great system to use, and to grow out of in my experience and opinion. Just remember to RUN not walk away from those folks who promise to instantly fix everything in your life like magic with it.
One more thought, you can’t possibly learn NLP from a book. You can learn about it, but to learn it, you have to experience it. Learn about it from a book, experience it with a well experienced human.