Morgan recently started a coaching and training business that  focuses on helping corporate leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs control and reduce stress. This episode covers the problem with stress in society, what stress is, how it affects our body, and how to use NLP and other processes to reduce stress. It is estimated that 75-90% of all health problems are caused by or related to stress. Impacts: Damages neural pathways. Interferes with decision-making and judgment.  Suppresses the immune system. Strains the heart and other organs. Ages people prematurely.    ..read more

Podcast #78    1.     What is the Score? The score is a process developed by Todd Epstein and Robert Dilts that creates an established pathway for change. It is part of the unified field theory developed by Robert Dilts. It is nestled between defining the problem state SOAR (State, operator, results) and the TOTE (test, operate, test exit), checks and balances along the pathway. 2.      What does the score do?  It defines the smallest amount of information to produce a change. The S.C.O.R.E. Model enriches the Present State/Desired State description ..read more

Podcast #78    1.     What is the Score? The score is a process developed by Todd Epstein and Robert Dilts that creates an established pathway for change. It is part of the unified field theory developed by Robert Dilts. It is nestled between defining the problem state SOAR (State, operator, results) and the TOTE (test, operate, test exit), checks and balances along the pathway. 2.      What does the score do?  It defines the smallest amount of information to produce a change. The S.C.O.R.E. Model enriches the Present State/Desired State description ..read more

We are starting this new year with a star-studded program featuring none other than Rodger Bailey, developer of the LAB profile! If you are a student of NLP you will recognize this name.  Rodger developed a training program for managers to recognize a person's functional capabilities and motivational triggers using a simple linguistic interview, so managers can know which tasks that person can do well and how to influence and motivate them. Here are some of the questions he answered:    1. I’ve given our audience a little background on you. Would you be willing to add to that i ..read more

Here is my prescription for a happy holiday if not a tolerable one… Set an outcome to have fun and enjoy the holidays.   Get plenty of rest    Sugar and alcohol place a huge strain on your biological system.    Taking care of yourself might also include meditation and prayer.    And exercise – even a walk every day or every other day brings positive benefits.   Another issue connected to taking care of yourself is setting boundaries: Boundary lesson: Say no when you can say no. it seems that so many people and companies cram into 24 days of D ..read more

Conflict is a part of life. But how we deal with it and resolve it is what helps us maintain harmony. NLP has an outstanding process to reduce or eliminate inner conflict at any logical level. 1.     Where does conflict occur? Areas in which conflict manifests Understanding conflicts of beliefs and values There are many types of conflict. Conflicts of beliefs and values are about issues where compromise is not an option. They are conflicts based upon disagreement through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests, or concerns. Managing conflicts of be ..read more

Have you ever sat in a seminar or a talk about communication and heard the speaker use these statistics about communication? ·       7% are the words,  ·       38% is the way the words are said (para verbals) and  ·       55% of the communication is non-verbal  (body language) These often yet misquoted, out-of-context figures came out of the work of Albert Mehrabian, specifically, “Silent Messages.” Beginning the in 1960’s Mehrabian, a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at UCLA,  has been known for his pioneering wo ..read more

How can NLP address motivation?  Motivation is the desire or willingness to do something. A major complaint of many clients is that they aren’t motivated.  The Keys to getting yourself to do something can be addressed in a system using the model of NLP.  These include 1.     Submodalities – compelling future; contrastive analysis 2.     Meta programs 3.     Beliefs 4.     Values 5.     Language 6.     Model operators To name a few. Here are some Motivation Presuppositions 1.    &n ..read more

Safe to say most human problems stem from other humans. Lately, I’ve been coaching a number of people who are starting relationships or are reaching a place where it is obvious that something has to change.  Here is a short list of relationship characteristics that I think need to be there for a lasting bond.  1.     Do I feel safe? Does my partner feel safe?  Are you a safe person? 2.     Do I know what I want? And that doesn’t mean a huge 2-page list of criteria because no one exists like that. people will say that they want people of similar valu ..read more

 NLP contains many powerful concepts and techniques that can be transformative on their own, but when utilized as an entire system, NLP can make change almost effortless and sustainable. When we try to change something about ourselves or our actions simply through willpower, we often find it difficult to create and maintain motivation, develop and follow a successful strategy, overcome setbacks and obstacles, align our beliefs, values, identity, and thinking processes with the change we want, and tap into resources we already have that will help us to make and maintain the desired change ..read more