It is a common misconception that you cannot use NLP in ICF-style coaching. They are not mutually exclusive, and that line of thought is simply incorrect! Let’s start with an overview of both models. ICF accreditation is achieved […]
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One day, my wife Hope was a hard working home school mom without a personal goal. Becoming a bikini mom was the furthest thing from her mind. Ninety days later, she was standing on stage in front of
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Of course you understand that your prospects need to be properly motivated before they will buy something from you. Knowing this, however, is virtually useless unless you know how to use NLP to sell. To sell, you must
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Our students want to know which NLP books I recommend during our NLP Training. Below are my top 10 NLP books. Which one would you start with? And what do you want and NLP to do for you?
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According to Connor Jackson, JD, there are four things counselors do that life coaches legally cannot do. Of these four, only one is potentially confusing. Point #3 makes clear that life coaches (and mental health coaches) cannot diagnose
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Mental health coaching makes its debut in a world that knows it has a mental health problem. The World Health Organization continues to remind us that the number one disability on the planet – depression – continues to
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Are life coaches allowed to talk about the past with clients? The past often comes up in coaching sessions. This is where many life coaches tense up a bit, wondering if they are allowed to go there. Let’s
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The benefits of NLP training make many life coaches wonder how they ever got along without it. NLP provides essential coaching tools that are missing from most coach training programs. What are the benefits of NLP skills for
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Mindfulness techniques have found new ground in consumerist societies and as a result, people are learning to be consciously in the moment, often for the first time in their lives. The truth of the matter is that mindfulness
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Do you have to be certified to be a life coach? This post will give you the simple truth. If you’re thinking of becoming a life coach, this is for you. You do not have to be certified
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I won’t pull punches here because I know the following applies to me, too. Enlightenment isn’t all love and light. It’s not for wimps. Enlightenment embraces the truth. And the truth can be hard to face. Lying to
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If we had perfect foreknowledge of the future, there would be no such thing as uncertainty. Learning how to build resilience will provide greater certainty. However, we do not have perfect foreknowledge and never will. Therefore, uncertainty and
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You’re at midlife – and you’ve got challenges. Now is the ideal time to learn how to find lasting happiness. You’re busy making a living, keeping up with a family, and trying to stay ahead in this crazy,
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Seriously.. It’s finally time to get out of your own way. But how? The most interesting part of getting in our own way is how blind we are when doing it. Think about it. Who really wants to
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Can you say it? I am emotionally attached to the negativity in my past. That attachment interferes with my present-day life as an adult. I remember entering therapy for the first time 30 years ago. I interviewed several
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People do self-sabotaging things all the time, but these behaviors aren’t the cause of self-sabotage. They are the result of it. When you get in your own way, limit yourself, or attract all the wrong outcomes in your
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The ICF credentialing process can be a bit complicated to understand, so we are going to break it down for you. If at any point your brain just can’t take it anymore, give us a call and we’ll
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Mental flexibility is a huge psychological advantage, yet most people do not set goals to become more flexible. However, setting a goal to become more psychologically flexible could change your life in more ways than you might imagine.
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You’d do well to realize clients want one thing: Solutions to pressing problems. They won’t be coming just to hang out with you. They need solutions that they cannot find on their own. If you become a life
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Wisely is the operative word. Anyone wanting to become a life coach needs to understand how (and how not) to transition into the business, particularly regarding what to expect as far as income. Your income expectations can make
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Beyond the life coaching skill set that you’ll learn in training, there are a number of areas in which you will need to become a competent professional life coach. These are in the category of professional development and
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What is a coaching vision? It’s a broad, inspiring view of your business, including a clear statement of who you are going to serve and how. If aptitude and ability are the sail on your journey towards becoming
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Do you have what it takes to be a good life coach? How do you know you’re a fit for life coaching? Perhaps people have often come to you for advice. Maybe you have a desire for helping
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How do we grow our true self and why is this so important? Your life is a unique experience, a marvelous journey that is always moving into the unknown. The best part of the experience happens after discovering
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We surveyed our last 100 life coach certification students at the beginning of their coach certification program to ask about the primary obstacle to becoming a successful life coach. If you’re interested in becoming a coach, you should
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Knowing how to use a story to demonstrate a particular technique is one of many good coaching skills to learn. Have you experienced the challenge of trying to convince a client of the value of learning NLP and
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Wait…these life coach skills worked in my training!? It’s so much fun to learn life coach skills. You’re engaged in a lively community. The trainers are experts. Your peers are encouraging. And the life coaching skills are a
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How we see, experience, and understand the world is very subjective. Are we living in a copied world or a true world? This question is one of the most important questions we have to look at, analyze, and
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Ever wondered how how simple thoughts affect your body? Have you put off learning how to control your thoughts? Recent research shows how dramatically even the simplest thoughts affect the body. Most people are aware of the fact
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I’m not here to tell you that non-verbal communication is more influential than verbal communication. You already know that, right? Yet, how can you harness the power of non-verbal communication without spending years studying it? You’ll have four
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As a life coach, you work with clients on a number of challenges, but if you don’t address the one issue that rules them all, you’re flirting with disaster. Your client’s inner critic. If you can’t navigate the
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I feel happy a lot of the time. But when I get stuck feeling unhappy, I typically find twisted logic pinging around in my brain. This twisted logic keeps me invested in hanging onto the bad feelings. In
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Are you tired of being taken for granted? You aren’t alone. In my research for this article, I’ve identified at least 100 articles from major news and psychology sources. Most of them cite lack of appreciation as a
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Do you need to learn how to make changes that seem impossible? Losing weight, making lots of money, feeling confident, being at peace, changing a relationship…can seem out of reach. When you’ve been a certain way for a
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Today Hope and I decided to something cool and different.We thought you’d enjoying seeing some classic NLP demonstrated. So, we made an “action video” for you. In this new video, I work as a classic NLP practitioner with
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Driving my teenage daughters to school this morning, I was pissed. Traffic was slow. Then, we got stuck behind a school bus. I pounded the steering wheel. “Ah, man! Why did people have to let that bus in!”
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All else being equal, you have no reason for self-criticism. Your brain and body are inherently self-protective. You value your life and want good things for yourself and those around you. Otherwise, you would make absolutely zero effort
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Are there parts of yourself that you hate? For some, these are physical parts. You hate your nose, your lips, your thighs, belly or ankles because you believe they are so ugly. For others, a psychological part is
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Can you visualize success as a way to improve your performance in life? People who’ve been through our life coach certification have always said YES. Research now says yes, too. And, the success runs deeper than you might
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Lack of motivation is one of the top problems life coaches encounter with their clients. It’s so common! Do you lack motivation? Good news! A few key insights can take you from no motivation to go-getter faster than
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Did you used to be happy, filled with positive emotions, not much got you down? Maybe. But, if you believe that negative emotions are the only ones people avoid, consider that you might be avoiding the positive ones,
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According to research, the average American lies 11 times a week. This surprising finding inspired other researchers to establish a connection between lying and health. They found one. Officially, medical research suggests that telling “fewer” lies increases your
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Can’t find the path to inner peace? Change. That’s the name of the game in the personal development world. If you are not selling change, people aren’t interested. This, of course, inspires personal development gurus to promise change
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What difference will NLP make? That depends on you. The story goes something like this: Imagine really wanting some fresh coconut milk. You decide to go out and gather a few freshly fallen nuts. Now, how to open
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Learning the following six stages of human development and growth, synthesized from Maslow and Kohlberg, will help you understand your deeper developmental needs and what to do when. Before reading about the adult stages of human development and
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Have you ever wondered what things happy couples do differently than us? How do they act so happy? Are they just lucky? In NLP, we model ourselves after people who have already achieved what we want. If you
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There’s lots of people talking these days asking, “Is NLP pseudoscience”? Claims have been made. So-called researchers are sneering at the “pseudoscience of NLP.” NLP trainers are up in arms. The debate is very real, as it affects
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Stuff goes wrong. That’s just part of life. The question is, what are you doing to increase the onslaught of stress symptoms that accompanies it? The simple mental habit mentioned below has been shown to create the following
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Classic NLP decision strategies are part of NLP practitioner training and effective to break bad habits. First thing in the morning, I get up and make a pot of coffee. No biggie. It’s just a routine. And I’m
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Would you voluntarily hop into a cage with an angry gorilla then wonder how you got stuck with the beast? Dang gorilla is about to kill me! Why should I have to put up with this? You don’t.
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