Archive for 2010

So what was it you wanted to see me about?

Peter July 25, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

This is Part 2 of my initial interview with the client who writes and performs comedy. ….having pointed out to this client that unbeknownst to her she is a ‘hypnotist’, she ploughed on with her journey of discovery! “So what is NLP?” was her next ...

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Consciously, everything is an altered state – isn’t it?

Peter July 25, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

I met a new client who is a comedy writer and performer. This blog is what happened in Part 1 of my initial interview with her. In the course of chatting with her I asked if she’d ever had hypnotherapy and if so how was ...

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What happens when we have too much choice?

Peter July 24, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

This is a great and meaningful TED talk by Barry Schwarz on the paradox of choice. http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html In essence he concludes that the more choice we have, there is a finite point beyond which we actually become miserable and disaffected by this so-called “freedom to ...

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Not really a re-launch!

Peter July 21, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

I’m on something of a publicity drive on my book “Don’t Think of a Black Cat” at the moment. It’s not really a re-launch though, more (in recorded music industry parlance) along the lines of re-issuing “back catalogue”. What’s different? Well the price of both ...

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Did I get what I wanted with NLP?

Peter July 21, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Normally my interaction on sundry forums involves short posts, but occasionally I am more expansive. Recently, on NLP Connections, there was a thread which questioned “Did you get the results you were after when you first connected with NLP? Were you overjoyed – disappointed – ...

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The Meaning, the Words and Music

Peter July 4, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

An online friend posted this quote today which got me musing and contemplating:- The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you’ve gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you’ve gotten the rabbit, you ...

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Working Life Balance & Harry Chapin

Peter June 28, 2010 3 comments Uncategorised

In the course of one of my consultancies I see many people – usually somewhere on the corporate ladder – whose weight and food related issues pretty much all stem from lifestyle/work/stress areas. It doesn’t take much knowledge of statistics and extrapolation to realise that ...

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People will change only IF THEY want to!

Peter June 24, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

One of the enduring features from my previous blog post is that People will only change if they want to and are ready to. I hear alarm bells and see flags waving whenever I hear “My xxxxx says I should see you because of my ...

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The rapport-busting greeting! No Failure only Feedback…

Peter June 20, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Over 99% of my clients want to make changes and are looking for guidance. There’s always the exception – and I’m happy to share this with you all! “This client has depression” – I was informed by the person who made the referral, and also ...

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Totally covert NLP?

Peter May 31, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Normally for some of my consultative client sessions, I am asked what is NLP? Never following a script for this, I tend to go with what I intuitively feel might be the best explanation for each particular client. Remembering of course that the % of ...

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