Brett and Stephan are trainer’s and master practitioners at the art and science of Neuro-Linguistic Programming – NLP. The concept and practice of NLP was created by Dr. Richard Bandler PhD, in the early 1960s, while he was still a student at the University of California Santa Cruz. While there, Dr. Bandler joined forces with Dr. John Grinder, PhD, who at that time was Professor of Linguistics. Together, they defined a structure for the language that we use – a use that either hampers or helps us to achieve our goals. NLP is now used worldwide, particularly in the business world, as an effective tool towards achievement in many fields.
Bandler and Grinder researched the leading experts in the fields of therapy, psychology, philosophy and hypnosis. They especially achieved consistent – tremendous, life-altering – results with their patients and clients. They came to believe that if physicians and practitioners could produce these results repeatedly, and they did, then these two young entrepreneurs determined that there must be a process that can be defined from it.
Therefore, NLP was born.
NLP is the study of Human Excellence. It teaches us how to model excellence, the idea that we can do a given task better and more efficiently when we understand the process.
In the proper, professional hands of a life coach, NLP challenges us to look at the process not the content. NLP teaches, for instance, that when someone tells you they have a problem, it is not about the problem at all! It is about how they choose to create that problem and feel about it.
What does Neuro Linguistic Programming actually mean?
Neuro: This refers to the way in which we process information through our senses of seeing, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting.
Linguistic: This refers to the way in which we use language to communicate with others.
Brett says, “I use NLP because it is the most powerful, rapid change transformational technique I have encountered or experienced myself and with my clients.”