Conversational NLP

I’d like to share some of the interesting elements that came forth in the Metaphors of Movement training I taught in Boulder in 2019. For those of you who are new to Metaphors of Movement (developed by Andrew Austin from the UK), the basic thing we...

Tale of Change: Using Metaphors of Movement conversationally “I don’t want to let him down,” Ryan told me with a concerned look on his face. Ryan had been telling me he wanted to apologize less. He frequently got feedback from others that he often apologized for things that...

“This session I worked with my issue of extreme tiredness (chronic fatigue). Since the session I have been energetic and "full of life." I eat moderately and can now go without the afternoon 2-hour nap which was essential to get through the evening since...

The above video is a very small sample of the in-depth principles outlined in my book Waltzing with Wolverines Tale of the Day: Responding to Defiance in Teenagers During the time I spent as a trip leader for a wilderness therapy program for troubled teenagers, I learned first hand how to...

Tale of the Day: Flex Cop & The Dork Police Below is a holiday gift of two stories from my book “Sweet Fruit from the Bitter Tree.” Just yesterday the second story got a request from Macmillan Learning to be included in a popular text book...

I want to be sure you know that the Kindle edition of my new book is on sale today for only $0.99 (a 90% discount). Each day the price will go up by a dollar until the end of the month when it's back to the regular price of $9.97....

Tale of the day: “Why” with ourselves, and responding to “Why?” In my last blog post I focused on many of the difficulties that can arise when we ask others “why.” In this post I’ll explore how these principles play out when we ask “why” of ourselves....

Tale of the Day: Deserving Jan was sad over the loss of her long-time friendship with Hannah. Hannah was still pleasant to Jan, but after a period of being much less available, Jan asked Hannah what was up. Hannah explained that while she valued their friendship,...

Tale of the day: Working with Troubled Teens Not many people realize that before I started my private coaching practice in NLP, I worked for two years as a counselor and trip leader for at-risk and troubled youth at a wilderness therapy program in Colorado. During those...

Tale of the Day: Sometimes all that’s needed is the right kind of listening Last month I taught the Meta Model in the Real World NLP Practitioner Training in Winter Park, CO. For those of you unfamiliar with the Meta Model, in a nutshell the Meta Model...