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Why am I writing about this again!!

Mark Andreas
Why am I writing about this again!!
“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. Then I’ll explore some useful ways we can respond when someone else […]
April 8, 2016

Why not ask "Why?"

Mark Andreas
Why not ask "Why?"
"Why" is a common word that we use a lot, but which can be very misleading and unhelpful. When I was teaching in an NLP Practitioner Training last summer, a participant in the training—who was in the midst of a difficult divorce at the time—shared a lovely example illustrating how “why” can easily get us […]
March 7, 2016

You Don’t Deserve Love (and how knowing this will improve your life)

Mark Andreas
You Don’t Deserve Love (and how knowing this will improve your life)
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, she no longer had the time to spend with Jan […]
February 12, 2016

How a Petite Woman Diffused an Armed Man's Murderous Rage with just Words

Mark Andreas
How a Petite Woman Diffused an Armed Man's Murderous Rage with just Words
Last August I gave a 1-hour workshop at a conference in Las Vegas on the power of story as a tool for creative conflict resolution. What I didn't know at the time is that later that night one of my participants—probably the smallest woman in the group—was going to voluntarily resolve an intense conflict with a drunk armed man in […]
January 4, 2016

How to Deal with Bullying

Mark Andreas
How to Deal with Bullying
Standing up for the underdog (excerpt from my book Waltzing with Wolverines: finding connection and cooperation with troubled teens) One of the most supportive things you can do with your power as a leader and role-model with teens, is to stand up for the underdog. If there is a conflict between two kids who are […]
December 3, 2015

Working with Troubled Teens

Mark Andreas
Working with Troubled Teens
Not many people realize that before I started my private NLP coaching practice, 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 two years working round-the-clock shifts for three weeks straight, I learned more about human behavior than at […]
November 3, 2015
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