These articles are written to be equally useful for the beginner of NLP and the NLP Trainer although some of the articles may be more advanced than others. If you find yourself reading an article that ™s too advanced, give us a call or send us an email. We will be happy to clarify the issue for you.
Article No. 18
This one folks is used more directly by those in the key positions, key players in a corporation, political party or very visible personalities. You see it all the time on TV Learn from them! It works when they do it every time and although we don’t like it when it is used on us as a linguistic manipulation technique, it can be used for good too.
Pattern No.18 – SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL– Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it — especially if you are a public figure, trainer, presenter, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues.
The technique here is to answer by becoming incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the ‘How dare you!’ strategy.
X: How old are you to teach me? And how comes you have been divorced?”
Z: I am not sure what made you ask that question? Since NLP is such a great tool for getting in control of your behavior, I see no better way of becoming really happy in life. We all have resources inside. The only problem is that not all of us make good use of those resources, and one major cause for this failure is the presence of negative emotions. We all have negative emotions from the past, and Time Line Therapy® is the clearest, simplest and most results producing technique in the world today for eliminating the unwanted negative emotions. Then you will really be happy.
Here is how to practice this one: have a person ask you uncomfortable questions about your personal life and in answering it fog-it (do not answer, but dodge the issue).
Until next time, be well.