Metal Guru - Is It You?
Paul Boross MBE
Multi-Award-Winning Expert in Business Communication & Humour | Transformative Speaker | Inspiring Growth in Leaders | Host of The Humourology Podcast | Bestselling Author & Coach | Former Pop Star & TV Psychologist
I recently received an email from a corporate client in Canada which began,
“Hello Paul, Did you know that you are currently listed as Number 7 in Global Guru magazine for World’s Top 30 NLP Professionals?"
In fact, I didn't know! But what could it mean?
NLP is a method of influencing brain behaviour through the use of language and communication to enable a person to "recode" the way their brain responds to the outside world, creating new and better behaviours.
I have been lucky enough to have been trained by Dr Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP (and quite rightly Number 1 in the in the list). The Oxford English Dictionary recently asked Richard to write the definition of Neuro-Linguistic Programming:
"a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them" and "a system of alternative therapy based on this which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective communication, and to change their patterns of mental and emotional behaviour."
The behavioural modelling element of NLP is an important part of the various disciplines that I use as part of my speaking, training and executive coaching.
Here’s a quick exercise that can start to take you to the next-level in any field. To discover the 'mechanics' of someone you admire, act ‘as if’ you are them. Adopt their posture, imagine what they are thinking, feeling and behaving for a few minutes a day. As you take a moment to step into their shoes, notice what is different about the situation that you're facing. As you imagine being inside their thoughts, what seems different about that email you have to write, or the meeting you're going to, or the client you have to call? You would be surprised by how many truly successful people that I work with go through this process (consciously or unconsciously) and steal a skill from people they admire. I hope that this helps you become better - the best you can be in any aspect of your life.
To find out more about how I work with corporate clients to help them achieve more, get in touch now.
You can see the whole list of the Top 30 here: https://globalgurus.org/nlp-gurus-30/
