Introduction Chapter 1: What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming Chapter 2: Understanding the Basics Chapter 3: General Principles of Neuro Linguistic Programming Chapter 4: The Importance of Control Chapter 5: How Neuro-Linguistic Programming Is Used Chapter 6: Who Can Benefit From Neuro- Linguistic Programming? Chapter 7: The Power of Believing Chapter 8: The Basics of Total Emotional Control Chapter 9: Setting Goals for Ultimate Control Chapter 10: Recognizing Success Chapter 11: Taking Action Now Chapter 12: Practical Application of Neuro Linguistic Programming Chapter 13: Transformation in Business Chapter 14: New Education Chapter 15: Parenting Positively Chapter 16: Persuasiveness Using Conversational Hypnosis Chapter 17: Self-Belief & Confidence Using Future Pacing Chapter 18: The Value of Neuro- Linguistic Programming Chapter 19: Things You Must Remember in Using NLP Conclusion Defeating Depression Mindset Make Friends and Influence People The Stage-Fright Cure: The Secrets to Memory Improvement The Ultimate Guide to Speed-Reading Copyright © 2015 by Ravens Press All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Want more Amazon Bestseller Books for FREE? Join my V.I.P Reading List where I give away exclusive and awesome eBooks for FREE! Yes, you heard me right! COMPLETELY FREE to everyone just for being a loyal reader of mine! ravenspress.com/freeselfhelp Introduction Before you go on and hack your way through life, I just have a quick message for you. Just click on the link below: I guarantee you that I’m not going to sell you anything or make you join whatever. It’s just a quick thank you message that I know you deserve. I want to thank you and congratulate you for downloading the book, “Neuro- Linguistic Programming: The Art of Opening up New Ideas.” Though you may not be aware of it, some of the ways that you communicate may actually already be using this technique. If you are, and this is purely by accident, imagine what you could achieve if you performed many of the tasks shown within this book which strengthen your power to communicate. The mind is a vast fountain of untapped into knowledge and guidance that NLP helps you to reach. Behind public speaking, learning to make friends and acquaintances in social and business settings is ranked one of the most stressful situations to be in. It’s not that you don’t want to make friends. It’s just starting or joining a conversation with people you probably don’t know causes you to break out in a cold sweat. If you can bring yourself to join in, you worry about making a fool of yourself instead of making new friends. The funny thing is, with a little bit of effort and learning some new skills, learning to develop rapport with other people becomes pretty simple. When I say building rapport, what I mean is simply learning how to get along with others and getting them to like you more easily. Without the ability to get along with someone though, none of the tools I’m going to outline in this book will be of any help, or at least in any lasting way. Sure, you could use them to manipulate people to get what you want, but if it’s not in the best interest of the other person, it’ll eventually catch up to you. Plus, it’s unethical. If you’re just trying to learn how to be more comfortable in social settings, this book can help. Knowing how to read the mood of other people can go a long way in developing rapport with them. It can also help lower your stress levels by letting you have more control over the flow of the conversation. Or maybe you picked up this book because you’ve tried to persuade a potential client to sign on with you but couldn’t develop any kind of rapport with them. Or even worse, you turned them off personally which in turn made them uninterested in your company. Having access to the techniques I discuss in this book could help keep that from happening again. With that said, let’s get started. There is much to learn. Each person's universe is only as large as they allow it to be. By opening up a technique which embraces the thoughts and ideas of others, you are able to live a much richer life and begin to think “outside of the box.” NLP allows you to do that. It's designed for everyone to use, from business people to health workers, from individuals looking for guidance to you, the reader. Everyone can use this system's tool to make their lives a richer and more rewarding place to be. Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it! Chapter 1: What is Neuro- Linguistic Programming “Free your expectation of the future from the grip of past failure.” - John Seymour You don't have to understand technicalities to grasp that the three words put together have some kind of meaning. Neuro means that which is of the brain, linguistic means emanating from language. Programming simply means being able to control the level of communication within set parameters that make your life easier. Simply stated, the word Neuro comes from the word “Neurology” and points to the reality that all our actions start from our perception of our senses as processed by the brain. People are able to use their senses. The senses respond to a stimuli and when it does, what you see is a reaction that can be pleasurable or dis-pleasurable, depending upon the negativity or positivism of the event. You need to remember that the things that you say are not merely in oral form. Your body, for example, can say a lot just by using body language and gesticulating. If you point a fist at someone, then they would get the impression