NLP Modeling of Authors
Posted on June 22, 2008
The fundamental idea behind NLP is to be able to create new models of excellence.
NLP modeling usually talks about taking small slices of behaviour from an expert and looking at how we can replicate. For example, how he could speak, opens the presentation. This article is more about looking at the underlying beliefs, values and drivers of a person and how that affects what they get done. It is about maintaining your motivation over a long period of time, despite setbacks.
I have known Romilla Ready, the co-author of a leading NLP techniques book ,for a long time, and I have learnt a lot from her just by watching her published her first book.
It took Romilla over a year to get the publisher interested. During that period, she lost her original co-author. Once through these problems, she not only had to set about writing her first book. But she also took it to be in the UK's best-selling NLP and personal development book for her publisher. Now the publisher has asked her to write the NLP workbook in the same series, which will be on sale in April 2008.
It was useful to see how Romilla maintained her motivation, her focus and drive to see this project through. Having modeled some of her approaches. I have found them very useful in my own life.
Thinking big is one of the things that Romilla does. She has strong values and lives by them. This applies to her writing the book, Romilla is interested in affecting global change and the NLP Book is part of that issue. In fact the book is only a stepping stone to much bigger things. Consider the implications of being constantly in touch with your values. One way of staying motivated, is understanding how every little task is moving you towards your vision.
By understanding this book is only one part of the bigger plan allows Romilla to keep things in proportion.
In discussions with Romilla, I have noticed that she looks at things from a learning experience. She has mentioned many times how much she is learned about writing, about NLP and about publishing through the experience of writing this book. An attitude like this allows you to be imperfect, asked questions, and take every mistake is an opportunity to grow. It is easy to see that in any new venture there will be mistakes and having a learning attitude will allow you to learn and roll with any setbacks.
The book only got written, because Romilla had a sense of discipline and consistency. I noticed that Romilla set out to do a little each time, but to do this often. This meant that she was not overwhelmed by having to block out huge amounts of time. This also meant that she got very practiced at writing consistently every day. This means your unconscious mind gets used to a habit and helps to keep the momentum going.
A lot of what I have noticed about Romilla, and her approach to writing has helped me personally. I connect with my global mission and deliberately do so when I'm faced with tasks I don't like, when I am not feeling like working. And when I'm frustrated. These days, I feel morelike the journey is worth traveling even when I am doing those tasks I don't particularly enjoy.
I have gained these insights not in the traditional form of NLP Modeling, but looking at wider and deeper than just a small element of behaviour. By going on a good NLP Practitioner Course you will learn how to seek deeper underneath a person's behaviour and understand how values, beliefs and strategies drive behaviour. You can then use this to create models of excellence.
Romilla's book is a good introduction to NLP, and you can find out lots more about NLP techniques and Romilla's latest ventures on my website.
Rintu Basu, the only NLP and Hypnotic Persuasion Trainer in the UK is developing NLP Scotlands community through good quality public NLP training as well as maintaining an exclusive NLP Coaching practice.
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