Table of Contents

About the author iii Author's note iv What is NLP, and How Can it Help Me? 1. Preface 1 2. About this book 4 3. What is NLP? 7 4. Where does NLP fit into traditional psychology? 13 5. Basic assumptions of NLP 21 Using NLP to Win Friends and Influence People 6. Communication 31 7. Creating rapport 37 The Language of Success 8. NLP and language 56 9. Meta programs 59 10. The meta model 87 11. Employing the language of success 100 12. Embedded commands 104 Creating a Toolkit 13. Goal-setting 116 14. Visualization 131 15. Anchoring 144 Integrating Your Learning 16. Modelling 157 17. Change 175 18. Modality check 191 19. Applications of NLP 197 Acknowledgements 202 Further reading 203 Index 205

Promotional Information

Takes proven psychological techniques and helps you to use them in the real world. This title shows you how you can influence others and understand how they're influencing you, make new friends and feel more confident, achieve your goals with the power of visualization, and overcome unhappiness and think positively.

About the Author

Neil Shah is a consultant in NLP and the founder of the Stress Management Society