Article by Maria Papazoglou published on epixeiro.gr on January 25, 2023
What it is and how it will benefit you.
You may wonder why some people stand out and progress professionally and others don’t, even if they have all the necessary qualifications in relation to the former – many times more. Maybe you wonder why some people have meaningful relationships with their team and effective communication, while others struggle? And finally, how can some people achieve every goal while others can’t?
The answer is simple: some people use the knowledge that NLP offers. The necessary tool that can help you develop in every area of your life. But what is NLP and how will it help you more specifically to develop professionally?
What is NLP?
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (abbreviated as NLP) is the right method to develop your skills, which are the key to your professional success.
NLP teaches you how you can change the way you think and behave and therefore have different results. I see it every day in the people I work with in their personal and professional development. Using the NLP tools I teach them gives them more options and flexibility. It helps them make the necessary changes in their thinking and behavior so that they can achieve the results they desire.
NLP can help you to be more successful, but also to learn to communicate better with yourself and those around you. It’s the best way to get rid of any limiting beliefs that are holding you back both personally and professionally.
But let’s see how this happens in practice.
How does NLP increase your professional performance?
1. Discover the hidden power of your brain
Do you know that 90% of your brain is full of untapped potential? Your brain includes the conscious and subconscious mind. The conscious part has to do with the logical thought process and consists of everything you already know. On the other hand, the subconscious consists of all those things that happen without you realizing it. And this is where neuro-linguistic programming helps you tap into and make more use of this hidden power of your brain. Think what it would be like if you could find within yourself and put into practice the undiscovered potential, talents, skills that all humans possess.
2. Reprogram your operating system
You have learned to use your mind in a certain way. My experience as a coach and neuro-linguistic programming professional shows me that maybe you have rested, as a result you are not making the necessary changes that will lead to your evolution. It is a pity. We deal with all kinds of manuals, machines, devices and applications every day and we neglect the most important thing: Our brain.
To achieve all this you will need the guidance of a certified NLP professional. He is the one who will help you reprogram your operating system and create the life and career you want.
3. Review your limiting beliefs
It is very important to be able to identify any beliefs that hold you back and prevent you from evolving. It is about the limiting beliefs that are the stumbling block that you yourself put on yourself. And yet, that’s exactly how it is. Thoughts and “sticking” to ideas and situations are what sabotage our evolution.
NLP will help you identify and change all that no longer benefits you. You will learn to see things differently, you will utilize any hidden talents and potential and you will take advantage of the opportunities that are given to you.
4. Define your goals clearly
NLP is the best ally of goal-setting, and goal-setting done in the right way is what will make your aspirations come true: set your goals clearly, do a proper planning, a proper planning, a schedule and finally you achieve them.
5. Make your communication more effective
Learn to look for the “supporters” around you. Every type of relationship, professional, social, personal, is the key to your success. And because relationships need care, try to be more direct in your communication with those around you, to have more honesty and empathy. NLP will help you to have more effective communication, better understanding and mutual understanding.