Shifts Work https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com 10 Minutes to Reset Your Energy & Your Focus Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:27:09 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright © 2011 Linda Ferguson. All rights reserved. Education:Self-Improvement 1440 No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/120058/squarelogo.png Shifts Work https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com 144 144 Make the Connection: NLP in Brief Make the Connection: NLP in Brief https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/make-the-connection-nlp-in-brief/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/make-the-connection-nlp-in-brief/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:27:09 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/6aa7ac9b-8053-3e99-b20e-e877bd2b8866 Have you heard that NLP helps you connect with people in a way that gives you more influence? How does that work exactly? 1) Making the connection begins when you understand that all human brains work through connection: they connect new information to information that is similar or related and store it in patterns. 2) The brain prioritizes information about other people and even modifies your own brain to reflect what you are observing (it shows up as matching and mirroring). This allows your brain to be more accurate in predicting who will help you and who might hurt you. 3) Your brain automatically tracks people who are paying attention to you so the fastest way to get attention is to give it.

This active connection is the foundation for influence.

]]> Have you heard that NLP helps you connect with people in a way that gives you more influence? How does that work exactly? 1) Making the connection begins when you understand that all human brains work through connection: they connect new information to information that is similar or related and store it in patterns. 2) The brain prioritizes information about other people and even modifies your own brain to reflect what you are observing (it shows up as matching and mirroring). This allows your brain to be more accurate in predicting who will help you and who might hurt you. 3) Your brain automatically tracks people who are paying attention to you so the fastest way to get attention is to give it.

This active connection is the foundation for influence.

]]> false No 320 87 full A quick refocus saves healthy choices (and relationships) A quick refocus saves healthy choices (and relationships) https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/a-quick-refocus-saves-healthy-choices-and-relationships/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/a-quick-refocus-saves-healthy-choices-and-relationships/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:48:53 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/77a8a64f-77fd-3805-a650-28ef86b6bff2 Use the Swish, one of the core techniques of NLP (neurolinguistic programming), to refocus on making a healthy choice even when someone you care about is distracting you.

]]> Use the Swish, one of the core techniques of NLP (neurolinguistic programming), to refocus on making a healthy choice even when someone you care about is distracting you.

]]> false No 277 86 full Purposeful Conversations with NLP Purposeful Conversations with NLP https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/purposeful-conversations-with-nlp/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/purposeful-conversations-with-nlp/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:11:21 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/6efea434-cb9f-33f1-819f-d06ccff75c20 We often get nervous when we need to have a conversation that will give us something we want. We enjoy conversations for the sake of connection, but we don't know how to connect with purpose without becoming stressed or feeling manipulative. NLP offers you a better way to explore how significant conversations achieve connection and purpose.

]]> We often get nervous when we need to have a conversation that will give us something we want. We enjoy conversations for the sake of connection, but we don't know how to connect with purpose without becoming stressed or feeling manipulative. NLP offers you a better way to explore how significant conversations achieve connection and purpose.

]]> false No 1374 85 full Connect your purpose to your people for focus and motivation Connect your purpose to your people for focus and motivation https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/connect-your-purpose-to-your-people-for-focus-and-motivation/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/connect-your-purpose-to-your-people-for-focus-and-motivation/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:15:18 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/9f1f7a9c-8b35-3577-8448-9505e52067db A very quick version of our workshop on Your Purpose and Your People at NLP Canada Training. Pause after each exercise and let it resonate and settle before you move on to the next.

]]> A very quick version of our workshop on Your Purpose and Your People at NLP Canada Training. Pause after each exercise and let it resonate and settle before you move on to the next.

]]> false No 1318 84 full Betwixt and Between: 3 Tips for Better Living During Transitions Betwixt and Between: 3 Tips for Better Living During Transitions https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/betwixt-and-between-3-tips-for-better-living-during-transitions/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/betwixt-and-between-3-tips-for-better-living-during-transitions/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:04:40 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/32e5086b-382b-32a6-b125-8f5389a4bc61 How can you stay calm, clear, focused and effective when you're in transition?  Use these 3 tips to consider how to be (and how to help someone else) when you find yourself betwixt and between stages, opportunities, or situations.

]]> How can you stay calm, clear, focused and effective when you're in transition?  Use these 3 tips to consider how to be (and how to help someone else) when you find yourself betwixt and between stages, opportunities, or situations.

]]> false No 628 83 full Focus on Strengths (when it‘s hard to see them) Focus on Strengths (when it‘s hard to see them) https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/focus-on-strengths-when-it-s-hard-to-see-them/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/focus-on-strengths-when-it-s-hard-to-see-them/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2021 11:10:19 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/60707fa8-25f6-3fa3-a62f-139be83e633a This is a podcast version of a workshop on how to focus on the strengths in other people when those people are making it difficult. What can you do when you go into a conversation hoping for the best and find yourself being sucked into irritation or anxiety or confusion? Stop looking at the problems and start focusing on strengths. This podcast will walk you through three ways to do that.

]]> This is a podcast version of a workshop on how to focus on the strengths in other people when those people are making it difficult. What can you do when you go into a conversation hoping for the best and find yourself being sucked into irritation or anxiety or confusion? Stop looking at the problems and start focusing on strengths. This podcast will walk you through three ways to do that.

]]> false No 1481 82 full Find Strength in Connection Find Strength in Connection https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/find-strength-in-connection/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/find-strength-in-connection/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2021 22:27:38 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/f04da97a-2984-34cd-b333-7662c0ef37a7 This isn't about leaning on your friends, and it's not about choosing friends that you could lean on. It's about going into every interaction ready to find something you need to think better or feel better. This is a condensed version of our 90 minute workshop, so be prepared to press pause and think a little in between exercises.

]]> This isn't about leaning on your friends, and it's not about choosing friends that you could lean on. It's about going into every interaction ready to find something you need to think better or feel better. This is a condensed version of our 90 minute workshop, so be prepared to press pause and think a little in between exercises.

]]> false No 1185 81 full How to Affirm Someone‘s Power to Make a Choice How to Affirm Someone‘s Power to Make a Choice https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-affirm-someone-s-power-to-make-a-choice/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-affirm-someone-s-power-to-make-a-choice/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2021 22:15:41 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/3ce4f98d-678b-3b1a-87d3-db61fac62638 It's crucial for managers, for parents, for teachers and for coaches: all of them need to have conversations that allow other people to take ownership of their problems and of their ability to make the choices they need to make. Learn the three key steps to engaging in a way that leads to the moment when you affirm that someone has the power they need to make a choice.

]]> It's crucial for managers, for parents, for teachers and for coaches: all of them need to have conversations that allow other people to take ownership of their problems and of their ability to make the choices they need to make. Learn the three key steps to engaging in a way that leads to the moment when you affirm that someone has the power they need to make a choice.

]]> false No 902 80 full 3 Steps to Successful Living: Sign Up. Show Up. Step Up. 3 Steps to Successful Living: Sign Up. Show Up. Step Up. https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/3-steps-to-successful-living-sign-up-show-up-step-up/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/3-steps-to-successful-living-sign-up-show-up-step-up/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2021 18:32:29 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/d9d9cab0-6700-3ef5-8912-711199652950 Linda explores the three steps from knowing there is something you need to learn through the risks of beginning, to the moments when you put what you learn to work in the world. 

]]> Linda explores the three steps from knowing there is something you need to learn through the risks of beginning, to the moments when you put what you learn to work in the world. 

]]> false No 991 79 full How to use negatives better How to use negatives better https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-use-negatives-better/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-use-negatives-better/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2021 15:14:49 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/1dfebe84-abbd-3e30-bee4-0dde7e8a27e2 Three important ideas for using negatives better:

1) Uncover the benefits of starting with what you don't want

2) You need to match other people (with a negative) before you can get them to shift to a positive

3) The brain naturally weighs loss more than gain; it takes an effort to focus on the positive (when you start with a negative, you can lend someone some of your willpower so they can make a shift)

]]> Three important ideas for using negatives better:

1) Uncover the benefits of starting with what you don't want

2) You need to match other people (with a negative) before you can get them to shift to a positive

3) The brain naturally weighs loss more than gain; it takes an effort to focus on the positive (when you start with a negative, you can lend someone some of your willpower so they can make a shift)

]]> false No 735 78 full NLP Practitioner Basics: The Skills to Engage with Difference NLP Practitioner Basics: The Skills to Engage with Difference https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-the-skills-to-engage-with-difference/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-the-skills-to-engage-with-difference/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:46:36 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/d53a97ff-f61d-3546-9e83-bef00deec206 The final episode in our series on the core skills taught in the NLP Practitioner course. On their final day, our practitioners apply everything they have learned to three fundamental activities: learning, collaboration and influence. The point of all of them is the same: to engage with difference so that we move beyond individual limitations to feel better and achieve more. 

]]> The final episode in our series on the core skills taught in the NLP Practitioner course. On their final day, our practitioners apply everything they have learned to three fundamental activities: learning, collaboration and influence. The point of all of them is the same: to engage with difference so that we move beyond individual limitations to feel better and achieve more. 

]]> false No 1249 77 full NLP Practitioner Basics: The Structure of Influence NLP Practitioner Basics: The Structure of Influence https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-the-structure-of-influence/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-the-structure-of-influence/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:16:06 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/143b7b68-a3d1-34e7-87cd-5c4a04f4f169 How do you build a communication? The elements of structure involve setting things up so that what happens next will be useful. Understanding how many different parts are at work in a conversation can be intimidating, but that's why we do this on day 7 of the practitioner training. By then, you're learning to commit to your outcomes and use the immense processing power of your brain and body to drive results that will satisfy you.

]]> How do you build a communication? The elements of structure involve setting things up so that what happens next will be useful. Understanding how many different parts are at work in a conversation can be intimidating, but that's why we do this on day 7 of the practitioner training. By then, you're learning to commit to your outcomes and use the immense processing power of your brain and body to drive results that will satisfy you.

]]> false No 1307 76 full NLP Practitioner Basics: Language That Connects NLP Practitioner Basics: Language That Connects https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-language-that-connects/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-language-that-connects/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2021 08:24:46 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/f60e782e-30d8-3807-b9ad-917f229b3d8c Have you ever been in a conversation that went horribly wrong? Understand the fear of shame, conflict and consequences and flip it around so that your language supports connection, collaboration and clarity.

]]> Have you ever been in a conversation that went horribly wrong? Understand the fear of shame, conflict and consequences and flip it around so that your language supports connection, collaboration and clarity.

]]> false No 1316 75 full NLP Practitioner Basics: Communication goals NLP Practitioner Basics: Communication goals https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-communication-goals/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-communication-goals/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:42:27 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/b1259880-8a50-30b5-97b5-2c79ac1af53b This is episode 5 in our series on the core skills we teach in our NLP Practitioner program. As we enter the second half of the program, we focus on the states and outcomes that set you up for communication success.

]]> This is episode 5 in our series on the core skills we teach in our NLP Practitioner program. As we enter the second half of the program, we focus on the states and outcomes that set you up for communication success.

]]> false No 1294 74 full NLP Practitioner Basics: Setting Your Direction NLP Practitioner Basics: Setting Your Direction https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-setting-your-direction/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-setting-your-direction/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:12:40 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/bf8156a8-a6fa-30c5-9703-1f16b2961f27 This is the 4th episode in our series on the skills being taught in the NLP Practitioner Course. This episode builds on the first 3 days to understand how to set your direction so that you move strongly. Goals are important, but they are the seasoning, not the main ingredient. Your life is not a list: it's a territory you can map so you know how to get there from here.

]]> This is the 4th episode in our series on the skills being taught in the NLP Practitioner Course. This episode builds on the first 3 days to understand how to set your direction so that you move strongly. Goals are important, but they are the seasoning, not the main ingredient. Your life is not a list: it's a territory you can map so you know how to get there from here.

]]> false No 1419 73 full NLP Practitioner Basics:Just Enough Stress NLP Practitioner Basics:Just Enough Stress https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basicsjust-enough-stress/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basicsjust-enough-stress/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:56:42 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/56defeeb-cfa4-37f9-8e80-d8e53d2e8430 This is the 3rd episode in our series on the skills taught in the NLP Practitioner Course. In this episode, learn what it takes to manage stress so that it works for you. The first episode is fundamental to understanding everything that comes after, so make sure you learn about state and mind/body thinking before learning how to use those concepts to manage stress more effectively.

]]> This is the 3rd episode in our series on the skills taught in the NLP Practitioner Course. In this episode, learn what it takes to manage stress so that it works for you. The first episode is fundamental to understanding everything that comes after, so make sure you learn about state and mind/body thinking before learning how to use those concepts to manage stress more effectively.

]]> false No 1297 72 full NLP Practitioner Basics: You Are Never Alone NLP Practitioner Basics: You Are Never Alone https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-you-are-never-alone/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-you-are-never-alone/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:33:44 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/1baea27e-001c-357b-b8c8-ade8de16ce86 In the second day of the NLP practitioner course, we practice refining our perception of the influence of the people we carry in our heads and the influence of people we interact with. It's hard to trust yourself until you understand the role the social self plays in directing our choices, changing our states, and enabling us to learn from one another.

]]> In the second day of the NLP practitioner course, we practice refining our perception of the influence of the people we carry in our heads and the influence of people we interact with. It's hard to trust yourself until you understand the role the social self plays in directing our choices, changing our states, and enabling us to learn from one another.

]]> false No 1307 71 full NLP Practitioner Basics: The State You're In NLP Practitioner Basics: The State You're In https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-how-to-recognize-change-and-test-your-state-to-change-your-experience/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/nlp-practitioner-basics-how-to-recognize-change-and-test-your-state-to-change-your-experience/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:33:39 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/2b5e8b2e-ec2c-3adf-93d8-29f03947097d NLP Canada Training  offers an 8 day NLP certification by Zoom. Are you curious? The first step is understanding how the human system produces your experience using mind and brain and body. The next step is changing elements in your experience to change the way you think, feel or act. And the final step is lots of practice! Learn about State in this introduction to Day 1 of the training.

]]> NLP Canada Training  offers an 8 day NLP certification by Zoom. Are you curious? The first step is understanding how the human system produces your experience using mind and brain and body. The next step is changing elements in your experience to change the way you think, feel or act. And the final step is lots of practice! Learn about State in this introduction to Day 1 of the training.

]]> false No 1315 70 full How to be clear with NLP How to be clear with NLP https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-be-clear-with-nlp/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/how-to-be-clear-with-nlp/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:51:18 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/fea32866-d113-3bee-8028-3916e2fab569 One of the basic principles in NLP is this: the meaning of communication is the feedback it gets. This means that to be clear, you have to know what feedback you want. Here are three ideas to tweak your communication so you're more likely to get that feedback. For more #freeNLP visit www.nlpcanada.com.

]]> One of the basic principles in NLP is this: the meaning of communication is the feedback it gets. This means that to be clear, you have to know what feedback you want. Here are three ideas to tweak your communication so you're more likely to get that feedback. For more #freeNLP visit www.nlpcanada.com.

]]> false No 1004 69 full Presence for a Chaotic Time Presence for a Chaotic Time https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/presence-for-a-chaotic-time/ https://nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/e/presence-for-a-chaotic-time/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:26:46 -0500 nlpcanadatraining.podbean.com/b1181b2e-5769-384c-926c-80e34f3724e7 Take just a few moments to get grounded in what is real and possible. Become focused on your intention to be present and connect. You'll be amazed how much easier it becomes to be sane and even optimistic in a troubling time.

]]> Take just a few moments to get grounded in what is real and possible. Become focused on your intention to be present and connect. You'll be amazed how much easier it becomes to be sane and even optimistic in a troubling time.

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