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How DO you get to Carnegie Hall?

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How DO you get to Carnegie Hall?

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  July 11, 2014

The Story Behind “The Language of Change” How lessons learned from classical piano training can help you to become a virtuoso at Hypnotic Language patterns. I admit it. I’m a slow learner. Back when I was first learning NLP and Ericksonian Hypnosis, the Ericksonian Hypnotic Language Patterns baffled me. Embedded commands? Indirect suggestions? Therapeutic metaphors? I knew guys like Kenrick …

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Reverse Meta Model: Unspecified Verbs

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  June 20, 2009

An unspecified verb is one that offers only a vague description of an action. When we use the meta model we endeavor to gather more precision by asking good questions. As an example, if we heard someone say, “she went to the party,” we would have no idea exactly how she “went,” so we’d ask a question. We might ask, …

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Reverse Meta Model: Modal Operators

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  May 20, 2009

Modal Operators of Necessity/ Possibility A “Modal Operator” is a word like “should.”  As in, “I should lose weight.” If a client uses them with us we might use the meta model to elicit more information. We could ask questions like, “What would happen if you did?” or “What’s been preventing you from losing weight?” People use modal operators all …

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Reverse Meta Model: Universal Quantifiers

by Doug O'Brien under Blog |  May 15, 2009

 Universal Quantifiers One of the things we do to make sense of the world is generalize. It makes survival so much easier.  However, the process also is limiting to our experience. As an example, if a person meets an aggressive dog and generalizes “all dogs are mean,” they’d miss out on many sweet moments with our canine friends. It might …

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