Ep. 061 -NLP: Uncovered with Tony Wrighton
Understanding the brain is the key to perfecting communication with others, and more importantly ourselves.
Once can influence their own thoughts, engage in better conversations and overcome mental blockers through the power of NLP, and there’s no better teacher than the enigmatic author and broadcaster, Tony Wrighton.
Key takeaways from this episode:
NLP is a force for good
Keep a healthy state of curiosity
Embody the mindset of ‘Good, Better, How’
Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp
George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode
Highlights:
“NLP is the study of how we communicate with ourselves and others, and you can start to make radical changes.” - 2:20 - Gary Gamp / Tony Wrighton
“These are very powerful techniques, and I would say, overall it’s definitely a force for good. But just like all sorts of different things, it's not gonna be a force for good if it's in the wrong hands.” - 5:30 - Tony Wrighton
“Anchoring was originally discovered by Pavlov and Pavlov's dogs - they associated an external stimulus with eating, therefore they'd salivate.” - 14:50 - Tony Wrighton
“You could write down three things that went well in a day. You don't write what wasn't good, you write what could be better. That is a very simple example of a reframe.” - 24:05 - Tony Wrighton
“Music can make us feel a certain way, but one song won’t make a huge difference, which is why I use playlists as a way of ‘chaining anchors’.” - 30:30 - Tony Wrighton
