Perspectives on Neuro-linguistic Programming
Scope of NLP
Dr. Smita Jha
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee
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Scope of NLP…
• To understand other people better
• To improve communication, set clear boundaries and build strong relationships.
• Control your emotions and keep calm and clear headed when you need to.
• Solve problems creatively and make work and life decisions you are proud of.
• Work on your goals.
• Empower yourself and others.
NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) is the most powerful way to enhance communications, and to get excellent performance. There are
number of areas where we can apply NLP models to achieve excellence and success. They are like: applied, with often astonishing results, in fields
as diverse as:
• Business
• Coaching Sales & Influence
• Psychology
• Sports
• Healthcare (OVERCOMING ILLNESS, ANXIETY, ALLERGIES)
• Negotiation
NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) is the most,
• Education change and excellent performance. It has been widely
• Phobias applied, with often astonishing results, in fields as
• Resolving inner conflicts
diverse as:
• A functional model of the skills of great visionaries
• The list goes on…
Why to Learn NLP
• Empower your children and help them to develop self-esteem
• For being a very skilful life coach
• Sell products or services - ethically or unethically
• Grow your business or develop your managerial abilities
• Attract people positively
• Be an empowering leader
• Be a more effective therapist
• Be better in your chosen sport
• Motivate people with whom you live or work
• Help people to overcome fears and phobias
• Improve your results as an educator
• Contribute to your community
• Improve your game of golf, sailing, basketball, etc
• Become a better friend to yourself or others.
NLP 5 Great reasons to learn and practice NLP
• NLP is a kind of mental therapy :
• 1. Business: NLP gives a positive support to a variety of business activities. Besides, it helps to teach
people to communicate more effectively and persuasively, to improve public speaking and
presentations, detecting decision-making strategies in others, making employee training more effective
by working on beliefs, practical tools for employees to achieve peak performance and boosting
motivation by aligning work with values.
Education
• It provides a model of how we communicate with ourselves and others. NLP can be used in teaching to
improve the ability to impart information in ways that makes learning easier.
Sport
• It is used by the sport’s coaches to help their clients to achieve and maintain good performance.
Interventions include modeling and learning successful strategies from leaders in sporting fields,
setting performance goals and overcoming difficulties and hindrances.
Health
• “To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and
clear.” (Buddha)
• It offers a cognitive model and practical tools that can help to improve the health. NLP practitioners can
help individuals to follow more systematic and satisfying lives by helping them to change limiting
beliefs, habits and behavior, facilitating people to manage states and emotions and helping them to find
meaning in life by setting manageable, well-formed goals.
Personal relationships
• “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control
one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will
naturally come to him.” Buddha
• NLP models can help you to increase the positive relations with other people. NLP strategies also assist you to live in
harmony together with your family members and you will find it easier to make them your principal priority in life. At
the same time, NLP strategies will also show you the path to keep a great balance between your family members and
your career, your professional life.
