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Changing Yourself Managing Change: Starting with Yourself |
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by Vadim Kotelnikov, Founder, Ten3 Business e-Coach, 1000ventures.com
"I used to say, 'I sure hope things will change.' Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change." - Jim Rohn
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Why Changing Yourself? The best place to start change is with yourself. If whatever you do doesn't work, you must be flexible - you must change your action plan if the current one does not produce the required results. If you want other people to change, you must be prepared to make the first step yourself. If you cannot change your environment, you should change your attitude. NLP Solutions: Neuro Logical Levels of Change The NLP Technology of Achievement was specially developed to discover how people can excel, and most particularly when managing change - how to create the 'difference that makes the difference'. One of the NLP leading thinkers, Robert Dilts, suggests that there are six neuro logical levels of learning, communication and change. In a hierarchical order, they are: purpose, mission, beliefs and values, capabilities, behavior, and environment. Any changes made at the higher levels will have a greater influence on you than those made at the lower levels. NLP Solutions: Reframing Reframing is a powerful technique to enable change. Different levels of experience influence the way we live our lives. The value of reframing is being able to consider an issue from many different aspects. Reframing is a way of getting people to think: 'How else can I do or consider this?'...More The formulation and use of the personal balanced scorecard make up the first step in change management. First, it enables a person to distance himself from his mindsets – his mental framework, assumptions and beliefs coloring the world – and allows him to listen effectively to his inner voice. This helps him to improve his behavior and create his own future. After all, we become more creative as we become more conscious of ourselves, our inner processes and motives. By scrutinizing ourselves, and achieving a better self-image and self-knowledge, we improve our learning ability. Self-knowledge means self-awareness. Formulating one’s personal ambition is a search for one’s identity. Understanding one’s identity is the key to action...More
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"Neuro-Linguistic Programming In A Week", Mo Shapiro, 1998
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"The NLP Coach", Ian McDermott and Wendy Jago, 2001
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"NLP Technology", Harry Adler, 2001
