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21 May 2023

Slow Down to Speed Up

What’s got you wound up? It could be that restless feeling that you have lots of ground to cover before you take a real break. Or that chaos of the end of the school year. Or maybe you’re doing the things you used to do but they just don’t feel the same as they used to. You’re curious about what could be better and scared of making things worse. Your instinct might be to work harder or to play harder. But it’s possible you need something different.
15 April 2023

Why it’s so hard to improve your soft skills

Breaking a skill into chunks that can be practiced takes expertise. Adjusting performance on chunks so they result in better skills also takes expertise. The way to get better at soft skills is to find an expert who has the interest and the patience to coach you through drills until you improve.
7 April 2023

New workshop series on what stress is trying to teach you

Is it a problem or an opportunity?
17 March 2023

What’s better: confidence or competence?

Many people come to NLP Canada Training to build communication skills. They are not very different than my college students. They assume that if they were more confident in their communication, they would be better at communicating. That’s only partly true. You get more of what you measure. If you’re measuring confidence, you’ll get more confident and that will get you some results.
11 March 2023

What’s different at NLP Canada Training?

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably looked at other websites for NLP training companies. And you’re wondering how to compare them. Maybe you have been referred here, and you want to find out if this is for you. Or maybe you were referred somewhere else, but it just didn’t feel right. We are different from other companies in many ways. Here are the three I think make the most difference for the people who train with us.
21 February 2023

Make a Difference to Give Yourself a Boost

One of the ways to get more energy from your social connections is to pay attention to how you can make a difference for someone else.
7 January 2023

Navigating Conflict Between Short-Term and Long-Term Goals

Your long-term goals will involve sacrificing some short-term gains. You will see achievable things in the short term and know that if you pursue them, you risk pushing your long-term goals to the side. Again.
26 November 2022

3 Cures for Overwhelm: Altruism, Gratitude & Agency

I do believe in altruism and gratitude. But here’s what also helps: agency. Focus on what you can do. You can shift your attention to notice strengths or possibilities.
26 November 2022

3 Powerful Questions: What if? What else? What next?

It’s not always easy to ask “what if” or to get other people to ask it. That’s where NLP is really useful. We ask “what if” with anchors.
12 November 2022

Practice Makes Ready

Readiness doesn’t just happen. It is the result of steps you take to recognize the choices you have. We teach you to prepare for what you want, and to reset when the world threatens that preparation.