Well after Commonsense's post what can I say.
I first heard of NLP techniques from a set of tapes by Jack Canfield on Self Esteem and Peak Performance. I don't think he ever use NLP as a title, but that's one of the techniques he describes.
About 10 years later I got the Personal Power tapes, for $5 at a church book sale. I had thought of buying the book about 10 years earlier, but a friend said it taught you how to manipulate people so I stayed away. It's true that you can use the knowledge to manipulate people but most knowledge can be used that way.
Anthony Robbins does talk about NLP, and a little more with his Modelling technique. There are lots and lots of information and tips, that are not valuable to me, just as in the PR course and exercises. We each need a little something different to get us to the common goal, and so the authors put everything they think is important into the matterial. For me there was one idea in the exercises on personal goal setting that was absolutely essential. You won't need it but I'll share it anyways. The idea was that your goals (dreams, desires) must be in harmony with your personal values. If they are not, then a part of you will stop you from achieving your goals.
The most important thing when travelling down the road to success is getting pass the roadblocks, and being able to identify them is key to getting pass them.
*Kicks himself in the butt* Now I have to go and practice PR.
[This message has been edited by Iam2 (edited April 16, 2002).]
