Neuro Linguistic Programming & Coaching

First: you must check out the above site by clicking on the banner! Yes, when you read the site's contents it seems to be revolving around money, but the teachings can be applied in all aspects of our lives. It's really cool; my life is drastically changing -and changing drastically- because of the material taught by Dr. Robert Anthony. And the fun thing: it's nothing "new". I knew it all, but as Dr. Anthony says:"your life will not change because you KNOW what to DO, it changes because you DO what you KNOW". So true.

"I have trained thousands of people all over the world in the professional and personal change technologies of Neuro Linguistic Programming and few students have shown as much competency in the utilization and execution of the techniques as Marc. His understanding of the subtle secrets that make a good NLP Life Coach is automatic in his working with clients. He has a subconscious competency and intuition during facilitation with clients, which creates results, so without reservation I recommend his services to anyone who desires deep personal and professional transformation."

Gary De Rodriguez
CEO Life Design International
www.GarydeRodriguez.com

What will NLP Coaching do for you?  
 
Coaching is all about YOU and what YOU want out of (your) life or business. Coaching focuses on you getting your desired results. It’s that simple. I coach with the Law of Attraction, loosely translated as “what you habitually think about and feel about is what is going to come about”. When you grasp the concept and start putting it into action, your life and business cannot remain the same. You have my personal word on that! Moreover, I combine coaching with the extremely powerful tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming (see below for some explanation of NLP); together, coaching and NLP form a powerhouse of personal change on a deep, subconscious level. That means you will change for the better, without having to work hard for it!
    
My NLP coaching programme will:

  • help you get results in your career, business or life, guaranteed. If you can think it and feel it, you can achieve it; 
  • help you build highly valuable entrepreneurial skills, assisting you in running a profitable business;
  • teach you exactly what you need to know to be successful, and to live the person who you want to be; 
  • help you understand yourself and people around you, so that you will always be aware of what a person’s motivation behind his/her actions are; 
  • help you make changes to your environment so it will work for you instead of against you; 
  • help you to feel inspired by people and things around you, rather than obstructed;
  • assist you in creating a Master Mind.
     
     

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This is what “pure” NLP sessions with me can do for you. You will:

  • learn how your brain actually takes in and processes information, so that you can be a master over your thoughts instead of a victim; 
  • learn how your thoughts create your emotions, and how you can take control of that process; 
  • learn how to erase old, unwanted memories that prevent(ed) you from going forward; 
  • learn how to free yourself completely from old unwanted emotions that have kept you trapped;
  • learn how to get rid of phobias, like claustrophobia, fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of people, etc; 
  • learn to master the techniques on how to always feel good; 
  • learn to create powerful business and personal goals and to "imprint" them in your subconscious so strongly that they just must be achieved. 
  • learn how to actively create a success mindset that will allow you to be a powerful (business) person; 
  • learn how to take control of your life and business, and create a successful future.  

Is coaching for me?   
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Definitely, if you want to achieve your personal, spiritual, professional and other goals more efficiently, more effectively,
more completely, and with more fun, spirit and humour. If you recognised yourself in one or more of the statements under the
“welcome” button, coaching will do you a lot of good. Guaranteed.        

I assist you in overcoming limiting beliefs you hold and help you to become more than you ever thought you could be. I’ll also be someone you can trust and whom you can use as a sounding board to test new ideas.

I will ask you (and expect!) you to live up to the standards we set together, while reminding you to enjoy the grace of being a human being. Remember: it’s not about being perfect (whatever that may be……..). I’ll be a motivating, instructing, correcting and encouraging professional, working together with you in order for you to find solutions to your challenges, and to create a joyful and fulfilling life.

If that sounds like an interesting concept, you’re absolutely ready for coaching.
 

Benefits of Coaching  
 
With coaching (whether in group or individual sessions), you can expect to acquire many of the following:

  • You will be able to discern which is the best choice to make in your career or life at any given time; there will be no more hesitation in choice. That means you will gain greater self-worth and more self-confidence as you realise that you are not a victim of life, but the creator of it; 
  • You will gain insight in your “personality preferences”, this is: why do you do certain things a certain way. Knowing what type of person you are can make you clear about what type of career or business suits you best;
  • You will create more money and success in your career because you gain more self-worth and drive, which usually means better finances and financial success; 
  • By finding out what your purpose and values are, you will be able to move forward with courage, even when it encompasses huge “risks”. You know that if you follow the “true you”, everything will be alright! 
  • You will create better relationships with people, because as you grow, so does your network;
  • You will be free from being attached to opinions from others; whatever other people say about you and your life will be just that: something they say. It will no longer influence your actions;
  • You will celebrate faster development, clearer focus, and more drive, as with your growing knowledge, creating your own life becomes easy, desirable, and lots of fun; 
  • Coaching and NLP allow you to change whatever negative thoughts you have into positive, constructive ones;
  • You will be able to deeply affect your thinking to your advantage, and will see many more options “outside the box” than ever before. As you gain control of your thoughts, you will find that your emotional state will benefit too. You are the boss!
  • The more you get clarity about the fact that you create your own life experience, the less you have to be afraid or hesitant about “the future”. You know that you hold this future in your hands by setting the right goals, and that brings you great confidence and trust;
  • You will be able to rid yourself from old thought patterns that stop you from doing what you want. You will “cleanse” your mind, and create new, effective ways of thinking in your life and career;

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  • You will understand (and be able to utilise) two major “universal laws”: the law of attraction (what you focus on is what you get), and the law of cause and effect (every action evokes a matching effect). This will increase your spiritual awareness, and will give you the tools to create your life even more effectively;
  • You will have somebody to talk to about every idea, plan or brainwave you might have, no matter how “far out there” they may seem to be. I will be your sounding board, supporter and think-tank for whatever you would like to realise in your life.    

Ultimately, it is all up to you, but that is not such a heavy load, really. What is means is that I, as a coach, cannot make the changes for you. I do not hold the magic potion, unfortunately.

The truth of the matter is that the benefits that you can acquire are commensurate with the amount of effort you are willing to put into the coaching experience. If you decide to play big, expect big things to happen. If you decide to go slow (which might be absolutely fine, given your circumstances!), changes will be more gradual. You will not ever return back to the place you came from, whatever speed you go at; that’s for sure.

As Lao Tzu said ages ago: “a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step”. Take the first step and start walking in the direction of your desire.

How does it work?  
 
Within my practise, I offer several coaching formats:

  • Individual coaching and/or NLP sessions;
  • Group coaching and/or NLP sessions; 
  • Group workshops; group lectures;
  • Business trainings; 
  • Motivational speaking events; 
  • Tele-classes; 
  • Complimentary first session   

The most important thing in working together, whether in an individual or group setting, is that we develop an ongoing relationship, based on trust, and that we are fully transparent towards each other. I will ask for your permission to be –sometimes bluntly- honest, and I expect you to do the same with me. Only when we allow each other to say anything that bubbles up in our minds can we gain the most insight and clarity.     
    
Individual coaching/NLP sessions

meet for a coffeeIn the face-to-face sessions we generally talk with each other once every two weeks for about an hour and a half. How and where we do that is up to you. We can have face-to-face sessions at my home address or yours, in a restaurant or coffee shop, on the beach or in the woods. Whatever suits you best.

Coaching over the phone is the other option, especially for my international clients. With cheap phone cards call costs aren’t a problem anymore. Material assisting the session will be sent to you in PDF format, and the sessions last anywhere between an hour and an hour and a half. In between sessions, there will be e-mail contact and phone conversations when necessary.

The system I use "by default" goes for 10 sessions, and does involve “homework” (or home play, as I prefer to call it), as implementing the session’s learnings is an important part of the change process.

You are under no obligation to take all 10 sessions, however. More or less is perfectly fine and just as effective. We can even throw the whole programme out the window, and talk about what YOU want to talk about. You are the boss in your own process of change, and I will cater my coaching towards that. “Free style” coaching is coaching on the topics that you want to be coached on.

Group coaching/NLP sessions and workshops

Apart from one-on-one coaching, group coaching sessions are an option as well. Group coaching is just as effective, and a great deal of fun too! Obviously, the format is slightly less private and personal. Group coaching sessions go for about 5-6 runs, each session around 3-5 hours long, depending on the amount of participants. Individual contact is possible in between sessions.

Business trainings and motivational speaking events

These are highly dependent on what your outcomes for the training or event are. Any option is negotiable; please contact me to brainstorm ideas and possibilities, and I will cater to them to the best of my abilities.

If you belong to a group or organisation that invites guest speakers on a regularly basis, I am more than willing to come along and give a speech about coaching and NLP related subjects. Naturally, these talks are free of charge!

Tele-classes

Tele-classes are highly interactive and are used to discuss current coaching issues and topics. Apart from the cost of the call, the classes are absolutely free, and run for approximately one hour. Register your interest in one of the classes by sending me an e-mail . Currently, I am running a Global Master Mind Teleconference Series, which you can attend free of charge. The conference is co-hosted by America's Top Success Coach Scott Armstrong  and myself. We only allow 15 people on the call for maximum interaction, so if you want to be on board, be quick to register!

Complimentary session

I offer a complimentary, absolutely no obligation, first session of about an hour to an hour and a half (either over the phone or in person), in which we get to know each other a bit more, get clarity on where you are in your life and business right now, and on where you want to go next.
So, if you want to get a feel for what life coaching is all about and want to start making changes, feel free to book in for this complimentary session by filling out the contact form. I'll be happy to see you!

Special offer

There is always a special offer or give-away for people that sign up for coaching. Whether it is a free e-book, free tickets to a seminar, a discount on the coaching fee, or something completely different and outrageous, call me and find out!
You will find my fees to be highly reasonable anyway, considering the time I put in my sessions and the “add-ons” I provide you with.

A Bit of Background Information.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) has got to do with the “language of the mind”. To put it a bit more technically: our nervous system, via our brain, processes and interprets our life's experiences (that's the “neuro” part). We take information in through our 5 senses, which then form "internal representations" -memories, in plain English- of what we experience in the form of pictures, sounds, feelings, tastes, smells and words (the “linguistic” part, verbal and non-verbal language). When we uncover the conscious and unconscious habit-patterns we live by (our internal self-talk and conversation with others (“programming”)), we can use these patterns and strategies to achieve specific and desired outcomes.

Habits in our thinking and behaviour are nothing more than pre-conditioned ways of responding to certain situations. Many habits are great, and we should keep them. On the other hand, habits that produce negative results in our personal or professional lives should be done away with. If you have a habit of seeing feedback from your boss as criticism you will experience different feelings than someone who sees feedback for what it is: only feedback. We also have certain habitual ways we talk to ourselves, and often times these habits are not very positive.

Changes in our neurology (which means, in the way we think, and therefore behave) can happen in an instant with NLP techniques. Once we change the way we think, we can never think about it the "old way" anymore. Our life must change.

I use NLP both as a “stand-alone” system to create lasting change on a deep subconscious level, and as an additional technique within the coaching framework. In my coaching, I apply NLP techniques as a tool to help you get rid of old, outdated, non-honouring ways of thinking, and to help you install within yourself thought patterns that will undoubtedly gear you for success! You will talk more consctructive language, both to yourself and others, and you will easily break through old behaviour patterns that kept you away from excelling.

NLP is immensely powerful in private as well as business settings. Changes in corporate thinking will mean an enormous improvement in effectiveness of the company, and therefore increased profitability. Combine it with the Dreamtime Personalities Type Profiling tool, and you have a razor shape model for business success.

NLP was first developed in the U.S. in the early 70's from studying the thinking and behavioural skills used by particularly effective and successful people, and modelling those. Modern Psychology Magazine referred to NLP as: “the most powerful vehicle for change in existence”.

NLP is now used by many people throughout the world in such diverse fields as management, sales, marketing, public relations, education, therapy, the military and police, sport, and personal development. There is, however, no longer 1 form of NLP; there are different “camps” and “brands”, and different ways of using the techniques. For instance, the people I studied NLP with define NLP as HNLP: Humanistic Neuro Linguistic Psychology. They thereby want to acknowledge that NLP is about humans, and has got nothing to do with “programming”. We are not robots! Still, whatever the branding, and whatever the specific utilisations, NLP is a great body of knowledge and insight. NLP provides absolutely amazing tools to break down old ways of thinking, and gives the client the opportunity to replace these old “thinking strategies” with powerful new ones that are much more effective and honouring.

If you believe that you cannot change your past, you are only partly right. No, you cannot change the actual event in the past as it happened to you, but you definitely can change your perceptions on and ideas about the event, which will then change the way you feel about it, and so, to a degree, will change your (memory of the) past!

NLP can be utilised as a set of therapeutical tools for past events, and as a driver for future behaviour. That is why it slots in so perfectly with coaching! 

Coaching has to do with changing your perception of life for the better. Whether you are not satisfied with your current (professional or personal) life, would like to see your business run more profitably, or want to find out different ways of creating more of what you already enjoy, coaching will help you achieve that.

Coaching means assisting you in getting the best out of you and your business by encouraging you to move forward.

I provide you with support and with hands-on techniques and tools that will allow you to be, do and have more than you ever thought possible. My coaching tends more towards mentoring, in that respect.

You will gain knowledge and insights about what drives your actions, and how you can change unwanted or outdated thinking and behavioural habits. Coaching means deciding to consciously change and taking responsibility for whatever happens, with often remarkable results.

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In business settings, coaching is all about creating effective time management strategies and thinking strategies, and about ways to increase profitability. Whether you are just starting your business, or are already established, an objective viewpoint from a coach will make you see new opportunities and possibilities.

Coaching is a fairly new field (developed in the 1980’s), focused on helping individuals and businesses identify their vision and goals, create a plan, and then put that plan into action. You can describe coaching as a human improvement process, that focuses completely on desired results and getting them. Used by millions of individuals and businesses world-wide, coaching offers an enormous return on investment! You can expect to experience lasting, deep and profitable changes in the way you run your life and business.