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Failure Into Feedback

“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” - Bruce Lee

Among one of the things we believe is that there is no failure, only feedback. That is, every mistake we make brings us 1 step closer to succeeding. Instead of letting our mistakes convince us that we are failures and fail at everything we do - and therefore will do - we choose to see those "failures" as actually being helpful to attaining our goals. Our setbacks simply serve to provide us with more information; information that we may not have acquired if we hadn't "failed." So with this we say there is no failure, only feedback. It is one of the core presuppositions of NLP.

I personally have been wrong countless times, and have failed more times than I care to think about, but every single "failure" or mistake has been invaluable to being right, or rather, to learning, because I'm still always open to being wrong and failures, because I know that those are stepping stones to being better, more knowledgeable and more effective.

"You can only get smarter by playing a smarter opponent." 

Which means that failure is inevitable on the quest for growth and success, but you can change how you perceive those failures.

Failing over and over again and then succeeding is like finding a diamond in the dirt. Lest we forget where diamonds come from...

Failure Into Feedback Strategy

Another variation of this is the notion that "there are no mistakes, there are only outcomes." The implication of these statements is that the results of our attempts to reach our goals may be interpreted in different ways.

Depending upon the nature of a particular outcome, it may take more or less effort to accomplish a particular goal. In many instances, our ultimate success is not a function of immediate results; it is a function of an ongoing feedback loop. Sometimes you even need to do something that you know probably won't work in order to get the feedback necessary to progress.

A good illustration of this is the example of an inventor who had developed a very complex three dimensional imaging device. It had taken him years to complete it, and he had made many versions that had not worked. During an interview he was asked, "How did you manage to deal with all of the failures you encountered along the way?" Initially the inventor appeared confused by the question.
Finally he said, "I guess I didn't consider them failures. I just figured they were a solution to a problem other than the one I was working on at the time." And, in fact, something that hadn't worked at one stage in the development of the device, was often a legitimate solution at another stage.

Another example is that of the man who invented xerography, Chester Carlson. In an interview he said that at several points he had to make a machine that he knew would not work in order to get the feedback he needed to know what to do next. You might say he had to make a 'grander failure' than the earlier version.

Yet, while most of us may agree that it is better to interpret lack of success as "feedback" rather than "failure," changing our feelings about an unsuccessful situation is "easier said than done." The Failure Into Feedback Strategy is a process that uses the NLP concepts of 'Synesthesia' and 'accessing cues' to help transform experiences of failure into productive learning experiences. It was developed to address limiting beliefs about capabilities. An assumption of the process is that a "belief" is more than a particular representation of an experience. Rather, it is a synesthesia, or "synthesis," of several representations which form a kind of "molecule" of experience. In order for us to form a belief about an experience, we must not only, say, visually remember the external details of an event, but also have feelings, and/or self talk, mental fantasies, recalled messages from others, etc., attached to the memory.

When these various forms of representations are detached from one another and considered in their elemental state, they do not have any particular "meaning." The words, "Be careful," for instance, are just words until we associate them with feelings and images. If we connect those words to a feeling of anxiety and a remembered image of a situation in which we failed to achieve a desired outcome, they may form the core of a belief "molecule" relating to avoidance. If, on the other hand, we add to this "molecule" a fantasized image of the desired goal and put in the additional words, "Be careful...and be wise, and you'll make it OK," and the meaning of the molecule is transformed. The anxiety may shift to being more of a sense of anticipation and alertness that helps us to approach our desired state rather than avoid failure.

The Failure Into Feedback Strategy offers a method to identify and "break up" limiting "molecules" of experience, and then to enrich and reassemble the cluster of experiences into a more useful and appropriate model of a situation.

How 5 Billionaires Had To Fail To Succeed

Going back to Doublethink: If one is to rule, and to continue ruling, one must be able to dislocate the sense of reality. For the secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one's own infallibility with the power to learn from past mistakes.

It is directly connected to Best Case Scenario Outcomes in Meta Programs. That is, looking at all that happens in a positive way, and refraining from dwelling on negative happenings.

Choice is better than no choice in regard to Meta Programs. A person's health, happiness and effectiveness are greatly enhanced by the ability to have full access to either Meta Program according to what a person considers appropriate and useful in a given context.

Many successful and generally happy people find that a good model for balance between these two Meta Programs is something along the lines of, "Dream and plan for the best, be prepared for the worst." Given the ability to access and use both Meta Programs with a default of "Best Case Scenario" and attendant healthy beliefs about possibility and capability, the NLP Disney planning process is an excellent way to balance and contextualize both types of thinking for many desired outcomes.

"If one is continually surviving the worst that life can bring, one eventually ceases to be controlled by a fear of what life can bring." - James Baldwin 

And like Away From thinking, Worst Case thinking can be an important capability if specific worst cases are realistically assessed and can be adequately planned for. In some cases, worst case thinking is like a sort of reverse optimism. That is, if we know we can handle the worst case, anything better that happens will be "gravy." Murphy's Law "If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong," is an example of this Meta Program. It's often cited with a certain wry humor, the benefit of which is that a person may plan more precisely to handle contingencies which may obstruct or interrupt the achievement of goals.

“People who cling to their illusions find it difficult, if not impossible, to learn anything worth learning: a people under the necessity of creating themselves must examine everything, and soak up learning the way the roots of a tree soak up water.” - James Baldwin

Failure is knowledge; knowledge is power.

The person with the most flexibility in a system will have the most influence.

This is the Law of requisite variety from systems theory. This means the person with the most options and behavioral choices will control the system. In any field, the top people in that field are those who have the most variety in their behavior. They have choices of behavior that their colleagues don’t.

Any time you limit your behavioral choices you give others the competitive edge. If you are able to respond to any situation in a variety of ways, you are more likely to get your outcome.

The choice is yours.

Fear Nothing!

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List of Excellent Books on NLP and Hypnosis

Using Your Brain-For a Change. -- Richard Bandler This book is the greatest NLP book! This is Richard Bandler at his best! A transcript of one of his seminars. He speaks with humour, style, and shows you how intelligent he can be in curing phobias in 3 minutes! You will see how he reframes almost every experience...

Time for a Change by Richard Bandler

Instant Rapport by Michael Brooks Instant Rapport allows you to forge an immediate bond with anyone, anywhere. It will literally remake the way the world sees you. Author Michael Brooks, nationally acclaimed communications expert, shares the same Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) techniques he has taught to Fortune 500 executives in his renowned seminars.

Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming by Joseph O'Conner, et al A guide to one of the fastest growing developments in applied psychology; covers the classic NLP therapy techniques in depth, lists the books currently available on NLP, and gives advice on choosing an appropriate training course.

Persuasion Engineering by Richard Bandler, John LA Valle The state of the art on Sales & Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Magic in Action, -- Richard Bandler This is an excellent book for anyone wanting an inside view of a master utilizing NLP(tm) in action. These are actual working transcripts of Richard Bandler the co-founder of the NLP(tm)technology doing work with patients. Within the pages you'll encounter him literally performing magic in terms of...

The Structure of Magic : A Book About Language and Therapy, -- Richard Bandler, John Grinder Even though I was familiar of the material before I got this book, I was still amazed. This book is a must for anyone who wishes to communicate more effectively. I have many uses for it. I bought both I and II. You really need both to appreciate the scope of this awesome technology.

The Structure of Magic II: A Book About Communication and Change, -- Richard Bandler, John Grinder

Emotional Freedom: Techniques for dealing with emotional and physical distress (Revised Edition) by Garry A. Flint (Foreword), Gary Craig

Time Line Therapy and the Basis of Personality, -- Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall The Time Line Therapy is a powerfull combination of NLP, Trance techniques and some other things that I wouldn't mention so that you become more motivated to read it ;) You would never believe that changes can be so easy and so powerfull until you familiarize yourself with these techniques. It also contains an exellent introduction to Metaprograms, one that is complete enough and yes simple enough. An absolute MUST.

Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D, -- Richard Bandler Learn about Milton's Strategy of hypnosis and the expert modeling of John Grinder and Richard Bandler, co-founders of NLP. Learn directly the patterns of hypnosis used for creating change. A book chock full of metaphors and stories to weave change in personality.

Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D, (Volume 2) -- Richard Bandler

My Voice Will Go With You : The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. - Sidney Rosen (Editor) Milton H. Erikson has been called the most influential hypnotherapist of our time. Closely related to his therapy was his use of "teaching tales." Calling upon shock, surprise, confusion--with generous use of questions, puns, and playful humor--he seeded suggestions indirectly and positively with these tales, here gathered together by Dr. Rosen. One of the best introductions to Milton H. Erickson Since it was first published, in 1982, this book has been one of the most popular and most readable introductions to the innovative psychotherapeutic and hypnotic approaches of Milton Erickson. It has been translated into several languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,Hebrew,German and Japanese-so far

Change Your Mind-And Keep the Change : Advanced Nlp Submodalities Inverventions -- Connirae Andreas, Steve Andreas This advanced NLP book builds on the foundation established in Heart of the Mind, by the Andreases, and Using Your Brain--for a CHANGE, by Richard Bandler. Presented in "live seminar" format, this book offers rich information and specific examples of how to work successfully in helping people...

Core Transformation by Connirae Andreas, Tamara Andreas This book focuses on allowing us to uncover the unconscious motivations that underline "bad" habits, through a process called Core Transformation. Its origins are in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), but don't let that make you shy away from it. Through this process, which you can do to yourself by a self-dialogue while in a meditative state (although doing it with a partner is probably more effective), you can begin to understand why you do the things you do.

Turtles All the Way Down : Prerequisites to Personal Genius. -- John Grinder, Judith Delozier The term "new code" refers to 1987, when this book came out. At that time, the ideas in this book departed quite strongly from the orginal "mechanistic" NLP framework. Today, some of the messages from this book still aren't "integrated" in mainstream NLP (which is a "buy" reason). Focus of this book lies on perceptual positions; trusting your unconcious (+ focussing your attention), and working with patterns (+ how to interrupt them). These are 3 messages that Grinder still stresses today (in 2001)

Precision : A New Approach to Communication : How to Get the Information You Need to Get Results by Michael McMaster, John Grinder Dramatically improve the effectiveness of an organization and personal relationships. What results do you want? What information do you need? Cut through the entire information overflow to the heart of the matter. Ask the right questions. Make the right decision. The book makes this art of business communication an easily learnable skill. Must read!

Making the Message Clear : How to Master the Business Communication Tools That Direct Productivity, Excellence and Power by James F. Eicher, John Grinder

An Insiders Guide to Sub Modalities. -- Richard Bandler It is a great little book, as a reference and different perspective on something you should already know. (and by that I mean, you are probably already familiar with NLP if you are looking at this book) You will find things in here that are new to you, although not a great many, a few. It is good!

Modeling With Nlp. -- Robert Dilts One of the few books that focus on NLP as it was meant to be If one would make of the great NLP modellers, Robert Dilts will certainly be part of the list. As well as he would make it to the top 5 list of NLP's great writers.

Reframing : Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning. -- Richard Bandler, et al Is the glass hals-empty or half-full? What we think is not as important as HOW we think about it and there is a powerfull tool to make sure we think it right - it is called a Reframing. In their book, Grinder and Bendler are on their best. I rate it as an absolute MUST for anyone who is interested in NLP or simply wants to become a better communicator.

Strategies of Genius, Volume One. by Robert Dilts NLP was meant to be a technology to make maps of excellence. Robert Dilts is one of the few authors actually using NLP as it was meant to be. In the third book of the Stategies of Genius series, Robert Dilts studies the cognitive strategies of Sigmund Freud, Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla to...

Encyclopedia of Systemic Neuro-Linguistic Programming and NLP New Coding by Robert B. Dilts, et al Without doubt this is the work of geniuses, the work and obvious veneration of the science and art , that is NLP is verified here. These volumes reflect not only a love of the discipline of NLP but also the desire of Dilts et al to indeed create a world to which people want to belong. If you are one of the lucky owners of these books...you are very lucky indeed!! Well done, NLPU.

Strategies of Genius, Volume Two. by Robert Dilts This second volume in the "Strategies of Genius" series is devoted to Albert Einstein. How would it be like to think like Albert Einstein? Robert Dilts used the NLP modeling principles to find this out. This is really NLP as it was meant to be.

Changing Belief Systems With NLP. -- Robert Dilts

The Unfair Advantage: Practical Applications of NLP for Sales and Marketing by Duane Lakin Ph.D. The Unfair Advantage is a "workshop-in-a-workbook." It contains practical ideas and exercises for applying NLP (neurolinguistic programming) to sales and marketing. It includes "how-to" ideas for selling face-to-face, telemarketing, direct mail, and other real-world situations. Included are examples...

An Introduction to NLP Neuro-Linguistic Programming... by Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott (Reader) (Audio Cassette) NLP describes in simple terms what these people do differently and enables you to learn these patterns of excellence.

N L P : The New Technology of Achievement by NLP Comprehensive Training Team Team, et al This a hardcore NLP Teaching book that is very easy to read and even more importantly, to use. Also, unlike the self-promoting Anthony Robbins, you won't be inundated with advertising and fluff. This is a No-Nonsense book that will get you results, and I mean, rapid results!

Successful Selling With Nlp : by Joseph O'Connor, Robin Prior If you are a salesperson, sales manager, or a professional who needs skills to sell your product or service, this book is invaluable.

Leading With NLP by Joseph O'Connor The most effective way to learn leadership is through Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a set of skills for psychologically influencing people. NLP includes body language, verbal cues and a host of other practical methods. This is the only NLP title to focus on Leadership.

NLP and Relationships by Joseph O'Connor, Robin Prior In this first NLP book to focus on love relationships, expert trainers O'Connor and Prior show how to find and nurture any relationship. ...Contrary to what the title might make you think, you don't need NLP knowledge in order to use this book. The way it's written makes it even hard to recognize the NLP bits...

Training With NLP by Joseph O'Connor, John Seymour (Contributor) A monumental feat...the organization of the fundamentals of training into a practical primer and valuable reference for anyone who wants to know more about designing effective ways to train."--Christina Hall, M.A., The NLP Connection What are the differences between outstanding trainers and the rest? This book provides a practical answer to this question, provided by NLP modeling skills. They give readers the knowledge and skill to learn faster and improve the results they create.

NLP And Sports by Joseph O'Connor

Nlp and Health : Using Nlp to Enhance Your Health and Well-Being by Joseph O'Connor, et al Neuro-Linguistic Programming studies the way our thoughts affect our well-being. NLP and Health brings together the latest medical research and your experience of your own health in a practical way. Readers will find out how NLP works and learn practical ways to bring their mind and body into harmony.

Nlp Workbook : A Practical Guide to Achieving the Results You Want by Joseph O'Conner

Way of Nlp by Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott

Brief Nlp Therapy by Ian McDermott

NLP by Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott

NLP Home Study Guide by Leslie Cameron-Bandler, et al Study Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in the convenience of your own home, at your own pace, from two leaders in the field. This 109-minute videotape and 160-page guide book thoroughly present a number of NLP concepts and techniques. You’ll discover ways to solve internal conflict, stay resourceful under pressure, understand different learning styles, and more.

Practical Nlp for Managers by Ian McDermott, Joseph O'Connor Practical NLP for managers is probably the more deeply involved NLP book that remains applicable in most everyday situtations. From building rapport to understanding different company leadership structures, this book is an excellent buy.

Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical & Financial Destiny! -- by Anthony Robbins, Frederick L. CoVan. Wake Up and Take Control of Your Life! Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.

Unlimited Power -- by Anthony Robbins (Reader); Audio CD Robbins calls Unlimited Power the new science of personal achievement. You'll call it the best thing that ever happened to you. Robbins teaches how to define goals, take focused action, gauge results and adjust behavior until those goals are achieved.

Unlimited Power : The New Science of Personal Achievement -- by Anthony Robbins, et al Unlimited Power is a revolutionary fitness book for the mind. It will show you, step by step, how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional and financial freedom, attaining leadership and self-confidence, and winning the cooperation of others. It will give you the knowledge and the courage to remake yourself and your world.

Personal Power II by Anthony Robbins (Audio CD - June 1996) Personal Power II package contains: 12 audio CDs, 1 spiral bound book, and 1 VHS tape. This is the most comprehensive formula for personal power! "It is our moments of decision that our destiny is formed". Buy this system, but more importantly use it!

Notes from a Friend by Robbins, Anthony Robbins. Notes from a Friend is a concise and easy-to-understand guide to the most powerful and life-changing tools and principles that make Anthony Robbins an international leader in peak performance.

Introduction to Personal Power 2 : The Driving Force! by Anthony Robbins In Introduction to Anthony Robbins' Personal Power II , the peak performance expert shares the powerful strategies and techniques that have helped millions of people all over the world create richer, more satisfying lives. The kit includes a Personal Success Journal and 4 cassettes.

The Driving Force by Anthony Robbins The mega-bestselling author of "Unlimited Power" and "Awaken the Giant Within" now presents an inspiring book which uncovers the secrets behind creating a life of extraordinary joy, wealth, and fulfillment. Filled with stories that touch the soul and free the spirit, "The Secret to Wealth and Happiness" imparts a simple, seven-step process to renewing the joy and meaning in life.

'Powertalk!' : The Six Master Steps to Change/Cassettes by Anthony Robbins Part of the Powertalk! series, The Six Master Steps to Change presents a step-by-step methodology for correcting unwanted behavior. According to Robbins, listeners can instantly transform lifelong habits using this technique.

Giant Steps : Small Changes to Make a Big Difference : Daily Lessons in Self-Mastery by Anthony Robbins In an easy-to-use daily format, the master of personal achievement and the psychology of peak performance offers suggestions for everyday living to encourage readers to take control of their lives and initiate change and growth by altering beliefs.

Anthony Robbins' Powertalk! : The Decision That Ensures Your Success! The Power to Create, the Power to Destroy! The Power of Anticipation by Anthony Robbins (Audio Cassette - November 1993) This special slipcased collection contains Powertalk!: The Decision that Ensures Your Success (with Coach John Wooden), Powertalk!: The Power of Anticipation (with Dr. Stephen R. Covey), and Powertalk!: The Power to Create, the Power to Destroy! (with Paul Zane Pilzer). 6 cassettes.

Live With Passion : Strategies for Creating a Compelling Future by Anthony Robbins (Reader) (Audio CD - January 2002)

Unleash the Power Within by Anthony Robbins

The Five Rituals of Wealth : Proven Strategies for Turning the Little You Have into More Than Enough by Tod Barnhart, Tony Robbins Barnhart is a top performer in the brokerage industry who has established himself as one of the nation's premier investment counselors. Here he reveals the simple wealth-building techniques he uses, common-sense strategies that everyone should know.

Related Psychology and Personal Development

The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Samuel B. Griffith (Introduction) Written in China over two thousand years ago, Sun Tzu's The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations. These wise, aphoristic essays contain principles acted upon by such twentieth-century Chinese generals as Mao Tse Tung. Samuel Griffith offers a much-needed translation of this classic which makes it even more relevant to the modern world. Including an explanatory introduction and selected commentaries on the work, this edition makes Sun Tzu's timeless classic extremely accessible to students of Chinese history and culture, as well as to anyone interested in the highly volatile military and political issues in present-day China.

Silva Mind Control Method. -- Jose Silva, Philip Miele Great book that helps you take control of your life. Silva developed the Silva Method many years ago. It is what he calls 'active meditation'. People use this to solve problems, get results they desire, create opportunities ( it really works! be more open minded!), cure illness etc.

You the Healer by Jose Silva, Robert B. Stone Deprogramming negativity to facilitate wellness is the underlying principle of the Silva Method. In other words, by changing your mind you can change your health. There are thousands of success stories that serve as testimony to the effectiveness of the Silva Method, many of which have been documented by the authors in this book, making it interesting reading as well as enlightening.

How to Use the Silva Mind Control Method/Audio Cassettes by Hans De Jong, Hans DeJong A definitive presentation of the Silva Mind Control Method--the best-known program for learning how to take control of and reshape one's life, utilized by millions. 32-page interactive workbook and 2 cassettes.

Silva Mind Control Method of Mental Dynamics by Jose Silva, Burt Goldman The world-famous Silva Mind Control Method is applied to problem-solving, self-esteem and more

Jose Silva's Ultramind Esp System by Ed, Jr. Bernd Shows you how to unlock the incredible powers of your own mind and use them to connect to a higher power and obtain the guidance you need to be successful, happy, and fulfilled. Jose Silva's great gift was for teaching people to use more and more of their brain's capacity. The Silva Method has helped millions of people access their native intuition and psychic ability by using their minds in a whole new way-on the alpha brain-wave level. In Jose Silva's Ultramind ESP System you will learn a series of specific self-management techniques that can help you get rid of any impediments to your success and be better able to carry out your life's mission. You will develop a specific plan to help you carry out the instructions you receive from high intelligence, your higher power.

Sales Power by Jose Silva, et al From the founder of The Silva Method--the world's most famous mind-development training program--comes a revolutionary program designed to teach salesprofessionals: how to get more appointments, conquer fears of rejection and failure, and not only reach, but exceed sales goals and quotas. A step-by-step guide tosuccess, Sales Power tells you how to relax and use your greatest asset: your mind. Silva--whose Silva Method(rg) has been used by millions--tells listeners how to use the untapped power of the mind to dramatically increase sales. A step-by-step guide to startling success. 2 cassettes.

Virus of the Mind : The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie Not all infectious agents are living organisms, according to Richard Brodie: "Viruses of the mind" can live and reproduce in the form of urban myths, advertising jingles, even sexual habits. Drawing upon Richard Dawkins's concept of a "meme," a sort of cultural gene first defined...

Thought Contagion : How Belief Spreads Through Society by Aaron Lynch Why do certain ideas become popular? The naive view is that it's because they're true, or at least justified. This fascinating book, influenced by evolutionary biology and epidemiology, is the first full-scale examination of some of the other reasons. Consider Aaron Lynch's example of optimism--it may not be true or warranted, but it tends to prevail because optimists tend to have more children to pass along their outlook to. Sometimes, Lynch points out, there is a paradoxical but predictable expansion-contraction pattern to the social spread of ideas. If nothing else, lobbyists need to look into this stuff to see which side their bread is really buttered on.

The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore, Richard Dawkins Showing greater courage and intellectual chutzpah than I have ever aspired to, she deploys her memetic forces in a brave--do not think foolhardy until you have read it--assault on the deepest questions of all: What is a self? What am I? Where am I? ... Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme.

Media Virus! : Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture by Douglas Rushkoff Have you ever noticed that the word "media" refers both to the tool for disseminating information in human societies as well as the substrate upon which geneticists grow bacteria and viruses? Rushkoff has written one of the more provocative and insightful analyses of the paths of conceptual infection in human media, and about the techniques and goals of those who spread media viruses. This fun, hip, yet insightful book is well worth buying.

Over the Top -- by Zig Ziglar Drawing on his forty-plus years as a world-class motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar identifies and shows precisely how to achieve what people desire most from life--to be happy, healthy, reasonably prosperous, blessed with friends, and hopeful.

Secrets of Closing the Sale : Strategies and Guidelines You Need to Become Proficient in the Art of Effective Persuasion -- by Zig Ziglar Convinced that the only way to be the best is to care about the people we serve, Ziglar shows how to do everything possible to get a positive decision--one that benefits both the prospect and the listener. Unabridged.

The 48 Laws of Power by Joost Elffers, Robert Greene Learning the game of power requires a certain way of looking at the world, a shifting of perspective," writes Robert Greene. Mastery of one's emotions and the arts of deception and indirection are, he goes on to assert, essential. The 48 laws outlined in this book "have a simple premise: certain actions always increase one's power ... while others decrease it and even ruin us."The laws cull their principles from many great schemers--and scheming instructors--throughout history, from Sun-Tzu to Talleyrand, from Casanova to con man Yellow Kid Weil. They are straightforward in their amoral simplicity: "Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit," or "Discover each man's thumbscrew." Each chapter provides examples of the consequences of observance or transgression of the law, along with "keys to power," potential "reversals" (where the converse of the law might also be useful), and a single paragraph cleverly laid out to suggest an image (such as the aforementioned thumbscrew); the margins are filled with illustrative quotations. Practitioners of one-upmanship have been given a new, comprehensive training manual, as up-to-date as it is timeless.

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene, Joost Elffers Greene is the author of The 48 Laws of Power (1998), a compilation of quotes from throughout history that prescribe methods of obtaining and wielding power. He now adds seduction to the mix of stratagems for those who feel the need to scheme to get what they want. Given the popularity of so-called reality-based television programs, it is clear there is a large audience of such people. Greene, again providing quotes on his topic from philosophers, scientists, playwrights, and novelists, examines "the achievements of the greatest seducers throughout history" and profiles 10 seductive archetypes. Although the tactics Greene advises may be distasteful to some, his literary survey is fascinating. As was Greene's previous work, this one is billed as "A Joost Elffers Production." Elffers is identified--with no hint of embarrassment--as a book "packager." A "quote" from a Newsweek review of The 48 Laws is used to hype the new book, though the actual article in which the quote appeared challenged Greene's credentials as an editor and playwright and offered only lukewarm praise. David Rouse

Never Be Lied to Again by David J. Lieberman When liars are being accused of something, they'll stay calm because they're working on their rebuttal; this is why detectives were suspicious of O.J. Simpson when he didn't express outrage when accused of murdering his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman. Never Be Lied to Again is bursting with tested tips like this for quickly determining when you're being boondoggled. Body language, facial expressions, sentence structure, and word choice can all reveal when someone is lying, says psychologist David J. Lieberman, and he includes 46 of these "clues to deception" to help you, including tricks for framing questions without putting others on the defense. Once you use your newly honed "human lie detector" skills to figure out if you're being lied to, you can then dig for the truth using the specific, influential words and body postures that Lieberman suggests. Written with flair and humor, Never Be Lied to Again is designed to help you get the upper hand in any situation, whether you're trying to figure out if your spouse is cheating on you or if you suspect your coworkers are cooking the books.

Instant Analysis by David J. Lieberman A psychologist offers practical suggestions and strategies for transforming some one hundred of the most common self-defeating behaviors and habits, including fear of failure, eating disorders, procrastination, superstition, and others.

Get Anyone to Do Anything and Never Feel Powerless Again by David. J. Lieberman The New York Times bestselling author of Never be Lied to Again delivers a book of psychological secrets to gain control of my situation and never feel powerless again. David Lieberman is a master at exploring the human psyche. This revolutionary audiobook explains how to see through people, how to avoid being manipulated and how to get the upper hand in every situation. Learn how to gain control and influence anyone, any time: Get anyone to forgive you Defeat the competition Get anyone to confess a secret Get anyone to return your call Stop verbal abuse in an instant Get anyone to find you attractive Stop jealous behavior in anyone With all the stress, competition, game-playing, and manipulation that life throws your way, you will not want to be without this audiobook that delivers the promise of life made easy.

The Mafia Manager by V In a manner that hints of power and money, author "V" lays down guidelines for business garnered from his years of service in the Mafia. Is he kidding? Perhaps. But the level of common sense displayed could fool the reader. Each of the three sections is filled with riffs on the main theme; part two, "Managing Others," covers such topics as hiring, firing, senior advisers, leadership, productivity, and rules, all sprinkled with appropriate company aphorisms and syllogisms. Machiavellian? You bet. Chauvinistic? For sure. But the book is also a great antidote to the disease of serious, boring, humorless corporate-speak tomes. Barbara Jacobs

Irresistible Attraction: Secrets of Personal Magnetism by Kevin Hogan, Mary Lee Labay, Jack Swaney. People form their first impression of you in three to four seconds! This book reveals to you the hidden secrets of attraction and charisma. You will learn to maximize your hidden and natural attributes to create an instant bond with anyone you meet!

Passport to Power by William Thourlby Thourlby delivers a masterful exposition of what can be called the Truth of Human Relationships, whereas other authors may treat the subject simply as schmoozing. What sets Thourlby apart is that his context is respect for the self and respect for others and that a Higher Power has placed you together for a reason. Studying and executing on his program for social success is then simply an acknowledgement of reality. Whereas the prose meanders at times, this book's message is of imperative importance...a must-read. ( Marcos J. Polanco)

The Psychology of Persuasion by Kevin Hogan The Psychology Of Persuasion: How To Persuade Others To Your Way Of Thinking will show how to ethically direct others toward your point of view. Author Kevin Hogan teaches the skills of persuasion drawn from techniques as diverse as hypnosis, neurolinguistics, the Bible, and successful salespeople throughout history. The Psychology Of Persuasion demonstrates how to construct persuasive messages. It teaches how to tell what the other person is thinking, why he thinks it, and how to change what he thinks. It covers persuasion from both points of view -- helping consumers to make better buys and salespeople to sell more. The Psychology Of Persuasion shares the most powerful tools, strategies and techniques used by political candidates, television ministers, and corporate leaders. The Psychology Of Persuasion is practical, sensible, workable, and totally accessible to the non-specialist general reader.

Artful Persuasion: How to Command Attention, Change Minds, and Influence People by Harry A. Mills There's really nothing mysterious about getting people to change their minds. No special, inborn gifts. No subliminal tricks. Instead, the best persuaders--advertisers, salespeople, politicians, spin doctors--depend on the fact that everyone responds to messages in just two ways: thoughtfully or mindlessly. And they know how to manipulate these two persuasion routes to make even the most doubtful say "yes."

Power, Money, Fame, Sex by Gretchen Craft Rubin From Booklist Power! Money! Fame! Sex! What else is there? Niccolo Machiavelli, meet Jackie Collins. Rubin's subtitle contains what is probably an unintentional double meaning; her guide is actually for people who use people. She does suggest, though, that "nonstrivers" will find the book valuable in learning how to protect themselves against the machinations she enthusiastically describes.

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini Arguably the best book ever on what is increasingly becoming the science of persuasion. Whether you're a mere consumer or someone weaving the web of persuasion to urge others to buy or vote for your product, this is an essential book for understanding the psychological foundations of marketing. Recommended.

Virus of the Mind : The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie If you've ever wondered how and why people become robotically enslaved by advertising, religion, sexual fantasy, and cults, wonder no more. It's all because of "mind viruses," or "memes," and those who understand how to plant them into other's minds. This is the first truly accessible book about memes and how they make the world go 'round. Of course, like all good memes, the ideas in Brodie's book are double-edged swords. They can vaccinate against the effects of cognitive viruses, but could also be used by those seeking power to gain it even more effectively. If you don't want to be left behind in the coevolutionary arms race between infection and protection, read about memes.

Thought Contagion : How Belief Spreads Through Society by Aaron Lynch" Why do certain ideas become popular? The naive view is that it's because they're true, or at least justified. This fascinating book, influenced by evolutionary biology and epidemiology, is the first full-scale examination of some of the other reasons. Consider Aaron Lynch's example of optimism--it may not be true or warranted, but it tends to prevail because optimists tend to have more children to pass along their outlook to. Sometimes, Lynch points out, there is a paradoxical but predictable expansion-contraction pattern to the social spread of ideas. If nothing else, lobbyists need to look into this stuff to see which side their bread is really buttered on. Warning: this book is densely written. But it's worth the wade.

The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore, Richard Dawkins" Showing greater courage and intellectual chutzpah than I have ever aspired to, she deploys her memetic forces in a brave--do not think foolhardy until you have read it--assault on the deepest questions of all: What is a self? What am I? Where am I? ... Any theory deserves to be given its best shot, and that is what Susan Blackmore has given the theory of the meme.

Media Virus! : Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture by Douglas Rushkoff" Have you ever noticed that the word "media" refers both to the tool for disseminating information in human societies as well as the substrate upon which geneticists grow bacteria and viruses? Rushkoff has written one of the more provocative and insightful analyses of the paths of conceptual infection in human media, and about the techniques and goals of those who spread media viruses. This fun, hip, yet insightful book is well worth buying.

Brain Builders! by Richard Leviton Health writer Leviton believes that the human brain is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets. And he disagrees with the commonly held notion that cognitive abilities must decrease with age. To "age-proof your brain," Leviton recommends a pragmatic seven-step program that incorporates an understanding of your brain's rhythms with an awareness of how important diet, exercise, and music are to the thought process. Numerous mental calisthenics are presented to promote "alertness, concentration, perceptual speed, learning, memory, problem solving, and creativity."

Reversing Memory Loss by Vernon H., Md. Mark, Jeffrey P. Mark (Contributor), Jeffrey Mark From Book News, Inc. Medical researcher and neurosurgeon Vernon H. Mark details a step-by- step program for finding the real causes of the confusion and memory loss that comes with aging, and for working out a balanced plan of diagnosis and treatment to restore--or preserve--memory.

Improving Your Memory by Janet Fogler, Lynn Stern If you have ever worried about your lapses of memory, a marvelous little book called, Improving Your Memory, may be just the thing for you. It might allay any fears you have about memory loss as well as provide excellent exercises that teach new strategies for remembering.

60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds by Manning Rubin, Paul Frahm, Peter Frahm Now you can do something about stress when it happens. Call them distraction exercises, cognitive therapy, or mental calisthenics, here are sixty playful yet effective techniques that block the stress cycle before it threatens to engulf you. Best of all, each can be done anywhere, at any time, with no special equipment required. There's even a stress tester on the cover for before-and-after verification. It really works. Illustrated by Paul Frahm.

Nothing Down for the '90s : How to Buy Real Estate With Little or No Money Down -- Robert Allen Here is the new revised edition of the all-time bestselling real estate bok. Readers will discover safe and solid surefire strategies for profitable real estate investing in the '90s, including techniques on how to take advantage of opportunities in depressed and stagnant markets, motivational tools, and more.

Multiple streams of Income. -- Robert Allen Beginning with advice on controlling spending and increasing savings, Allen hits his stride in chapters on stock market and real estate investing. He draws on the investment advice of others, including Peter Lynch, and even suggests that you invest in Berkshire Hathaway and let Warren Buffett manage your money. Allen also shares his real estate strategies for finding motivated sellers, securing creative financing, and buying foreclosures and tax liens. Additional chapters cover multilevel-network marketing, information and product licensing, and marketing on the Internet. Throughout are checklists, work sheets, and testimonials, as well as pointers to more articles and materials on the author's Web site. It's useful to have so much information so concisely and well explained, and many who read this book will find it hard to resist implementing one, if not several, of Allen's recommended income strategies. --Scott Harrison

Multiple streams of Internet Income. -- Robert Allen Offers the reader simple systems for creating wealth using Internet resources. Shows how to earn profits from scratch in only one hour online, how to set up 6 robust streams of Internet income that generate revenue all day every day, and how to drive traffic to a personal Internet site and generate high demand for a product. DLC: Electronic commerce.

A Kick in the Assets : 10 Take-Charge Strategies for Building the Wealth You Want by Tod Barnhart The first comprehensive financial guide for the twentysomething and thirtysomething crowd, A Kick in the Assets is the brainchild of self-made millionaire and motivator Tod Barnhart. His book is a soup-to-nuts collection of insider's tips, organized in an easy-to-use ten-step format. It's specially designed for the people who are new at the money game, but are bored or intimidated by the dry financial planners available on the market.

Goals : Setting and Achieving Them on Schedule-2 Cassettes by Zig Ziglar In Goals, best-selling author Zig Ziglar presents his dynamic seven-step formula for clearly defining your immediate and long-term goals...and then realizing your dreams. This step-by-step program is filled with inspiring stories from sports, business and science that demonstrate how to: Begin with a set of specific written goals ...

Success and the Self-Image : Inspiring Greatness in Yourself & Others - Cassettes by Zig Ziglar (Audio Cassette - April 1995) The popular motivational speaker explains how to overcome a negative self-image and create and maintain a positive attitude, examining why success and self-image are virtually inseparable.

Positive Personality Profiles : Discover Personality Insights to Understand Yourself and Others by Robert A. Rohm, et al

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World by Zig Ziglar A bestseller for three years, this is the positive thinker's guide to raising healthy, happy children. One of the most popular and respected inspirational authors, Ziglar discusses virtually every topic of concern to parents. Updated to contain new information on drug-proofing children.

How to Get What You Want by Zig Ziglar Featuring a live seminar with the author, this straightforward program covers timetables for attainment, setting goals, overcoming the fear of failure, taking the leap to achievement, and selecting rewards.

Inspire Any Audience : Proven Secrets of the Pros by Tony Jeary (Reader), Zig Ziglar There is no more important skill than getting on your feet and inspiring an audience. Let Tony Jeary show you how.

Great Quotes From Zig Ziglar by Zig Ziglar Zig Ziglar, the master of motivation and inspiration, has helped millions of people achieve their goals. His advice on rising to the top, overcoming barriers, attaining success, and developing an optimistic, healthy attitude, plus much more, is revealed in this invaluable book.

Goals, How to Set Them, How to Reach Them by Zig Ziglar

Something to Smile About : Encouragement and Inspiration for Life's Ups and Downs by Zig Ziglar Zig Ziglar says a daily word of encouragement is the fuel of hope. The concepts and messages in Something to Smile About provide that fuel, and you can apply them to challenging situations in your life every day.

I Can Do It! Page-A-Day Calendar 2002 [BOX CALENDAR] by Louise L. Hay A jolt of pure optimism in the morning means a dynamite start to every day. From Louise L. Hay, New Age leader and bestselling author of You Can Heal Your Life! and Life! Reflections on Your Journey, comes a year of daily affirmations-small morsels of encouragement that will boost hope, confidence, and self-respect all year long. Because with the power of positive thinking, limitations fade away and life begins afresh.

Wisdom Cards by Louise L. Hay, et al This is a beauiful, brightly colored deck of affirmation cards to help you develop your inner wisdom. There are 64 2-sided, colored, original designs and illustrations in each deck.

Power Thought Cards by Louise L. Hay Affirmations are among the most powerful tools that encourage people to expedite their personal growth process. This gift box contains 64 two-sided, brightly colored cards with original designs and illustrated affirmations.

Receiving Prosperity : How to Attract Wealth, Success and Love into Your Life! by Louise L. Hay (Audio Cassette - May 1994) In this lively discussion with her audience, Hay explains how we can use our mindpower to attract anything we want into our lives--more money, a rewarding career, fulfilling relationships, and more fun. Conversations on Living Lecture Series.

Heal Your Body A-Z by Louise L. Hay A fresh and easy step-by-step guide, set up in an A-Z format. Just look up your specific health challenge and you will find the probable cause for this health issue, as well as the information you need to overcome it by creating a new thought pattern.

Heal Your Body A-Z by Louise L. Hay A fresh and easy step-by-step guide, set up in an A-Z format. Just look up your specific health challenge and you will find the probable cause for this health issue, as well as the information you need to overcome it by creating a new thought pattern.

Health, alternative and related

Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises. -- Lawrence Katz, et al Keep Your Brain Alive presents the first brain exercise program scientifically based on the adult brain's ability to produce its own natural brain food. Developed by a leading neurological research scientist and the author of "60 Ways to Relieve Stress in 60 Seconds," the program offers 83 simple "neurobic" exercises designed to fight off the effects of mental aging by helping to prevent memory loss and increase mental fitness.

The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvination. -- Patricia Bragg, Paul C. Bragg If we are to get these poisons out of our bodies we must fast. By fasting we give our bodies a physiological rest. This rest builds Vital Force. The more Vital Force we have, the more toxins are going to be eliminated from the body to help keep it clean, pure and healthy.

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood Essential oils are one of the world's great untapped resources. This complete volume explains how to incorporate these ancient medicines of the earth into everyday life for personal care, physical and mental health, and a safe home environment. It gives more than 500 recipes using essential oils as alternatives to often toxic human-made health, beauty, and cleaning products.

Aromatherapy Blends and Remedies by Franzesca Watson, Christine Lane At last, everything you've ever wanted to know about aromatherapy in a single book! Comprehensive coverage of sixty of the most important essential oils used in aromatherapy and more than 800 recipes for every purpose.

500 Formulas for Aromatherapy by David Schiller, Carol Schiller From Booklist Scented oils have been around for centuries, and the Schillers are strong believers in the benefits of using pure essential oils--diluted in a carrier oil, such as sesame--to relieve stress and a myriad of other disorders (communication enhancement and cellulite reduction among them). As Aroma lamps, which disperse the vapors, become readily available in shops, more people may choose to experiment with aromatherapy in their homes. Other uses for these formulas include adding oils to bathwater, for massage, in body powders made with cornstarch, or in candles. It's interesting to just page through the alphabetical section and learn the purported advantages of oils from allspice (Pimenta officinalis) to ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata). Alice Joyce

The Fragrant Mind by Valerie Ann Worwood Midwest Book Review This encyclopedia of aromatherapy presents the latest scientific research about aroma's effects on the mind and body. This title goes beyond listing aromas for specific ailments: it tells how to mix oils for massage, how to understand herbal mood enhancers, and how to review the information on aromatherapy and personality. An essential handbook.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless Ingram Illustrated throughout in full color, this indispensable reference work is a complete A-to-Z compendium of aromatics, with extensive information about the origins, properties, uses, and actions of 165 extensive herbs and essential oils. Over 600 photos & illustrations.

Aromatherapy for Vibrant Health & Beauty by Roberta Wilson Amazon.com Smell is our most ancient and basic sense. So it's not surprising that aromas can influence us profoundly. This easy-to-use reference is designed specifically for women. It contains a guide to essential oils and an A-Z guide for using aromatherapy to treat specific symptoms. It's all complemented by tips on basic nutrition and health maintenance.

Medical Aromatherapy by Kurt Schnaubelt Ingram A leading scientist shows readers how and why aromatherapy is emerging as a popular mind/body medicine. Contains an overview of aromatherapy, recent findings on the effect of essential oils on the immune system, and a description of common treatments.

The Fragrant Heavens by Valerie Ann Worwood Valerie Ann Worwood explores the connection between fragrance and spirituality, examining both scientific and esoteric evidence for the spiritual power of essential oils. She examines the spiritual traditions that use aroma for ritual, prayer, and meditation and shows how to incorporate these traditions into modern practices.

Advanced Aromatherapy by Kurt Schnaubelt Schnaubelt clearly and logically illustrates the science of his healing art. . . . Exciting, must have information for anyone going beyond a dab of relaxing lavender on the pillow or peppermint drops in honey water for an upset stomach. . . . An important new reference.

Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child by Valerie Ann Worwood Reviewer: Women's Magazine from Boulder, CO This book is an indispensable guide for every parent who thinks pro-actively about their children's long-term physical and mental health. Powerful, yet safe, aromatherapy is a sound way to treat everything from influenza to sunburn in children. Many complaints such as aches and coughs that might otherwise have to wait for a visit to the doctor can be addressed immediately at home, using the healing power of nature.

The Aromatherapy Kit by Charla Devereux, Bernie Hephrun A wonderous kit for all "budding" Aromatherapists! Very well written explanation of "What is Aromatherapy", gives "user-friendly" explanations of the chemical properties of the oils, extraction methods & cautions for using specific oils. The "A-Z of Essential Oils" Chapter explains the origin of the specific oil, its main constituents, qualities, traditional uses & cautions. Also, included are "must have" charts that give info on application and use of oils for specific ailments. There is also a chapter that teaches how each application is performed.

Illuminate by Amanda Hammond, et al Illuminate sheds new light on how decorating with candles can create different effects and moods throughout the home. Candles are gaining popularity as an economical way to accessorize the home, a back-to-basics accent. While most treatments concentrate on making or decorating the candles themselves, Illuminate shows us how using light can orchestrate a calm environment in every room. Drawing on the mainstream elements of color and aromatherapy, each chapter inspires the home decorator and candle enthusiast to discover the elements of celebration and luxuriation, contemplation, hibernation, invigoration and to use candlelight like a pro.

Aromatherapy by Judy Chapman This beautiful and practical book contains over 300 recipes for your aromatherapy oil burner, one for every mood and occasion. There is also a glossary of oils and a guide to beginning aromatherapy.

Aromatherapy Handbook for Beauty, Hair, and Skin Care by Erich Keller A comprehensive guide to cosmetics and body-care products you can make yourself with essential oils that are healthier and less expensive than their commercially made equivalents. Over 100 simple and inexpensive recipes. In addition to providing general skin and hair care, formulas treat acne, sunburn, cellulite, wrinkles, and many other conditions.

The Essential Oils Book by Colleen K. Dodt, Colleen K Dodt A rich resource on the applications of aromatherapy and its uses in everyday life, including aromas for the home, business environments, and essences for the elderly.

375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols by Jeanne Rose This thorough guide profiles 375 different essential oils according to botanical family, habit and growth, chemical components, and actions. Historical notes and lore, often from Chinese alchemy as well as western botanical sources, are featured. Essays on evergreens, lavender, chamomile, jasmine,...

Seasons of Aromatherapy by Judith Fitzsimmons, et al While there are numerous aromatherapy handbooks detailing how to use every essential oil known to humankind, Seasons of Aromatherapy breaks from the pack, offering friendly advice instead of encyclopedic information.

The Modern Book of Feng Shui : Vitality and Harmony for the Home and Office by Steven Post The Modern Book of Feng Shui is the ultimate tool for employing Feng Shui, or the ancient Chinese art of placement, to enrich your life. Whether in the workplace or in the home, this guide is the perfect first step in establishing harmony with the energy, or chi, through additions and awareness of your surroundings.

Feng Shui by Nancy Santopietro, Lin Yun (Introduction) Offers an easy-to-follow workbook, designed to help readers locate the ""power spots"" in their homes and adjust ch'i to maximize harmony, improve wealth, enhance a relationship, and much more.

Feng Shui Tips for a Better Life by David Daniel Kennedy James Allyn Moser, CEO Feng Shui Warehouse and Publisher of Feng Shui Journal "... chock-full of new and vital, even sometimes unique, cures that will benefit anyone interested in bringing balance to their lives...." Dennis Fairchild, author of Healing Homes -- Feng Shui: Here and Now "Clear and precise, this book gives easy-to-use suggestions on how to re-groove your living and work space to suit YO...."

New Bach Flower Therapies by Dietmar Kramer

Bach Flower Massage by Daniele, Md. Lo Rito, et al Simple instructions and diagrams for treating all types of emotional states by massaging the body with Bach Flower essences. It contains all the information readers need to begin treating themselves and others with the 38 flower remedies, including a list of the indications treated by each essences,...

Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength by Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso The three-times-a-week weightlifting program in Body for Life is deceptively simple. If you've spent any time in the gym, you've already done all the exercises. But Phillips includes a couple of high-intensity sets at the end of each exercise that should compound the training effect on each muscle group. Same goes for the cardiovascular exercise he recommends: just 20 minutes, three times a week. But those 20 minutes are spent jacking the intensity up and down, accomplishing more in less time.

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy by Walter C., Md Willett, et al The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid is one of the most recognizable icons in America today, seen everywhere from the backs of cereal boxes to elementary school displays to graduate school textbooks. Millions of Americans try to eat six to eleven servings of grains daily, three servings of milk or cheese, and so on. You may be one of them.Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy tells you why the pyramid is wrong.

10 Essential Herbs: Everybody's Handbook to Health by Lalitha Thomas, Kim Johansen

The Book of Herbal Wisdom : Using Plants As Medicine by Matthew Wood Drawing on the healing traditions of Native Americans, Quakers, and the English, as well as botanical literature and his own observations, the author explains the medicinal uses of thirty-six herbs for alleviating a variety of ailments. Original.

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison The elegant simplicity and exquisite flavor of Deborah Madison's food make her one of America's leading cooks. In Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, she offers more than great food: her book includes comprehensive information about ingredients and techniques, plus more than 800 recipes.

Becoming Vegetarian : The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet -- Vesanto Melina, et al "Few books on vegetarian nutrition are as comprehensive and accurate as Becoming Vegetarian..." (Journal of The American Dietetic Assoc. May 1996)

Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet by Nava Atlas If you don't get home until six or later and still need to get dinner on the table, this is the book for you. The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet pares down ingredients to their simplest and most flavorful form. "Keeping things simple takes the frantic quality--and pressure--out of preparing a meal," says author Nava Atlas. "Simplifying helps you to slow down and enjoy the process of cooking." Dana Van Nest

Tai-Chi Chuan in Theory and Practice -- Lien Ying Kuo, et al Written nearly four decades ago in China, this is the only book the highly regarded Kuo Lien-Ying chose to publish in English. Rare photographs of Kuo performing this graceful martial art and his reflections on T'ai Chi will provide readers with unique insight into the art, its origins, and its movements.

Tai Chi for Kids : Move With the Animals -- Stuart Alve Olson, et al Millions of adults practice the ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi everyday. Now children can experience the numerous health, learning, and social benefits of tai chi--focused attention; enhanced creativity, imagination, self-confidence; and improved balance, circulation, and overall health--through the eight simple exercises introduced in Tai Chi for Kids.

The Essential Movements of T'Ai Chi by John Kotsias, Herb Rich (Illustrator), John Kotisas, Robert L. Felt Clear, step-by-step, carefully illustrated instructions present the basic body movement skills that are at the root of all qi gong and t'ai chi forms. Weight distribution, concentration, and visualization are extensively considered, providing an extraordinary level of detail.

Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health by B. K. S. Iyengar Serious yoga practitioners consider B. K. S. Iyengar to be the master of hatha yoga. Born in India in 1918, he has been teaching for more than six decades, and Iyengar yoga centers have been established all over the world. Iyengar's tried-and-true technique emphasizes breath awareness, alignment,...

The American Yoga Association's Beginner's Manual by Alice Christensen Yoga -- the step-by-step process of exercise, breathing, and meditation that brings improved health, self-awareness, and self-fulfillment -- improves the quality of life of more Americans every year. An age-old discipline, yoga gradually builds physical flexibility and strength, enhances concentration and emotional stability, relieves stress, increases energy, and develops the ability to relax at will -- skills that are an important adjunct to the fitness-conscious, high-stress eighties.

Info For Practitioners

If you're genuinely interested in NLP and everything I have presented here in this blog, and wish to know all that you can, whether you want to become a fully certified trainer like myself or just an at-home practitioner, I further present here my recommendations for you.

1. Master the Meta Model

At first the Meta Model may seem daunting and very difficult to learn, so my suggestion is to read through vol. 1 of The Structure of Magic, and picking up knowledge along the way, find the bits you understand and notice when other people use it in their language patterns, and of course your own speech. Once you've started to get the hang of this, reread that book, picking up even more knowledge, and again practice listening to the patterns & violations, then apply any of the challenges that you understand. Do this as often as possible, then repeat. The importance of mastering the meta model cannot be overstated. It is of the utmost importance with learning how to understand and utilize NLP. Learn the basics first and practice them! Then learn the new parts and practice them! Then learn the remainder and practice them! After lots of practice, move on to vol. 2 of The Structure of Magic. Then use the same method. At this point I recommend reading Michael Hall's Communication Magic, which is an extension of The Meta Model, which I have mostly plagiarized Here. One of the best books you can read is the huge work by Alfred Korzybski Science and Sanity. After all, the principles of the Meta Model were based off of the information in that book. A good practice is to watch movies and the TV to listen to people speak and to use your new language skills (I highly recommend shows like The Mentalist and Lie To Me). Try it with friends and family. However, there is a slight warning with trying it on people if you haven't fully mastered it. Generally, people find the questions quite imposing and demanding, and often difficult to answer, especially if these people aren't used to you asking the kinds of questions presented in the meta model. So try to be subtle, and realize that not everyone will react how you would like. And if you feel like your questions are being resisted use this as an opportunity to go inside (our term for 'introspection') and ask the questions to yourself, because this set of tools is not limited to other people; you can use the whole tool set entirely on yourself. By now you should have a good understanding of Part 1 of the language aspect of NLP. Part 2 is The Milton Model.

2. Master The Milton Model 

As stated in my post on the meta model, the Milton model is its inverse. Learning this will teach you everything else about the meta model. It will show you the opposite side. The main recommendation is to do as you did before, but this time sense the effects of the language patterns, and how they are used to influence people. Book suggestions for this are The Patterns and Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, 1 & 2. Again, read, listen, practice. Repeat. I also suggest reading other books on hypnosis, Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman is excellent. Other great books you can read about language are The Language of Change, The Situation is Hopeless, But Not Serious, and Pragmatics of Human Communication by Paul Watzlawick. Any book by Ernest Rossi is also an excellent book on clinical hypnosis.

 3. Transition To Techniques

At this point you'll want to transition to the exercises, the programming aspect. 

A good way to transition is to begin reading Milton Erickson's books, and books about him, such as My Voice Will Go With You by Sydney Rosen, Uncommon Therapy by Jay Haley, and Gregory Bateson's Steps To an Ecology of Mind. And of course, the collected works of Milton Erickson. As with before, practice trance work on others and yourself. Write your own scripts, and test their effectiveness. Most of what we as therapists do within NLP is done purely with words. A lot can be achieved with the right use of language!

4. Master The Techniques

After you've got the language aspects down, it's time to begin learning all of the techniques. Bear in mind that there are dozens upon dozens of techniques. My suggestion is to pick a few that interest you the most and master them, first on yourself, then others. Also, a very good thing to do is to make sure you can undo any applied technique. So, if you remove a phobia, learn how to install one as well. Because if some technique doesn't work out with your clients, or an undesirable outcome happens, you'll know how to reverse it. (And some phobias are actually beneficial!) It's a fail safe method, and makes you all the more effective! You can find lots of good books full of simple explanations of most of the techniques, including The NLP Practitioner Manual by Peter Freeth and Stephanie Smith, The Big Book of NLP Techniques by Shlomo Vaknin, for very brief descriptions of all the main techniques. It should go without saying that to study the people Richard and John studied - Satir, Erickson, Perls, Bateson, Huxley, etc. is also a wise thing to do. At this point you should have lots of knowledge and direct practice with all kinds of people with all kinds of problems, using a multitude of methods and techniques.

(Top tip for research material: study primarily from the originals.)

Remember - "NLP is an attitude and a methodology, not the trail of techniques it leaves behind." - Richard Bandler

5. Become Certified!

Now it's time to attend a course or courses to become certified, and make sure you haven't missed anything, gaining even more experience! The suggested order of courses to attend is as follows:

Practitioner 
Master Practitioner
Trainers Training (this is where you learn how to teach NLP to others, to become a coach.)

If you want to become certified by the best, then I suggest you only train with the best. Among the best in the field to be trained by are Richard Bandler (schedule), John Grinder (courses), Robert Dilts (schedule), John and Kathleen La Valle (link), Paul McKenna (events). If, however, you're looking for trainers who won't burn holes in your wallet, and are perusing through websites looking for a good trainer be sure to look for the certification logos:

Attend as many courses, seminars, lectures and workshops as you can, in all kinds of subjects, even if you think you know it all already. It will only help you become better at it.

Final Notes & Recommendations 

Read everything you can, not just NLP. After learning even just the basics of the Meta Model, learning in general will become a totally different experience; it will make you want to reread everything you've ever read. It will give you a whole new perspective. So study neuroscience, biology, endocrinology and nutrition. Study biochemistry and bioenergetics. Study history and art. Study maths, philosophy and technology. Try not to limit yourself to any one way of thinking, or any one area of study. Keep asking more and more detailed questions, and never stop learning!

With regards to books, I would like the reader to keep in mind 2 quotes by the brilliant Oscar Wilde: 

"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."

and

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”

How's that for a perfect punctuation ambiguity!?

It is imperative to love what you do and do what you love. If you don't, then change it. And if you can't change it, then change your attitude about it.

Start a blog, write articles and books, make videos, audio recordings, hold free workshops in your area, spread your message. Variety is the spice of life! 

Above all, master the techniques and methods on yourself. This is perhaps more important than being able to do it with your clients, because if you want to know how to help other people, you have to know how to do it on yourself first. It's the same principle as 'you have to love yourself before you can love others.' And remember, the purpose of the methods and techniques of NLP is to be able to do things better, so don't limit yourself to just studying or thinking about only NLP; go out and do the things you want to do, and apply what you've learned there, interact with people, learn all you can from them, and offer your knowledge to them.

For trainers or aspiring trainers, I highly recommend studying and applying Dale Carnegie's How To Win Friends and Influence People. This book will help you with developing interpersonal relationships, in your work and personal lives. And I would like to make one major point with working with people in any therapeutic setting, and one that is key to mastering NLP, and that is that the number 1 thing that people value in others is the ability to listen. Listening (and observing) is how anyone ever became good at anything, and NLP is no exception. Peruse through the quotes on listening here.

Most of the products I have recommended can be found at NLP Life Training and NLP Store.

Anything else you want to know can pretty much be found through Google, YouTube and any good book store.

I wish you all the best, and good luck!

"Master the instrument, master the music, then forget all that shit and play!" - Charlie Parker