Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Magic installations

One of the great myths that seems to run in the world of the so-called "nlp experts" are the unconscious installations. There is a widespread belief by all those who justify their lack of skill (I would presume that they have the ability) in transmiting clearly and intelligibly the necessary concepts in order to understand a course of NLP, that if the a student finishes the course with the feeling that he hasn't understood anything, that does not mean he didn't take "the necessary". This absurd belief, is based on the installation of (theoretically) more or less sophisticated strategies at an unconscious level in the minds of the poor students . In fact, the theory is correct, but not they ability to carry it out.

To install a strategy, first you have to be clear about what is and how it works, and this is the first of many handicaps. But on the assumption that we know what it is a strategy, and even how to install it (with all its complexity), this is not enough for the student to bring with him something valuable.

It is also necessary in order to install these strategies, to carry out exercises that strenghts the new neural connections instead of the old ones. As Owen Fitzpatrick said: "The best installation is action."

Furthermore, it is not wrong to move the student from the feeling of confusion (even fear), that seems more advisable at the begining of the learning process, but after you just put the student into an uncomfortable zone.

Gabriel Guerrero uses to say that the installion of a new program does not guarantee anything if if its not ran, so is not enough the "magic hands" of the trainer, is necessary also the student.

Please, do not conform to believe that heor she has made his or her job even if you haven't realized about anything, leave the faith to mysticism. If you feel that you have not learned anything, probably you have not done so.