"Empty contentment". Wow, how do those words make you feel'To me, the phrase is very emotionally provocative. So many feelings: sadness, wonder, sympathy… But here's a thought: the term evokes my emotions based on my own frame of reference and not my friend's. In other words, maybe for him feeling "empty contentment" with his life is good. For me, feeling "empty contentment" seems bad.
A definition of NLP I came across is: "the common processes we experience to experience reality". In other words, reality is processed by our 5 senses and nervous system into experience. Our experience is then given meaning by language and non-verbal communication.
I first heard the term NLP when it started being used on athletes – which seems to be a pretty successful use for this sort of thing. Now, more and more, NLP is used to help previously unfit people develop a fitness mindset.
For example, remember John Anyman? He's the guy in a previous article that I wrote who left his family and moved to Morocco. Let's say that he wants to run a marathon but something stops him. His self talk is along the lines of "the training is too much and boring", "I might get hurt", "what if I don't do well on the day" etc. He wants to do it, but talks himself out of it. Perhaps NLP would help him go forward and succeed.
