Neuro-Linguistic Programming

The linguist Noam Chomsky who developed transformational grammar, in which Grinder was an expert, had shown that our map will always be an incomplete and inaccurate version of what's out in the world because of the processes of distortion, deletion and generalization that occur as information is funneled through our neurological and linguistic channels. When people have problems it's often because they mistake their improverished map for reality. As their map is made richer by asking Meta Model questions or using other techniques available in NLP, so the person develops more choice and finds it easier to achieve what they want.

One of the descriptions - 'NLP is an attitude and a methodology that leaves behind a trail of techniques' comes from co-founder John Grinder, and is crucial to understanding NLP. So far we have talked mainly about the methodology, but in many ways it's the attitude that's more important. This can be summed up in a single word: curiosity. Moreover, in the words of L. Michael Hall, it's a 'passionate and ferocious curiosity.' We would also add relentless to that list. Having an NLP attitude involves wanting to 'see inside other people' and wondering how they come to behave