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PHENOMENOLOGY & THE MATRIX MODEL
I originally put the Matrix Model together in 2001 after publishing Frame Games (1999).
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Neuro-Semantics Foundations
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EMPOWERMENT IN A CHAOTIC WORLD
What was Fritz Perls and Virginia Satir after as each of them took a different route to actualizing one’s authentic self?
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GETTING TO THE HEART OF EXPERIENCE
If you ask, “What is Phenomenology?”
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PHENOMENOLOGY’S FOCUS ON EXPERIENCE
I actually began reading in the field of Phenomenology prior to becoming aware of NLP.
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NLP as Phenomenology
The opening reflection in a series exploring NLP and phenomenology.
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You Can’t Live Any Better Than You Think
An exploration of the relationship between thinking, learning and the quality of everyday life.
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THE PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN RACE
There’s no question that there’s something wrong with the human race.
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Let Frustration Be Your Teacher
Explore frustration as a teacher and the resources that help turn obstacles into persistence and commitment.
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DON’T CONFUSE STACKING OF STATES WITH META-STATING
When you first learn NLP, you learn to “stack states.”
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THE DAY BANDLER NEEDED CONTENT
The NLP founders drew a very strange conclusion from the fact that information has both content (the subject, the what) and structure (the form).
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The New Stuff of NLP
A reflection on the models, patterns and developments that have grown from the foundational NLP model.
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THE TRUE META OF NLP
If anyone is interested in an updated version of NLP, they need to knwo what happened in 1994.
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WHAT IS NLP ALL ABOUT?
There are lots and lots of pieces of NLP.
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More NLP Errors
A further historical critique of NLP claims, from sub-modalities and logical levels to modelling expertise and interpreting eye movements.
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Uncorrected Errors of NLP (Well Until Now)
Michael Hall continues his critique of NLP terminology and assumptions, discussing states, identity labels, and memory.
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Four Disastrous NLP Errors
The opening part of Michael Hall’s critique of recurring NLP claims examines non-verbal communication, body language, and ideas about the conscious and unconscious mind.
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Updating the NLP Model
Michael Hall reflects on updating NLP manuals and models, making patterns easier to follow, and learning from decades of feedback.
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Misunderstandings from the Neurosciences
A critical reflection on how neuroscience findings are interpreted, and on distinctions between the brain, the mind and the person.
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Who Would You Like to Think Like?
Whose way of thinking would you choose to learn? A reflection on role models, modelling excellence and the influences on our thinking.
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Your Strategic Thinking, Your Mission
How can a wish become a vision, a decision and a mission? This reflection explores strategic thinking in everyday life.
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Meta-NLP: The New Edition
Michael Hall reflects on the evolution of Meta-NLP and the thinking behind its 2025 personal-empowerment training.
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Thinking Strategically Is Inevitable
Explore why purposeful thinking calls for strategies, and why skilled strategic thinking takes deliberate learning.
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The Commitment of Discipline
When you have studied “a course of study” and from that developed “a course of actions,” a regime by which you develop an expertise to the extent that you are recognized as a…
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The Stretch of Discipline
Discipline inherently requires a stretch.
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