In Intentional Fellowship, Robert Dilts and Ian McDermott invite you into the living practice that has shaped their thirty years of creative partnership - a way of being with others that is personally fulfilling, spiritually uplifting, and commercially successful.Internationally recognized innovators, the authors draw from decades of experience guiding entrepreneurs, teams, and organizations around the world. They reveal how "intentional f...

A book by Robert Dilts and Robert McDonald, Tools of the Spirit (1997) encompasses their approach to integrating basic NLP skills and tools with higher levels of experience.In the words of Gregory Bateson, Spirit is “the pattern which connects” all things together as a kind of “larger Mind” of which we as individuals are a subsystem.Manifestations of the Spirit, in the form of wisdom, vision, mission and healing, are the results of acknowledging and bringi...

Creating and managing ecological and sustainable change is a multi-level process. Changing our actions involves changing our mind and mindset. This includes increasing our knowledge and know-how, but it also frequently requires a shift in our priorities and motivations as well. Sometimes it means updating even deeper processes, such as our perceptions of our identity and our sense of purpose.A major theme in this volume is the role that beliefs play in either supporting or inhibiti...

Working together with others in groups and teams is an increasingly common and important part of modern business and contemporary life. High performing teams demonstrate the characteristic of collective intelligence. Collective intelligence relates to the ability of people in a team, group or organization to think and act in an aligned and coordinated fashionThe fruit of effective collective intelligence is what is known as generative collaboration*.* Generative collab...

In Strategies of Genius Volume IV, Robert Dilts explores the architecture of human genius through the lives and work of four extraordinary innovators: Milton H. Erickson, Gregory Bateson, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Gabrielle Roth. Although each worked in a different field-psychotherapy, systems theory, movement education, and expressive dance-they shared a remarkable capacity to facilitate change that was natural, ecological a...

Is it possible for mental and even physical healing to take place through the use of language alone? If so, how and why?What was the basis of Sigmund Freud’s “talking cure” for the symptoms of hysteria and neurosis?What is the relationship between Freud’s work and modern psychotherapeutic models?How can his methods help deal with everyday problems or assist people to change limiting beliefs?What made Leonardo da Vinci such a prolific scientific researcher as...

Stephen Gilligan and Robert Dilts truly take you on a voyage of self-discovery. The Hero's Journey examines the questions: How can you live a meaningful life? What is the deepest life you are called to, and how can you respond to that call? It is about how to discover your calling and how to embark on the path of learning and transformation that will reconnect you with your spirit,change negative beliefs and habits, heal emotional wounds and physical symptoms, deepen intimacy, and improve ...

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) teaches how to model excellence to achieve excellence in everything you do. This introductory guide explains the principles of NLP and how to use these principles in your life â?? personally, spiritually and professionally. By focusing on the fundamental presuppositions of NLP, this clear and concise book gets right to its core. It explains key concepts such as building rapport, modelling, anchoring and uncovering your preferred learning style. It shows h...

Thomas Edison said that the process of invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. The implication of this statement is that most creative activity is in fact an incremental process that has a structure and requires organization and constant effort to maintain. In many ways, however, creativity has remained elusive—a seemingly mysterious gift that you either have or you don't have—rather than a set of skills that can be transferred and managed systematically and explicitly.

Generative Coaching Volume IThe Journey of Creative and Sustainable ChangeThere are times in the life of every individual, every marriage, every family, every culture and every business, where what has been done in the past will not help you to successfully go forward into the future. In these situations you have to do something completely new that has not been done before.To be generative means to create something...

According to neuroscience, mindsets can be thought of as "lenses or frames of mind that orient individuals to particular sets of associations and expectations" which, in turn, shape our thinking, feelings, and behavior. Mindsets can be likened to the inner software apps that we are using to address a particular circumstance or accomplish a particular goal. They are what ultimately determine our degree of success at whatever we are attempting to achieve. Therefore, our awareness related to ...

Coaching is the process of helping people and teams to perform at the peak of their abilities. It involves drawing out people’s strengths, helping them to bypass personal barriers and limits in order to achieve their personal bests, and facilitating them to function more effectively as members of a team.Historically, coaching has been focused toward achieving improvement with respect to a specific behavioral performance. This involves promoting the development of that pers...