March 9, 2010 – Woking People – London, UK
After studying the basics of life coaching and NLP I would like to share an interesting theory with you all. Why? Because it’s interesting and also because you can put it to use in everyday scenarios straight away.
There are two types of people when it comes to motivation – ‘away froms’ and ‘towards’. These two types of people are inspired and motivated by different things – and understanding this can help you communicate and work effectively with both types.
First let’s figure out what type you are…. Would you feel motivated if someone said to you ‘when you meet this target you will get a bonus’? Or are would you be more motivated if someone said ‘if you don’t meet this target you won’t get a bonus’? If you answered yes to the first question you are a ‘towards’ person, answering yes to the second question means you are an ‘away from’ person.
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Thanks for sharing such a crisp, hard hitting and engulfing article. This definitely makes sense and bring awareness.
There are over 60+ meta-programs and the example provided is a ‘motivation direction’ – part of the ‘choosing filter’ meta-program.
Meta-programs is one of the tools to understand our clients/coachees perceptual inclinations (default or flexibility).
How has the application of meta-programs assist in the coachig process for those using them?
To learn more about meta-programs, check out NLP.
Billy C H Teoh
Malaysia.