Episodes
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Look at Halloween through NLP eyes
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
What does NLP allow us to see happening at this scary time of year? Look at how Halloween reveals the best way to approach our deep fears and find the resources to deal with them.
Saturday Feb 10, 2018
An Introduction to Strategic Communication
Saturday Feb 10, 2018
Saturday Feb 10, 2018
Take about 20 minutes to walk through the basics of strategic communication. Learn how communication works automatically and how wanting something specific changes that. Explore why communication is always a part of how make positive change happen. Discover the three keys to being more strategic: 1) know what you want; 2) know what you have in common; 3) know what you don't know. And then walk through the core strategy for involving other people in making the change you want to see happen.
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Jedi Mind Tricks
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Are you a Star Wars fan? The new trailer is out for the 2017 movie, and it's a good time to think about Jedi mind tricks. Is there a process that you could use in real life to get other people to do stuff with less resistance and better results?
Learn how the Jedi:
- develop a mindful presence that allows them to read their environment through what is changing in themselves
- connect their big picture "what I want my life to mean" to their small, defined asks
- offer their full attention to the connection they need to make to get results
- describe what they want in sensory tangible detail
If you're not getting results you like when you ask other people to do stuff, listen and then check your process against this process. If you don't have the power to make people do things and you can't argue them into doing them, it's time for a different approach.
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
NLP: Motivate Yourself to Get Stuff Done
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
NLP (neurolinguistic programming) is the art of turning language into action. In this longer episode (20 minute) Linda walks you through the four stages that transform an idea into something you do to get a result you like. You can get more background on NLP and more details about the four stages by reading this Free E-book.
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Figure out what you want in about 5 minutes
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Friday Nov 04, 2016
Much of the work we do as coaches consists of helping people figure out what it is they want. In this 5 minute audio, you'll get a chance to think about three important questions:
- When you think about what you want next, what is non-negotiable?
- How have you been following your values in the choices you've been making about what to do (and what not to do)?
- Where do you want to be in 2022 and what do you have to do now to get there (hint: start with being clear and vivid when you think about 2022)
Monday Mar 14, 2016
Mindful limits: How language helps you find the edges of your pain
Monday Mar 14, 2016
Monday Mar 14, 2016
This exercise takes less than 10 minutes to demonstrate that mindful attention in response to language allows you to find the edge to your experience of pain. As you do, you'll find your breathing settles, your mind clears, and you develop the ability to choose to focus on your pain or to focus on what is on the other side of the edges of your pain. And if you do focus on your pain, you will find that human focus blurs, so that paying attention to only one thing creates a sense of calm and space, even when what you give your focus is painful at first. And you will notice that on the other side of the edges of your pain, you are calm and centred and you have what you need to move forward.
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
Find Your Calm
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
When you look at a picture of your life, do you see calm or chaos? Most of us get caught up in the nots: not clear, not comfortable, not on purpose. Take five minutes to look for grounded, specific, and true. You'll find your way to calm, no matter what's in the picture.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
From Monkeys to Miracles: How Language Works
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
I'd really love you to be part of our symposium in Toronto on October 17. But even if you can't, this introduction will get you thinking differently about how our monkey minds resist the clarity of language, and how we sometimes achieve the miracle of communication anyway. Leading Words is going to be a day that transforms the way people think about time, energy, words and a life well-lived. You'll meet interesting people, share stories of courage and creativity, and engage in conversations that mean something. October 17, Toronto, Ontario, http://bit.ly/leadingwords
Thursday May 07, 2015
To find your voice, begin in silence
Thursday May 07, 2015
Thursday May 07, 2015
In this episode, Linda introduces the reasons it is so hard to hear your own voice. Language is always carried by a voice, in writing or in speaking. To find the voice that works best for you, you need to separate your own voice from the voices around you and the voices you carry in your head. When you make space in your life for silence, you can begin to focus on separating out your voice from the contagious voices around you and the voices of influencers that you carry within you.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Reframing "I wish I didn't" to make change happen
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
In this short podcast, Linda Ferguson shares a favourite place to start a coaching session. Many people arrive with something they want to change. If you find yourself saying "I wish I didn't. . . ." you can turn it around by changing the frame. Instead, just say "I wonder why I . . . " And then really wonder, exploring benefits and relationships and contexts. You'll find that you are on the path to change before you know it.