The Productivity Show #36 – Sue Knight “NLP at Work”
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I talked with Sue Knight, author of NLP at Work, and a pioneer of the use of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) in business. Sue has great experience as an NLP Practitioner, trainer, and coach, and is a great person to have on the show, to discuss what motivates us in terms of productivity. Enjoy.
NLP at Work – Way of studying excellence, and discovery of what makes outstanding performance.
NLP – Neuro Linguistic Programming, what makes outstanding people. Ways in which we think, patterns of our language, running programmes on ourselves.
What makes for high productivity – Distinguishing between what deviates from goals and what takes you towards goals, and high pay-off and low pay-off contributions. We often hold beliefs about ourselves which may get in way of how we use our time.
Procrastination – “I’ll think about it” encourage to think about it now rather than later. Do it now.
Artist’s Way – To help do it now and get writing.
Perfectionism – Action to overcome perfectionism. Keep writing even if it’s rubbish. Just Do It. If “blocked” write something easy to write, note to self, journal entry, something you enjoy.
Writing a book – Setting time aside, and maybe changing the environment. Cut off from day to day environment. Routine for the day. Ride a bike to formulate your thoughts.
Integrate the things you love doing into your work – Riding a bike is part of your work.
Training – Work in the moment, real time, not knowing. Coaching rather than lecturing. It just seems to happen.
Alignment and Goals – Checking in with what’s important to you. Take the opportunities on what important to you at the highest levels of your alignment. Things will work out. Just live your life that is truthful. We start to filter towards the things we really want.
122 year old Yogi – Starting a new business in India! It shows what’s possible.
Success in business – Do what you really want and believe in. Specialise. Dedicate yourself to it. Area of interest and become a specialist. Do what you love.
Explore without failure – Many don’t believe their talent, or think everyone has their talent, but they don’t.
The higher levels of productivity – Finding your bliss. Everything we do is a step in right direction.
Blackberry – For picking up emails whilst travelling.
Airset – For actions and bookings, and joint access. Fridge list of things to do.
Wi-Fi Sniffer – Detecting where Wi-Fi is available.
Intuition – For getting things done, and quick decisions.
Google Mail – To keep documents online and label them.
Sue Knight’s Website – Blogging before blogs, online diary in the 90s
Footballer’s Favourites – More patience, Less Milk! Shane Fenton! Beatles. The coolest first concert yet!
February 19th, 2008 at 3:37 am
Sue you have such a timely knack of answering my unasked questions.
I loved your podcast interview and will hear it again.
Its just the boost I needed in the moment,
almost like a refresher course online.
Thank-you
love Poonam
February 19th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Great interview with Sue Knight. Thanks for this. I have just returned from Indian Intensive and it was magnificent where learning was in abundance. I loved the fact that Sue has been a part of your adult working life and the manner in which you asked the questions and got the best out of her. From the big picture to the day to day way she lives her life.Thanks for this Cheryl.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Awesome show! Thanks Sue and Tony. I listened to it in the car tonight and immediately wrote myself a page of notes, ideas, when I got home. I’m looking for a good NLP-based personal success coach. Please email any recommendations to cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com. Keep up the great work TG!