The Productivity Show #44 – Sue Knight NLP and Alignment/Purpose
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Another great discussion with Sue Knight, author of NLP at Work, one year on from the last interview, but this time we’re saving the world! Looking at the world, and what next. The questions we ask ourselves, the context we set, what can we do to have an effect on the world, our children, our fellow humans, ourselves.
Productivity and Getting Things Done whilst on the move worldwide – Using technology, iPhone, Blackberry, Wi-Fi sniffers, laptop.
iPhone v Blackberry – iPhone for WiFi and applications and web info, Blackberry for receiving emails.
Typing - First edition of NLP at Work was handwritten
Writing with a person in mind – One way to blog or write, is to imagine the person you’re writing for who would like to read your writing
Blogging v Twitter – Is it possible to read other people’s tweets. Is it right to tweet but not read other people’s tweets? Polite and Inefficient! Everyone’s twittering and no one is listening.
How many Twitter followers to get an answer to a question? – 300 to 500?
Twitter to build a community of sharing – Build and support a community
Twitter (What am I doing) – Sticking to that frame of the present
Alignment - Aligning your life. Purpose – what are we contributing to the systems beyond self.
Getting to Purpose – Start with looking at your true talent, what you’re good at, and doing what you love doing. Passion about something.
Money - What do you need money for?
Living in India – Simplicity of life. Spirituality and Faith. Only eat what you need. Eating to live.
Comparing India with France with UK with Australia – Passion for learning in India. Rate of change is rapid.
Economic health – Ways of working are changing. Opening for new breed of leader in the world. Negative media in Europe perpetuates the problem. Success is not highlighted.
Warped perception of countries, regions, media reporting
New media – Personal perspective of what’s happening in the world
Will thing stay the same? – Reframe away from “Money”. Change will come from the questions we ask ourselves and what we are prepared to do personally. Belief in change, action with change, how we personally live our lives. Being not just doing
Earth Hour – Does it really make a difference? Earth Hour every night in parts of India
Changing people’s lives by example – Home isn’t necessarily a place of fixed bricks
Cluetrain - Feeling of world connection
NLP Master Practitioners – Identifying their truth and speaking who they are on camera for 2 minutes
TED - 20mins of inspiration, what are you going to do in the other 40mins. 2 Minute presentations
Learning - Venues are important. Getting the context for learning right.
Educating our Children – Models of excellence. How we learn. Seeing talent
Paul Smith - Inspiring, Creativity, Generocity, Integrity, Humility
Changing our Education system – What can our children do, what are they good at, how do they individually learn
NLP at Work – Third edition written.
Writing - Keeping a regular process. No matter what. Being engaged in writing. Making the commitment regardless. Writing rubbish for days and weeks.
Artist’s Way – Committing to Morning Pages, Artist’s Date
“Laziness” – Really fear or being blocked. Labelling things. Just Do It
Purpose - Finding what you love doing. Given free time what do you choose to do
Grey Nomads – Travelling around Australia. Having it all
Challenging the question – Is the saving and changing of the world going to be based on money. Challenge the pre-suppositions
Passion leading to success – Malcolm Gladwell 10,000 hours
4 Books as Pillars – The Bible, Road Less Travelled, Influencing with Integrity, 4 Hour Work Week, Getting Things Done, Artist’s Way, Catch 22, Built to Last, Tom Peters, Scott Adams