by Sonya Yeh Spencer, Certified ITA NLP Trainer I was working in our little veggie patch this morning, enjoying the gentle sunshine and watching a butterfly getting intoxicated on the sweet nectar of our nasturtium, orange, yellow and red, adorned with glistening pearls of dew. Satisfied, I sat and admired how the golden garden lizards were fattening up by eating away most of the garden pests this year, because we have created a more balanced [Read more...]
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Here is your first step By Sonya Yeh Spencer, ITA NLP Trainer, Advanced NLP Coach Are you in the process of change? Maybe a new job, contract, project or relationship and maybe you would like this new development to be a success. Starting on the right foot might just give you a head start. As you continue to pay attention to the words you are reading, consider the following questions:
Other metaphors to ponder Metaphors abound in political and current affairs Elections in Australia It is great to see political writers keep to a theme of metaphors, where this one is about clothing, dressing, material, stitching, fashion, changing and a reference to magazines where these are discussed: The special glow of power – July 2, 2010 – Julia Gillard’s transformation is a metaphor for how she’s trying to change the government….. Think of it this [Read more...]
Can metaphors also create limited views? Absolutely, they can and this is why they need to be well tested and thought out for use in a communication, training, emails, presentations and the like, where the thought may remain for some time. An example is the early Brain as a Computer Metaphor: The brain (and, by implication, the mind) have been compared to the latest technological innovation in every generation. The computer metaphor is now in [Read more...]
















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