Hey all

I'm Lloyd - that shouldn't be too hard to spot

I'm based in Dubai, I'm originally South African and I have used NLP extensively on myself, and in my personal and professional life. I lack formal training, though that hasn't seemed to be a hindrance.

I had a good community of NLP'ers around me, we had a lot of fun and used to do outrageous things sometimes - which were great learning experiences and the source of so many good times. It's a life-changing tool, and wonderful way to live. My interest this year is gaining a qualification in Ericksonian model hypnotherapy (largely out of curiosity), and (maybe) formally attending a practitioner course. A priority is improving on my NLP for business.

If there are any NLP'ers in Dubai I am looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends, and practising. Please do get in touch with me, I'll definitely make the effort to meet up.

Lloyd

Wow, sounds like you are ready years ahead of meself, may I ask how exccatly you got started and how you found you NLP community?

Stigga

Hey Stigga

I needed to change. How would I put this...? I needed to look up at the sky and not down at my feet. There's a story there, and a challenge I had to overcome.

A good friend of mine at my work mentioned NLP and Bandler to me by chance, and being curious (one of my defining traits, and possibly the reason I get out of bed in the morning), I took a closer look.

It resonated with me immediately, and I started using it, methodically and enthusiastically. And things started to change, which made me more enthusiastic, which made me want to show other people this cool stuff, which in a few cases got them enthusiastic, which got me enthusiastic. As you can see, it was a vicious circle

I had a few good friends I trained with, and we would assist each other, and there would always be referrals and people wanting to know more, and it became a small community of people wanting to improve things in their lives. I wasn't being Tony Robbins, we were just having fun and had some to share.

If there is one thing I took away from NLP, it's Richard Bandler saying that NLP is an attitude, backed by a methodology, followed by a trail of techniques. I think that once you catch the attitude from someone who's radiating a good vibe, it's contagious.

Welcome sir. I am nowhere near Dubai, sadly, but I look forward to learning from you here. You will find a lot of awesome people on this site.