Changing Belief Systems with NLP

Changing Belief Systems with NLP, by Robert B. Dilts



     Our beliefs are a very powerful influence on our behavior.  It is widely understood that if 

someone really believes he can do something, he will do it; but if he believes something is 

impossible, no amount of effort will convince him that it can be accomplished.  Beliefs like, "It's 

too late now," "There's nothing I can do anyway," "I'm a victim," "My number came up," can limit 

a person from taking advantage of his natural resources and unconscious competence.  Our 

beliefs about ourselves and what is possible greatly affect our day-to-day effectiveness.  All of us 

have beliefs that serve as resources as well as beliefs that limit us.



     Our beliefs can shape, affect, or even determine our degree of intelligence, health, 

relationships, creativity, even our degree of happiness and personal success.  Yet, if our beliefs 

are so powerful a force in our lives, how do we get control of them so they don't control us?  Many 

of our beliefs were instilled in us as children by parents, teachers, social upbringing, and the 

media before we were aware of their impact or able to have a choice about them.  Is it possible to 

restructure, unlearn, or change old beliefs that may be limiting us and imprint new ones that can 

expand our potential beyond  what we currently imagine?  If so, how do we do it?



     Neuro-Linguistic Programming provides a powerful and exciting model of the mind and a set of 

behavioral tools that allow us to unlock some of the hidden mnechanisms of beliefs and belief 

systems.  Through NLP, beliefs and the elements that influence may be explored and influenced 

in a comprehensive and pragmatic way.



     This book is the result of my own exploration of the underlying processes that influence 

beliefs, using the tools of NLP.



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