This is a tribute to Singapore’s Father of Counseling. He had trained me in counseling when I was at the Temasek Polytechnic Specialist Diploma in Counseling and Guidance program in 2000.
According to reports, he was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma in May, and passed last Saturday. He was 60.
Anthony was inspiring in a subtle manner, and somehow had the ability to bring out the best in the counselors he taught. Novel, creative and yet, passionately caring of people, he will be remembered, especially by the thousands of people whom he has helped. May all counselors aspire to be as amazing in the consistency and impact he made in the world.
I’m surprised – in my organization alone, I have at least 8 people who are licensed trainers of NLP, but it seems I’m the most active developing NLP. This, however, is a good sign. I’ve always been wondering what NLP Practitioners have been doing with their skills. Since I began certifying good NLP Practitioners, they have gone out to set up their own coaching practice, with good effect.
I believe that in order for someone to be a good NLP practitioner, they must move away from being theoretical to being practical. A lot of the people in Singapore, in particular, want to see a practical use for NLP rather than learning a bunch of “interesting things”.
Oops – I think this is a little bit late because I must have mixed up the postdating on my blog.
In any case, confidence building is an important skill for oneself, and I definitely recommend that you learn how to do this. Essentially, confidence is a skill, so you should have the ability to master it once you understand how to manage your own emotions.
If anyone has asked about the differences between NLP and Hypnosis, it’s probably because they are confused by the two fields of study. I was reading a question of Yahoo Answers and found an odd question: Are some people more ‘susceptible’ to NLP than others.
Gee. Am I susceptible to geography? or mathematics? Maybe quantum physics!
I’ll offer something to get some clarity.
Here’s a more or less official definition of hypnosis.
