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Modelling Being Comfortable Meeting New People by Rachel Hott, PhD

Many clients of mine find social situations challenging. Some feel comfortable with only a few people and others feel better when it is a...

NLP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2018 by Rachel Hott

Steven Leeds and I participated in the NLP Leadership Summit in Alicante, Spain on January 12-14 with 79 other NLP Leaders. There were...

I Will Change If You Change First by Steven Leeds

Many people come to me because they want to change. But often their focus is on changing someone else, believing that in order to...

Dr. Jacqueline Rose Hott’s Toolbox by Rachel Hott, PhD

I was appointed as her professional executor and when I contacted her patients to notify them about her death, a patient told me that she...

Dilbert (and Hypnosis?) by Rachel Hott

What does Dilbert have to do with Hypnosis? Many people are familiar with the Dilbert cartoon, a cartoon satirizing the workplace...

xIt was my first time attending an NLP Leadership Summit. I only knew five people out of thirty, one being my husband/business partner,...

Face Reading by Rachel Hott, Ph.D.

In our NLP Level 1 Practitioner/Coach Certification Training we practice observing each other and learning about how we interpret...

Communication Games by Rachel Hott, PhD

For many years I have been following John Gottman’s work on couples communication. One of my clients recently said, “Oh he’s your guru.”...

Mentoring Tips by Rachel Hott, PhD

Since our children have been in their 20’s now for 9 years I have been wondering what does it meant to be a parent of adult children. I...

Coaching via Video Conferencing by Rachel Hott, PhD

I was recently asked to be in a research study about the use of technology, in particular, using video conferencing when coaching. This...

Finding A Safe Place by Rachel Hott

Whenever I lead clients into trance, I ask them to find a “safe place.” I will say something like, “This could be a place you have been...

Radio Heads by Rachel Hott, PhD

In 1999 I interviewed for a job to acquire my clinical hours for my psychology requirements. As my potential boss interviewed me he...

Creating Your Future by Rachel Hott, PhD

Creating Your Future In many psychotherapy and coaching practices the client is taught to visualize what they want to see happen in the...

How To Think Like An NLP Master: An Excerpt from our upcoming NLP Book

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I...

Are You Considering Taking an NLP Training?

Since 1986 both Steven Leeds and Rachel Hott have been leading Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses. We recently were asked...

I Am Moved By Our Students’ and Clients’ Courage To Learn and Grow

I was the trainer for our recent Core Transformation weekend workshop. There were 12 participants attending, several of them had never...

Pushed Out of My Comfort Zone by Rachel Hott, PhD

Pushed Out of My Comfort Zone by Rachel Hott, PhD I was practicing regularly at my Bikram Yoga Union Square studio (read How I almost...

How I Almost Became A Yoga Teacher

How I Almost Became A Yoga Teacher by Rachel Hott, PhD Teaching movement is not new for me. In 1979 I was an aerobics instructor for...

Hott/ Leeds NLP Coping Tips

Hott/Leeds NLP Coping Tips; Many people will read this. Only a few will do it. Which will you be? 1. Identify what resource you need to...

What Are You Waiting For by Rachel Hott, PhD

What Are You Waiting For? How often have you said, or heard someone say, “I do better with deadlines.” Why is it when you have a goal,...