Modeling Excellence

NLP Modeling is useful because:

Given a specific behaviour, ability or skill, or tangible outcome that an individual can perform, one can replicate that behaviour, ability or skill in half the time it took to learn the skill originally. We can assume that all people are equal in terms of physical and mental capabilities, then sort for the differences that make experts, experts.

Also the modeler gets deeply involved in the modeling process. These new “maps” are useful because they allow us to understand the experiential structure that makes it possible for any person to manifest a particular ability. They are also useful because they can make it possible for anyone to have that experience or ability by making that map their own.

Modeling allows us to:

• Access to an ever-widening range of new experiences and abilities.
• An increasing ability to bring those same experiences and abilities to others.
• Have a clearer understanding of the structure underlying unwanted experiences and behaviours so that we know precisely what to change in those experiences and behaviours.
• Ever-increasing flexibility in our experience and responses.
• A growing appreciation of the beauty to be found in the patterns of human experience.

To fully appreciate and be able to use NLP Modeling to the fullest, one must hire an NLP Practitioner / Coach. Here is a quick overview of the process I (Tammra) described in my NLP exam

(please note that I cannot remember where I found this info as I used my NLP books and the internet – should you find any copied materials please notify me immediately and send me the link)

Calibration – ability to notice distinctions

Elicitation – Meta Model

Chunking – Hierarchy of ideas

Sequencing – Strategies

Steps:

1. Identify a Model. Find a model of REAL excellence (otherwise you may only be modelling mediocracy).

This first step requires that we choose a top performer. I (we) will choose someone who produces outstanding result or results consistently. Find someone who can get a result you’d like to produce time and time again, consistently a top achiever..

2. Elicitation – physiology, filters and strategies (Assimilate their behavioural patterns unconsciously). Gather information with respect to what and how s/he is thinking, feeling, believing and doing when manifesting the ability

NLP Modeling demands that the modeler actually step into the shoes of the outstanding performer. Through repeated imitation and practice, the client(s) will unconsciously absorb his or her behavioural patterns.This is the crux of NLP Modeling. I will have them do it in a genuine way, trying as best they can to let that person mold so they become just like the expert. As an example, perhaps they wish to model an outstanding tennis player’s serve. In this step, they would actually pretend to be the player, going through the same motions over and over, seeking to emulate the player’s behaviour. I will use the Questions from page 165.1 to begin deepening the process.

“What motivates you to have this skill?

“In what context do you commonly use this skill?”

“What are the specific steps and skills … ” …

3. Install in Self – see if you get same results

Continue with step 2 until they produce results similar to those of the top performer; until they (and I ) know they have unconsciously assimilated the behavioural patterns of the top performer . This step is to see if will they produce similar results in roughly the same amount of time. Depending on the modeling project, this may take minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or even years. It all depends on the complexity of the skill they are working on acquiring. Future test, actually test in real life.

4. Design a training – what set of experiences do the participants need to have to replicate the model? Chunking and sequencing. Use contrast and comparison of exemplars to identify the essential structural patterns for the ability. Test and refine the Model

Clean up the pattern. Certain parts of their behaviour will not be necessary to produce outstanding results. We can begin by testing what actually needs to be included in the pattern and what can be left out. They might discover that it’s absolutely necessary to have certain resources, qualities and skills and they also might also discover that it’s completely dispensable.

5. Conduct the training, get the bugs out – have a valid and reliable feedback mechanism. Incorporate the learnings into the new training design. Once we have cleaned up the pattern, we can figure out the steps involved and create a description. The key here is to describe this in a way that anybody truly committed to mastering the pattern can do it.

Avid learners do these steps naturally. This kind of person will go up to anybody who is a top performer and ask ‘how do you do that?’, and then take every opportunity to watch anybody who’s good at what they want to do with eyes and ears wide open, lapping up every tip they can find to improve their game. The difference is now they can do this consciously and in any other area of their life with modelling.

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