NLP examines the relationships between thought, communication and behaviour. This is why my Mind Map above seems so 'busy'. We are always making these relationships.
NLP is an Epistomology, which means it is a study of how we know as well as what we know.
In terms of Life Coaching, it is also a methodology which allows us to understand how we do what we do.
NLP explores how we take information in from the world, how we represent the world in our mind, organise ourselves and then shape our behaviour. With NLP we can build descriptions of how people organise themselves. By studying and learning from these relationships people can effectively transform the way they traditionally think and act, adopting new, far more successful models of human excellence. (This activity is called modelling and is a key feature that distinguishes NLP from psychology).
Now from that epistemology and methodology, multiple applications from NLP have arisen. There are applications of NLP to almost every major area of human endeavour.
In effect, NLP is a powerful change management tool that transforms the way people think and act to have the greatest impact both professionally and personally. That's why NLP is one of the most powerful skills used in business management, psychology, sales, sports coaching and all forms of personal development.
As NLP offers a window (through modelling) into the way we function (our neuro-linguistic programmes), it offers (as an application of NLP methodology) a technology for creating change. If you want to have more choices about your behaviour and emotions, to enhance your communication and relationships and develop new abilities in your thinking, then NLP can provide you with the technology for accomplishing that. It generates lasting life skills (one of the consequences of quality NLP training). Together we can: