The Milton Model

The Milton model was developed by Richard Bandler et al by observing the language patterns of Milton Erickson, who would help his clients change through conversational hypnotic patterns.  While the meta model is comprised of linguistic patterns to gain specificity in...

The Meta Model

The Meta Model? Richard Bandler et al developed the meta model by observing the linguistic patterns of Virginia Satir, who was well known for her ability to help her clients quickly make profound changes.  The meta model is a linguistic pattern of gaining specificity...

How To Be a Better Speller

My wife reported one day that my eight year old daughter was having a hard time spelling and asked me if I would work with her to see if I had any ideas.  I asked my wife what the problem seemed to be and she reported that my daughter “just can’t seem to sound out the...

Changing a Strategy

First, it is important to say that if what you are doing works, there is probably no reason to change or fix the strategy.  But if your strategy is not working, what’s stopping you from making the changes necessary for your success now? There are several ways to...