The distinction is between ‘structural’ and ‘functional’ well-formedness. For example some people are functionally well-formed in that in their work life they’re good at making money. In other words they are good at achieving a functional outcome, able to do stuff and get results in the real world. Quite often (but not always) these same people who are good at making money are terrible at having deep meaningful relationships. So you could say they are functionally ill-formed in the area of having deep meaningful relationships. The interesting thing is these same people go ‘I have learnt the skill for making money, so if I can learn that I can learn the skills for having deep meaningful relationships’.
This is the surface consideration, that attracts the idea or ‘modelling’ as most people think of modelling from the NLP context where you’re extracting the ‘strategy’ from the exemplar which you can then replay. This is mostly nonsense as most people are just playing back their hallucination and getting more ill-formed with their delusions.
NLP people are very good with the linguistic stuff and keep quoting that 95% or more of communication is non-verbal. Yet stick within that 5% or less.
The technology of Soma-Semantics™ created by Dr Joseph Riggio and used in the MythoSelf® process uses that other 95%.
So structural well-formedness is what the Mythogenic Self™ process addresses. Addressing the ontology, or the nature of being. So you learn to be how you are when you are at your best. Not best at doing this or doing that, but YOU when you are at your best. So it’s not about doing any particular thing, those are functional considerations. But the point is, this is you, where for you literally anything is possible… This is what I initially work towards with clients, and when they say that as well as indicate it non-verbally then I know they are operating and making decisions from a structurally well-formed position. (BTW this is usually the first session). This is what the Mythogenic Self model does.
As a trained facilitator I then use a different model, the EPC2, or the Exquisite Performance Coaching and Consulting model also created by Dr Joseph Riggio to facilitate functional outcomes than are based on that structurally well-formed position.
The point is the structural well-formedness comes first. You build on strength not foundations of sand. You start where for someone anything is possible and then facilitate from there the functional outcomes. This of course guarantees well-formed or high quality outcomes as NLP uses that term ( for more see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-formed_outcome ).
If you’re interested in the EPC2 or Exquisite Performance Coaching and Consulting part. Joseph and Jeff are running that training starting TOMORROW in Tiburon, California. For more see: http://www.mythogenicself.com/Programs/EPC2(tm)_-_Exquisite_Performance_Coaching_and_Consulting.asp
And if you’d like your teenagers to be operating from structurally well-formed positions (rather than continuing to do what doesn’t work for them AND you) there’s the EMPOWERED life for Teens workshop with Jeff Leiken on the 23-25th February, near London. Call Des on 01923 267107 or email him at: desbarry@heropath.co.uk or look at: http://www.heropath.co.uk/ Here’s some of the comments from previous attendees:
“I now know how to be confident in spite of everything going on around me. The confidence and edge this workshop has given me has changed my life.. Jeff is an amazing trainer. What he’ll teach you will make a huge difference in how you make decisions and how you think about life.” Hannah, age 16, Abbots Langley, UK
I wasn’t sure what to expect on Friday night. On Saturday everything started to make sense. By Sunday I left feeling BRILLIANT! I feel everyone should experience this in their life! Sam, age 15, Dublin, Eire.
“I’ve have been doing so much better than I was before the course. Nearly everyone around me has noticed it in some way! Recently I have had to make some serious decisions and being able to be “true to myself” even under tremendous pressure has mattered so much. Chris, age 17, Greystones, Eire
“I have learned more in the last 21/2 days than what I have learned in my A level year so far” Becky, age 17, Dorking , UK
When I came to Exquisite Teens I had no idea what I was getting myself into. There are no words I can use to describe it, so you have to go and experience it for yourself… Just do It!” Colin, Age 16, Greystones, Eire
“We can learn how to walk, speak or play basketball, but who teaches you how to live life the best way you can?…After one of the best experiences in my life, I see my friends, my family, everything that happens around me and even myself in a different way. Problems which I thought were matters of life or death (a quite common adolescent feeling I think) are now simple decisions to me… I have been taught my most valuable lesson. Alys, age 15, Barcelona, Spain,
“After I first found out about the exquisite teens course I thought it would be quite pointless going on it as I did not believe people could change unless they hypnotised you! … I eventually decided to go on the course and I was certainly wrong about not believing you can change! ……. I am so glad I went on this course as it was a life changing weekend with fantastic and inspirational people. I now understand how it is all about achieving more in life and now I am doing just that!”Natanya, age 16, Hemel Hempstead, UK
Wouldn’t you like your teenager to be saying something similar?
You’ve also got multiple opportunities to FIND OUT what the excitement is about and have the MYTHOGENIC SELF EXPERIENCE. You need to BOOK NOW as Charles Moore’s Mythogenic Self Experience on the 3-4th March has SOLD OUT already, and there are limited places remaining on the other courses.
In Ireland: Freida McGoldrick is running her Mythogenic Self Experience on the 2-4th March in Dublin, contact Frieda on: frieda@lifesunlimited.com
In Princeton New Jersey: 11-13th May Mike Davis & Lauren Goodell are running their Mythogenic Self Experience. Mike’s contact details are here: http://thedecisioncoach.com/contact-mike/
In the UK: Call Charles or Janice Moore on 0208 974 8974 or email: info@generativenlp.com or look at their website: http://www.generativenlp.com/the-mythogenic-self-experience.html Charles Moore’s next Mythogenic Self Experience with available places is on the 9-10th June
