VRT & NLP

Neuro-Linguistic Programming, commonly labeled NLP, allows a person to put themselves into the proper "state" of the most successful outcome of an experience. A state of mind can spell failure or success. Imitation of the physiology of a successful state will also program the mind to be there. The physiology puts the mind into the right frame of thinking. As William James said, "thought follows action, and action follows thought."

For example, if someone had you line up to shoot a basketball into a hoop, they could say, "do ya remember the best shot you ever made? Can you put that thought into your mind?" You would answer, "Sure, I can do that." "Then put yourself into the state of mind of that shot. Really, stand the way you would stand during that shot. Breath the way you would breath during that shot. Lay your hands on the ball the way you would with that shot. Picture in your mind the things you would picture to obtain that perfect shot you took. Move your body they way you would move it to make that shot."

Thus, one is put into a perfect physiological "state of mind" for that successful shot. Whether it's a basketball shot, a perfect pitch on a baseball diamond, the perfect shot of an arrow from a bow, a winning wrestling match, a perfect score on a test, the perfect speech, the best day ever at the office, or what have you, matching physiology is the key to success.

--Greg Mangan
"VRT Man"