ABSTRACT
This chapter explores links between coaching, neuro linguistic programming (NLP), and Motivational Maps. NLP which was developed in the 1970s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. NLP as a modality has a whole section dedicated to building rapport and also teaches linguistic skills that contribute to the ability to question, listen and to assist clients in gaining clarity of direction through goal setting. NLP assists coaching through enhancing rapport, the ability to ask intuitive questions and help the client to achieve clarity of direction. Traditional coaching can get by with, say, a GROW model that simply reviews Goals, Reality, Options and Wrap-Up, but doesn't necessarily go into the subconscious and its own strange and emotional logic. NLP coaching involves five key steps: building rapport, taking a detailed personal history, assisting the client in overcoming subconscious blocks, the setting of action steps and tasks, and then positive re-enforcement and confidence building.
