Dlp Reflective Essay
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
NLP AS AN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE TUTOR: HAZEL BAINBRIDGE
REFELCTIVE ESSAY : META MIRRORS WRITTEN BY : CAROL PARRY, APRIL 2009
During this reflective essay I will aim to reflect upon my experience of guiding a fellow student through an exercise using the ‘Meta Mirror’ technique and to discuss and explore my learning from the experience, and applying NLP principles within this context.
The exercise was undertaken in groups of 3 for which I assumed the role of Practitioner, Wil was the client and our Observer, Bharti. The exercise started with Bharti finding a suitable position from which she could clearly observe the dialogue and interaction between Wil and I, without being obtrusive and beyond …show more content…
The terms ‘first’, ‘second’ and ‘third’ positions have been developed by John Grinder and Judith De Lozier in recent works and are fundamental to understanding the ‘Meta Mirror’ technique. They defined each position in the following way: First position is from your own point of view, in a completely associated way and without considering anyone else’s perspective. Second position is when you consider how a situation looks, feels and sounds from another person’s point of view. Third position is seeing the world from an outside point of view. This is the experience of looking at the situation as a totally independent observer. This is defined as being different form being disassociated, as the person must be observing the situation from a strong and resourceful state. They remind us that all three positions are equally important; this skill is in being to move between them …show more content…
I asked him to explore what he was feeling, hearing and seeing whilst recalling the experience. This process allowed Wil to recall the experience in all sensory systems and to be fully associated in Position 1. I aimed to ensure that my questions were ‘clean’ and not leading, ie, without imposing any of my ‘projections’. I paid close attention to Wil’s responses in order to identify his preferred representational system, ie, Visual, Auditory or Kinaesthetic - ‘VAK’. Most people will intersperse their dialogue with all types of VAK references however by closely observing other signals, such as their physiology, it is possible to identify which they use
NLP AS AN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE TUTOR: HAZEL BAINBRIDGE
REFELCTIVE ESSAY : META MIRRORS WRITTEN BY : CAROL PARRY, APRIL 2009
During this reflective essay I will aim to reflect upon my experience of guiding a fellow student through an exercise using the ‘Meta Mirror’ technique and to discuss and explore my learning from the experience, and applying NLP principles within this context.
The exercise was undertaken in groups of 3 for which I assumed the role of Practitioner, Wil was the client and our Observer, Bharti. The exercise started with Bharti finding a suitable position from which she could clearly observe the dialogue and interaction between Wil and I, without being obtrusive and beyond …show more content…
The terms ‘first’, ‘second’ and ‘third’ positions have been developed by John Grinder and Judith De Lozier in recent works and are fundamental to understanding the ‘Meta Mirror’ technique. They defined each position in the following way: First position is from your own point of view, in a completely associated way and without considering anyone else’s perspective. Second position is when you consider how a situation looks, feels and sounds from another person’s point of view. Third position is seeing the world from an outside point of view. This is the experience of looking at the situation as a totally independent observer. This is defined as being different form being disassociated, as the person must be observing the situation from a strong and resourceful state. They remind us that all three positions are equally important; this skill is in being to move between them …show more content…
I asked him to explore what he was feeling, hearing and seeing whilst recalling the experience. This process allowed Wil to recall the experience in all sensory systems and to be fully associated in Position 1. I aimed to ensure that my questions were ‘clean’ and not leading, ie, without imposing any of my ‘projections’. I paid close attention to Wil’s responses in order to identify his preferred representational system, ie, Visual, Auditory or Kinaesthetic - ‘VAK’. Most people will intersperse their dialogue with all types of VAK references however by closely observing other signals, such as their physiology, it is possible to identify which they use