Mind-lines: Lines For Changing Minds

YOu have to be really into NLP to get into this one. The writers are clearly super experts and they analyse every detail that you could possibly analyse of the language. If what you want is to get into real expertise with the famous "slight of mouth" then this (along with the Dilts book) is the one to study. I mentioned that its heavy going so you might not want to have this as bedside reading. Have it as part of serious study with another dedicated student of NLP. Go through it meticulously and make examples of each "pattern" in order to get your head around them.

So in short, the book is very good but it would be nice if the writers would lighten the load at times with some variation because boredon can invade from time to time.

I first heard of this book from an audio cd. Seminar leader David DeAngelo, demonstrated how to use Mind Lines to shatter limiting beliefs, and strengthen inner game, and how it worked for him.

Later an nlp student asked me to install the idea from this book, EXTERNAL BEHAVIOR = INTERNAL STATE. He waxed so lyrically about Michael Hall and Mindlines, I determined to read it.

Ostensibly it's about the art of reframing conversations using the 26 techniques in this book.

What happens though, as you read, and apply the Mind-lines to yourself, you come up with new ones and you may notice your own mind starts to open up, you look at things in new ways, and you can find inspiring answers, and shifts in perception.

Here is an example with reframes:

"Your being late means you don't care." External behavior (lateness)= Internal State (don't care).

Reflect back: Have you ever been late for something, and did it mean you didn't care?

Counter example: If I was on time would that mean that I did care?

Contrast: Just because someone is on time doesn't mean they care. Just because someone's late doesn't mean they don't care, does it?

Meta Model, Chunking down: How specifically, does my being late mean I don't care?

Mind Reading: How do you know I don't care? Are you able to read my mind?

Authority frame: According to who? Where is it written that lateness means not caring?

Value: What's more important, my being here, or my being late?

Allness: What would it be like if everyone was always late? Would it mean that no one cares, ever? What kind of world would that be?

You do need to have good rapport with some reframes. And there are 18 more than this. The patterns I have used most to change my own thoughts have been negation, future pacing and metaphor patterns. More recently, I am using chunking up questions.

If you're like me, you'll discover yourself coming up with your own reframes for common situations, whether it be in career, personal relationships, dealing with children, or dealing with difficult or uncooperative people, and as you do you will realise the rewards of reexamining these situations. The more you open up to the opportunities these reframes present, the more opportunities open up.

I hope you find this helpful.

This book is a piece of art. I was recommended this book by a known changeworker, who's name will remain unknown. This book teaches you how flexible reality really is and shows you a practical way of actually changing your reality and others for the better. You can learn to Break toxic things you say to yourself and transform it to something good or simply stay relaxed when someone else seems to talk down to you, because you'll know that you can turn it around on him..but with this technology, you won't have to! It opens up a possibility to feel good and have control over the 'frame' which governs all communication and this and much more is covered in this book. A must have if you want to be a better person and feel better overall!

Powerful methods of using frames to make more
sense of what we are 'really'meaning by setting
guidlines for clarification and paraphrasing.
From chapter one the book challenged my method
of communication but provided guidelines on how
to become more articulate and encourage meaningful
interaction with others.
The methodologies given present more opportunity
to understand consciousness and as a consqeunce
know where we are at. A book to read and re-read.

I agree with many of the other reviewers that the information in this book is some of the best on the topic. General overviews of material as well as specific details and examples allow for enhanced understanding and easy application to your own life. My biggest concern about the book is the dozens of misspellings and grammatical errors. These make the book very distracting to read and are simple problems that someone in high school should be able to easily identify and fix. For as much thought and effort went into the book to make it easy to understand and interesting to read, it is partially ruined by juvenile copy mistakes. Sadly, this is not even the first edition of the book.