PEOPLE RESPOND TO

PERCEPTION, NOT
REALITY

NLP

PRACTITIONER

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 PEOPLE RESPOND TO PERCEPTION, NOT REALITY

We've looked at the Presupposition 'the map is not the territory' which explains
how people respond to their experiences and not to reality itself. We don't have
access to reality as it is, we do not know reality. We experience reality through
our senses, our filter systems, our beliefs - our own personal 'map' of reality.

Let's explore this idea a little further. In life, we do not know what we don't know,
but yet many people think, act and behave as if they do know everything or believe
that they should know everything and then 'beat themselves up' for being less than
perfect. It's important that we unpack and understand the difference between our
opinions, feelings, thoughts, beliefs and truth.

'The truth will set you free' is a commonly used phrase, but yet many people don't
have any idea about what truth actually is.

No two people will have the same map. When people get stuck in their
perceptions, this is when relationships fall apart, communications breakdown, and
people can end up completely isolated and messing their lives up.

People fall into the trap of believing that their opinion is true, that what they feel is
the nature of reality, that their thoughts are facts and their beliefs are universal
truth. However, none of this is true - our opinions, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs are
all our mere perception (our own map of reality, not reality itself).

'Opinions are nothing more than the medium between truth and complete
ignorance' - Plato.

If we want to live strong, mature and grounded lives, then it's important that we
become grounded in the facts; grounded in the truth. Many of the NLP models,
techniques and practices are designed to help people separate their perception
from reality and establish what's actually true.

As you work your way through this course, see if you can identify the difference
and separate your opinions, from your feelings, your thoughts, and your beliefs.
NLP is a science that's committed to establishing what's actually true so if you want
to get the most from this science, then become a student of truth. 
 PEOPLE RESPOND TO PERCEPTION, NOT REALITY

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