Neuro Linguistic Programming’s Presuppositions are conscious statements that appear to be true for each of us. These statements are like universal truth that explore a mind beyond the box and show the ways to conscious life.

Credit goes to the founders of NLP, whose insight, understanding and experiments cause this beautiful human technology to develop. Below are some NLP Presuppositions to which I consider really useful for making better mindsets.

1. The map is not territory

Each of us has different perception for a particular object, or situation. And these perceptions are filtered by our beliefs and values: different beliefs and values cause different perceptions to exist, and these perceptions also drive to our action, reactions or responses.

The map is our perceptions and territory is the reality (object or situation) that we perceive – and it may and may not be entirely or partially different to what we perceive.

2. Respect for the other person’s model of the world

The model of the world actually is the set of beliefs and values in one’s mind, and a person can only act according to them. Expecting to any person more than the set of beliefs and values is of no use, so it is always better to respect each one’s model of the world.

3. We always communicate

If we stop our mouth, our non-verbal communication still continues – and it is more subtle and profound communication which is sometimes more genuine than the verbal talks.

4. Flexibility of behavior has more alternates

If one thing does not work by same patterns or approaches, one needs to change the way of doing it – whether it is inter-personal relations or dealing with any process or system. Inflexibility of behavior actually closes all the alternate very soon because certain thing may not possible by the same behavior – whether it is harder and louder – all the time.

5. The meaning of your communication is the response you get

It actually does not matter what we speak and how we speak, what matter is – the response we get. If we do not get favorable response we need to change the way of our communication.

6. If one person can do something, anyone can learn to do that

Everyone has all the resources to do anything; there is just the difference of utilized and unutilized resources. ‘Anyone can learn to do that’ means to utilize unutilized resources.

7. There are no failures only feedbacks.

In NLP Points of view, failure is actually improper word for feedbacks. NLP says nobody gets failures: what we get are just feedbacks of our actions.

8. Every behavior is driven by positive intentions

A person always works according to available alternates, whether it is hurtful or pleasant to others. And these positive intentions of that person are directly or indirectly driven by the model of the world or beliefs and values system.