NLP in Sport and High Achievement: Modelling NZ Triathlete Steve Gurney

A Weekend Training by Richard Bolstad

Prerequisite: Open entry but recommended at least 2 days of NLP Training. This course is not currently scheduled.

Whether you are already working with sportspeople, would like to offer your NLP skills to help sportspeople, or just want to deepen your understanding of coaching high achievers, this is the time to learn more about one of the most exciting applications of NLP! Richard Bolstad has worked individually with top sportspeople such as New Zealand Triathlete Steve Gurney, who has written two books partially based on his learnings from NLP. Richard has also taught at sports organisations such as The New Zealand Recreation Association. Find out how to use your NLP skills to take high achievers those last steps onwards to being the top of their field. Many of the core skills you learn here will help you working with high achievers in other fields too. Keeping going through profound challenges, focusing on and visualising your goal, getting into states where body and mind are aligned… these are sports skills that all high achievers need. Richard trains regularly with another group of high achievers: EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organisation) in New Zealand, Australia, and East Asia. High achievers are human, and NLP is the study of how they use ordinary human abilities to do extraordinary things.We will review the key mindset shifts that Steve identifies in his books describing our work, and practice NLP processes focused on a measurable kinesthetic training event in the NLP room (juggling).“

I enlisted the help of my NLP guru, Richard Bolstad for some help with this one. To summarise, the solution lay in blowing apart my belief that I always trail the lead runners by 10 minutes. Bolstad powerfully pointed out to me that future reality is what I imagine it to be, and in fact, with a little work I could alter my beliefs to be more powerful and positive. I visualised the lead runner to be “just around the corner” ahead of me, possibly even behind me, and not the dreaded 10 minutes that I was imagining. It worked a treat! I emerged from the run 1 minute ahead of him!! My best mountain run to date!! The mechanism is one of positivity, fun and enjoyment. This releases endorphins and other natural “go-fast” chemicals that enhance focus, concentration and more efficient use of muscles and blood glycogen.” – Steve Gurney, New Zealand Triathlete