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Not
many years ago, I was asked to play the role of a Colonel in the Army. He was to be a
scientist working in Huntsville and perhaps was not the stereotypical military person as
many people think. The Colonel was authoritative but much more of a teacher and motivator. |
| Since I had never been in
the military, I asked the producer if I might spend a half day with the type of colonel
that he wanted me to play. Being that I had to be fitted for a uniform and get a military
hair cut at the PX, it seemed that was the best time. |
| No long before this, I had
been studying a method of communicating call '"mirroring" which has a close
relationship with a psychological principle called "Nuerolinguistic programming"
or NLP. NLP is the study of how a person communicates to himself, how this communication
affects the nervous system, and consequently, every action that he makes. An example of
how NLP has an effect on us is that if we are feeling a certain way, that feeling has a
pronounced effect on how we act and appear on the outside. If we are confident and proud
of the way that we are, that feeling is going to present a person who has a straight
posture, a brisk walk and a confident speech pattern. This principle also works in
reverse. If we are disillusioned or depressed, we will appear drooped or seem to be
turning inward, have a nonchalant walk and have no particular direction. Outside
influences work through our bodies to tell us how to feel. In addition, our inside
feelings guide our appearance. |
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