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John Grinder served as a captain in the US Army Special Forces, then later for the US Intelligence agency. Before this, in the late'60's, he graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of San Francisco and a PhD from the University of California in San Diego in Linguistics in the early'70's. He went on to co-found Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) with Dr. Richard Bandler.Grinder was appointed to the position of professor of Linguistics at the newly formed University of California in Santa Cruz. He has published many books and papers, two examples of which are On Deletion Phenomena in English (1972) and Guide to Transformational Grammar (1973). He is considered to be an expert on the subject of syntax within the broader field of linguistics.John later became involved in some therapy sessions with Richard Bandler, a psychology student at the time. It was here that he became enthralled with the ways that therapists use linguistic patterns to effect results with their patients. John Grinder and Richard Bandler later went on to co-found Neuro Linguistic Programming.Neuro Linguistic Programming was largely based on the language patterns used effectively by the hypnotherapist Milton H. Erickson and therapists Virginia Satir and Fritz Perls and the theory of transformation grammar. Based on this John Grinder and Richard Bandler came up with the model of Neuro Linguistic Programming.John has also co-written many other pieces about the theoretical basis and practical uses of NLP. This was after developing the model of Neuro Linguistic Programming further, partly based on the publications of the therapists above.The self confidence gained by practitioners of NLP has enabled many to become more successful in both their personal and professional lives. Many people have trouble believing just how radically their lives have been changed for the better after using the principals of Neuro Linguistic Programming. The changes are often even visible to co-workers and family members who are unaware of your learning NLP techniques.NPL teaches techniques that enable you to enhance the positive aspects of your mind to further achieve your goals. The self improvement techniques detailed in NLP will also help you analyze the people around you including their personality. It will also enable you to co-ordinate your words, feelings thoughts and behavior to achieve your best results.Using NLP you will be able to align your words and actions and this will help you to get your message across to your target audience in a far more effective and direct way.Find more info about John Grinder and the NLP history.