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Never feel POWERLESS again➡️ Step Into Your Circle of Excellence in 4 Steps
If you're a coach, NLP practitioner, or anyone who wants to access confidence, calm, or focus on demand — this short episode teaches you the Circle of Excellence, one of NLP's most practical and enduring tools for...
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Create a Confidence Anchor in Under 1 Minute — NLP Technique To Stop Being Triggered
📩 JOIN 3K+ READERS ON THE WEEKLY ESSENTIAL COACHING SKILLS NEWSLETTER: https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com/newsletters/the-essential-coaching-skills-newsletter Your phone buzzes and your hand moves before your...
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That's the POINT! How a 30-Year Corporate Veteran Systemized His Coaching Business
Most coaches who struggle to get clients aren't bad at coaching. They're just running their practice as if being good at coaching is enough. It isn't.
Michael Beale is a CEO coach, NLP trainer, and Marshall...
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Living With Parkinson's: He built a 10-session Hypnosis Program To Manage Symptoms and Stress
What do you do when you receive a diagnosis that has no cure? Dr. Harlan Kilstein — NLP practitioner, coach, and longtime student of Dave Dobson — was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. And instead of stopping, he...
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Fix Your Inner Voice in 5 Minutes - NLP Modal Operators Explained
Do you talk to yourself in ways that keep you stuck? Most people do. 'I should do that.' 'I can't.' 'I'll get to it someday.' These aren't just words — they're instructions to your unconscious mind. And your...
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Time Doesn't Exist — But Deadlines Do. Here's How to Use Them.
Time is the one thing none of us have enough of — and yet it doesn't technically exist. So how do you use it well?
In this episode, NLP Master Trainer and Ericksonian coach Doug O'Brien explores the fascinating...
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AI Can't Do This Yet: Why Poetry, Trance & Human Voice Still Matter - w/ Julie Flanders
What if poetry and hypnosis are the same thing? That's the question that opens this conversation — and the answer from Julie Flanders, award-winning lyricist and co-founder of the internationally acclaimed band...
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What REALLY Creates Change in Coaching? (TEMENOS Principle EXPLAINED)
Have you finished your NLP training, your coaching certification, your hypnotherapy course... and now you're staring at an empty calendar wondering when you became someone who actually does this for a living? In this...
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The Power of Questions
The questions you ask determine what your mind focuses on—and that focus shapes your emotional state, your decisions, and ultimately your life. In this episode of the Essential Coaching Skills Podcast, Doug O’Brien...
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All about State Management
Have you ever walked into a situation completely 'on' — clear, connected, in control — and wondered why you can't access that every time? You can. And it's simpler than you think. In this episode, NLP Master Trainer...
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Copy This Exercise: This Is The Smarter Way to Build Habits That Stick
You're not broken. You're not lazy. You're probably using the wrong structure. In this episode, NLP Master Trainer and Ericksonian coach Doug O'Brien shares the EASE Method — a four-level system for building habits...
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Using Stories in Coaching - the #1 Skill
Storytelling is not a performance skill. It is a transformation skill. If you coach, practice NLP, hypnosis, or therapeutic conversation, this episode will deepen your craft. 00:01 – Storytelling Is Not a Soft Skill...
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