NLP: Health and well being by Joseph O'connor and Ian McDermott

"NLP: Health and well being" by Joseph O'connor and Ian McDermott - Short and sweet!

This edition of book was published by HarperCollins in 2010. 

Author defines health as physical, social and psychological well-being. Being fit and being healthy is not the same thing. Authors say this new definition was also proposed by Greek philosopher Hippocrates. Authors explain how our thinking can influence our health. People with good network and relationships are found to have lower mortality rate. Negative thoughts impact your health.

Two persons can react to same situation differently. Well-being is related to Social life and fulfilling relationships. Stress is not what happens to you, it's how you respond to what happens to you. Two ways to deal with stress: associate and dissociate. Worry is lot of thinking and no action. 

We worry about what we don't want to happen and what has not happened. Worry is imaginary and complete waste of time. Worry is a loop, break it! We react to a situation based on triggers from our past experiences. 

It's a small book. Authors have tried to keep it simple. It would have been very easy to complicate this book, but authors keep to basics and rather than trying to cover entire gamut of NLP, concentrate on health and well being. 

At the end of the book authors have given exercises to improve health, reduce worrying, sleeping etc. The exercises are interesting and should be tried with concentration. The idea of sleeping exercise is interesting. 

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a psychological approach that involves analyzing strategies used by successful individuals and applying them to reach a personal goal. It relates thoughts, language, and patterns of behavior learned through experience to specific outcomes.

Definition of health appears to be new for western society, but physical, social and psychological well-being has always been a part of Indian definition. 

Why did I read this book? Wanted to know about NLP.

What I didn't like?  Short length.

What did I like? To the point.

Recommend reading.