# Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) [5 (NLP) Neuro-Linguistic Programming Techniques](https://www.tonyrobbins.com/leadership-impact/nlp-techniques/) at 2023-12-15. By Tony Robbins. ## What is NLP? Neurolinguistic programming is an approach that focuses on how you communicate with yourself and others, and how this affects your behaviors and behavior outcomes. Richard Bandler and John Grinder developed NLP in the 1970s after observing that one of the main differences between what they called “successful people” and others was the way they used language to encourage themselves and everyone else. “NLP is a model that helps you influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in yourself and others,” says Elena Mosaner, a Master NLP practitioner, ICF coach, and CEO and founder of AlphaMind in La Jolla, California. “It’s both a mental art and practice.” Clipped from [Neurolinguistic Programming: Basics of NLP](https://psychcentral.com/health/neurolinguistic-programming-nlp#what-is-nlp) at 2023-12-15. --- # Links [[NLP and Systems Thinking]] [[Mistakes of One Generation]]