NLP stands for neuro-linguistic programming

- how we represent our reality in the way we think: a wide range of approaches to help change thoughts, feelings or behaviour; often compared to having a user manual for your own brain.

Many NLP approaches were developed by studying those who'd already made great personal change, finding out what they had in common that was successful, and capturing it for use by others.

It's a very direct approach – it's not necessary to go back to the origin of a problem to generate useful, powerful results, quickly.