Testimonials

A few testimonials from the early years...

From a retired army colonel in El Paso, Texas

Just a note to update you as I continue along my path which you helped me find. I've come a long way, and the further I go, the broader the path becomes and the brighter the light shines as I continue to grow. What an opposite and comfortable change for me after three wars, 72 military war ribbons and medals, and 36 years of military through the ranks from private, to West Point, to Colonel. I am writing you to thank you for all that you taught me in your NLP Level One and your Practitioner Course.

In July, I completed my Master's certification. I am now teaching applicable portions of NLP here at Rockwell, where I am Training Manager, as well as doing seminars at UTEP on communication using NLP rapport techniques. I am also working with the NLP support group here in El Paso and doing assistant training with our NLP Level One and Practitioner Course in El Paso. In addition, I am developing extensive NLP course work for the handicap groups in El Paso: the Lighthouse for the Blind, the Association for the Deaf, and other handicap groups in El Paso. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for me. The project is being sponsored by our facility at their request as part of our community support program. My "NLP Help Center" for the underprivileged, which I put in my Time Line, is on its way. It's as if the gift was placed in my left hand. Things are just happening! How wonderful it is! See what you started! Thanks!

Back to my purpose in writing. While attending Tad James' "Creating Your Future" in Dallas, I put the Master's Course in my Time Line (as well as my five-year NLP Help Center goal). At that time, I talked with you regarding redoing the Practitioner Course with Tad James prior to tackling the Master's. You told me then that it would be unnecessary. "You will know what you need to know even though you might not know you know when you finish the Practitioner Course." (paraphrased)

Well, when I reached Hawaii and met my 90 classmates, I reflected on what you told me and taught me. You had planted it all firmly in place. Never during the entire Master's Course did I feel lost at any time. In fact, I frequently found myself with a better NLP foundation than most of my classmates who had done their advanced work with other teachers. Needless to say, the Master's Course was most rewarding, for I had the foundation you gave me on which to build. Thanks to you, NLP Learning Systems, my numerous classmates (and those in the future) who helped me along the way. This is not a paid commercial. It is simply my testimony to you and your teaching and your guidance. My sincere thanks for being there at the right time, with the right messages, given in the right way and in the right dosages to change my life forever.

You are models for me to emulate. You were never on a pedestal preaching. You came down in the mud with this old infantryman to lift me up. You will see me often in Dallas taking advanced studies with you and NLP Learning Systems. You know it and you do it right!

Thanks always, Colonel James E. Crow (USA-Ret)

Overcoming Anger

April 30, 1997

The last three years, there have been circumstances in my marriage that I let control my life. I am a kind, caring, and loving person with a positive outlook on life. However, I have chosen to let the emotion of anger control me. To the point: anger, harboring anger, festering anger is not congruent with my personality.

My profession is an Instructor/Teacher/Educator/Facilitator. When I am in class or involved in a session, I have the ability to, temporally, put the emotion of anger behind me. When I am on break relaxing or on some type of free time, the anger would come back and in some cases be disabling to me.

ln February, I enrolled in the NLP Level One program. In fact, I started on week 5 of the six week program. That night we were taught some anchoring methods and ref raining. On both methods, I chose to use the subject of anger. I have to admit, I did the techniques half heartedly. I mean, I have been angry at some of my wife's activities for over two years, how can some technique solve the problem of anger for me.

That night when I got home, I did not feel any differences. The BIG CHANGE came the next day.

The next morning when I woke up, I felt different. I felt an extreme amount of energy. My body felt lighter, I felt a great sense of power, and great sense of control in my life. What I realized ... "I was not stuck in anger!" It hit me, every morning I would wake up and open my closet and get all the anger I could find and put it in my pockets or any where I could place it. I would carry that anger around with me. In times where I did not necessarily feel angry, I could reach down in my pocket and find plenty to spare.

After I realized that I was not stuck in anger, I tried to find ways to bring it back. I would think of the horrible actions or words my wife would present to me. I thought it would bring the anger back. Instead, I started to laugh. It hit me that I was stuck in anger and I did not want to go back to being stuck.

That afternoon, my mother called me. She would, most of the time, ask, "How are things?" Being honest, I would reply, "Hanging in there, Mom" or "Just taking things one day at a time." This particular day when she asked I said "Mom, I feel great" and when I said it too her, I sincerely meant it. Emotionally, I felt great, I was not stuck in anger. My mother responded with, "So, your circumstances must have changed (meaning my relationship with my wife)." I simply said, "No mom, I have changed." I told mom that the anger was behind me. If I wanted to find that anger, I would have to go into the past, and I was not willing to go into the past, I am ready to move forward. Of course, she did not understand.

That afternoon, I had another test on anger. My cleaners are located behind my house. That afternoon, I went to pick up my clothes and the cleaners gave me my wife's friend's clothes. At first, I felt a sense of anger, but instead of getting mad and confronting the issue with my wife, I saw many options in which to handle the situation. One of which was not to let the anger control me.

[. . .] it has been 3 months since the initial training. Each day, in some form or fashion, I have tested the emotion of anger. I can become angry, if I choose, but what I have discovered is that I do not become stuck in anger.

NLP is and continues to be a LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE for me. Thank you for the time, the training, the love, the patience, and most of all thank you for you.

Sincerely,

Nalan Mitchell

Thanks from an M.D.

January 7, 1992

Dear Jan and John,

I would like to extent to you both, your family, and the Training Staff a prosperous New Year. Now that the holidays are coming to a close, I want to take this time to Thank You All for giving my life back to me. This Is the best Christmas present anyone could be given. I know that I was the one to give me the gift, but I could not have done it without you all, especially you Jan.

I want, also, to thank Tony for being there, he was of tremendous support to me. Through Neuro-Linguistic Programming, there is nothing that is incapable of being accomplished. It can be used for healing, the emotional, the mental, the physical and most importantly the spiritual bodies of the self and others.

My plans for this year are to develop healing modules for use in chemical and process addictions and in reversing the dis-ease processes in cancer and AIDS. I know, even accomplishing one of these projects will make a successful year. But the possibilities are there and I want to accomplish them, thanks to you and the Center. I am also going to get my Master NLP Certification this year.

Through NLP, change can and will happen, if the individual really wants the change to occur. It is like healing or is it healing, the Individual who subconsciously wants no healing, will get their expected outcome, which is no healing and likewise, the individual that subconsciously wants healing, as an expected outcome is healed.

Jan and John, I express and extent love, healing, support, gratitude, success and prosperity to you and yours for this year and all years. Tony, I express and extend to you love, healing, gratitude, growth and abundance.

Service is my call and Jan when you wrote that on my heart, the past, present and future now are One. If I may be of service to you, please call on me. It is the least I can do.

With love in service,

Robert Dail, M.D., CAS

Overcoming Fear of Flying

July 24, 1984

Dear Jan:

Thank you for coming into my life. I would like you to know that NLP has helped both my professional and personal life in ways that make me very grateful to you and your teachings.

I would also, like you to know that NLP has freed me from the old constraining habits that once led to fear and frustration during my attempts at interpersonal communication. Now I realize that I have the power to make this same interpersonal communication not only a joyful enlightening experience, but, also, one that makes me feel good about myself and others. To these results, I would like to say thank you.

It's my belief that through NLP, one can profit in other areas besides communication skills. One of these areas can include one's own phobic fears. Case in Point: I had just finished a four (4) month clinic which helps phobic people overcome the fear of heights, flying, and crowded rooms. I did exceptionally well, as I faced my problem areas, however, there was no way for me to practice flying without actually flying.

Last month, I had to take a flight to Pittsburgh, and not having all the confidence I needed to overcame the fear of flying, I asked Jack Walton to do a "Change History" on me. My flight lasted for 2 ½ hours, and I know that this technique helped me enjoy the flight. The Change History Technique has helped me in both business and social activities.

In conclusion, I would like to point out that NLP can help anyone who is open and receptive to trying to overcame their own personal difficulties.

Sincerely yours,

E. T. Kanes,

Assistant Vice President

Teaching a 5 year old son to swim

July 17, 1995

I wanted to share with you an experience I recently had with simple anchoring. I took my two sons swimming (the youngest one who is 5 years old could not swim at that time). Travis (the youngest) decided that he could not swim, and could not get into deep water without a life preserver or the equivalent.

I finally started to pay attention to his language, and what he kept telling me on this particular day was that "he could not learn it". So I got him to start talking about things he COULD learn, and in fact, things he HAD learned (in school, etc.) -- and while he was doing this, I set an anchor. So I proceeded to teach him to swim, and each time he said he could not learn it, I fired his "learning" anchor. Within 10 minutes, my son was swimming on his own and very happily, I might add. Until this happened, I hadn't really considered using N.L.P. on my children. For me, this has opened a new door to many possibilities in parenting.

Sincerely Yours,

Vallarie J. Duckworth

Revenues Increased over 40%

April 24, 1995

Dear Tony,

Recently, after completing your Communications and Rapport Skills workshop, an 8-week, on-site course which you taught and custom designed for Commonwealth Trading Company (CTC), I told my staff that we were having seat belts installed in our office chairs. They thought it was funny but I was only half kidding. Since we started your workshop, CTC has been in high gear!

Revenues have increased by over 40%. Profit margins have soared. We are expanding our office space and adding staff. In addition, I have the good fortune to be on the cover of the Dallas Business Journal this week and CTC just had the best first quarter in corporate history. It has been truly remarkable!

You promised me that when we implemented the 8-week course that I would see results. You were correct. I also hear and feel the changes that have occurred within my organization.

One dramatic change is the increased level of quality communication between staff members. Miscommunications and incomplete communications have been drastically reduced and when they do occur we recognize what is missing in the communication, laugh, correct the miscommunication or fill in the missing pieces, and move on. Communication with customers and vendors have also improved and, as a result, the effectiveness of my staff has sky-rocketed. I notice that people seem to be happier and more content in their jobs and with themselves. Without exception, every single person has commented on how much they enjoyed the course and several have requested that we continue.

I want to thank you for your contribution to the success that CTC is enjoying. You have been very cooperative on scheduling class times and really took the time to understand what our needs and objectives of the course were. I have really enjoyed the time you have spent with us and look forward to doing more with you.

Thank you, Tony!

Best regards,

Cynthia Sheriff

Recent Testimonials: NLP Level ONE

Greetings and hello to everyone at NLP, Dallas. Things have been going great since my first Level ONE training. Our statistics are up in all categories but the one statistic that is most impressive is the new patient/patient accepting care ratio. This ratio is considered good if it is 80%. Patients accepting care has been 100% for the last two months in my office which we attribute to the ability to establish rapport.

For me, learning the steps to establish rapport has been the single most important lesson I have learned from Level ONE NLP training. I know that there is much more to learn and you can bet that I’ll be back for a review. There’s more good news. We have just purchased the property that we have been renting for the last 17 months. We are now landlords! I wonder if that had anything to do with establishing rapport with a banker? Ha! God bless everyone. See all of you soon!

- W.H., D.C., Portland, TX

Fourteen months after starting chiropractic college, a friend asked me to come to a lecture on NLP. That introduction led me to enroll in the [NLP Level ONE] course. As a result of that weekend course, my test scores jumped and my final grades showed that I had increased my GPA from 2.5 to 3.5 in less than one semester! I maintained a 3.5 GPA for the next 3 semesters and studied less and less. In the first year, I studied 30-40 hours per week; after the course, I was studying 10-20 hours per week, less than 1/2 the time resulting in a grade point higher.

At that time, I took the NLP Advanced Practitioner Certification Training. As a result of the combined knowledge of these two courses, my grade point become a 4.0. I attracted and related to my patients in my internship with ease and efficiency, and I learned to absorb information without studying .I consider the NLP courses offered by NLP Learning Systems to be a vital requirement for the complete success of any student regardless of career.

- B.A.B., D.C., Southfield, MI

With each passing day I am more aware of the gift that you give by teaching NLP. Since I have temporarily relocated ... I have noticed how profoundly my world and the people in my world have been effected by the NLP skills I learned in the Level ONE, the 12-HOUR, and especially the ADVANCED.

I would like to share one particular experience that happened recently. I work with Carol who was extremely overweight and had "tried" unsuccessfully for years to initiate and maintain a regular exercise program. She claimed that her extra weight contributed to her negative self-image and poor work attitude.

Well, even I was at first surprised (I sometimes forget how powerful NLP is - I am silly!!!) that after only one reframe (of course, the important prep work preceded the technique) she began an exercise program that she has maintained for six months. She also started a diet (a few weeks after the exercise program a swish was utilized) and has lost 50 lbs. and is currently writing a book. She even has a publisher and everything!

So, on her behalf, and the behalf of many other of my colleagues, THANK YOU. Thank you for me too, as always.

- S.K., Santa Fe, NM

Some years ago, a friend of mine who is a NLP master cleared a bad childhood memory, and an unwanted habit of mine in a few minutes using NLP clearing methods. I was really impressed and I thought that NLP would be a useful “tool” in my “doctors’ bag”. Later the opportunity arrived and I took NLP Level ONE. Needless to say that I was so impressed that I took all the classes offered by the school. The experience was a life changing one for me as well as many students I have got to know at the school.

A majority of abused kids unconsciously think that what happened to them was their fault. Therefore they punish themselves, all life long, in different forms and shapes, which in turn makes them angry, resentful, fearful, hypersensitive to critics, etc. This affects their job, health, money situation, and they often make wrong even detrimental choices in relationships. NLP effectively and easily clears all their negative emotions in a short period of time. Unlike other self-help and even psychiatric techniques, the beauty of NLP is that it is content free. In other words, the student clears without talking about his story.

As a physician, I am really impressed with the speed NLP could clear negative emotions, and “fix” broken people.

- S. E., MD, M.P.H.,

Fellow American Board of Pediatrics

Former Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

Recent Testimonials for APCT

20+ years later: A true story using the Fast Phobia Cure

I attended NLP classes in the 1990s and was fortunate enough to have Tony Neal perform the Fast Phobia Cure on me. Many, including Tony, didn’t know what my phobia was at the time. It was any flying, stinging insect – bees, wasps, yellow jackets, hornets, etc. The phobia was bad enough that when I played golf, I jumped out of moving golf carts more than once to get away from a bee or wasp. I’ve had one in my vehicle and had to pull over to let it out, so I didn’t have/cause an accident. So – you get the picture.

Fast forward a number of years, and you’ll never guess what I do now – I’M A BEE KEEPER!!!! That one exercise honestly changed my life 20 plus years later (Tony, thank you so much). My husband and I have 8 hives and have been successful at selling our honey at 2 local farmer’s markets. I’m still surprised every time I suit up and walk into our bee yards that I can do it, enjoy it and all without fear.

You never know how or when work done in the past will manifest itself into something amazing!!! Please fee free to share my story with others. Wishing you health, happiness, and success! Thank you!!!

- R.M., August 2023

“I made an extra $75,000 while going through the Advanced Practitioner Certification Training. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

President – Computer Company

“I haven’t played or had this much fun in years. People at the office want to know what’s ‘wrong’!”

C.P.A.

“My marriage is stronger and more intense now.”

Secretary – Law Firm

“I quit my full time job and was hired back by the same company, as a Consultant, for fewer hours and almost twice the money!”

Ex. V.P. – Southland Corp.

“I received a pay raise of 65%! This was certainly worth the investment!”

Executive V.P. – Manufacturing Co.

Recent Testimonials: TRANCEformational Selling

Your courses have been the most practically useful in my production efforts of all the courses I have taken. Over the past decade, I have attended numerous selling skills seminars. The techniques you shared have had the most dramatic effect. They are specific, simple and flexible.

In my industry, we are selling an intangible service product and often my firm is not offering the cheapest price. So our marketing efforts have to be creative to be successful. I have been using some of the NLP techniques for the past few months. My telephone marketing skills have significantly improved. This has lightened my travel schedule which is providing me more time to handle my management responsibilities. My ability to establish customer rapport is steadily improving, as is my repeat customer base.

Some say the best indicator of success is the effect on the bottom line. My volume is up 65% over last year, while the department nationally is up 23%. I was recently promoted to Second Vice President earlier than was originally scheduled, because senior management is impressed with my results.

These successes were not created by NLP, and perhaps would have occurred. But, the NLP techniques enabled me to create the positive results faster and with less hard work. For me, that’s the real bottom line. Thanks for selling me on NLP.

- L.F., Assistant Vice President, Dallas, Texas

As you remember, my involvement with NLP began five years ago when I was a somewhat shy associate real estate agent beginning to establish myself in the metroplex market. In my attempts to improve myself, both professionally and personally, I had read many books and taken many trainings. The time and money that I invested into the study of Neuro Linguistic Programming is the best investment I ever made. The really nice part is that I have specific results in my life that came more quickly and easily as a direct result of my experiences with NLP Learning Systems in Piano.

During one of the NLP programs, there was an exercise in which each participant experientially identified the goals that they wished to achieve at the end of five years. I am proud to say that I reached all of my goals at the end of two and a half years and have been building success upon success ever since. Goal #1 was to be named the Top Producer in Dallas. That was achieved in just two years’ time with a sales volume over $22 million and awarded the following year. Goal #2 was to earn $250,000. Again, I earned in excess of a quarter of a million dollars by the second year. In addition, though not set out as a specific goal, NLP technology enabled me to facilitate the drug rehabilitation of my son. And, in retrospect, this probably has had more importance to me than my business sales and successes.

NLP technology has enhanced my negotiation skills, rapport-building skills and has made all phases of selling significantly easier. In fact, NLP has enhanced all the other sales and motivational trainings that I’ve taken. NLP has had a way of pulling together everything I’ve learned into a body of information that is workable and doable.

Visualization has been one of the biggest benefits for me as a result of studying NLP. I now know what to visualize and how to visualize it in order to maximize my personal strategies and goals. Since my initial training in 1985, confidence in my personal power to accomplish whatever I set my mind to has soared...and keeps climbing. I’m proud to own my own company and support 30 full-time agents on my team.

I sincerely believe that none of these successes would have been possible to the degree to which I achieved them within such a short period of time without NLP.

I am forever grateful for the technology of NLP and the advanced teaching methods at the NLP Learning Systems Center in Plano. It certainly has impacted the person I am today!

- M.S., Plano, Texas

I just wanted to share some wonderful updates with you since the the Sales Class and NLP level ONE. My repeated request of clients and sales has skyrocketed so that I am now 3rd from 14 therapists in our booking process. Now my schedule is always full. I also was accepted as an student at Purdue University for my bachelor. . .Within my relationship with myself and J. there are many old patterns I acknowledge now and working through it. First with myself and then with him. It is a lot of work but I know we both benefit from it. Making myself a better person will help us! How great this possibly could be!!!

- A. L., April 10, 2025

Recent Testimonial: 12-Hour Belief Change Workshop

Dear Jan and Tony,

As I moved into my new home this weekend, I had an overwhelming feeling of deep gratitude, contemplating how profoundly my life has changed in the last two years since I took my first NLP class. Since that "12 hour belief change" weekend, all my outcomes have manifested and I'm on my way to fulfilling new, upgraded desires.

Two years ago, I moved from New Orleans, a city where I constantly felt unsafe, to Plano, one of the safest and most prosperous cities in the US! I changed jobs, from a very stressful one, with a long commute, to a joyful job, five minutes from home. My salary increased by 20% with the potential to advance in my career quickly and further increase my income.

Most importantly, as I have changed, so have the people around me. I feel that communication with my family is now deeper, kinder, and more authentic. I see daily proof of how loved and supported I am in my personal life. I hear beautiful stories from my friends about how many positives turns they have taken in their own lives.

I am using different NLP techniques daily, in my work and my personal life. It makes everything flow smoother. I am less reactive to what life throws my way and thanks to NLP, I now have many tools to improve my life and create the reality I desire.

I grew up hearing about people who don't change or it may take many long years of hard work to make any positive changes in their lives. Going through my NLP training with you, I've seen miraculous changes in my own life and those around me, happening in a very short time.

I feel great and life is really good!

May you continue your work of helping others reach their unlimited potential, for many, many years to come! This world is a better place because of you and I am lucky to have met you and moved in your neighborhood! :-)

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

- A.O., MD, Ph.D.

Recent Testimonial: QCS - Subtle Energy

I started this retreat with a doubtful intrigue - 'knowing' - that it was impossible to teach all 3 systems in a weekend. For 3 days, I witnessed the I'm-possible, invisible doors opening, a phoenix flying, and spaceships in the night.

"Magical", "wonder", "awe", might begin to explain the initial walk through the door. I assure you, the grandeur of this event cannot be overstated; months have passed, and there are still learnings from this weekend that I have yet to unravel.

- A Delighted Student

Recent Testimonials: 9-Week Chakra Meditation Course

"Thank you for the gift of the Meditation Workshop. After a month’s worth of classes, I am really feeling the benefits. I look forward to the rest of the classes in the Meditation Workshop and participating in future courses at your center. Thanks again!"

- A.M.F., Dallas, TX

"People respond to me in a friendly and happy manner because of the colors of the chakras I wear, especially orange, yellow and purple tones. One can say that I have a happy and colorful personality now. . .It's a great class with good insight and guided meditations and you talking which is never boring. It was after the class when my higher self prompted me to stop at a green light for a red light runner. It was your teaching that made me listen and trust and it saved me from harm."

- C. C., April 2025

Recent Testimonial: Diamonds In Your Mind

I wanted you to be aware of my remarkable recovery from multiple surgeries, for which I give almost total credit to NLP and to the Silva System (Diamonds) with their "mind-over-matter" philosophies.

In January of 1994, 1 had low back surgery to "cure the pain" in my right leg. The pain had been severe and constant for about two years. (I know--I should not have waited so long). My recovery from this surgery was rapid and uneventful, but did not "cure the pain". So, in June, 1994, I had surgery again. This time the surgery was for replacement of an arthritic right hip.

Afterward the Doctor (Dr. Gottshalk, Southwest Medical Center and Zale Lipshy Hospital) indicated that:

I would be hospitalized for seven to ten days. I was sent home in four days. This was so unprecedented that even the insurance company questioned it.
I would have to use a walker for at least a week. I never did use a walker.
I would be on crutches for at least 30 days. I used crutches for eight days.
I would have to use a cane for a year. I discarded the cane for good in October, four months after my surgery, after using it less and less when I returned to work.

(A side benefit--one of my legs had been longer than the other, which cause a John Wayne-Style Port List. I now walk without the left tilt. I think that this condition was a major contributor to my hip problem.)

The Doctor said that no one he had treated, even 40 years younger, has done as well. I have been studied by the Medical Section of Texas Women's University in Denton, and one young lady whose name I cannot recall, is using my case as part of her Advanced Degree Thesis. I have had no decrease in my mobility at all.

I feel that the Diamonds/NLP training I have had is directly responsible for my outstanding recovery. I am glad to be able to testify to that effect. Keep up the good work!

- P.S.