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· People are like map makers; · People’s maps are made of pictures, sounds, feelings, tastes, and smells; · The map is not the territory; · People respond to their maps of reality, not to reality; · If you change your map you’ll change your state; · Some maps are out of awareness; · Behind every behavior is a positive intention; · Choice is better than no choice; · People always make the best choices available to them; · The most flexible element in any system tends to influence the outcomes of that system; · Communication is redundant; · The meaning of a communication is the response it elicits; · People work perfectly to produce the results that they’re getting; · Every behavior is useful in some context; · If it’s possible in the world, it’s possible for me; · Chunking: small chunks to learn big stuff; · People have all the resources needed to make the changes they want – what they may need is access to these resources at appropriate times and places; · There is no such thing as failure, only feedback; · The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our communication; · Mind and body are part of the same system and affect each other. |