There is a belief that while you can learn some skills, such as how to use a computer or drive a car, there are some which you either have or you don't have. The same is often thought about doctors: some seem to have a knack for diagnosis, are extraordinarily adept at practical procedures, or have a natural bedside manner. It was these kinds of beliefs that prompted a group of Californian psychologists in the seventies to ponder the question, "Why do some therapists have consistently excellent results with patients, while others do not?" They looked for the answer to this question by studying three of these excellent therapists: Milton Erickson, a psychiatrist and hypnotherapist; Fritz Perls, cofounder of Gestalt; and Virginia Satir, a family therapist. When they had distilled the factors that were essential for success, they named the resulting framework "neurolinguistic programming." They called the process "modelling," and from there came the premise: "If somebody can do something, anybody can. You just need to know how."
In this excellent article: http://careerfocus.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7617/77-a, Anita Houghton shares a formula for success. See www.workinglives.co.uk
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