The Brain Language Podcast

Hosted by Susan Stageman, Morgan Jobe, James Lusk, and others

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100

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Aug 2026

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a system for understanding the patterns of human success and helps people acquire those patterns. The Purpose of The Brain Language Podcast is to introduce NLP concepts that will enhance and enrich your business and personal life. Regardless of where you are in your journey, you can acquire and access the knowledge that will help to get you from where you are to where you want to be. We seek to deliver golden nuggets of NLP knowledge that you can use to get to the next level. You can get the best and most useful tools that NLP has to offer in bite-size pieces from our show!

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August 31, 2026Episode 9845 min

EP-98 NLP Timelines: The Mapping of Your Past and Future

Send us Fan Mail Susan and Morgan explore how NLP timelines shape the way we remember the past, experience the present, and build the future. We also guide a simple timeline exercise that helps us step into a future outcome, send messages across time, and think clearly about legacy. • why timelines show up across NLP as a core concept rather than a single technique • how submodalities code time and help us know what was “yesterday” versus “years ago” • common timeline layouts including front-back, left-right, and spirals plus cultural differences • quick experiments with time sense including the two and a half minute test and “how big is now” • how perspective questions reduce emotional intensity over time and change meaning • using future pacing to clarify outcomes versus measurable goals • walking the timeline with observer position, association, and dissociation • imagining legacy and using future self messaging for resources and direction Please email me at susan@nlptrainingconcept.com for additional information on timelines, specific classes, or to register for a class. You can also register through my website. Subscribe to our show on Spotify, Apple, Buzzsprout, or your favorite listening platform to keep up with our newest episode. Be sure to visit our website, www.nlptrainingconcepts.com, and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X by searching NLP Training Concepts to keep up with free resources, upcoming training, and fantastic content. Support the show

July 10, 202640 min

EP # 97 Part 2: How To Build Wealth With Better Beliefs And Better Systems

Send us Fan Mail We lay out why money doesn’t stick without the right identity, beliefs, skills, and habits, even for people who earn a lot. We connect practical personal finance strategy to NLP tools so you can shift scarcity thinking, manage emotional risk, and build systems that make wealth sustainable. • money beliefs working alongside strategies, capabilities, and behaviors • using immersion learning through books, podcasts, and mentors to change perceptual filters • choosing low-risk learning early and avoiding emotionally driven investing • state management under pressure and why fear of failure blocks wealth • why copying “gurus” misses internal beliefs and decision rules • traits of wealthy people, including growth mindset, internal locus of control, and living below means • shifting scarcity mindset to abundance mindset by tracking internal financial dialogue • treating money as a learnable skill with clear goals, benchmarks, and written plans • buying experiences and income-producing assets over lifestyle inflation • paying yourself first, automating savings, diversifying, and minimizing toxic debt • focusing on value creation rather than chasing a “big money” target Subscribe to our show on Spotify, Apple, Buzzsprout, or your favorite listening platform to keep up with our newest episode. Be sure to visit our website, www.nlptrainingconcepts.com, and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X by searching NLP Training Concepts to keep up with free resources, upcoming training, and fantastic content. You’re always welcome to email me at Susan@nlptrainingconcepts.com for information if you have any questions. Support the show

July 10, 202645 min

EP #97 Part 1: Escape The Money Trap

Send us Fan Mail Wanting a richer life can quietly turn into a money trap: vague goals, emotional language, and habits that feel productive but never add up to real progress. We dig into why “I want more money” is one of the fastest ways to confuse your brain, and how NLP can help you build a well-formed outcome that’s specific, realistic, and tied to action you can actually repeat. We also get practical about the part most people skip: the math. Big purchases and “dream upgrades” don’t end at the price tag. Property taxes, utilities, repairs, replacement cycles, and maintenance costs can crush a budget if you don’t plan for them. We talk through how to reverse engineer the lifestyle you want, using sensory detail and real numbers so your plan survives the real world, not just a vision board. From there, we unpack the deeper patterns that drive financial behavior. We explore NLP meta programs like move away versus move towards, options versus procedures, proactive versus reactive, and in-time versus through-time thinking. The takeaway is simple and tough: wealth is built through consistent procedures, feedback, and learning over time, and one of the strongest wealth traits is living below your means so you can save and invest. If you want more choices without the stress spiral, this conversation gives you a cleaner map. Subscribe so you don’t miss part two, share this with a friend who’s chasing “more,” and leave a quick review to help more people find the show. What’s one money habit you want to make more procedural? Support the show

May 5, 2026Episode 961 hr 6 min

EP #96 The NLP Anatomy Of Illness And Recovery

Send us Fan Mail We break down illness as a structured experience and show how NLP tools can help you move from diagnosis shock to a clear path toward health. We connect outcomes, beliefs, emotions, and self-efficacy so you can stay engaged through plateaus and make better decisions with your health team. • defining a well-formed outcome and desired state for health • using neurological levels to map where the problem lives • changing submodalities to shift state and motivation • understanding the Bandura Curve and why healing plateaus happen • building patience for slow feedback cycles like scans and blood work • choosing to move toward motivation instead of moving away • using timeline work and redecisions to update old patterns • becoming an active participant through research and additional tests • using visualization and future pacing to stay oriented to recovery • treating optimism as a realistic expectation plus sustained effort • managing stress, emotions, and releasing resentment through forgiveness • strengthening self-efficacy to persist through setbacks Subscribe to our show on iTunes or your favorite listening platform to keep up with our newest episode. Be sure to visit our website, www.nlptraining concepts.com, and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and TX by searching NLP Training Concepts to keep up with free resources, upcoming training, and fantastic content. Please check the website or send an email to susan@ nlptrainingconcept.com, and I will be happy to put you on the list to let you know when it's scheduled. Support the show

March 25, 2026Episode 9546 min

EP #95 Motivation: From Willpower Myths To NLP Strategies

Send us Fan Mail Motivation isn’t missing—it’s miswired. We dive into a practical, humane way to rebuild drive by treating motivation as a system you can design, not a feeling you wait to feel. Drawing on decades of NLP practice, we unpack why willpower fizzles, how vague goals quietly sabotage action, and what to change when progress plateaus. Along the way, we contrast corporate SMART goals with a richer approach that connects outcomes to values, identity, and clear sensory language your brain can actually use. We break down eight structural elements that move people from stuck to steady: well-formed outcomes, criteria and values that supply the emotional “why,” beliefs that either unlock or block capability, and metaprograms like move away versus move toward, options versus procedures, and internal versus external reference. You’ll hear how the Bandura curve explains early wins, mid-journey stalls, and the identity shift required to break through. We also explore the biology underneath motivation—stress, sleep, nutrition, and dopamine—and how to engineer small wins and anchors so hard tasks feel lighter and momentum returns. Then we tune the challenge-skill balance to find flow, use reframing to turn setbacks into guidance, and edit submodalities—the brightness, distance, and sound of your inner pictures—to make goals feel compelling instead of abstract. The result is a repeatable blueprint: align your outcomes with what you value, install beliefs that support who you are becoming, match strategy to your patterns, and let feedback refine your route. If you’re ready to replace push with pull and build resilience that survives real life, this conversation will give you the tools to start today. Enjoying the show? Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a motivation reset, and leave a quick review to help others find us. Contact use for additional help at susan@nlptrainingconcepts.com Support the show

February 19, 2026Episode 9445 min

EP #94 Reclaiming Control With NLP: Overcoming 5 Common Traps That Keep You Stuck

Send us Fan Mail F rom an NLP perspective, what are some of the common ways we get stuck in experiences or behavior patterns because we aren’t exercising as much conscious control as we really have? 1. Holding Onto Limiting Beliefs Tips to overcome this: An easy way to begin to loosen the effects of a belief is to do Sleight of Mouth. Ep 51, 53. Take the belief statement with a cause/effect or meaning, and write out the pattern of SOM to change it. This will weaken the belief and make it open to changing into something more positive. Example: I never get to save money because I spend all that I make. Your intention is to be responsible and have money for a rainy day. Has there ever been a time when you were able to save money? Saving a little is better than saving nothing at all. 2. Engaging in Negative Self-Talk and Internal Dialogue Tips overcome this: Monitor your self-talk. Change any negative move-away statement to something that moves towards what you want. Negative self-talk is the result of neuro-grooving. The thought becomes habituated. Change the language to what you want. Punch or Meta reframes are good for this. I can’t change my circumstances. You can change that thought! Conflict resolution between what you say and something more empowering. 3. Failing to Set Clear, Positive Outcomes Tips overcome this: This is the most important principle of getting what you want. A goal or outcome must be stated in positive, active language, self-initiated and maintained, ecological, and demonstrated in see, hear, feel. I’m saving $15 a week. I’m putting it in a place where it is more difficult to access. I am doing this for myself or by myself. I may lose a couple of cups of coffee a week. I see myself putting the money in a special place or transferring it to another account. I see the amount increasing every week. I tell myself that this is easier than I thought it was going to be. I feel a sense of well-being in my chest and smile. 4. Assigning Disempowering Meanings to Experiences Tips overcome this: Look at something in a different way, and what does that mean? Change positions to look at something. What else could this mean? Ask someone else, a friend or mentor, what else could it mean? Read the opinions of others and widen your perspective. Talk to someone you respect and trust for a different way of looking at something. And write a story about the meaning and experience. Then rewrite it with a more positive perspective. 5. Poor Management of Emotional States Tips overcome this: Regular self-care and maintenance Visualize yourself in happy, calm, confident states Anchoring negative emotions with positive ones. Conflict resolution between the present state and the desired state These are all brief suggestions. Remember that certain problems, especially those that come up over and over again, may need some work with me. Especially dealing with belief issues and meaning perspective, having someone who can guide you through these saves time, effort, and yes, even money. NLP is not necessarily self-applied. Some problems may seem simple but have more complex underlying causes. Support the show

January 9, 2026Episode 938 min

EP #93 Podcast Short - A Look Back to Look Forward

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast short, Susan Stageman shares insights on effective goal-setting and reflects on a helpful exercise she completed in December. She encourages listeners to review their past accomplishments and connect them to current goals, emphasizing the importance of valuing and aligning goals with personal interests. Susan also discusses the value of setting goals outside of work and recommends the book "Orbiting the Giant Hairball" by Gordon McKenzie for those seeking to navigate corporate structures creatively. She concludes by expressing her willingness to assist others in NLP training and encourages listeners to share her podcast with anyone who might benefit from it. Support the show

January 9, 2026Episode 9256 min

Ep #92 The Deep Breath Before the Plunge: 10 ways to get ready for 2026

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Brain Language Podcast, Susan and Morgan discussed strategies for managing stress and resetting for the new year. They explored various techniques, including outcome focus, the Circle of Excellence exercise, deep breathing, meditation, and being present. Morgan shared insights on using breath modulation to manage anxiety, while Susan emphasized the importance of setting realistic standards and boundaries. They also discussed the impact of sugar and alcohol on stress levels and suggested going back to regular eating habits for better health. The episode concluded with advice to review 2025 and set goals for 2026 with a clear mind, acknowledging stress as a warning light that requires attention. Support the show

October 22, 2025Episode 9159 min

EP # 91 Anchor Away! Everything about Anchors

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore anchors and anchoring, a simple to complex process in NLP designed to change our moods and states. Discussed are the different types of anchors, stimulus-response, how anchors work, the importance of anchors, the use of kinesthetic anchors for change, and where to start. Included is an example of a collapsed reality: adding a resource to a problem experience. Support the show

August 29, 2025Episode 9058 min

EP #90 The Dance of Communication: A deep dive into Matching, Pacing, and Leading

Send us Fan Mail It seems you can lead the horse to water and it will drink! You need patience! Patience is what is necessary to influence and persuade: taking people's maps into new territories. Matching, pacing, and leading are foundational concepts in NLP, crucial for establishing rapport, understanding another person’s model of the world, and guiding them towards desired outcomes. It’s an important part of many NLP methods and processes, and can often be the key skill to making those processes effective. It’s also a very effective stand-alone tool for enhancing our own communication ability. BUT most people think of the mechanics of MPL, rather than MPL as an art. MPL is a critical and basic skill that communication is based on. No one is going anywhere if you aren't good at matching and pacing. Key Points: · Matching, Pacing, and Leading work together · If you lead too quickly or too strongly, you can lose rapport and will need to reestablish it through matching and pacing. · You can match, pace, and lead someone in a brief interaction or over a series of longer interactions. · You can apply these concepts with your friends and family, work relationships, sales interactions, consulting work, presentations, coaching, therapy, etc. · Doing this successfully can reduce resistance to new ideas and perspectives, increase choice, and help us and others get what we want more easily. The podcast also describes an exercise to help strengthen your skills. Support the show