Sometimes I'm embarassed to read some NLP trainer communications

I set up NLPmp3.com to bring together some of the best minds in NLP across all schools of NLP and to create 'an intelligent resource" for NLP. Some people attend NLP trainings for amusement and never really take to develop the skills, so their interest is more casual and that's fine. Others are more interested in developing abilities and apply what they have learned to great effect. Then we have the seminar junkies and "NLP Happy Clappers" many of whom spend hours online discussing the merits of NLP as they imagine them to be usually following their chosen NLP trainer with almost fan like adoration. This kind of behaviour can almost produce cult like behaviour and quite ludicrous comments which display a lack of real insight into the structure of language and beliefs, that should be taught in an NLP workshop.

There are some excellent NLPers and NLP trainers, but IMO there are also some truly dreadful ones as well. I received an e-mail about an online thread where on supposed "grandee of NLP" attempted to make a series of negative comments about another longstanding developer of NLP in a quite heavy handed and rather stupid manner. The same individual quotes himself as having almost an academic pedigree in NLP and certainly sees himself above mere NLP Practitioners and Master Practitioners! Its embarassing to see such behaviours which do little to enhance the credibility of what can be a quite excellent set of tools.

The world of NLP has no uniform set of standards and unfortunately some individuals seek to find NLP as a universal solution for all life's ills. The smartest and most skilled NLPers often don't take themselves too seriously and certainly don't exhibit aggressive and rude behaviour. The best NLP trainers develop their own ways of teaching rather than simply copy others and can bring great benefits to others. The worst ones can cause all manner of problems, often overcharging hapless clients and actually believing their own hype...