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Motivation: From Willpower Myths To NLP Strategies
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailMotivation isn’t missing—it’s miswired. We dive into a practical, humane way to rebuild drive by treating motivation as a system...
EP #94 Reclaiming Control With NLP: Overcoming 5 Common Traps That Keep You Stuck
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textFrom an NLP perspective, what are some of the common ways we get stuck in experiences or behavior patterns because we aren’t exercising a...
EP #93 Podcast Short - A Look Back to Look Forward
09 Jan 2026
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Send us a textIn this podcast short, Susan Stageman shares insights on effective goal-setting and reflects on a helpful exercise she completed in Dece...
Ep #92 The Deep Breath Before the Plunge: 10 ways to get ready for 2026
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Brain Language Podcast, Susan and Morgan discussed strategies for managing stress and resetting for the new year....
EP # 91 Anchor Away! Everything about Anchors
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we explore anchors and anchoring, a simple to complex process in NLP designed to change our moods and states. Discussed...
EP #90 The Dance of Communication: A deep dive into Matching, Pacing, and Leading
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt seems you can lead the horse to water and it will drink! You need patience! Patience is what is necessary to influence and persuade...
EP #89 Guiding Change and Shifting Gears
08 Jul 2025
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Send us a textMany people find that as they move through life that they have to shift gears…a new job, a new career, family, divorce, move. Many peo...
EP #88 NLP for Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Regulation
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNLP for Emotional RegulationWhat is Emotional Intelligence?Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the capacity to recognize, understand, and nav...
EP #87 The Not-So-Subtle Art of Complaining
14 Mar 2025
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Send us a textThe Not-So-Subtle Art of ComplainingMost of us complain, but is it good or bad? What makes it productive or toxic?Overview of what will ...
EP #86 TimeLine and Goal Reaching
31 Jan 2025
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Send us a text1. What is TimeLine? A Timeline is a visual, linear experience of how someone codes and stores time. In NLP timeline is a term u...
EP #85 Hunting for Treasure: Designing Treasure Boards that Work
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMain Points:· Understand the goal-reaching process and what makes goals happen· Picture representation of goals fo...
EP #84 The Imposter Syndrome: The What, The How, The Way Forward
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat is Imposter syndrome? Explaining away your accomplishments and success and doubting your abilities1. What are common example...
Ep #83 When Telling A Story Isn't Just Telling A Story: The Power of Metaphoric Communication
01 Oct 2024
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Send us a text1. What is important about stories, and metaphors in communication? When someone studies the great communicators, past and pres...
EP #82 Breaking Patterns, Changing Beliefs, Communication: A Quick Review
03 Jul 2024
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Send us a textHow do we break patterns? Outcome, outcome, outcomeRemember, that in the NLP model, all experience has structure. When you explore and c...
EP #81 The Endless Merry-go-round. How do I Get Off? Ups and Downs of Success
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a Podcast Short. It addresses the cycle of ups and downs that some people experience when building a business or learning someth...
EP # 80 Sleep Oh Wonderful Sleep!
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’m receiving more and more requests from people to help them with their lack of ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, and get restful ...
Ep # 79 Calming the Neurological Storm Using NLP: Effective Stress Management
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMorgan recently started a coaching and training business that focuses on helping corporate leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs c...
Ep #78 What's the SCORE? A Pathway from the Cause of the Problem to Your Outcome
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPodcast #78 1. What is the Score? The score is a process developed by Todd Epstein and Robert Dilts that creates an establish...
Ep #77 Rodger Bailey, the Master of the LAB Profile Interview
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe are starting this new year with a star-studded program featuring none other than Rodger Bailey, developer of the LAB profile! If you ...
EP #76 Holiday Survival Kit
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHere is my prescription for a happy holiday if not a tolerable one… Set an outcome to have fun and enjoy the holidays. Get plenty of...
EP #75 From Conflict to Creativity: Using Conflict as a Resource
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textConflict is a part of life. But how we deal with it and resolve it is what helps us maintain harmony. NLP has an outstanding process to ...
Ep #74 The Most Misquoted Communication Idea in the Universe!
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever sat in a seminar or a talk about communication and heard the speaker use these statistics about communication?· ...
EP # 73 Light a Fire Under Your ______! Motivation and the System of NLP
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow can NLP address motivation? Motivation is the desire or willingness to do something. A major complaint of many clients is that they...
Ep # 72 Relationships 201: Are You on the Right Track?
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSafe to say most human problems stem from other humans. Lately, I’ve been coaching a number of people who are starting relationships o...
EP #71 Using NLP as a System for Weight Loss (or other goals)
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text NLP contains many powerful concepts and techniques that can be transformative on their own, but when utilized as an entire system, NLP...
EP #70 The Truth About Lying With Stan B. Walters
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a real treat! Stan B. Walters is our guest on this episode. Stan is known as “The Lie Guy®” and has appeared on ABC, CBS, C...
Ep #69 When You Feel More Like a Firefighter than a Business Owner
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSometimes we have so much to do that the more we 'try' to get done, the less we actually do. We stop planning and jump from cr...
Brain Language Podcast Short: Stress Hormones Ride Again
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is a 10-minute "short" on the possible reason some people snack unconsciously while stressing, concentrating, or creating...
EP #68 But is there evidence?
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWatching my favorite genre of TV series, the detective show, I am reminded about the importance of evidence. The seasoned detective us...
EP #67 NLP Presuppositions as Life-guiding Principles
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAlthough the end-of-year holidays have passed, it is always a good reminder the review how the NLP Presuppositions can make interactions...
Ep #66 Belief Installation Procedure using a Time Line
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEpisode addresses:1. What is difficult about making changes 2. How are beliefs important to making changes 3. Wha...
EP #65 NLP: A business Must-Have featuring James Lusk
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJames and I talk about how he using his NLP skills in his new business.He uses many more than three things, but here are his top three; ...
EP #64 ACHOO! A Sneeze at Allergies!
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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EP #63 Tips and Tricks To Make Changes Using NLP
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKinesthetic anchoring, reframing, and conflict resolution are some of the NLP processes people can use for mental and emotional changes....
EP #62 Using NLP with Illness
09 Jul 2022
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Send us a textThis is an inspirational story of a Master Practitioner of NLP who used NLP processes while undergoing cancer treatments. He mentions ...
Ep #61 Rapport Isn't Just About What You Do -- Visual Rapport
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJulie Thurburn, as guest host, and Susan Stageman discuss visual rapport -- What are you wearing for the conversation you want to have? ...
Ep #60 What is the Score?
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Score is an approach to solving problems and getting outcomes developed by Robert Dilts and Todd Epstein in 1987 to describe the pro...
EP #59 The Kid Approach and NLP
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMany parents ask me about NLP training or help with their child’s self-esteem.This episode includesThe important stages of Childhood d...
Ep #58 What's True or What's False: Decisions and The Psychology of Doubling Down
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDecision-making is a complex process – some processes are more complex than others.How you arrive at a decision is a process of taking...
Ep #56 Talking to Two Minds - Permissive Language
15 Feb 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about Permissive or Indirect Language or The Milton Model. Indirect language or permissive language it is calle...
EP #57 Don't let your inner critic get the best of you - there is another way!
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGuest host, Brad Costanzo, and Susan Stageman talk about the Disney Strategy. The brilliance of Disney comes out in this strategy he use...
EP #55 To Ask or Not to Ask: That is the Question? Having fun with Guest Host James Lusk and the Meta Model
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSusan and Guest Host, James Lusk, explore the Meta Model, Process-Oriented Questions.What is the Meta Model? We review the Meta Model an...
EP #54 What is the meaning of what you are asking for? Leadership 101
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMany people think they know what they want but haven’t taken the time to discover what they are asking for. It is easy to say, I wan...
Ep# 53 Tongue Fu - Sleight of Mouth Part 2
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPart 1 of Sleight of Mouth Patterns is Episode #51.In episode # 51 we did SOM patterns REDEFINE, COUNTER EXAMPLE, HIERARCHY OF CRITERIA,...
EP #52 Time is On Our Side: Getting Things done
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTime is an elusive concept. Yes, Time is a concept. It doesn't exist the way we think it does. We can keep track of time on a clock...
Ep #51 Tongue Fu or Black Belt of Tongue: Sleight of Mouth
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn 1980, Robert Dilts modeled the patterns of such esteemed communicators as Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, Milton Erickson, Plato, and Socrat...
EP #50 Forgive the Unforgivable
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Forgiveness is an often misunderstood concept. You can use NLP to help yourself truly let go of things that you cannot change. In t...
EP #49 Relationships 101
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSignificant Patterns in NLP for harmonious relationships:Unless you happen to find your soul mate (what is that mean anyway?) you are pr...
EP #48 How Come I'm Not Doing the Things I Want to Do - Part 2
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn EP 42 we talk about – How come I am not doing the things I really want to do? In that episode we talked about some things that sto...
EP #47 - If You Want Confidence, You May Be Asking For the Wrong Thing!
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen many people start out doing something new, they ask for confidence to do it. They are wanting to motivate themselves to do somethin...
EP #46 Transforming Negative Parts into Super Allies
19 Mar 2021
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Send us a textA part is a metaphor that can be thought of as a collection of beliefs, ideas, abilities, and states that have less connection with othe...
EP #44 Could I Ask A Better Question
23 Feb 2021
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Send us a text Why do people ask questions? To get information. Have you ever left a situation thinking, I wished I had asked more questions? Questio...
EP #44 The Power of Flow
30 Dec 2020
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Send us a textFlow is a powerful concept for aligning yourself, life, and values to create serendipity. Serendipity is the process by which things hap...
EP #43 What do you when you cannot decide
09 Nov 2020
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Send us a textIndecisiveness is something that seems to plague a lot of people. It can be appreciated because it has a positive intent. I say this bec...
EP-#42 How come I am not doing the things I really want to do?
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat are some of the things we put off doing, don’t do, think about doing but don’t do even though we know how to do them?It can be ...
EP #41 Words, Words, Words. Which One Do I Use?
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe live in a world with words surrounding us like we are fish in the water. We are aware of words but not necessarily conscious of their...
EP #40 Meta Programs: Working Organization, Self/Other, Rule Structure, Convincer
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our 40th episode, we discuss for each pattern, what it means to exhibit a certain pattern, how to determine a pattern and the influen...
EP #39 Meta Programs: Working Organization (Primary Focus repeat) and Working Scope
16 Jul 2020
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Send us a textWe visit Working Organization (primary focus) again (People, Place, Activity, Thing, Information; see EP #38) and Working Scope: General...
EP #38 Working Style, Working Organization, Stress Response
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode continues our journey through the Meta Programs (LAB Profile). We discuss a person's working style - how a person does...
EP #37 - Meta Programs Part 3 - Motivation Source, Reason and Decision
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we continue exploring the sorting patterns of humans to determine where our motivation comes from, our motivation reaso...
Ep #36 - NLP Tips & Tactics For Navigating The Effects Of COVID-19
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the nature and effects the coronavirus is having on on us all. Regardless of what you're situation may ...
Ep #35 - Meta Programs Part 2: Level of Activity & Direction
26 Mar 2020
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Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about two Meta Programs that describe why we do what we do. The pattern identified as level of activity is all ...
Ep #34 - Meta Programs: The What And How To Use Them
11 Mar 2020
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Send us a textIn this episode, we work to explain what Meta Programs are in terms of NLP and the subconscious mind. Meta programs are the deeply roote...
Ep #33 - How to Enhance Your Sensory Acuity For Improving Your Communication
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we work to define sensory acuity and deliver practical methods to employ it into your communication skills. Sensory acu...
Ep #32 - Using NLP & Submodalities for a Change
12 Feb 2020
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Send us a textIn this episode, Susan explains what submodalities are in terms of your brain's operating system and how you can use them to incite...
Ep #31 - The Truth About Online NLP Training
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we cover what Neuro-Linguistic Programming is, what training can do for you, and the difference between online and live...
Ep #30 - The NLP Six Step Reframing Process
15 Jan 2020
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Send us a textIn this episode, we breakdown the NLP six-step reframing process with a live demonstration. The six-step reframe process helps people to...
Ep #29 - Solar Flares, Finances, and Personal Growth
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss metaphors for cause and effect. There is a distinction between correlation and cause and effect situations. ...
Ep #28 - Goals: New Year New You, The NLP Way.
11 Dec 2019
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Send us a textGet ready for 2020! In this episode, we talk about not only how to set goals but how to INSTALL them so they just happen. No, it is not ...
Ep #27 - Money & Wealth Powered by NLP
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the significant role beliefs play in our financial success. We all have deep beliefs and values that are oft...
Ep #26 - NLP Holiday Management Toolkit
13 Nov 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we decided to break away from the conventional NLP processes and provide a little help to the holiday season. This time...
Ep #25 - Accessing Behavioral Resources with NLP
30 Oct 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how you can access behavioral resources with tools found in NLP. Often when we feel stuck or overly stressed...
Ep #24 - The Truth About Trauma
16 Oct 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how people tend to think of trauma emulating from large traumatic events, but in reality, a traumatic event ...
Ep #23 - The Power That Our Beliefs Have Over Us
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we dive into how the beliefs we hold have a tremendous effect on our lives. Many of the experiences we have early on in...
Ep #22 - How To Become A Master Calibrator
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we breakdown what it takes to be a Master Calibrator. Calibration in NLP is the ability to observe the full measure of ...
Ep #21 - The NLP Presupposed Principles of Excellent Communication
28 Aug 2019
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Send us a textNLP has a set of presupposed principles that must be observed in order for NLP itself to be a working model in the pursuit of enhancing ...
Ep #20 - The NLP Presuppositions That Support Change
14 Aug 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we are uncovering the NLP presuppositions that support change. The fact is we all go through change, whether it be on p...
Ep #19 - Behavioral Presuppositions in NLP
07 Aug 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the NLP presuppositions that revolve around behavior. NLP presuppositions are assumed truths if NLP itself i...
Ep #18 - The Map Is Not The Territory
24 Jul 2019
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Send us a textIt's here folks! The most profound NLP presupposition is finally the topic of discussion on The Brain Language Podcast. The map is ...
Ep #17 - The Blueprint of Language
10 Jul 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we work to explain the structure of language and communication. Our communication typically has a surface and deeper me...
Ep #16 - Words Mean Things
26 Jun 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how the use of language can lead to misunderstandings and what we can do about to improve it. Communication ...
Ep #15 - How Does Your Mind Represent Reality?
12 Jun 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we explain the representational systems defined in NLP. We use words as symbols to represent the experience we perceive...
Ep #14 - Interview with Jason Botts, former Major League Baseball Player
05 Jun 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we bring on Jason Botts as our first guest to be interviewed on the show. Jason is a former 15 year MLB Pro turned mind...
Ep #13 - Perceptual Positions in NLP
29 May 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we dive into the NLP concept of Perceptual Positions. By now, you've likely heard the expression, “to walk a mil...
Ep #12 - Choose Your Own Adventure vs Trusting The Process
22 May 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we visit another Meta Program that is known in NLP as Options and Procedures. We all have patterns of language and beha...
Ep #11 - From Avoiding Pain to Pursuing Pleasure
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we dive into the language and behavior patterns of motivation. When it comes to our Meta Programs, or subconscious patt...
Ep #10 - How to Create a Successful Life
08 May 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss what success means in the context of life and how we can create our successes. Success is an incredibly ambi...
Ep #09 - Why Don't People Change?
01 May 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we address the question of why don't people change. While there are many different reasons people refrain from cha...
Ep #08 - Becoming A Jedi Mind Master
24 Apr 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about what it takes to obtain more control over your own mind. Our brain is the most powerful tool on the plane...
Ep #07 - Defining Insanity: Why We Do the Same Thing and Expect Different Results
17 Apr 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss what causes us to keep doing the same thing even though it doesn’t work. It has been said that the definit...
Ep #06 - The Foundation of Powerful Communication
10 Apr 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss rapport and how it is the foundation of powerful communication. Rapport with ourselves and others is a precur...
Ep #05 - What Causes Us to Think People are Idiots
03 Apr 2019
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Send us a textThis episode is actually about miscommunications. We breakdown how mishaps in communication with others often cause us to think that peo...
Ep #04 - Setting Strong Boundaries
27 Mar 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode we discuss how boundaries have an effect on our lives. Everyone talks about boundaries; almost no one tells you what the...
Ep #03 - The Power in a Well-Formed Outcome
20 Mar 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode of The Brain Language Podcast, we explain the power in having a Well-Formed Outcome. The Well-Formed Outcome is one of t...
Ep #02 - Introduction to NLP
13 Mar 2019
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Send us a textThis episode of The Brain Language Podcast is all about Neuro-Linguistic Programming. "What is NLP?" is too common of a ques...
Ep #01 - Meet the Show
05 Mar 2019
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Send us a textIn this episode Susan Stageman and James Lusk introduce themselves and the show. Susan is the President and Principal Trainer of NLP Tra...