MOST people at some stage have dreamed of improving their performance at work, their relationships with other people and their quality of life, and according to the experts, by using one of several self-improvement tools and techniques, they can.

Hypnotherapy, said to create a natural state of heightened awareness, where you can open your mind to beneficial
suggestions, is one of them.

Once better known for its entertainment value in the guise of stage hypnosis, more recently hypnotherapy has been taken more seriously as a way of helping people to make positive changes in their life; curing phobias, cutting out bad habits and reducing anxiety.

There are several providers of hypnotherapy training offering a range of courses aimed at those who would like to work
as hypnotherapists.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is another tool used to help people achieve goals and objectives, especially in the workplace.

Skelmersdale-based Envision Training Partners, founded by Alan and Robert Cole-Wilkin, has devised a number of NLP training courses tailored for those working in specific areas of businesssuch as sales, customerservice and management.

Alan Cole-Wilkin said: “The objective of these programmes is to make staff more effective in everything they do.”

Envision also offers NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner qualifications, allowing successful students to become NLP teachers themselves. 

大多数人都曾梦想过有一天能提高工作表现，增强人际关系，改善生活质量。据专家预测，只要采用自我改进工具与技巧，他们就能梦想成真。

催眠治疗就是其中之一。据说它可以创造一个意识清晰的自然状态，然后你就可以敞开胸怀接受有益的建议。

催眠治疗曾一度以舞台催眠秀的娱乐性而广为人知。最近，它越来越受到人们的重视和关注，已成为让人们生活发生积极转变的一种方式：治愈恐惧症，消除坏习惯和减少焦虑。

催眠疗法培训的提供者还特意为那些想从事催眠师工作的人提供了一系列的课程。

神经语言程式学(NLP)是另一种帮助人们实现目标和目的的工具（尤其是职场目标）。

阿兰和罗伯特·科尔·威尔金成立了斯凯默斯代尔式的设想训练伙伴，并为那些愿致力于销售、客服和管理等特殊领域的人量身打造了若干的NLP培训课程。

阿兰和科尔·威尔金坦言： “这些方案的目标是让员工高效率做好每件事。

设想还提供了高级执行师和高阶执行师的执业资格课程，优秀学生还能成为NLP培训课程的老师。