Neuro Linguistic Programming

'Options' and 'procedures'

It can be hard to pin Helen down. She seems to relish having an almost endless list of things on the go at the same time. When you press her to choose she has real difficulty plumping for just one thing. She enjoys working freelance because it allows her to get involved with a whole variety of different projects. Her brother Jack prefers to follow a set path and likes to see things through to a conclusion before starting something else. He's great at following instructions and explains things clearly in a logical order. He finds it hard to keep up with his sister's approach which he describes as 'scatty' and 'all over the place'.

Understanding options and procedures patterns

The options pattern is easy to spot because these people love variety and bending the rules, even though they quite like creating them for others to follow. They thrive on choice, opportunities and new ideas. They don't relish making a decision because it limits the number of possibilities they have. Freedom is important to them and they enjoy being able to control their own future. If you know someone who is great at starting something but rarely finishes it they're