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Getting nervous before a talk or presentation..
When I coach people with public speaking anxiety, they often report that they feel nervous about getting on a stage... Man, I gotta tell...

Darren Shaw
May 29, 20191 min read
Visual system of the brain
About 88% of what comes into your eyes ends up being ‘seen’ by you. The rest of visual information entering the eyeball is used by the...

Darren Shaw
May 26, 20191 min read
Visual Imagination
The imagination is the workshop of the soul, where are shaped all the plans for individual achievement. Before you can build anything...

Darren Shaw
May 26, 20191 min read
Modelling: An urban take on the matter, after the talk..
Wow, what a session... I enjoy speaking to groups, but this one was special for me. It's the first time in my life I've ever expressed my...

Darren Shaw
May 19, 20191 min read


Gaining confidence
Once upon a time when I didn’t feel I had confidence, I had an ambition to be an events promoter, but I had no idea how I could achieve...

Darren Shaw
Mar 11, 20192 min read


Metaprogrammes: The foundation of personality
Metaprogrammes Since the time of Hippocrates(460-370 BC) there have been theories about personality types that humans can be categorised...

Darren Shaw
Mar 11, 20192 min read
Stay focused on goal, but have a plan B
There are times in life when you have to stay focused on your goal, whilst having an already conceived plan for what you will do if it...

Darren Shaw
Mar 2, 20191 min read
Using NLP to make a change with Darren Shaw
Inside your mind is a whole universe of movies and images that are private. These images guide your through life and define much of what...

Darren Shaw
Feb 20, 20191 min read


Coaching artists since 2008 ;)
DVS MC from one of #London's key #DnB #promotions from 2005 -2010 - 'RollerCoaster' DVS brought us in to his RollerCoaster brand and...

Darren Shaw
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Radical Constructivism: An approach to facilitating change
By Darren Shaw MBPsS Hi my name is Darren Shaw, I am a practitioner of applied psychology with a particular interest in the factors that...

Darren Shaw
Feb 20, 20183 min read
What’s this NLP stuff?
NLP, out of all the things i have learned along my journey, is my main way of operating. It's fast, effective and covers everything.. ...

Darren Shaw
Feb 17, 20181 min read


Finally an NLP Trainer!
Finally certified as an NLP Trainer!

Darren Shaw
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Memory encoding and behavioural change
Memory research is an important field of study which is typically divided into three areas. Encoding, storage and retrieval of memories...

Darren Shaw
Oct 13, 20172 min read
Testimonial from a great client
I've been coached by Darren Shaw for a few months now during which time he helped me to change my perception on my abilities by teaching...

Darren Shaw
Sep 28, 20171 min read
Testimonial from a satisfied client
I have just done a very thought provoking CPD workshop with Darren Shaw NLP practitioner. Among topics covered were Sensory Predicates,...

Darren Shaw
Sep 24, 20171 min read



Darren Shaw
Sep 17, 20170 min read
Motivational quote from a London raver
U gotta remember there's good n bad in everything u just gotta find Wots right for u and stick by that cause there a lot of snakes out...

Darren Shaw
Sep 17, 20171 min read
A poem from an associate
"Roar at the window pane, it's me who has to sleep again...Blow a gale and make a noise... A gust through me I feel the force. The sound...

Darren Shaw
Sep 5, 20171 min read
Content Vs. process distinction for Life Coaches
All too often in the field of coaching does the client mistake the coach for a psychotherapist. A therapist, by definition, is a...

Darren Shaw
Sep 4, 20172 min read
Is Neuro-linguistic Programming(NLP) supported by empirical research and science?
Recently I was tasked with the challenge of answering the question It’s been stated many times that the field of Neuro-linguistic...

Darren Shaw
Sep 4, 20173 min read
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