What is Modelling Excellence and how can you do this too?
- Admin
- Jun 16
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 24

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to create success effortlessly, while others try hard yet struggle to get the results they want?
The answer is simple… and powerful. It lies in the process of modelling – a cornerstone of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).
NLP is all about discovering the patterns, behaviours, mindsets and strategies that generate excellence – and then installing them in yourself so that you too can access those same results, in your own unique way.
In NLP we ask:
HOW?
How does this person think?
How do they speak to themselves?
How do they use their body, their physiology, their breathing, their focus?
How do they create their success – consciously or unconsciously?
Modelling allows you to decode these patterns – and then run them in your own neurology, in a way that works for you.
Because here’s the truth:
If one person can do something, it can be modelled. And if it can be modelled, it can be learned.
Modelling Excellence
When the founders of NLP began their work, they set out to model exceptional therapists. These were people who consistently created profound change in their clients – but what made them different?
The founders weren’t interested in theory. They wanted to know the structure – the internal processes that made the difference.
And what they discovered was this:
Excellence is not random. It is a replicable process.
It’s the way a person organises their thoughts.
It’s the way they use their body and their language.
It’s the beliefs and values they hold at the deepest level.
It’s the choices they make moment by moment.
And you can learn to run those same patterns – and create your own version of excellence.
Anything is Possible
“Anything you can do, I can model, install in myself, and do too.”
This is the power of NLP modelling. It opens up possibility. It dissolves the old limits of ‘I can’t’ or ‘that’s not me’ and replaces them with new choices, new strategies, new outcomes.
Whether you want to excel in business, relationships, confidence, health or happiness – the patterns for success are there. Waiting to be discovered. Waiting to be installed.
It’s not about copying. It’s about understanding the structure of excellence – and making it your own.
The Real Question
So the question is no longer “Can I?” but instead:
HOW will I?
How will you create excellence in your life?
What new patterns will you choose to install today?
What results are you now ready to make inevitable?
Because once you know how – everything changes.
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