Charles Faulkner (born January 12, 1952) is an
American
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practitioner of
neuro-linguistic programming (NLP),
life coach,
motivational speaker
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trader and author. He has written several books and audio tapes on NLP, which is largely considered a
pseudoscience
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Biography
In 1990, after several years observing the decision-making strategies of traders such as
Richard Dennis
Richard J. Dennis, a commodities speculator once known as the "Prince of the Pit," was born in Chicago, in January, 1949. In the early 1970s, he borrowed $1,600 and reportedly made $350 million in about six years. When a futures trading fund und ...
,
Jim Rogers,
Paul Tudor Jones
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and
Tom Baldwin, Faulkner himself became a trader.
His first trade in 1992 was a failure, though he closed the year at a profit. Three years later, Jack D. Schwager included a profile of Faulkner in ''The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders.''
In the late 1990s, Faulkner moved to
England
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. Along with other NLP trainers, he has modelled strategies for industries including rehabilitation, finance, medicine, sports, and bereavement.
Published works
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See also
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Human potential movement
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Self-help
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Notes
External links
Charles Faulkner InterviewCharles's official website
Further reading
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American motivational speakers
American motivational writers
American self-help writers
Neuro-linguistic programming writers
Life coaches
1952 births
Living people
People from St. Clair Shores, Michigan