About TPMTM


In 1968, Robert Fletcher was an educator and administrator for the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind and he began instructing for Evelyn Wood in the evenings as a speed reading instructor. He was amazed at the power of the mind as he taught people to read at speeds of 10 to 100 times their old speeds with improved comprehension. He began to perform more research into methods of excellence that he could bring to his students. 8 years later, he embarked on a search for methods that could help some family members with depression. For 2 years, he read 2 books every evening on the subjects of psychology, psychiatry, healing, etc. During that time, he received his certificate in master and medical hypnosis.


Then, he came upon several books on NLP and was intrigued with its theory and methods. He taught the NLP spelling strategy to a class of his deaf students and raised their spelling level 2 grades after 2 weeks of instruction. He had similar success with other NLP techniques. He received his training at the first practitioner seminar offered by Tim Hallbom and Suzi Smith at Anchor Point. He also assisted Robert Dilts in several of his early seminars and received every certificate and training available in NLP.


Robert retired from the School system in the early 80s and pursued private practice. He developed innovative and powerful methods for helping children with learning disabilities which he developed into the program, EDUCATING THE MIND. At the same time, his ideas and techniques, developed over 20 years with NLP became THOUGHT PATTERN MANAGEMENTTM.

TPMTM is based on the leading edge technologies of NLP, Timeline TherapyTM, Integrative Behavioral RepatterningTM, and Self to Self CommunicationTM. TPMTM techniques operate at levels that are deeper and more basic. Because of this, TPM can create profound changes without undesirable side effects. Below are some articles and essays that give some background and describe several of the techniques in greater detail.

TPMTM Evolution
Anchor Point Article
INLPTA Article, by Graham Morris