A central organizing concept of NLP is the T.O.T.E., which is an acronym for Test, Operate, Test, Exit.
In this demonstration, Robert Dilts shows how the T.O.T.E. can be actualized in behavior and experience to produce desired personal change.
In NLP the T.O.T.E. is considered the primary structure for effective behavior. One of the most basic utilization procedures is to elicit the three elements of the T.O.T.E. loop for effective and ineffective behaviors and contrast them for the differences.