Frank Pucelik - The Secret Third Man

• After 30 years of silence, he goes public.
• The secret third man and co-founder of NLP

Contrary to public opinion, John Grinder and Richard Bandler did not produce NLP alone. There is a third competitor who, after thirty years of silence, has now come out in the open: Frank Pucelik.

Key data on Frank Pucelik

• 1945 Birth in Nebraska USA
• Raised in San Diego Country under difficult family circumstances
• Cancellation of studies due to poor performance after three semesters
• Start of voluntary service with the U.S. Navy
• Medical training with the Navy
• 1966 marksman in the Vietnam war
• 1967 traumatised return to the USA
• Resumption of his studies and several times freestyle to the best student of his subject due to good performance
• Beginning interest in personal development to deal with his trauma
• 1968 Marriage to the student Judith Ann DeLozier
• 1970 birth of his son Eric
• Moved to Santa Cruz and began further studies at Kresge College
• Social commitment at the college and leading Gestalt therapy groups
• 1972 Getting to know Bandler, who by chance also offers Gestalt therapy groups at Kresge College and decides to work together
• Involvement of John Grinders and development of the meta-project
• 1973 separation from his wife Judith and partnership with Leslie Cameron one year later
• 1974 Change of Pucelik's position in the research group. Grinder and Bandler spend more and more time together and Pucelik becomes the organizer, mediator and confidant.
• 1976 Turning point: Pucelik is thrown out of the research team. Bandler asks him to leave and Pucelik loses everything.
• Despite completing his Bachelor's degree in psychology in the same year
• 1977 Foundation of the Meta Institute in San Diego
• studied psychology and organizational consulting in Los Angeles and graduated with a master's degree in 1982
• 1983-1987 Professor at the Oklahoma University in Norman and extension of the Meta Institute in Meta International, Inc.
• 1987: Establishes Russian contacts, moves to Moscow and begins an international career as management consultant
• Today: President of the Pucelik Consulting Group, residing in Odessa, Ukraine