Comments for Ericksonian.com http://ericksonian.com Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on “Lying to Ourselves” or “Why Bother Getting Up in the Morning? by kathryn barber http://ericksonian.com/?blog=lying-to-ourselves-or-why-bother-getting-up-in-the-morning#comment-1327 kathryn barber Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:50:25 +0000 http://ericksonian.com/?post_type=blog&p=2672#comment-1327 So I've been putting off piano practice today for at least an hour when I decide to check my Facebook one more time and here is this blog entry by my all time favorite Coach and NLP genius Doug O'Brien. How did he know? It was Doug who taught me that 'repetition is the mother of skill' though he makes it all look so simple the way he does it, I swear he is the Errol Garner of NLP...and it is Doug who actually can play my Steinway M piano the way it needs to be played (similar to the way a Lamborghini needs to be driven?). Did he mention that he has actually PLAYED in Carnegie Hall? Of course he didn't. Recently, my husband gave me piano lessons as a gift so now i really do need to get off this computer and practice, practice, practice. I'm no Errol Garner so it is off to the piano bench I go. Great piece Doug - keep 'em coming! Kathryn Barber Tampa, Florida So I’ve been putting off piano practice today for at least an hour when I decide to check my Facebook one more time and here is this blog entry by my all time favorite Coach and NLP genius Doug O’Brien. How did he know?

It was Doug who taught me that ‘repetition is the mother of skill’ though he makes it all look so simple the way he does it, I swear he is the Errol Garner of NLP…and it is Doug who actually can play my Steinway M piano the way it needs to be played (similar to the way a Lamborghini needs to be driven?). Did he mention that he has actually PLAYED in Carnegie Hall? Of course he didn’t.

Recently, my husband gave me piano lessons as a gift so now i really do need to get off this computer and practice, practice, practice. I’m no Errol Garner so it is off to the piano bench I go.

Great piece Doug – keep ‘em coming!

Kathryn Barber
Tampa, Florida

]]> Comment on Reverse Meta Model: Commentary Adjectives and Adverbs by Doug http://ericksonian.com/?p=1542#comment-465 Doug Sun, 22 May 2011 22:16:02 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=326#comment-465 That is exactly why I'm doing it. People were stealing the posts without permission or any mention as to it source. This way they can't do that so easily. ;) That is exactly why I’m doing it. People were stealing the posts without permission or any mention as to it source. This way they can’t do that so easily. ;)

]]> Comment on Implication and Implied Directive by Jill http://ericksonian.com/?p=1339#comment-516 Jill Thu, 19 May 2011 15:52:13 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=84#comment-516 Nice to get these again! Thank you. If you send more, I shall learn much:) Nice to get these again! Thank you. If you send more, I shall learn much:)

]]> Comment on Follow Through by A F Toy http://ericksonian.com/?p=1450#comment-15 A F Toy Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:50:26 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=215#comment-15 Just starting to learn NLP/Hypnosis/Erickson. Scratching my head. "We can go beyond the foundations that Erickson laid." This presupposes that Erickson's abilities are at an attainable level, that we know exactly what level his abilities were, so that we can shoot just beyond them. Uhhh I'm sure that Erickson had a deep reservoir of abilities that we would be lucky to even measure up to. Just starting to learn NLP/Hypnosis/Erickson. Scratching my head. “We can go beyond the foundations that Erickson laid.” This presupposes that Erickson’s abilities are at an attainable level, that we know exactly what level his abilities were, so that we can shoot just beyond them. Uhhh I’m sure that Erickson had a deep reservoir of abilities that we would be lucky to even measure up to.

]]> Comment on Tornado in Brooklyn by brian http://ericksonian.com/?p=1582#comment-470 brian Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:58:21 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=375#comment-470 Glad you guys are OK, Doug! Glad you guys are OK, Doug!

]]> Comment on Follow Through by Rick Gray http://ericksonian.com/?p=1450#comment-14 Rick Gray Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:23:32 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=215#comment-14 Just as kids who were raised with computers and video games have an intuitive sense of electronics that their elders may seldom achieve, those who spend sufficient time and energy working with Erickson's patterns will necessarily grow beyond them. It begins with learning the basics from someone like you and then grows through personal experience with many, many clients. As the root patterns become intuitively accessible, they can give birth to new levels of practice and understanding that go beyond the foundations that Erickson laid. All of this is possible so long as we don't become Ericksonian fundamentalists and keep as open to observation and learning as Erickson was. Just as kids who were raised with computers and video games have an intuitive sense of electronics that their elders may seldom achieve, those who spend sufficient time and energy working with Erickson’s patterns will necessarily grow beyond them. It begins with learning the basics from someone like you and then grows through personal experience with many, many clients. As the root patterns become intuitively accessible, they can give birth to new levels of practice and understanding that go beyond the foundations that Erickson laid. All of this is possible so long as we don’t become Ericksonian fundamentalists and keep as open to observation and learning as Erickson was.

]]> Comment on Tornado in Brooklyn by mdebusk http://ericksonian.com/?p=1582#comment-469 mdebusk Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:36 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=375#comment-469 I'm glad you and Jean are OK, Brother. I'm sorry I didn't call or e-mail; I'd heard they'd hit Manhattan. I’m glad you and Jean are OK, Brother. I’m sorry I didn’t call or e-mail; I’d heard they’d hit Manhattan.

]]> Comment on What’s new by Charles http://ericksonian.com/?p=1573#comment-569 Charles Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:06:40 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=370#comment-569 Congrat's Doug, somewhere i heard a book such as this was being written by you. All the Best! Congrat’s Doug, somewhere i heard a book such as this was being written by you.

All the Best!

]]> Comment on Reverse meta model: Time Presuppositions by Friday Shout Out 2010-08-20 | State of Mind Coaching & Training http://ericksonian.com/?p=1433#comment-10 Friday Shout Out 2010-08-20 | State of Mind Coaching & Training Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:13:35 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=197#comment-10 [...] Monday, I talked about subordinate clauses of time, like “before.”  I referenced Doug O’brien’s Blog to do so.  His post was only about that, which he called time presuppositions.  There, he lists [...] [...] Monday, I talked about subordinate clauses of time, like “before.”  I referenced Doug O’brien’s Blog to do so.  His post was only about that, which he called time presuppositions.  There, he lists [...]

]]> Comment on Reverse meta model: Time Presuppositions by Smart Start A La Carte | State of Mind Coaching & Training http://ericksonian.com/?p=1433#comment-9 Smart Start A La Carte | State of Mind Coaching & Training Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:43:15 +0000 http://www.dougobriensblog.com/?p=197#comment-9 [...] Subordinate Clauses of Time/Presupposition  |  “Before”:  I was just thinking, when I woke up, that before I wrote this post, I should flip through my Google Reader and get that that out of the way since I do that for a finite period of time (15 min.) vs. writing a post, which is not a set period of time. [...] [...] Subordinate Clauses of Time/Presupposition  |  “Before”:  I was just thinking, when I woke up, that before I wrote this post, I should flip through my Google Reader and get that that out of the way since I do that for a finite period of time (15 min.) vs. writing a post, which is not a set period of time. [...]

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