The Big Rocks of Life – improved
As far as I know Stephen Covey deserves credit for this metaphor. I’ve used it with hundreds of clients over the years. Recently, via one of my coaching clients, I discovered an improvement. First, let’s look at the original – from the master, Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of “ First Things First” The Big Rocks of Life One day this …
How DO you get to Carnegie Hall?
The Story Behind “The Language of Change” How lessons learned from classical piano training can help you to become a virtuoso at Hypnotic Language patterns. I admit it. I’m a slow learner. Back when I was first learning NLP and Ericksonian Hypnosis, the Ericksonian Hypnotic Language Patterns baffled me. Embedded commands? Indirect suggestions? Therapeutic metaphors? I knew guys like Kenrick …
11 Sources of Personal Growth
Someone once said, “The road to success is always under construction.” They were wrong. Because, while the metaphor is ok, success isn’t a destination at which you’ll one day arrive. In fact, success isn’t even a thing. It’s what linguists call a nominalization. You probably know that that means success appears to be a thing but it isn’t, really. Try …
Story – The Bodhisattva and the Two Aspirants
I’m reading “Tibetan Peach Pie,” a memoir written by one of my favorite authors, Tom Robbins. His first novel, “Another Roadside Attraction,” was hailed as great counter-cultural literature and his second novel, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,” was a best seller made into a movie. I’ve read every novel he’s written and, believe me, there are very few other authors …
Using Altered States (Trance) in a Purposeful, Positive Way
Since the dawn of man, human beings have used altered states of consciousness in both purposeful ways – shamanic healing, divination, getting battle ready, etc. – and non-purposeful ways. (getting drunk or stoned for fun) Truly, from a historical perspective, we are party animals. We’ve been getting high as far back as historians can measure. As one example, humans, like …
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