Be the Tortoise AND the Hare
Be the Tortoise AND the Hare A Neo-Ericksonian Approach to Competition. Everyone know the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. It is a classic morality tale in which the moral of the story is “Slow and Steady Wins the Race.” The reason the tortoise wins the race however is not that slow and steady, by definition, wins races, but …
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 …
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