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 …
Follow Through
Neo-Ericksonian Approaches to Psychotherapy & Hypnosis Wherefore “Neo-Ericksonian” Hypnosis? One of my favorite things I get to do each year is to teach Karate-style wood-breaking to an assembled group of high school juniors at an annual Rotary Club Youth Leadership Camp. It’s called RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) and I’m privileged to offer a two-hour long presentation both on how …
Creating our own Reality
Reality – what a concept. A long time ago a friend said “reality is just a crutch for people who can’t handle drugs.” But I think it is more than that. The nature of reality is a fascinating topic that has long captivated the human imagination and could easily take many more pages of writing than anyone would want to …
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