Sometimes doing new things is scary. Especially if we focus on a potential negative outcome. For example, if you’re starting a new job, or promoting a new product, you might not know what to expect. If you focus on the potential negative outcomes, it can actually set up a self sustaining negative loop of failure. […]
Who’s Pulling Your Strings?
Which is more important, nurture or nature? Some people with advanced degrees can effectively argue one way or the other. Bottom line is people come with two things most animals don’t: Tons of Instincts Tons of Learning Abilities Animals respond without thinking. They put rats in a cage, and set up a lever that will […]
You Don’t Need Permission For Anything
If you listen to the Sex Pistols’ version of “Substitute,” originally by The Who, you can hear Johnny Rotten in the background saying, “You don’t need permission for anything!” allegedly referring to that fact that they didn’t get “official” permission from The Who to cover the song. I remember a kid, I learned that if […]
Follow Your Bliss
Joseph Campbell, the studier of mythology from around the world, had this to say when asked what the best life strategy is: “Follow your bliss.” See, he had studied mythology and discovered that pretty much all stories from all cultures followed the same basic premise. The “reluctant hero” would be living a pretty boring life, […]
Embrace The Shadow For Less Resistance And More Success
Have you ever heard of something called “cognitive dissonance”? It’s one of those things about human nature that makes us feel “smart” when we understand it, and even “smarter” when we identify it in other people. People on various forums are always pointing out how “other people” are “suffering” from some kind of “cognitive dissonance” […]
Conquer ALL Enemies With NLP
My first NLP training I went to years ago, the trainer would close every day with an “incantation,” which was a tightly packed, multi-looped hypnotic story that was supposed to “install” what we’d learned that day. Then the next day, he asked us if we had any strange dreams. I recalled a dream I had […]
How To Destroy Fear
Have you got a fear or phobia you want to get rid of? I’ve got just the ticket. Even if you don’t it’s handy to learn this, as it can come in fantastically handy at parties. Most people think that getting rid of some deep fear from childhood takes thousands of dollars and years of […]
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