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New Code Games

April 24, 2011 0 Comments

Being “in the zone” can be an incredible feeling. Whether it’s that feeling of making a presentation “just right”, or being in a negotiation when things “just work”, or hitting the golf ball “perfectly”, when things work for us, when we are at our very best, it can be amazing. New Code Games are typically [...]

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A guide to choosing an NLP Trainers’ Training

March 30, 2011 0 Comments

The first big step into NLP for most of us is our NLP Practitioner training. This is an important and powerful experience, perhaps only matched by our Master Practitioner training. But what then? Personally, I was immersed in the world of Anthony Robbins events and trainings. You might repeat your Practitioner or Master Practitioner training with [...]

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What is your Learning Rate Determining Step?

March 18, 2011 0 Comments

Just over a month ago, I had my first piano lesson. It was very hard. The teacher kept trying to teach me about “Middle C”, a term that had little meaning and even less perceived value to me. And she taught me to play music that was so inanely simplistic that I was bored before [...]

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Iconoclast: What does it take to be extraordinary?

February 1, 2011 0 Comments

In the pursuit of excellence and freedom, there are a few domains to consider. One is the field of expertise, a major contribution of which, Deliberate Practice, I have discussed elsewhere. Yet what about those unique individuals who really change things? Those people (‘freaks’ – in a good way!) who change the world. What is different [...]

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How would a chicken act?

November 7, 2010 0 Comments

“Hypnosis doesn’t exist. I bet you can’t make me act like a chicken!” “How would a chicken act?” What followed was a hilarious few moments when the participant on the public speaking workshop that I was leading stood up on a table, flapped his arms and started clucking loudly like a chicken. The room was [...]

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Faking it really works!

September 28, 2010 0 Comments

Why is it that sometimes you can feel powerful, confident and certain about what you’re doing, though other times you don’t? And, more importantly, what can we do about it? If you have an important presentation or interview coming up, how can you get yourself into state quickly and on demand? By taking on the [...]

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Excellence: Do you just go there or do you live there?

September 15, 2010 0 Comments

Over dinner with an Aikido Master last week, discussions lubricated with plenty of Tsingtao and sake turned to the founder of Aikido. Morihei Ueshiba, known as O’Sensei, developed Aikido through last century, as much a philosophy as a martial art that has experienced spectacular success around the world. And yet it was noted that none [...]

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Who says the earth revolves around the sun?

April 19, 2010 0 Comments

On The Genius Project, I wrote the following: In the past two weeks, I watched my four-month-old son learn to blow raspberries. Inspired by reading that this would be good for his language development (seriously!), and knowing that his mother can’t blow raspberries, I made the sacrifice and regularly blew raspberries at him. He was [...]

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Types of NLP training

January 12, 2010 0 Comments

A few years ago, I completed an MBA. It was hard work but the path was pretty straight-forward, with a number of compulsory subjects and some electives. And once I finished, I graduated and could put “MBA” after my name. There are three basic levels of NLP training. The first basic level of training is [...]

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Alec Baldwin’s film career is a failure

December 1, 2009 0 Comments

Alec Baldwin is a well-known actor. Many would consider him successful. He has starred in many moves and appears in popular television shows. Yet he sees himself a failure. Just recently, he said, “I consider my entire movie career a complete failure.” I couldn’t help but ask myself, “How?” Rather than trying to reassure him [...]

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