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This blog isn't going to be one that offers much in the way of advise. I just kind of feel the need to do a bit of personal introspection. Everyone has heard someone say to them "count your blessings" and this year I have more to be thankful for than in many others past.
So here is my list:
I am still breathing.
I believe that God is aways looking after me and my loved ones. (even if sometimes I forget to thank him until after I am forced to remember that...sorry about that God)
My family is healthy.
My kids do not get into trouble.
I have managed to keep a roof over our heads.
I have more than enough food on the table.
I have good clothing and shoes.
I have a two jobs that I enjoy (and I am starting a new one on Monday),
I have a dream and a goal that I am working towards.
I have transportation.
I have friends that care about me. I made a lot of new friends this year and rekindled friendships of years past.
I have my pets.
I have a places to go where people like me and are glad to see me,
I get the chance to help people and sometimes I even get paid for that.
I still have most of my teeth and some of my hair.
I still can carry a tune and people seem to enjoy listening.
I get to hold a baby once in a while.
I have faith that I am where I am supposed to be at this time in my life no matter what hardships are being thrown at me.
I am sure that given more time I could expand on this list but for now I am satisfied with it. Thursday, I will be together with most of my loved ones. I plan on reading this list out loud at the dinner table.
I pray that all of you dear readers are whole and healthy too.
Namaste
Roch
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Are you ready to fly with me?
Birds of a feather flock together, so I ask would you rather soar with the eagles or roost with the turkeys?
One of the basic principles of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is called Modeling. In very simple terms, it means that you can copy the success of others to enhance your own. Its a pretty simple concept. If something or some strategy worked for someone else, given the same circumstance, the same strategy will work for you. Imitation is after all the sincerest form of flattery isn't it? If you get into the role playing aspect of modeling you may find yourself adopting some of the same successful attitudes of the person you are modeling, This can go a long way to getting into a successful mindset.
Every successful athlete studies the techniques of their predecessors to improve their game. Artists often attempt to match the brushstrokes of the known masters as they perfect their own craft. Let's say you want to be a great guitar player. After you have mastered the basics of strumming, chord mechanics and picking, copying the styles of the players that you like is the most natural way hone your ability. Then, as those techniques become ingrained, in your mind and in your muscles, you begin to develop your own style.
Another part of this idea is that we should surround ourselves with people that we can learn from. These groups have been called by many names, brain trusts, master mind groups, support groups or success circles. Attending or being part gatherings where you mix and mingle with like minded folk is essential to success. I have had the luxury of rubbing shoulders with the best of the best in the hypnosis community, and I always look forward to more chances to be with them. You don't even need to be there physically. Facebook and the many online social networks are a great way to maintain a presence among your peers and your "betters".
Individual mentors are also vitally important. If you are an aspiring tennis player who is more likely to be able raise your game? An opponent that you consistently beat or someone who forces you to do your best to just keep up? In my own career I have had the luxury and the honor of becoming close to a few great hypnotists that I am constantly learning from.
I recall a specific time back in November of 2007 when I attended a workshop. One of the participants was a well known hypnotist by the name of Tom Nicoli. As the workshop went on, we had the chance to get to know each other and by the end of the weekend we had become friends. I recall that as we were saying our goodbyes, I put my arm around his shoulder and said something brash like "You and me Tom, we are going places!". Now Tom is very well established, he is world recognized in the hypnosis profession, he's authored several books, been on national TV speaks and teaches all over the world. So here I am, putting my arm around him and acting like I am a big shot. Tom turned to me, looked me right in the eye and said. "Roch, I am already there, you better catch up!" those were some of the most inspirational words anyone ever said to me! It was a kick in the ass that I really needed just them. Tom has been a good friend ever since.
I also am privileged to hang around with some other great hypnotists. John Cerbone is another good friend of mine. He is known as one of, if not the fastest stage hypnotists in the world. He has authored a top selling book of hypnosis scripts which is available on Amazon,com. He has appeared on MTV, Fox News and played to large rooms in Las Vegas. We became friends at the annual hypnotist conventions held in Marboro Mass, each August. John has since allowed me to accompany him on stage and participate as his assistant. He has taught me some of his famous speed trance techniques which I have used in my own lecture demos to great advantage. John is generous and funny, and he is a great talent. Learning from him has raised my game no doubt.
The point is that you need to be around the people you can learn from. You can even absorb knowledge through osmosis if you hang around the "right" people long enough. I have been exposed to so much about the spiritual side of hypnosis by working with my dear friends Beth Campbell and Kathleen Peters. They have opened my eyes to parts of this business I didn't really know existed. We have worked together and I have profited greatly from the experience. I could go on and on name dropping but you I am sure you get the idea.
The last point that I want to make is that you really can FAKE it till you MAKE it. This goes to the idea of raising your vibrational level which I have discussed in earlier posts. If you start thinking like a winner and acting a winner you will become a winner. Positive powerful self talk is the key here.
I want to urge you to visit my website; the links page http://www.self-esteemrecovery.com/links.html.
This is a large part of my own success circle, my personal master mind group, here you will find many of my friends and mentors. I am very fortunate to have such a great knowledge base to draw from and be inspired by.
Namaste
Roch
One of the basic principles of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is called Modeling. In very simple terms, it means that you can copy the success of others to enhance your own. Its a pretty simple concept. If something or some strategy worked for someone else, given the same circumstance, the same strategy will work for you. Imitation is after all the sincerest form of flattery isn't it? If you get into the role playing aspect of modeling you may find yourself adopting some of the same successful attitudes of the person you are modeling, This can go a long way to getting into a successful mindset.
Every successful athlete studies the techniques of their predecessors to improve their game. Artists often attempt to match the brushstrokes of the known masters as they perfect their own craft. Let's say you want to be a great guitar player. After you have mastered the basics of strumming, chord mechanics and picking, copying the styles of the players that you like is the most natural way hone your ability. Then, as those techniques become ingrained, in your mind and in your muscles, you begin to develop your own style.
Another part of this idea is that we should surround ourselves with people that we can learn from. These groups have been called by many names, brain trusts, master mind groups, support groups or success circles. Attending or being part gatherings where you mix and mingle with like minded folk is essential to success. I have had the luxury of rubbing shoulders with the best of the best in the hypnosis community, and I always look forward to more chances to be with them. You don't even need to be there physically. Facebook and the many online social networks are a great way to maintain a presence among your peers and your "betters".
Individual mentors are also vitally important. If you are an aspiring tennis player who is more likely to be able raise your game? An opponent that you consistently beat or someone who forces you to do your best to just keep up? In my own career I have had the luxury and the honor of becoming close to a few great hypnotists that I am constantly learning from.
I recall a specific time back in November of 2007 when I attended a workshop. One of the participants was a well known hypnotist by the name of Tom Nicoli. As the workshop went on, we had the chance to get to know each other and by the end of the weekend we had become friends. I recall that as we were saying our goodbyes, I put my arm around his shoulder and said something brash like "You and me Tom, we are going places!". Now Tom is very well established, he is world recognized in the hypnosis profession, he's authored several books, been on national TV speaks and teaches all over the world. So here I am, putting my arm around him and acting like I am a big shot. Tom turned to me, looked me right in the eye and said. "Roch, I am already there, you better catch up!" those were some of the most inspirational words anyone ever said to me! It was a kick in the ass that I really needed just them. Tom has been a good friend ever since.
I also am privileged to hang around with some other great hypnotists. John Cerbone is another good friend of mine. He is known as one of, if not the fastest stage hypnotists in the world. He has authored a top selling book of hypnosis scripts which is available on Amazon,com. He has appeared on MTV, Fox News and played to large rooms in Las Vegas. We became friends at the annual hypnotist conventions held in Marboro Mass, each August. John has since allowed me to accompany him on stage and participate as his assistant. He has taught me some of his famous speed trance techniques which I have used in my own lecture demos to great advantage. John is generous and funny, and he is a great talent. Learning from him has raised my game no doubt.
The point is that you need to be around the people you can learn from. You can even absorb knowledge through osmosis if you hang around the "right" people long enough. I have been exposed to so much about the spiritual side of hypnosis by working with my dear friends Beth Campbell and Kathleen Peters. They have opened my eyes to parts of this business I didn't really know existed. We have worked together and I have profited greatly from the experience. I could go on and on name dropping but you I am sure you get the idea.
The last point that I want to make is that you really can FAKE it till you MAKE it. This goes to the idea of raising your vibrational level which I have discussed in earlier posts. If you start thinking like a winner and acting a winner you will become a winner. Positive powerful self talk is the key here.
I want to urge you to visit my website; the links page http://www.self-esteemrecovery.com/links.html.
This is a large part of my own success circle, my personal master mind group, here you will find many of my friends and mentors. I am very fortunate to have such a great knowledge base to draw from and be inspired by.
Namaste
Roch
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Its not NOW or Never, Its just NOW!
"The past is history, the future is a mystery but now is a gift and that's why we call it the present!" I'm pretty sure I got that old saying right and I certainly have no clue who said it but it is very true. This week I want to talk about Present Moment Focus.The best way I can describe Present Moment Focus is to talk about one of my passions. Riding my motorcycle. I just loved riding that bike, I recently sold, it but I will soon get another and a better one (Visualize. visualize, visualize!). The thing I loved most about riding it is the freedom from everything else going on when you are sitting atop that machine and cruising down the highway.. It is simply the most liberating experience you can have that's legal and not fattening! Think about it, there is only you, the bike and the next 100 yards of road ahead of you. You can not dwell on more than that because you really are on your own and unprotected from everything around you. If you allow yourself to get distracted you can die. You have to be hyper-vigilant in order to stay safe..
This need to stay in the moment when riding is true because (as any rider will tell you) when you are tooling along; where you look is where you go! Look to the right and the bike veers to the right and visa versa. That's because once you get up over 15 mph, because of the physics of centrifugal force take over. There is no need to get technical here but just understand that after a while, it all just becomes second nature, and it is as if the bike is responding to your thoughts. But because you MUST always be aware of what is happening NOW, you can not think about what happened to you earlier in the day or last week or last year, and except for the nest few seconds of road time you can not think about what is going to happen an hour from now or nest week or when ever. You have to be in the moment; one moment at time, for as long as you ride you are one with your bike and one with the road. It's kind of ZEN and for me, that is totally liberating. .
P.M,F, is like that, when we are troubled, or anxious, or worried, it is often a good thing to take stock of exactly how we are feeling right at that moment. Physically and emotionally; become aware of where you are right then!. If you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders just off load enough to allow you to breath. Then you can start think, but don't think too far ahead. Just think about the very next step. Confusious said that "A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step".so while you may have a goal or outcome in mind, RIGHT NOW you need to extracate yourself from where you are. As I have written before, we can not go from one extreme of feeling to another in one fell swoop. You have to do it gradually. this is the key to P.M.F.
Lets look at this another way, the NOW is a fleeting thing.. By the time you think of something "now" has already become the past. We can not change what happened in the past, and there are too many variables to guarante any distant future outcome, but by dealing with the present moment, we can at least shift our feelings and in doing so raise our vibrational level and begin to move in a more positive direction allowing the Law of Attraction to begin to work for us instead of against us.
If this concept of Present Moment Focus is interesting to you, the book "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle would be a great read for you.
Unitll next time,,Keep the shiny side up!
Namaste!
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