After allowing for time zone changes and jet lag, I had one day spare to see the sights before the NLP training began. As there was a choice of theme parks to attend and a lot of shopping malls to see, I was up early that day. By 7 am, I am experiencing my first..
Read moreCripple Sex
Many years ago, I briefly worked in a residential unit for severely physically challenged people. Now, I say "briefly" because my employment lasted exactly one day and 90 minutes. The first problem arose on day one from my candid conversations with a small group of 16–19-year-olds about how exactly sex is possible when one’s body..
Read moreThe problem with Nigel
The phone rang in the therapist’s office. The mother on the other end outlined the problem, Nigel, her son, now aged 44, had been in care for nearly 8 years in a state of catatonic schizophrenia. Various drugs and electroconvulsive therapy have been tried with only moderate and always temporary success. Neurological assessments revealed nothing..
Read moreHow to Make a Promotional Video
There appears to be a set formula for how one should produce a self-promotion video if one is a coach, NLPer, hypnotherapist, or whatnot. To make it easy for the new alphabet therapists (IEMT, EMDR, NLP, CBT, EFT, NAET, TFT, TAT, etc.) to fit in, I'll briefly outline what you need to do to make..
Read moreHow much to charge?
A very common theme in the hypnotherapy and complementary therapy world is that of "charging as much as you can" and "the higher you charge, the more you will be respected." Something I have encountered a lot is "If it is important to the client, then they will pay anyway." I'm not so sure about..
Read moreBad Business
This was originally posted in 2013, but it remains my consistent experience of trying to book hotels and venues: I think I know why there is a recession going on. There's only one reason: people are completely crap when it comes to business. Or maybe it's just me, and I'm having one of those weeks...
Read moreFake PhDs
In my Brass Bollocks training, where I open the doors to the business end of my work and show exactly how and what I did and do now to run a successful business, I repeatedly expound a simple principle: "Humility will save you from humiliation." It shouldn't be a difficult concept, but in the world..
Read moreTwo Rupees
Every now and then, a well-placed word or sentence can change everything for a person. Sometimes this can happen more by chance than by design, but it doesn't have to be this way. Here's an example from a trip to India about 14 years ago. I was hopelessly lost. I'd gotten off the bus unknowingly..
Read moreModelling
This is my reply on a LinkedIn group in response to a question about modelling criminals in order to find better solutions to imprisonment. I thought it worth sharing here: To add to this, I too often wonder about all this supposed modelling. I don't wish to dismiss the original question in this thread, as..
Read moreYou are a winner!
You are a winner! There is one common marketing strategy that works really well, and it serves to make people fat and die young. Make them a winner for being gluttons. You have undoubtedly seen that appalling TV show that has people competing against each other in races to eat the most of a particular..
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