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Inventing Possibilities

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I spent the previous 3 days participating in the Landmark Forum. To say the experience was powerful and transformative is a big understatement. I went to the forum to gain the confidence to ask for business. I learned this is called a registration conversation.

We also learned to enroll others in the possibility we’ve invented for ourself. Let me know in your comments if you are enrolled in my possibilities.

I discovered that I’ve been inauthentic in my interactions with others as I was believing “my story” that everybody leaves was reality (aka what really happened). Continue reading →

Why should I trust you?

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My mentor Daegan just sent me this …

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Just yesterday while checking emails I
got asked:

“Why should I trust you?”

A few minutes later, a message came in
from a person so hungry to change their
life that they were willing to put their
house on the line to work with me.

Not 30 minutes later …

I got a message from someone who was, at
a time working 1 on 1 with who decided
to give up (in my opinion) a little too
soon, only to tell me about, you guess
it …
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What invisible factors determine whether training is effective?

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What should I consider when creating a video or webinar with educational content?

Does my audience have any limiting and enabling beliefs when they watch/read my content? blind-spot

What are the personal aspirations of each person?

To what extent will the new behaviors and skills gained from the content enable them to achieve more of what they want in their lives and work?

Does my topic resonate with the audience? Do they perceive it to be important, relevant and significant?
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What is NLP? Why should I care?

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What is NLP – some clarification…?

1) NLP is the study of excellence – what knowledge, skills, attitudes and actions are evidenced by those who have achieved success in a specific area.  NLP involves thinking strategically; consider the following strategic thinking competencies:

  • systems perspective – consideration of relationships, context and quality rather than objects, objective and quantity
  • intent focused – knowing your outcome and not being distracted from that outcome
  • thinking in time – holding past, present, and future in mind when making decisions
  • hypothesis driven – scientific method incorporating both creative and critical thinking
  • intelligent opportunism – being responsive to good opportunities

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