hese are a few of our success stories from our November 2006
Seminars
Amazing doesn't quite cut it. To say the very least I gained everything
from
this seminar that I hoped. It cost me around £800 to do the whole
trip, but
I can honestly say the value of it was well into the
thousands.
I
got back home only a couple of hours ago. After about an hour to sort
myself
out I went out to play. I went straight down to work. Got my boss
off to one
side, anchored him to the feeling of receiving a really great
gift then said
"Now that I have all these great skills, what would have
to happen in order
for you to give me a pay rise?" (presup, embed
command (he has no idea at
all what I learned except that I said they
were "sales skills")) then fired
off the anchor, I find out tomorrow how
much I get :].
Then on the
way home I was looking through a filter of being in a
playground it's
amazing to see how much my perspective has changed. I
came across a girl
walking the same way I was and she was carrying a box
of Chinese food. I got
a few steps past her and caught the smell, I
turned around "wow that smells
gooooood" "yeah" she said as she changed
state "it's amazing". I didn't
anchor this, I was going for calibrating
the state.
Life just took
another turn for the fun and playful :]
( BTW he got the raise)
Steve
Just a thought...
A lot of attendees (Myself
included) are raving about the seminars in general
and the last two (3DM and
ES) specifically. My head's still popping with ideas
and changes from what
we worked on, and some of what Ken and Gary and I worked
on over dinner on
Sunday, as well as working on more skills and coming up with
more ways and
opportunities to practice them.
Other things I got out of it are
increased comfort with trance (maybe some more
issues to use 3DM on here,
issues of intellectual control and trust?), better
practice with using
language and voice, and more validation of rapport
exercises (I've actually
had a couple of results now that were surprising
enough to 'pop' me out of
what I was doing). I'm determined to try the money
magnet, now, too. (Funny,
I think that was the first step I took 'dipping my
feet in the water' years
ago, but it's probably what I've used the least).
Anchoring I think I need
alot more work with (I'm REALLY looking forward to
practicing over the next
couple of months, leading up to that 'boot camp' in
March/April).
It
was also great to see everyone else there, not just Kim and Tom and Tim and
Amy, but as mentioned before Gary, Ken and I all started into 3DM and ES at
almost exactly the same time, back in August 2005. Norm was working with Tom
and Kim from a little before then, and I think Kerry was too, but we all
started around that same time. It was interesting noting the changes over
the
past year or so. And some of the people I'd only met more recently, like
Pedro
and Steve and Fredo. It was also great to meet people to put faces
with the
names I've seen a lot on here (Harun, Gary Freemeyer, Leatherneck,
Grubgoat,
not to mention "THE" Dave Foris!?!). And the people I hadn't met
before like
Erik (Tom thought up some ways to make fun of Swedes after you
left...), Alvin,
Luis, Bryce, Yossy, Tanveer, Rachael. I'm sure I'm
forgetting many others.
Bob
This was an awesome seminar. I laughed and laughed had
fun was left paranoid (just kidding Tom knows what I'm
talking about).
Kim and Tom were beyond teachers, if
you missed it. OHHHH WELL. I was
telling Rich on the
plane home, if we told people what happened NOBODY
would believe it. I'm glad I went. You guys were
wonderful to work with.
Can't wait till the next one.
This Seminar left some people SPEECHLESS,
HYPNO-HANDED, experiencing BALLOONING sensations and
I'm glad it went
INSIDE MY MIND, OVER AND OVER.
Pedro
Hey there,
I just wanted to
say that the seminars this time round were especially good.
I learn more and
more each time I am there. I especially got success out of
the 3D Mind
seminar. We had a chance to run through the process several
times, as a
result I balanced several beliefs. I cannot remember what they
were exactly
but they have definitely made an impact on my life already! One
of the
beliefs I changed was concerning my ability at math (I am in
college.) I had
some crappy belief and it was getting in the way of me being
able to look at
problems objectively as every time I looked at a problem, it
was clouded
with all this crap. I balanced the belief. I just had a Math
exam today and
I knew how to work ALL of the problems on the exam. I have
never had that
before. There had always been a few I was unsure of. I know
that I have
passed this exam. Again I have never had this before, I was
always uncertain
as to whether I had passed the previous exams. It is a very
good feeling.
Another belief that I balanced was concerning trying new things. I have
been
working out in the gym regularly this semester but I only used the
elliptical, the bicycle and the rowing machine as I knew how to use these. I
wanted to use the weight machines but I was scared to. I balanced this
belief - again I don't remember what the belief was - and I have already
used four weight machines that I hadn't before. And it was fine.
I
can't wait to see balancing these two beliefs will affect other things
that
I do, and the things that I have not even thought of yet.
I have known
Tom and Kim for just over two years, when I first
met them I was completely
screwed up. I had no education, I worked in bars
and I partied every chance
I got. I did not see that I had any opportunity
at all, I didn't believe
that I deserved anything better than what I was
doing. With Tom and Kim's
products I have balanced some beliefs and I have
made an amazing turn
around. I am now living in America, going to college
and getting an average
of A grades!!!
I have friends that knew me when all I was doing was
partying and they keep
asking me, "Where is Amy? What have you done with
her?!?! This is not the
Amy I know." And they are right, I am in college
getting good grades, I
enjoy studying, I actually enjoy homework!! And I
believe that I deserve
this. Compare this with the old Amy that all she
cared about was her next
paycheck and when she could next get drunk.
I have also discovered that I like to make people feel good and I like
to
help them. I really enjoyed working with people during the 3D Mind
seminar,
finding their beliefs and balancing them. I knew that their lives
were going
to be altered in a positive way and I was genuinely happy for
them. I
regularly help a girl in my history class, especially when exams are
close
and when she passes I am glad that I could help her achieve that. I am
a
mentor to freshman in college. Small things like this. The old Amy didn't
care about other people, she only cared about herself.
The people
that know me here know how much I have changed as a result of 3D
Mind and
Essential Skills. I am so grateful and happy to Tom and Kim for the
products
they have designed which allows each of us to improve our own
lives. And for
their friendship and help that they have generously given me.
Without both
of them, I would not be here today writing this.
Amy. :-)
I had a little trouble at the last
seminar I attended, but this one
was pretty much EVERYTHING that I was
hoping it would be, and probably
more that I haven't yet realized.
Everything just *clicked*.
What I learned:
First, I learned to
stop questioning, and just DO the damned
drills/exercises. This was a MAJOR
thing for me... and it payed off.
I can get rapport to WORK now. I
played all day today at work. And
yesterday I had like a 4-hour wait at the
airport, so I sat and played
with the people. Instead of stepping into them,
I made a BIG
"Paul-Net" for them to walk into, which was pretty interesting.
By
the end of the day, people were turning out of their way to look at
me! It was so much fun! One woman, we were waiting for a bus to the
parking area, but ended up taking two different shuttles. She STARED
at
me through the window of the other bus as we drove by! And a
pretty little
thing on the plane did this, as well. Of course I was
playing with them a
bit... Its so fun, it makes me want to just laugh
out loud! And at the
expense of being a little too racy, if any of
you guys haven't tried rapport
during "intimate" situations, get to
it! My girlfriend stopped by when I got
home, and we had lots of
fun... at one point we were taking DEEP breaths
together, and it was
like I could feel her vibrating in MY chest...?! Its
hard to explain,
but a frigging intense sensation...!
ANCHORING: My
problem was, I never understood WHEN to anchor, or
really even what a
"state" was. Now I understand what a state change
is, what it looks like,
and how to use it! As I said, my girlfriend
came over, and she lets me play
with this stuff. I've been able to
hypnotize her in the past (she's a Super
trance-subject), but it
always took me some time to feel like she was in.
Last night I stole
one of Tom's one-sentence inductions (and then started
making my own
up), BAM, instantly she's down. And of course its anchored
now. And
where it wasn't comfortable looking right into a bunch of guy's
eyes,
with her I could really just fire it off and *watch* the minute little
changes in her face and body. I can actually see her eyes change, and
her facial-muscles slacken now...!! One thing I noticed, though, the
best way to trance her out, was to go there myself. This is of course
what everyone tells you, but I didn't understand that until last
night... Now I get it!
Tonality and Embedded Commands: Still have to
work on my tonality a
bit. But what I'm noticing, is that I add commands in
my everyday
speech all the time - we all do! Its just a matter of
understanding
that, and embracing it. And once I get my tonality right...
:-)
And the most important thing I learned, is that each of the skills
truly ties into the others. And that, for the most part, we ALL do
all
of these things naturally. As I said, everything just kind of
clicked for
me. I got pretty much all of my questions answered...
And I had a blast,
by the way! As Tom said, the people who showed up
were all cool as hell, and
everyone was helping everyone else out.
GREAT atmosphere. And hanging out
with everyone after the seminars is
just as fun. Not only are we all vibing
together at that point, but
you get to pick everyone's brains, and get their
various perspectives
on this stuff. Gary Freemeyer told me some *great*
stuff right before
I left the hotel, Fredo and Luis don't seem to realize
how good they
are at this stuff, and of course watching Steve, Ken and Dave
Foris
(sp?) anchor drunkeness to David with straws was an education in
itself... Plus, Kevin was cool to meet, cause this was his first
time,
and he was really frustrated at first. I could totally relate
to that. But
if you're reading this brother, you WILL figure it out...
No kidding, my
mind is just reeling by all this. Which probably means
I should stop
rambling :-)
Tom, Kim, and EVERYONE else, thanks! This weekend was
killer!!
Paul
WRITE THIS DOWN
What we
learned at the Essential-skills seminar
OVER and OVER...
INSIDE
YOUR MINE
Those that were Fortunate enough to attened the
Essential-skills seminar
walked away with
Super sneeky trance
inductions
I don't know which sneaky trance you'll chose to use when you
get home
as long as you PICK ONE
ELICITATIONS
Some of you
missed out on the three words that allow you to GO INTO
TRANCE and recall
all the fun you're having learning to USE THESE SKILLS
in unsually creative
ways
speaking of TRANCE...
We learned numerous ways to quickly
use OPEN EYE TRANCE
OVER and OVER...
INSIDE YOUR MINE
WRITE THIS DOWN
Artful anchoring
How to have hours of
FUN and entertainment with your very own Hypno toy
with the very latest and
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These are currently being sold on EBAY
before I DUCK on out and go figure out how to get my manager's head
unstuck from the floor.
I'd like to say thanks to Tom, Kim, and
Uncle Timmy
OVER and OVER...
For A FUN FILLED four days.
INSIDE YOUR MINE
and thanks to all the participants who made the
experince all worth
while. It was great to help contribute to Tom and Kim
for their help
over the years.
Thanks again Tom and Kim
Rich
Hi Everyone,
I've been on
this email list for quite sometime but I haven't said
anything. I just
wanted to say that I also enjoyed the seminar. I've
already begun practicing
these skills and am constantly thinking about
the many ways to apply them.
-3D Mind-
During the ES seminar, I have to admit that I was
quite doubtful about
whether the 3D Mind process would enable me to make a
lasting change,
but I noticed a subtle shift in a behavior (social anxiety)
that used
to bother me. This generally isn't a major problem, but there were
instances when it was a problem. David guided me through the process
and
now the mere thought of approaching a random person, which
sometimes used to
bother me, is very doable.
Also, I don't think I've ever had so much fun
playing around with
these skills. Tom, during the seminar, I specifically
remember I
asked you a question about embedded commands, and I had a really
strong sense that you got rapport with me. Then you gave me the
suggestion of approaching the skills with an attitude of having fun
and
it literally changed the way I looked at using skills in the real
world.
I'm actually quite eager to practice this as much as I can with random
people (which is another indicator that the 3D mind process is
working!)
I am still a bit skeptical in the permanency of it, but I
think that over
time I'll see more noticeably lasting results that
show that it is in fact
working.
-Rapport-
The rapport exercises (especially the
positions of power) really
empowered me to approach people more flexibly
than before. I didn't
realize until then that I was generally 'stuck' in one
or maybe two of
them. Being able to consciously shift through all the
positions was a
real eye opener! Noticing the subtle shifts when getting
rapport or
being smurfed was also very eye opening.
-Anchoring-
Anchoring was the best part of the seminar and, I didn't realize how
easy it is to do. Yesterday however, I had some mixed results (but
the
important thing is that they are results!). I struggled to
calibrate and
anchor someone I know, who considers himself very
emotionless, so this
remains a challenge to me. I even elicited
opposites (people he likes and
dislikes) to discover that he wasn't
really going into state at all.
As I stepped into the types of people he likes and dislikes, there was
no difference in him. I even asked him if he felt the difference, and
he
didn't notice a shift (even though I felt something different as I
stepped
into each). I know that he looks at nearly everything through
a lens of
'whatever' (like a 'I don't care' feeling), so I suspect
this has something
to do with it. Maybe he's not aware of what he's
feeling? Can anyone comment
on this? At the time I thought I'd
completely screwed up.
But later
that day, I using anchoring on his sister. At first I
thought I wasn't
calibrating correctly, only to later realize that I'd
stacked several
anchors in the same spot that were working very well. :)
Anyway, as some
of you already know, I'm going to teach English in S.
Korea. I leave in less
than a month. I partly attended the ES
seminar with the intention of
applying the skills to effective
language teaching methods, classroom
management and job interviews.
I'll be sure to update on how things go.
Tom & Kim, I really enjoyed the seminar and look forward to
returning
to your other seminars to further develop the skills.
And
to everyone else, thank you all for making the seminar well worth
the money.
It was a blast!
Sincerely,
-Jason
P.S. Rich, thanks
again for helping me realize my mistakes. It's
probably one of the most
important things I've learned at the seminar!
Well, I don't really know how to give a proper
testimonial for Tom
and Kim, even though I've probably owed them a good one
for at least
a couple years now. :) Suffice it to say that in the last 2
weeks,
things have been taking off for me.
My girlfriend and I flew
into Atlanta a few days early so that we
could do some touristy things
before the seminar. What ended up
happening was that we spent all but one of
those days hanging out
with several of the people who'd been at the 3D Mind
seminar the
weekend before. Ken, Norm, Bob, Kerry and David (not on the
Yahoo
list) were a few of the new ones we met and immediately bonded with
even before the seminar, and of course there was Harun and Garry
Freemyer who I had talked with online but never met in person
before.
Then, of course, there was Steve, Tom, Kim, Tim, Amy, and a
few others that
I'd met before at the last seminar I went to. All
in all, there were some
phenomenal people I met up with. :) There
were some great times, and so many
good meals with lively company.
And then there was the seminar!!
I went to an accelerated seminar 2 years ago in New York, and I have
to say that the material has gotten even better! Somehow Tom and
Kim
streamlined it even more to make it more simple and easily
useable than
before! Something in the way they presented it allowed
me to fully
understand tonality in ways I hadn't before and actually
make sense of how
to best use it. And that was just the first topic
of the first day! I could
have gone home happy that I had a
completely new toy to play with and spent
weeks exhausting just
that! They tought the fine points of how you REALLY
can use your
voice to lead people. Great stuff!
The other topics
were covered really well too! Half of a day was
spent on callibration and
how it can be used. Using it to guess
what card someone was holding up was
an interesting experiment. :)
The day spent on trance and visualization was
relaxing and
trippy. :) I consider myself pretty good at rapport, and after
the
half day that was spent on it, some people who were completely new
to it caught right up. :) Rachel, when we went out to lunch that
day,
managed to get rapport with a baby as it was being pushed by
its mom. I've
never seen such a huge grin on a little kid like that
as the baby locked
right on to Rachel, who didn't do anything overt
to get its attention and
positively beamed at her. For no apparent
reason. :) THAT's rapport. The 3D
Modeling was pretty cool too as
Tom and Kim modelled Steve's ability to go
into trance and they laid
out a framework of how to model someone with the
3D Mind. I'll be
making use of that one!
As for what I liked the
most, though, I'd have to say it was
anchoring! Of course, everyone likes
anchoring! :) It's something
that I haven't felt capable of doing, however.
I've specialized in
3D Mind and rapport, but never managed to feel like I
could make
anchoring work for me. Like I said, though, somehow Tom and Kim
streamlined ot to make it even more simple and applicable than the
videos I have and from the seminar I went to. It was just so EASY
that
how could I NOT do it?
So let's fast-forward to the present. I got back
from the seminar,
which was a week and a half vacation for me, to start work
right
away at a new sales job, something I'd never really done before.
After my second day on the job, I'd say I've got some serious
results!
While I find that my biggest problem is that I just don't
know enough about
the products, which is easily solved by reading
more on the topics, I find
that when I have engaged the customers
I've started just using anchoring on
them almost naturally! Now,
I'll not claim to be an expert at it, but when
the opportunity is
there I grab it. Literally. ;)
There was this
elderly woman who came to us to find out why her cell
phone wasn't working.
Long story short, she had bought a pre-paid
phone and her minutes had run
out. The sales associate I was
working with, whom I'd been depending on for
product and procedure
knowledge then proceeded to talk to her loudly as if
she were deaf
and explain the same thing over and over to her in technical
terms
that obviously confused her.
Instead of letting my associate
screw it up, I directed the
conversation back to me and the customer, got
rapport, and got her
to understand what was going on. Of course, I didn't
actually have
to shout at her to get her to hear me. Callibration is sneaky,
after
all. ;) After I explained to her the options, she seemed a bit
frazzled and gave me the opportunity I wanted. :) "Maybe I should
just
have a cup of coffee and think about it," she said. Being a
coffee addict
myself, I could appreciate this kind of anchor. :)
"Maybe you should get
a cup of coffee (inserting a feeling of
relaxed into the word as I gestured
with my left hand), and think
about it (command and fire the anchor), and
feel better (command and
fire the anchor.) When you've made a decision (fire
the anchor ;))
you can come back here (command) and we'll take care of you
(presupposition and I think I might have fired the anchor one more
time.
If not, I should have :D)."
That just kind of came out. :) Now, granted,
I've been playing with
embedded command tonality a LITTLE, and my rapport
skills are good,
but I could never have CONCEIVED that I'd be able to use an
anchor
to direct someone before the seminar! And what was the result? Did
she come back? Of course!! :D She came back 20 minutes later and I
not
only sold her the minutes she needed, but I got her to buy MORE
minutes than
she was planning since it was a better deal and,
honestly, I would have felt
bad letting her buy the lesser amount
for seemingly cheaper. :) My rapport
kept things going nice and
smoothly the second time, even though I forgot to
use the anchor
again. :) In the end she left with a smile. :)
And
what's the best part of all this? ;) I've spent the last 2 days
feeling
totally anxious about trying to help customers because I
don't know that
much about most of the products. That's just a
simple lack of knowledge. But
when it comes to dealing with
customers, the sales associate who is my
senior has utterly
craptastic sales skills! The best part is that I,
completely new to
sales, am the better sales person! THAT's what happens
when you
combine 3D Mind, rapport, tonality, and anchoring!
Honestly, I don't think I could have made it all happen these last
couple days without the seminar. More importantly, I wouldn't have
been
able to do so well without all the skills I've learned over the
last 3 years
from Tom and Kim. I would have been the same shy guy
with no confidence who
would have settled for the easy job instead
of jumping into something
challenging and new. :) I expect it to
get even better as the holiday season
approaches too! :)
So, long story short, this stuff is awesome and I
highly urge
everybody to play with it as much as possible! :)
Thanks, Tom and Kim! :)
Dave
Monday, 6 p.m.- After a week of
having a cold, I met w/ Pedro
anyway. We've been practicing our timing on
elicitation drills
exercises.
Tuesday, 2:45 p.m. - Left for MD
to see my gf. I had trepidations
about bringing and boring her since she
doesn't believe in any of
these skills-- She enthusiastically insisted on
coming w/ me anyway
(what makes me happy makes her happy) and drove the
first 7 hours
before waking me and asking me to take over.
Wednesday, 2:30 a.m. - We couldn't fall asleep so we started
driving.
Wednesday, 3:06 p.m. - Mapquest almost got us lost but arrived
at
the hotel in time for check-in. My gf and I found a great place to
walk her dog behind the movie theater; and I was relieved when she
said
it would make her doberpuppy very, very happy; he was an
instant hit with
the hotel staff(anchor, anchor).
- I saw Dave and Rachel, and a few
other people, but I haven't met
them before so I didn't recognize them at
this time.
Thursday, 8 a.m. - Breakfast - I still didn't see anyone,
and I was
beginning to worry that I had checked in the wrong hotel. I called
Pedro to make sure that it is the right hotel, then bumped into Kim
in
the elevator around 9. I said goodbye to my gf as I head
downstairs and she
left for the botanical gardens.
Thursday, 10 something - Vocal
Influence, Embedded Commands - Tom
spent some time on getting everyone
comfortable as far as who has
been to the seminar before, and who were new.
He went very quickly
on the importance of having the foundation skills, no
matter how dry
or boring they tend to get. We practiced injecting different
types
of emotions on the same sentence w/ each other. I loved the part
where you went into the state right before saying it, and see the
other
person go into that state--
Thursday, lunchtime at PF Chang's(this
became the place not to go,
as they have the slowest service)- Rich and
Alfredo had a ball
anchoring the waitstaff left and right.
Thursday
afternoon - Calibration - Calibration for me was/is
probably the most
important, and I learned different types and
levels of
calibrations(calibrating to yourself, calibrating to your
environment, to
the other person, etc). We also did some awareness
exercises, body mapping,
and how to be an effective lie detector.
Friday morning - breakfast
- I had a split experience as I was
having a meal / my gf and talking to Kim
and Tom, who were behind
me. It was as if two different worlds existed. On
one side, my
everyday reality w/ my gf, and at on the other, the bizarre
world of
the ES seminar. Then I became conscious of individuals in the
seminar having their own pocket universes, from which they filtered
their world through--
Second day begins - We started off with
Steve's duck trance
induction. After many hilarious examples with Steve and
Alvin, we
proceeded to do trance exercises. I became to eager with Pedro,
and
he resisted going into trance-- The observer, Scott, though, went in
and out of trance w/ little effort--
On the second exercise, Luis
put me in Elman induction trance,
combined w/ anchoring that trance, into a
push button on my left
arm, then my right shoulder. Although Luis almost
popped me out by
becoming amazed at what he just did, I decided that I would
not let
his self doubt ruin my otherwise excellent trance induction.
What did it feel like? Well, while my mind was crystal clear, my
body became limp and pliable. My left arm raised by itself with no
effort on my part. I felt that I could pop out on my own anytime I
wanted to. I told Luis afterwards that I trusted him implicitly
(probably more than he trusted himself), and that's why the
induction
worked so well. He would pop me out, then fire the anchor,
and I would go
back immediately... Then he told me that he loved
playing the puppet
master(oooooookay...), to which, I chuckled.
Friday - Lunch at Jason's
deli -
Friday afternoon - Holographic visualizations - Yep we did the
hand
exercise - The most fun was the triple induction, where three people
walk around you as they read a sentence in VAK format. It looked as
if
we were performing a summoning ritual, dungeons and dragons
style. My gf
observed us from our room, and she said to
herself, "what the?"
Friday - Dinner at TGI Fridays - The after class is the most
illuminating. I had a wake up call as I was talking to Tom, came to
a
milestone, and decided to close a chapter in my life. It was
something I
intuited for a long time, but have been ignoring and
making excuses for.
Saturday - breakfast - the individuals in the group is now, for the
most part, comfortable with each other.
Ideas were exchanged w/
openness, though there was a moment when a
certain topic caused some
polarity in opinions and some tension--
Saturday, Third Day - Anchoring
and 3D Mind - (Anchoring)For most
people, the very reason to make the effort
to come to the seminar.
We learned different types of elicitations, and
grabbing anchors of
opportunity. Tom used me as an example w/ one of the
elicitations,
w/ Steve screaming in the background(mostly to tell me there
is no
escape-lol). We also learned Kim's anchor on Tom, and it was
hilarious watching Tom shift state and become annoyed whenever Kim
fires
the anchor. Other goodies included the usual suspects--
Sliding anchors,
Spatial/visual, Auditory, Self Anchors,
Transferrence, Stealing Anchors,
Anchor maps, etc.
Lunch time - Jason's Deli -
Saturday afternoon
- 3D Mind - Wow, what a revelation! I have always
prided myself in not
giving a crap about approval from others and
craving validation, and yet
seeking approval was one of my drivers.
I worked w/ Yossy(who was at the 3d
Mind Practitioner last weekend)
and Pedro. Although Pedro fumbled
through(sorry man) the process,
with Yossy's help, I was able to go through
the change.
New York is both a wonderful and dangerous city at the same
time, so
I have developed a "shield", detecting and respecting other
people's
shields. What I wanted to do was to drop my personal shield at will
(it tends to get in the way of meeting people) and still have it
when
needed.
With Yossy's and Pedro's help, we laughed through the process
(Enjoyment in Feeling Stuck, Curious Fear, Excited Uncertainty-
lol!)...
Saturday evening - My gf and I joined the group at Fuddrucker's,
then drove to a tango social to join Phil. Unfortunately, it was not
well attended and Phil went into a MidEastern restaurant next door
to
watch belly dancing... My GF and I drove on to exit 1 to go to a
place
called BALLroom dancing, to which they had a salsa event, and
we had a
BALL... I just wished the dancing were as BOUNCY as the
girls were(lol)...
Before we left for Fudddrucker's my gf asked me how the class went.
As usual, as I explained things she would immediately go into a
state of
skepticism...
Now for the funny part... we do this drill almost
everytime. I would
set the anchor, fire the anchor, then no matter what, she
always had
an explanation of why it was something else and not the anchor
that
had the effect...
Then I would keep my mouth shut for a few
moments and just relax.
This is where she would set her own anchors(totally
unaware that she
is doing it of course), stack a several of them on herself,
then
associate them with me-- in this instance, for example, I would
simply lay back and look at her. She looks back at me and
immediately I
see the state shift(attraction). Her skin tone
changes, heart rate,
breathing, the air in the room changes, etc...
Then she amplified her own
anchor by turning on the music she likes
(I would not go into what happens
next, just use your imagination).
She has become a master at setting
anchors on herself. All I have to
do now is go back into the state to fire
them. Without knowing it,
she has taught me the wonders of nonverbal
elicitation, and all you
have to do is notice the shift and anchor them [I
have done this to
get rapport with someone who is basically impervious to
any attempts
at getting rapport with that person the conventional way].
***Side note - Paul Kline dropped by as promised and gave his rebel
talk on office management, managing the boss' as well as your co-
worker's expectations.
Sunday -
Last Day - Rapport, 3D
Modeling, Money Magnet - What does it feel
like to feel connected to
everyone? For me, at that moment, it feels
like anything is possible.
We did the stepping in. Steve stepped into me and I noticed he
became more grounded. When I stepped into him I became more playful,
to
which he interpreted as being thought of like a monkey. I
explained to him
my gf thought of me the same way when I'm playful.
As far as I know, being
playful is a good thing.
Positions of power - wow, what a mindtrip!
Subordinate/Equal/Dominant - the different types and how and when to
go
into one depending on who you are getting rapport with...
Lunchtime -
The five second drill rocks - stepping into different
people was alot of
fun. And I didn't want to break rapport during
lunch with anyone at the
deli/restaurant. I explained to Phil how
free I felt as I was closely paying
attention to what he was saying,
while having awareness of what is going
around me, and still monitor
my own state.
Afternoon - 3D Modeling -
Tom calls on Steve to model Steve's ease
of going in and out of trance. I
got rapport w/ Steve(and pointed
out it out to Alvin, to which he
immediately did the same) and I
felt what it feels like for Steve to go into
trance as Tom guided
Steve with each step.
Modeling exercise - while
everyone was writing what Kim wrote on the
board(Pedro, can I get a copy of
your notes? :-D ), I decided to get
Norm's attention and began to model
his(I hope this is ok w/ you,
Norm) beliefs on financial planning and money.
I didn't ask directly from the ES booklet, but rather from the way
Tom asked the questions, and I got some pretty fascinating window as
to
how, what, why Norm do what he does, the states he goes through(I
mostly
watched and got a sense), and the beliefs and values he has
about himself,
about other people, and about life. I went into a
light trance to facilitate
the learning.
(BTW, earlier that afternoon, someone tried to get into my
head
several times. You know who you are, and I just want you to know
that it's ok, and I have nothing but feeling of warmth, openness,
connectedness and compassion for you-- and if you weren't doing
anything
and it was a hallucination on my part, then my apologies)
Money Magnet -
Someone did Money Magnet on people in a banana suit
(lol), and I forget what
the other one was, but it was not about
money either. Tom jokingly picked up
the seminar booklet and pointed
out the "MONEY" aspect of it. Tom used me as
an example, and I chose
my current relationship as the subject. Basically, I
just wanted
more certainty in my near future...Maybe I'll post about it a
year
from now--
That same someone asked what if there is difference
between ritual
magick, sigil magick, and money magnet-- Tom said yes, "Money
Magnet
works."
We had dinner at Applebee's. It feels great to learn
more about Kim
and Tom, and about each individual(to those of you I didn't
get a
chance to talk to, my apologies) at the seminar. Steve had fun
eliciting from me what it feels like to draw. I said something about
passion, how I filter my whole life through passion, and the
connectedness I feel towards people and life whenever that passion
is
there. To that, Steve said he felt so connected at that
moment...Amy was/is
pretty cool, Tim was quiet most of the time, but
maybe he was more talkative
to other people--
It was rather sad to see the seminar end, and everyone
reluctantly
left. Of course, somehow there's also a feeling of release and
unbridled enthusiasm as to see where this will all go.
Monday - 9:30
a.m. - said goodbye to Paul(grubgoat), Kevin, Yossy,
Kerry(whom I didn't vote
for during the last election), Bob(of
the "Bob!" Interview Magic),
Garry(?)-- I mostly tranced out on my
six and half hours share of driving
back to washington D.C., while
recalling what transpired at the seminar--
[Over and over again, inside your min(d)(e), write this down]
Noel
