When I was 11 years old I watched a TV movie that made a profound impression on me. I’ll never forget sitting down with my family in 1971 to watch the ABC Movie of the Week, The Birdmen. The Birdmen is based on the true story of British officers captured by Germany during World War […]
The most powerful skill you will ever learn is the ability to control your thoughts. What you think becomes your life. If you think worrisome, fearful thoughts, you will be worried and fearful. Think thoughts of gratitude and success, and you’ll feel grateful and successful. Do you feel like you are controlled by negative thinking? […]
See the TMan get hypnotized! Check out this video of my recent appearance on HMIWebTV’s “Imagine That” with Cheryl O’Neil. I get a chance to hang out with the Wizard (and a few hundred newts.)
Todays post is by guest author Veronica Dascalu. This is excellent advice and in line with what I teach my weight clients. “The best diet is the one you don’t know you’re on,” writes Brian Wansink in his book Mindless Eating. We follow nutrition guidelines, read trendy diet books, and take up […]
There’s a photo on the wall in a restaurant near the Grand Canyon. It shows a rubber pontoon raft in the middle of a rapid on the Colorado River in the Canyon. It’s in the process of flipping over, and inside are a bunch of folks about to go for a swim.
I first experienced the wrath of the Gorilla in 1982. I was an hour late turning in a final paper for a college English class. “Sorry” the instructor told me “You’ve just flunked and will have to repeat the class.” “No way!” I exclaimed. “Way” he said. At that very moment, a Gorilla in a suit and tie
I’ve decided to take two months vacation to travel to Nepal to study meditation in Kathmandu. I’ve decided that not only do I deserve a vacation, but that I deserve to get enlightenment in this life; not interested in waiting until the next. I’m cashing out my IRA and will be leaving next week.
Do you have a challenge coming up that you feel unsure about? An upcoming test, speech, presentation, performance, game, or interview? Here’s my experience of how I succeeded using a little impromptu mental rehearsal. Every year my brothers, brother in law and I go on our annual Dude’s River Trip.
This post was originally published in June 2009. The recent rain reminded me of it. I’ved added a current special offer at the end. I was thinking about toads as I fell asleep the other night. Spadefoot toads to be exact. You may be thinking: what do toads have to do with deep relaxation? Well, it started with […]
Today’s post is by guest author James Gabriel. James is a fellow participant in a seminar I am taking called “Living Passionately”. Choice Choice begins before dawn’s crack for some and right at for others, and I choose mine to be long after that. There are times when I must wake in the morning darkness and […]
