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Greetings!
November is another busy month for the ABNLP. Everyone I am talking to is so excited about the conference and why wouldn't they be? It is the biggest event in the history of Australian NLP and Hypnotherapy. November 30th is the cut off date for the Early Bird tickets for the Conference in Sydney in March 29th & 30th 2008.
Have you bought your ticket yet?
Remember you pay just $497 to see a range of amazing speakers and receive the recordings of all of the presentations FREE as a member if you secure your tickets this month.
It is also important to remember that you have to book your seat for each workshop and we are already 40% booked so ACT NOW. This will be an experience to remember. If you have let your membership lapse then get reinstated and get this deal.
If you have a product or service that would be of value to NLPers and Hypnotherapists and want to be a sponsor of the Conference then why not apply for a sponsorship proposal? If you want to do this you need to move fast - there are only 4 places left. Email admin@abnlp.org.au
Want to be a Clinical Member of the ABNLP but aren't Sure You Qualify?
You would have received notification that we are offering a one off Grandfathering to Clinical Membership. This has come about as a result of our amalgamation with the AANLPA. December 2nd is an important day for you if you have aspirations to be a Clinical Member.
We will be running a Bridging Day for those of you who have not as yet met the criteria for Clinical Member. We will be discussing supervision and a host of practical considerations including Mental Health First Aid - how do you deal with the extreme cases, who do you refer to, what your obligations are as a allied health care professional. This is a one off opportunity to get a "leg up" to this level of membership so make sure you use it.
Call myself on 02 9977 0779 or Heidi Heron on 02 9264 5418 to see if you are eligible.
But wait there's more - November Workshop
We have another excellent speaker is month in Jan Sky. Jan will be sharing her expertise in Executive State Identification with us.
See you at the workshop Wednesday 21st, Johnson Room at the Crows Nest Centre with Jan Sky. 
Remember, its your ABNLP
Gordon Young
Chair of the ABNLP |
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The Passion Principle By Monika Nygaard
The Passion Principle
One of the marks of successful entrepreneurs is their enthusiasm about their businesses. "When you're passionate about what you do, [prospective clients] would rather give their business to you than to your competitor," explains Richard Nelson Bolles, author of the best-selling book What Color is Your Parachute? <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580082424/entrepreneurcom> In other words, when you have fire in your belly, you naturally attract business.
How do you discover what kind of business lights your fire and will keep it burning for the long haul? Here are five steps:
1. Identify what gets you excited. Barbara Sher, author of It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life at Any Age <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0440507189/entrepreneurcom> suggests you allow yourself to dream. "Ask yourself: 'What's fun? What do I like to do? What would I get a kick out of doing?' " says Sher. "Most people think they don't know what they want to do, but that's because they move too fast. They say, 'Well, I like such-and-such, but it doesn't make any money.' But you don't know that! You've got to wake up to what it is you like before you slam down the criticisms."
Bolles puts it this way: "If you're at a party, and there are people talking in different corners of the room about different subjects, and you overhear somebody talking about a subject that fascinates you so much you want to hang around and listen, what would that subject be?"
2. Go back to your childhood. "One way to tell if something is your passion is if you had an affinity for it during childhood," says Denis E. Waitley, a world-renowned motivational speaker and author of Empires of the Mind: Lessons to Lead and Succeed in a Knowledge-Based World <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688147631/entrepreneurcom> . "When I think back to all the people I've interviewed, for many of them, what they were good at as children eventually became their passion."
3. Take stock of your talents. "What you love is what you're gifted at," says Sher. "That's a genetic thing. That's why horses get a kick out of running and many people do not. You don't love what you're not built to love. And if you don't do what you're built to do, you may never know what's wrong, but something is always wrong."
How do you determine what your talents are? On a sheet of paper, brainstorm the things you do well, the things that come naturally to you. If you're having trouble listing your gifts on your own, consult people you trust and ask what they think your best skills are.
4. "Shop" on the job. If you're working for someone else right now, look at your job as an opportunity to test out different skills to discover what you might like to do on your own. For Szymanski, part of what spurred her idea was her experience working at LEGO.
"A corporation is a great place to discover activities you enjoy," says Sher. "Wherever you work, take as much time as you can to 'shop' around the various departments. Learn the ropes, and find out what you get a kick out of."
5. Look at the big picture. Steven Covey, co-chair of Franklin Covey Co. and author of the bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671708635/entrepreneurcom> , suggests asking yourself three questions: Do I like doing it? Am I good at it? Does the world need it?
"If you have a passion that you're good at but the world doesn't need it, you've got a useless passion," says Covey. "If you're focusing on what the world needs and sell out your passion, you sell out what is uniquely you. But if you can make a living doing something that you're really good at and like-what a combination!"
Put It to the Test
How do you know if something is truly your passion and not just a whim? "Two weeks later, [the feeling] doesn't go away," says Hyrum W. Smith, vice chair of Franklin Covey Co. and author of What Matters Most: The Power of Living Your Values <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684872560/entrepreneurcom> . "You get that fire in your belly; you're willing to sacrifice for it; you're willing to take risks for it. And even when people tell you you've lost your mind, you don't back down."
For Bolles, the test is this: "When someone says, 'I just feel I have to do this,' I know I'm talking to somebody who's found [their] passion."
What is it you just have to do? What's holding you back? "If you believe in yourself and know your passion, then do it!" says Szymanski. "Don't look for excuses not to. If you're offering society the best person you can be, you'll be rewarded with success-and the money will come. There will be ups and downs, but it will happen."
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| November Sydney Workshop
** PLEASE NOTE **
Sydney workshops have now moved to the 3rd WEDNESDAY of each month
Making behavioural changes stick with Executive State Identification
Presenter: Jan Sky
Date: Wednesday 21st November 2007 Time: 6:40pm registration for 7pm start. Finishes at 9pm.
Place: Crows Nest Community Centre (Johnson Room), 2 Ernest Street, Crows Nest, Sydney Cost: ABNLP & ASCH Members: $25 / Non-members: $40
- Have you ever set goals and not achieved them?
Have you been part of a team working towards a goal, yet a 'part of you' doubted the team's success?
Have you ever thought that 'part of you' didn't want to participate?
If the answer is YES to any or all of these questions and you would genuinely like to make a change - consider ESI.
ESI is a process that identifies the 'parts of you' (parts we call states) that make up your own unique map of who you are.
ESI allows you to recognise your executive states from which you behave, and will uncover inhibiting states.
ESI is new, unique to the individual and works to make changes you want to make to your life, stick!
About the Trainer:
Jan is the founder of Sky Training, established in 1993. She is a professional speaker, trainer and facilitator of change.
After 30 years of experience as a corporate trainer, counsellor and clinical Hypnotherapist, Jan recognised trends that were holding people back from achieving their full potential. From her extensive studies, most recently from ego state therapy, Jan develop a process that moves change.
ESI - Executive State Identification - has been developed and trialled in the last two years with outstanding results. ESI enables those inhibiting states to be moved aside and replaced with states that promote success in the individual.
Acknowledging this success, ESI is now being offered to a broader market and is available today to corporate, small business and individuals to enhance the life goals.
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| ABNLP Social Events
The next ABNLP social gathering will be at the Greenwood Hotel in North Sydney, on Friday 7th December.
Please join us from 7pm for drinks before moving on to a local restaurant for a bite to eat.. See you there. |
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of members of the executive committee. | |
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