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Thought Of The Week: "We can make ourselves miserable or make ourselves strong; either way the amount of work is the same..." - Carlos Castaneda
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| Hey, As we begin the final countdown to the period of time we call "The Holidays" there is often a bittersweet feeling of wonder and wistfulness isn't there? Sometimes is hard to sort it all out. We go to parties...we shop for gifts or we choose some other way to acknowledge the people in our lives. How many people do you shop for? What if you just said "no" to the whole shopping thing and instead wrote a personal note to the five most important people in your life? I'm not suggesting you actually stop reading this, go get a piece of paper and a pen, write out a short appreciative note fold it up, put it in an envelope address it, lick the stamp and send it. But just consider for a moment, what would that be like? You'd have more time. You'd feel less stressed out. You'd use less gas driving around. You'd stand on line a lot less. You'd change your bio chemistry positively... And the world economy would probably collapse! No particular point here. Just, well, December has always been an economically challenging time for me. It always seemed like no matter what business I was in, the money always dried up at this time of year. So I used to beat myself up for not giving my kids more "stuff". The Holidays were a time when I could reflect deeply on the fact that I was a loser as a Dad and in pretty much every other way. Then one day a friend said to me, "Hey think of it this way, You're a way better dad than Elvis!" In NLP we call this a "reframe." It's a way of turning your thinking on it's head to challenge a pattern of thought. And you know as I considered it, I realized I WAS a way better dad than Elvis! For one thing I'm still alive! Just consider for a moment what a gift it is for your family to have you to talk to and be with. So this week if you catch yourself thinking you're not a good enough parent (or person) or whatever, just remember, You are way better than Elvis! Thanks for being here! -Mark |
| A Life In Song: What's new this week? I've continued to upload songs from my archives. A couple of funny songs, recent ones from my last concert, April 8th 2006 are up: "Narcissism," "Sensitive New Age Gigolo", "Hippie Gurls", "It's The Woman In You That Brings Out The Dog In Me" Also on a more profound note, one of my personal favorites "Gabriel's Song of Delight" (2 versions) and another love song, "What Would It Be Like...". Have a listen: http://www.MarkShepard.com You can play them right at the site or download them to your computer and mp3 players... Reactions/Reviews Needed!
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| Modern Jedi Mind Mastery - NLP In Action Here's a video I found this week on YouTube that demonstrates an NLP techinque we call "Chaining Anchors" http://www.Modern-Jedi.com/relationships.htm Volunteers Wanted! If you would like to be in a short video with me demonstrating an NLP technique please call me at 203-495-8808 Here's specifically what I'm looking for: 1. Food cravings: people who have a food like ice cream or junk food that they just can't seem to say "no" to. 2. Emotional Obsessions: people who are having trouble getting over a past relationship 3. Anger Management: anybody with a "road rage" problem. 4. Phobias: anybody with an interesting phobia or problem with anxiety 5. Habits: Smokers, Nail biters, Shopping Addicts There will be no charge for this. The only catch is you have to be willing to be video taped and sign a release. |
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questions? Any comments? Please feel free to e-mail me at
mark@markshepard.com I'll be back next week with new songs, new articles and more. Trust the "Force," -Mark p.s. Why Does it work out better than you can possibly imagine? |