Alchemy Challenge is now LIVE!

Just a quick note... the Alchemy Challenge
Programme is now live. Get all the details here:

http://www.AlchemyChallenge.com

Remember, there are BIG incentives for the people
who jump onboard quickly... so it is in your best
interest to check this out now.

Here is the link again:

http://www.AlchemyChallenge.com

Best regards,

Jonathan Clark


P.S. This system is going to change the bank accounts
of a lot of personal growth enthusiasts in 2009. Yours
might be one of them, but you will need to act quickly.
We have lots of special bonuses that will be going away
soon.

http://www.AlchemyChallenge.com

Alchemy - What Does It Cost?

OK, it seems like the #1 question on everyone's
mind about The Alchemy Challenge is the "Price
Question". In other words... what is this new
“turn your passion into profits” programme going
to cost?

That seems like a fair enough question... BUT IT'S
THE WRONG QUESTION !!!!!
Now I don't want to be too hard on you here - I
know that you probably have a book case full of
personal growth books and cd’s [wait till you see
mine!] that you spent a small fortune on.

However, that collection is probably NOT bringing
any direct income into your household – it’s much
like the black hole of useless stock on a liquidated
high street store…

The real question you should be asking is:

"How much is this programme going to make me?"

You see, a properly launched product or service will pull
new leads and cashflow into your bank account. It will
not COST you anything. In fact, it will more than
pay for itself... and it will GROW YOUR BOTTOM
LINE!

For the last couple of weeks I have been trying to
change the way you look at your intellectual property.
It truly is a personal growth –enthusiasts dream tool –
but only if you use it correctly.

It should be a huge profit-producing source of
business. It should pay for itself. It shouldn't
be an expense.

Think of it this way... if you could purchase a
Magick tool for £2,000.00 that turned lead into
£5,000.00 worth of gold every month, would
you buy it?

Of course you would. In fact, you would probably
try to find a way to buy ten of them.

Well, The Alchemy Challenge is not going to cost
anywhere near £2,000.00 a month. And it will pull
profits into your business like nothing you have
ever seen before.

To your success,
Jonathan Clark

P.S. One thing I forgot to mention - if you want
the latest news see the videos at

http://www.AlchemyChallenge.com/latest.html

P.P.S. I know many of you are anxious to get
started. Well, we are ALMOST ready to release the
system - we just have a few final tweaks. I can't
commit to a release date yet - but keep Monday the
29th clear in your diary :-)

P.P.P.S. We have been asked about how many places
will be available, and whether we are going to limit the
number we are going to offer. I will be addressing
this question soon. All I can say right now is you
want to be among the first 10 to grab one of
these places. That means you should act quickly
once we launch since there are more than 4,000
people on my email list.

Frankly I'm just plain stunned!

7 Days days ago I sent out an email asking
about the two most important questions you have about
turning your passions and interests into a tangible
reward... and I just can't believe the response!

The emails came FLOODING into my inbox - and I
completely stunned by how many folks took the time
to write back to me.

(And by the way, if you haven't written
yet, I would still love to hear from
you!)

I tell you one thing that is really clear -
there are a lot of personal development enthusiasts
out there that are stuggling financially, or who are
incredibly frustrated because they can't make a decent
living out of what they know or are trained in.

After spending a virtual fortune on books, cd's, going
to seminars and even training courses, a lot of my
subscribers are scared to death that they might have
wasted all that time and expense on "wack-backy"
alternative or complementary study. Please don't make all
the critics right and me wrong!

Oh boy, don't get me started on that - I could
rant for a good long time, and that isn't why I am
writing to you...

What I've done is compiled all those emails you sent in -
I thought it would be interesting to come up with a list of
the top things that your fellow self-help enthusiasts need
to see a return on their investment. This is something we
can ALL learn from.

In fact, I have created a valuable report that reveals 7
crucial steps that you MUST TAKE (AND VERY FEW ACTUALLY HAVE)
to convert your studies into a recession-proof income stream

Get Limited Time Access Here: just go to this web site and
enter your information into the form:

http://alchemychallenge.com/vip.html

I am also starting a Priority Notification List
for people who might be interested in my new
"Passion Into Profits" system. Once we open this thing
up, the number of people we can take will be
severely limited (because there is a lot of
personal setup time for each student).

The best way to get a chance at one of these slots
is to sneak onto the Priority Notification List.
Here is the link again:

http://alchemychallenge.com/vip.html

Wishing you every success,

Jonathan

P.S. I just want to thank you again for all your
wonderful responses... and if you haven't sent
yours yet, just hit your reply button and type in
the two most important questions you want answered...
do it now.

P.P.S After you do that, then go join the Priority
Notification List at this web page:

http://alchemychallenge.com/vip.html

Something to think about...

As we rapidly approach Christmas, everywhere there is symbolism. There's a long tradition of displaying a small re-creation of the Nativity scene for instance. The scene traditionally includes the 3 Wise Men - Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar, who followed the Star of Bethlehem, found Jesus, and presented gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Symbols are all around us, and they profoundly impact the unconscious mind, making them emotionally impactful, and easy to remember.

One such symbol is above, and it comes from the philosophy and science of Alchemy - the intention of which was to achieve ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, through the gradual development of the alchemist -- abbreviated to "chemist" and eventually the science called "Chemistry" -- as well as manufacturing tools and substances possessing unusual [almost magickal] properties. The best-known goals of the alchemists were the transmutation of common metals like lead into gold...

Which brings us to you -- and a favour I'd like to ask. Continue here...

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I love how Joe Polish of Piranha Marketing terms it - "you want an ELF business - easy, lucrative and fun. Right now you have a HALF business - Hard, Annoying, Lame and Frustrating!"

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Powerful marketing strategy is critical, but it's by no means enough. It takes a systemised series of in-depth training days spanning months, that begins with a broad and deep analysis of you and your business as you are today, then the creation of a powerful step-by-step growth leap, backed up with a bullet-proof attitude and psychology of excellence.

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Money problems? Watch the video!

Enough's Enough!

"Ex-Financial Adviser and 6 Figure Money Coach Reveals...

Why You Never Have Enough Money, Plus The Quickest Legal Way To Crush Your Credit Card Debt That The Lenders Don't Want You To Know

AND I'll Coach You For A Full 4 Weeks To Help You Step By Step To Get Out Of Debt And Grow A Nest Egg That Will Spare You From Eating Cat Food On Crackers When You're Seventy..."

Dear Financial Freedom Seeker,

FACT: One third of all borrowers lie to the bank about the real reason for taking out a loan. Did you?

If your level of debt and monthly repayments are spiralling out of control - even to the point of leaving you feeling physically sick, hopeless and in despair - then drop everything you're doing and read this critically important message, this very instant.

FACT: Parents typically spend £165,668 raising a child from birth to age 21. Are you?

If you’re as fed up as I am with crumbling bank institutions, scaremongering news headlines and the gradual creeping up of daily expenses, then I’d like to ask you to STOP and read this 5 minute message.

FACT: One in four pensioners survives on less that £7,500 per year. Could you?

If you'd like to get out of debt, get control over your money and never lose a night's sleep over finances again, then this might be the most important message you'll ever read.

Why?

If you have credit card debt that's gone wild, a mortgage that's hovering above your neck, or payments on a personal loan that knocks you overboard each and every month...then I have a solution for you:

Continue HERE

Just Imagine...

Just imagine you could stand up in front of a group and present to them, feeling safe, calm, in control and running the room.

Picture yourself using NLP language techniques which work faster than the interventions you might already know.

How much easier would your life be knowing what you really need at the deepest level, and how to get it?

What would happen if you cleared up any hidden limiting beliefs about deserving more money that you don't know you have?

How would you like to know what's bound to be coming next in your personal growth?

And does the title "Master Practitioner of NLP" after your name appeal to you?

Is it true that you still have pain and hurt left over from the past? If you let all of that go and aligned yourself to race forward in life, who would you most like to emulate? And what skills do they have that you could learn through NLP modelling? And what if you could do all this on weekends so you don't use up all your annual leave or holidays?

You see, your unconscious mind know the root cause of EVERY problem in your life, and there are only 7. Don't believe me?

Take a look at the "Psychodynamics" handout that I'm offering as a free download from www.theNLPcourse.com - its on the very bottom page called "Master Practitioner Handout"

And that's only scratching the surface of what we cover on our 14 day NLP and HGE Master Practitioner Certification, held over 7 weekends starting November 1st. Plus there's even more new content that I've never taught before.

This might be something you're interested in, or it might not. If it is, then let me know asap because the fun starts in about ten days time...

Take care,

NLP Master Practitioner Course In Scotland

Episode 3 of NLP Master Practitioner

Part 2 of A Good NLP Master Practitioner Syllabus

NLP Master Practitioner On the Weekends

Enough’s Enough - How to make the most of the recession:

You can’t get away from the propaganda – the US stock market nosedive, home repossessions, house prices falling, banks being nationalised. Lots of people are scared and anxious about their mortgage, their job and their finances. Remember that the media make money by scaring us – the more we’re scared, the more we buy papers and watch the news. There’s no money in good news.

I’ve been watching this from the sidelines and now its time to speak up. Let’s look at things from a different angle. The fact is, people still have money – your wage hasn’t gone down, but your expenses have gone up. Chicken is more expensive, petrol, bread, everything costs more. So you probably have less disposable income per month. That means people are being cautious. They’re being more choosy about what they buy. They want to know more about the details and they want to get a good deal. But people still have needs and wants, and that means they still spend money.

Then there’s the law of cycles and rhythms – this is a sine wave, and it always turns out OK. The good times will return. Like fashion, economics, trends. Up and down then up again. There’s no need to panic. Recessions make millionaires – certain informed people make more in troubled times than in any other time in history. You can decide if you are going to struggle, or thrive in the recession…

So here’s 4 points to think about.

1. The self employed entrepreneur adapts – we’re proactive, we alter our approach. We change tack. The average person is reactive - eats up the propaganda and stays scared, at the beck and call of the media.
2. Our business relies on sales by providing valuable products and services to the public. Others care about bling, keeping up with the Jones’ and having the best toys. Expensive and superficial.
3. We think about abundance and optimising, looking for opportunities. Most of the population will focus on scarcity and will medicate themselves with food, alcohol and other numbing habits.
4. Marketing is the key – direct response marketing that asks for action. Everyone else will engage in the activity called “waiting”. Remember that waiting is an activity.

OK so there is an economic problem – that we can all agree on. But here’s the thing, in a recession people make fortunes. This is an opportunity. The average person is going to panic and freeze like a rabbit in the headlights. It’s not the economy that determines how well your business performs – it’s how you react to it.

What you need to do is to market more effectively, make your message more punchy and to the point. Increase your free taster sessions, become the industry watchdog and guided counsel. Educate your target market more and they’ll reward you with their business.

I've Always Liked Will Smith...

Body & Soul Event In Glasgow August

Oh dear. I used to do these events and have a stand as an exhibitor, and to be really honest, I couldn't remember why I stopped. But having done this one, now it all comes flooding back to me...

In a room full of therapists, psychics [well, some of them maybe...] and alternative retailers I set up my stand to promote my practice building programme at www.fullpractices.com I figured this was a good place to meet my target market client. There's a piccy of my stand.

I had 2 psychics on either side of me - one had a pal working the door and sending her leads, the other had loads of repeat customers from their last visit. Both saw a client every 30 minutes at £35 per time, over the 2 days. Do the math. Time to get my palmistry books out again... No problem filling their practices! Then one of the other psychics clocked them and an argument ensued. Never seen a bust up at an alternative event before.

What I found astounding was the fact that several stands in there were really quiet, yet not one of the exhibitors asked me about how I could help them. Therapists working on other therapists cos there was noone else coming close. Some stands even made it really difficult to know what they were promoting!

Didn't get many enquiries, but the ones I did get were all quality people who really want to grow their business. Some have joined Full Practices as a result. And I'm booked to do the next one, but unless I become a Druid I'm not so sure...

The Sequel To "The Secret"...

If you've watched "The Secret" or "What The Bleep", then you HAVE to watch this new groundbreaking movie...

This has truly changed my life and I pass it on to you with love, light and twinkly feathery angel blessings...

http://guruyouu.com/

6 Figure Practice Building Coach makes astounding FREE offer:

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This unique new project means Jonathan will work one on one with you for FREE, instead of what would normally cost you a minimum of £2,250…over a period of six months and your progress will be reported in the WitchHiker's Guide magazine and website.

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Can't Read Can't Write

Superb series running on Channel 4 with the rebellious [and therefore successful] Phil Beadle, who you may remember from a previous series called The Unteachables teaching equally rebellious children how to learn. This time he's got 6 months to turn a group of adults around. And its working!

"Today in Britain, over five million adults have a reading age of 12 or less or, worse, cannot read at all. From dealing with bills, letters, helping with their children's homework, shopping, and finding work, this illiteracy blights nearly every aspect of their lives, especially their self-esteem. Ashamed and embarrassed, many keep the fact that they can't read a secret, sometimes even from their own family."

I love this series - watch as a 58 year old woman who's never read a book before reads one aloud to her mother just to prove how far she's come in such a short time. And the kinesthetic learner who just wasn't "getting it" until Phil made pipe-cleaner letters on the floor and she could get her hands onto them, thus building the neurological connections. Pure NLP at its best in the real world!

There is a quick and easy 20 question free dyslexia test on the website http://www.xtraordinarypeople.com/ but this is not a diagnostic test.

Inspires me to run my Accelerated Learning weekend again this year - what do you think? Maybe even Photoreading too. Would you be interested in being able to Read More, Learn More? Comments please.

Revealed: How To Get Everything You Want, & Change Anything You Don’t!

Tired of dragging around a painful past, or facing a dull looking future? GET out of your own way and meet the silent partner who's been running your life!

You can let go of past hurts, old hang-ups and bad habits that up until now you haven't been able to shake. And you can do it in September…

My name’s Jonathan Clark and I'd like to gift you a Profound Mind Technology with all of the answers to help you run your own head, reprogramme your habits and boost your self-confidence in a fun and easy way. Let me train you in HGE™

How? With my 10 day live seminar “Get Everything You Want, Change Anything You Don’t”.

There are lots of -ologies out there with no heart, that are too cold and "techniquey". They exclude people who want a more spiritual approach, are usually stuck in the 70's and haven't evolved much since then. They also tend to ignore the physical body, which is your foundation for everything else.

Instead, this 10 day course is the VERY LATEST personal development system that integrates every mind action approach you can think of, both mainstream and the esoteric, so you can change physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. It even covers ALL of the NLP syllabus, and a lot more!.

You’ll get a complete training in Hypnosis for self and others, a complete training in Time Line Therapy, cutting edge emotional balance techniques and all of the surprisingly fast NLP tools for change. You'll be able to let go of any past pain or trauma in minutes not years, AND design your future the way you want it.

Finally, you'll be able to destroy problems and build new solutions, in yourself and anyone else. You'll be able to change dumb beliefs that hold you back, neutralise triggers that fire you off, and increase your motivation and confidence - all in 10 days!

How? Using simple self-relaxation exercises you'll have the key that unlocks the vault to your brain, dump the rubbish and replace them with healthier thoughts, more upbeat feelings and more useful habits.

“I have received everything I expected and a whole lot more. This has been a very emotional, fun and profound experience. If people are interested at all in growing and changing for the better, you have to start training with Jonathan!” – Liesha Ross, Firewalk Instructor

According to the Office of National Statistics, 1 in 6 adults between the ages of 16 and 74 years old have a neurotic disorder - a phobia, depression or anxiety. They also said these disorders affect women more than men. A lifetime of stress can eventually lead to physical illness and disease. Don't become another statistic…

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• 2 Certificates for the price of 1 – NLP and HGE™
• Full money back guarantee so your money is safe.
• Repeat the training as often as you want for only 10%
• Come back and assist me on future courses and I'll pay you.

Most people come for their own personal development. Others want to become therapists or coaches, and we can even show you how to get clients & fill your practice.

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Live Phobia Cure On BBC Radio

On Friday the 11th of July I was a guest on BBC Radio Scotland's Fred MacAulay show. This was all arranged by a friend of a friend. We had a spider phobic called Martin, a tarantula called "Rosebud" and a spider handler called Clare... you can see where this is going.

Basically the challenge was could I "fix" the phobia on air in 30 minutes. The good news is I did, and the photos of Martin holding Rosebud are on my website below. The bad news is that it happened after the show in the green room!

You can listen to the replay at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cd5lz

You can see the webpage I'd already set up in advance at www.jonathanclark.org The big hairy spider pics are RIGHT at the bottom of the page [not for the feint hearted!]

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You Mean There's 4 of You?

The Kahuna explains - FORMATION OF THE 4 BODIES

The four bodies mature at different times in your life. The Emotional body develops between 18 and 22, the Mental Body between age 28 and 32, and the Spiritual Body between 38 and 42. Most people experience big shifts in their identity during those periods as the body activates and grows. How about you? These are huge learning curves, and we may or may not optimise that body’s development at that time.

The spiritual body activation is often called a “mid life crisis”. Unresolved emotional issues come up, and if they are cleared, all is well. If not, men may find problems with relationships, expressing intimacy, and family values. This can lead to heart disease if unresolved. In women, who they are and what they want comes up. If resolved, the life shocks will spill out and she’ll become very expressive. If blocked, it can cause thyroid problems. Again, all the more reason to learn Huna, build your energy and clear out any unresolved issues.

ENERGY
Mana is life force energy. It’s called Chi in China, Ki in Japan, Shakti or Prana in east Indian system. The hypnotist Mesmer called it “animal magnetism”. Huna was originally called Ho’o mana – the Hawaiians said there was only one real difference between someone who was dead and someone who was alive – one has energy, or mana. And only one’s breathing…

Really simple, and really profound. But then, profound things are really simple. Like that last sentence.

Anything that adds life – is good. Anything that takes away life/decreases aliveness is bad. So some days you have tons of energy and you race to work. Other days are heavy gravity days, when you look over the quilt, the sun is too bright, the sheet wraps itself around your ankle and you just slide slowly back into sleep…

So begin now to pay attention to the energy in your body. The Huna diet book would be one page:

Eat it and have low energy, stop eating it. Eat & energy up? Eat more!

What is your energy doing inside you? How is it feeling inside of you?

You see low levels of mana leads to sickness and dis-ease, and premature ageing. Most esoteric studies taught that if life force energy was low or depleted, or maybe stuck and stagnant, ultimately that would lead to physical dis-ease. High levels of mana leads to empowerment and health, youthfulness and longevity. Imagine sending mana up to the Higher Self, and then having it come back down into the Unconscious Mind, turbo charged. Like rocket fuel.

Max Doubt Replies: OK, so now there's 4 of me? C'mon, you only have one body and that's the one I'm about to bitchslap you with in a minute... The other things aren't 'bodies' - my emotions, my thoughts and my spiritual beliefs are just electricity and chemicals in my bloodstream, making me feel things. And they're part of me, like everyone else.

Trying to say that people go through big stuff at key ages is a big claim to make.

Mid life crisis is just you looking back and taking stock - there's nothing "spiritual" to it, its just time to add up the scores on the doors and see how well, or how badly, you've played the game. And its a good excuse to start chasing skirt that's half your age! I'll show you some animal magetism darlin'....

Profound things are really simple yeah - like this is all tree-hugging hippy crap! See? Simple!

By the way, its a well known fact that every animal that eats gets tired afterwards cos it's digesting the food and that takes it out of you - Christmas pudding and the Queen's speech - works every time.

Who's right? VOTE NOW!

What Exactly Is A Kahuna, And Where Do I Buy One?

The Kahuna went on…

Let’s start with the definition of word “Kahuna”

Ka the light
Huna secret, spiritual, concealed knowledge or wisdom protected like a treasure
Kahu honoured or high servant who takes charge of persons, property or knowledge
Na calm, centred, balanced

So a Kahuna is anyone with specialised knowledge, PhD, a Jedi Master. Someone who protected a state of calmness and balance. Keeper of the calm, centred state. There were all types of Kahuna – in politics, government, planting, fishing, child birth, negotiation, farming, canoe building, navigation, tiki (statue) carving. The areas we’re interested in here include:

La’au Lapa’au doctors of medicine, herbal
La’au Kahea Literally “We call the medicine” - psychologists, faith healers
Kilikilo prediction, divination, runes
Na’auao mystics

It is rumoured that Huna was the secret teaching behind all other secret teachings. Certainly there are legends of an advanced island civilisation sinking and the people of the land sailing to the four corners of the globe, talking their lore with them. The Hawaiian islands are mountain tops centred on a tectonic plate resting above an active hotspot. The volcano on the Big Island is active to this day.

Polynesian is the oldest language on the planet. In fact 80% of the content of Huna has never been published in writing. Originally it was called “Ho’o mana”.

Ho’o = to make
Mana = Energy, Chi, Ki, Life force [as in mana from heaven]
Ho’o Mana = empowering yourself.

Think about it - everything you do requires energy, and the more energy you have, the longer you will live, and the more you can do with your life. Huna is all about making connections with sources of Mana. Now that may sound weird and “out there” to you, but there are corresponding systems that you may already be familiar with:

Having a Higher Self/Guardian Spirit— Native American, Hermetic(western Europe) and alchemy
4/5 Elements— Alchemy, Hermetics, Egyptian Magic, Tantra, Western and Japanese astrology
Entering the Dream Time (Moe Uhane)— Native American, Maori in New Zealand, Aborigine in Australia.
Herbs in Healing— Native American, Chinese, etc.
Energy Healing— Philippines psychic surgery, Reiki, Chinese Acupuncture
Numerology— Cabalah, Pythagoras, Japanese astrology, numbers and their vibrational essence
Astrology— Most systems use the stars and planets to predict
Chanting - Native American, Aborigine, Maori, Tantra

Of course these should all correspond if they all came from the same source…? Now is the time for the revival of ancient teachings – a shift is occurring…

Max Doubt’s response?

One way to “big up” yourself is to give yourself a fancy shmancy title! I thought a Ka was a crap motor!

You hear the words “Na” and “Ho!” on the streets of Glasgow ever day!

Methinks that these people keep a calm centred state by smokin’ the wacky backy!

See, you lost me at “faith healer” – are you honestly yelling me that people believe in this hokum? That I can heal myself through the power of spirit or divine intervention or whatever mumbo jumbo you’re pushing? I’ll stick with crawling up to the health centre and coming back with a bottle of penicillin mate! That’s white man’s “Ju ju”

Prediction and runes- it gets worse. You can find these freaks at any health fair, pretending they can read the future from the shape of your belly button fluff. Please! I predict I’m going to stop reading this shortly.

Come back Arthur C. Clarke, all is forgiven.

You get energy from calories, which is food and drink. And the occasional can of Red Bull. Looking at the average Hawaiian I’ve seen on TV there’s no shortage of McDonalds on those islands!

The Muppets had a song about this. “Mana mana doo doo do do do”

Wait a minute – Tantra you say? That’s that kinky stuff that Sting gets up to? Now this might be getting interesting…

Its your turn – tell us who’s right HERE

Can't Accept You If You'll Misuse It

The Kahuna was explaining that there are numerous ways to express the same thing. Sometimes people get caught up in their philosophy, getting almost righteous about it and that’s always bothered her. People try and tell you the real reason why something is the way it is. According to whom right? And in the process of teaching this she’s trying to stay true and to honour the original teachings.

Any training in esoteric studies should increase the positive character traits in the student. I think we’d all agree with that? It should bring increasing balance of the mind. What is the point of achieving a connection with the creator and infinite possibility, if you lose your rationality, livelihood, possessions and friends? The result should always be balance. You have 4 aspects to your personality – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual – any esoteric study should balance all of these. If not, there’s something wrong…

The Huna author Laura Kealoha Yardley said that “The key to becoming a strong, self-contained Kahuna means creating an inner balance so strong that nothing in the external material world or the internal spiritual world can throw one off centre without the individual being aware of it and possessing the ability to re-establish that balance at will. The reason for this is that balance is not a static state that, once achieved, remains forever. Balance is ever changing, constantly shifting and rearranging itself in order to be established. There is no such thing as static balance. Therefore, in order to experience balance, a Kahuna must learn to constantly shift and rearrange himself or herself according to the exterior world he or she is experiencing. And experience is the key.”

And no real teacher would ever withhold knowledge from anyone who was worthy to receive it. On the other hand, he or she cannot accept as a pupil someone who would misuse that knowledge or betray that trust.

Max Doubt’s response: Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. And facts are facts – you can’t argue with facts. This is the way it is – this is all there is. I believe it when I see it. I can touch it, see it, smell it – it’s real. There ain’t anything else.

OK, I can understand being true to your roots. But what’s this Hawaiian mumbo-jumbo got to do with the price of cheese?

Increase positive traits? Dunno about that. People are people, and they don’t change. I’ve been hoping the wife would change for years! Nah, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

My connection with my creator will be when I pop my clogs! But, I do agree with the old dame – if you’re expecting me to shave my head and wear robes then you can shove it! That’s a quick way to lose my friends all right!

There’s the physical yes – me, my car, my house and my money. And my kids. That’s the emotional part. And yeah it can be mental! Spiritual I’ll leave to the happy clappys and the bible bashers.

Listen, shit happens, that’s all there is to it. You deal with it. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Balance IS ever shifting – especially after a few pints!

And as for trust – you keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

Your turn: Who do you agree with? The wise old woman, or the cynic? Cast your vote online at www.HunaNow.com

Join The Great Debate...

The Kahuna sat on a tall stool in the room with the lights turned down a little, and her students sat looking up at her in expectation of what was to come. They were a small group of enthusiastic beginners who’d heard stories about Hawaiian Huna and were keen to learn more.

“Aloha!” she began, which means welcome, share my breath[ha], share my space.

We’re going to explore some of the ancient teachings of old Hawaii – get our hands into some real hands on concepts you can take away and use after this week. We’re going to be talking about Spiritual growth, healing and psychology in an art that was rich in language, song and legends. Now Huna’s not for everyone – some people see it and are turned off by the “s” word – spirituality. So it can be a tricky subject to look at. I’d like to show you some ancient ways that I’ve looked into and I’ve certainly had my horizons expanded as a result, and I hope you’ll have the same insights.

These concepts are easy to learn, and easy to use in daily life. There are some gems here that you’ll find nowhere else. So lets begin, and the best way to begin is to begin at the beginning…. And so let’s begin in the ancient way with a chant. In Hawaii the highest compliment you can pay someone is to write a song for someone, or better, sing a song to them…. This is a traditional chant to the goddess Laka, and it says:

Oh goddess Laka
0 wildwood bouquet, 0 Laka
0 Laka, queen of the voice
0 Laka, giver of gifts
0 Laka, giver of bounty
0 Laka, giver of all things
I greet you with love.

The Initiation Chant: “E Laka E”

E Laka e
Pupu we'uwe'u, e Laka e
E Laka i ka leo
E Laka i ka loa'a
E Laka i ka wai wai
E Laka i na mea a pau
Ano ai ke aloha e

…and with that, they’d begun.

Max Doubt says: Oh here we go – a happy clappy new age meeting! Room full of saddos who need to get out more. And to think they’re actually paying for this!

For starters, we’re not Hawaiian, so who cares? Give me some fags, Big Brother and a Saturday night out and I’m a happy man. I mean, what else is there?

Spiritual growth? I’ll show you a 50 year old malt whiskey – now that’s spiritual growth! Listen, here’s the deal - you’re born, you work hard and if you’re lucky you get a watch, then you die. End of. Nothing more to it. No afterlife, no higher power – you’re just gone. Game over. El deleto.

All of this pseudo-religious stuff is just a fall back option for folk who need propping up. Life’s hard – live with it. We’ve all got battle scars, and it toughens you up. Life’s really simple – learn your craft, work hard, save the pennies and hope for the best, because that’s all there is. And if you’re lucky you make it to the end with all your faculties. Some poor buggers don’t – they get kept in the basement for 20 years, or gassed by their suicidal Dad’s exhaust fumes. That’s them, not me. Nothing I can do about it.

And there’s the kicker – a Hawaiian chant?! I’ve always been a good wee chanter myself! But C’mon, what’s that all about? GET A LIFE!

Your turn: Who do you agree with? The wise old woman, or the cynic? Cast your vote online HERE

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Meditation On The Spanish Retreat

This week I'm in the Murcia region of Spain at the world class La Manga resort. Walking up the hill in the blazing sunshine I said to Cheryl that I didn't feel any real connection with Spain. Totally unlike Hawaii, where everyting is sacred - the
trees, the winds, the land, the rocks. To me, and only having been here for 3 days, I felt no affinity or bond with this country.

Then Cheryl made me stop and wonder - she said that was because I'd had no spiritual training or history with Spain, whereas I first started studying Hawaiian Huna in 1996 and then subsequently trained in Hawaii over two and a half years. And I've
often said that when my feet touched the ground in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, I immediately felt that "homecoming" feeling that I'd only ever read about. In sharp contrast, Spain felt arid, dry and impersonal.

Until today - today we spent the afternoon at La Cala [pictured above] - a small, private beach surrounded by tall cliffs and thrashing ocean, and there I felt compelled to repeat a 5 Element Meditation on the lava rocks jutting out into the sea, just as I'd done at the city of refuge Ho'naunau in Hawaii...

Feeling the scorching fire element on my skin, thankfully cooled by the air element of the sea breeze, sitting on roasting hot lava rock with sand particles between my toes connecting me back to earth. All the while looking out over the powerful water element rhythmically pounding the outcrop down to a smooth, polished ramp that slopes steeply into the frothing waves...

And then it struck me - the five elements have no nationality, no regional accent and no political preference. They're just there. Ever present. It doesn't matter where you are. The Hawaiians say Hawaii is a place inside you - its a feeling - its
a connectedness to the five elements [including the etheric I'o that permeates everything] that make up everything, even you and me.

So Spain now feels different. Or rather, I do. I had a hunch that coming to Spain to run a Retreat would have other effects on me...

Life Coach & Therapist Training Funded For You...Or Not?

As you did your training to become a Life Coach or Therapist, you might have come across training providers who were members of the Career Development Loan scheme.

This arrangement allows you to take out a loan from a high steet bank to fund your training, and you pay it back as you go along. Its a fairly good way for people to fund their qualifications.

Now I've run over 20 NLP Practitioner Certifications over the last 7 years and had Registered Provider status with the CDL organistion since 2003. After a
cabinet reshuffle within that organisation, I was recently asked to renew my status by reapplying. The whole process took over 2 months waiting to hear back from them.

Imagine my surprise last week when I was told they rejected my application, on the grounds that, and I quote: "There is no evidence to suggest that an NLP Practitioner can make an adequate income doing NLP".

I'd better go back to a 5 figure income and start lookin for a real job then...

Know Your Debt Consolidation Options And Avoid The Money Minefield

Standing in the gents loo in a service station on the M76 last week, I was reading one of those strategically placed posters. It gave an example of a couple £30,000 in credit card debt and paying over £700 per month in loans.

The poster claimed that after using the advertised service, they were now paying £300 per month and would be debt free in 2 years. Then I read the very small print, and I was ready to write to trading standards [if only my hands weren’t full at the time].

If I could sum up the pros and cons of 9 of the most often peddled debt-recovery options (including bankruptcy, debt consolidation, and IVAs), then you will gain an insight into why I usually advise against each and every one, and why I almost insist you do too.

Bankruptcy – Huge social stigma attached to it, takes years to shake off afterwards, your self-esteem and credibility will take a hard knock – this is the last resort. It will be displayed in the local newspaper under Public Notices. Anything of value that you have, or acquire, can be seized to pay off the debt. You have to shut down any and all bank and building society accounts so you can’t get paid by BACS. And with no ability to set up Direct Debits, Standing Orders or cash cheques, you’d better get familiar with the Post Office, cos you’ll be in the queue a lot from now on.

Informal agreements – you write and ask for a compromise, and a renegotiated timetable for repayment. Not legally binding though, so they can revoke it at will. Speak to Citizens Advice about it.

Debt management – some companies will offer to act as middle man and will charge a fee to handle your affairs for you. This usually means lower monthly payments and over a longer term. Sounds good, but overall you end up paying more in the long run, so you’re actually getting in deeper.

Credit counsellors – Professional advice freely available. They may even negotiate terms for you with your creditors. Watch out for cowboys who offer to clean your credit record for large fees [I fell for that one once]. Watch out for heavy sales patter and pressure.

Remortgage – borrow more money against the equity in your home. Good way of reducing the interest rate, but beware of adding credit card debt to a mortgage. That £3000 holiday may now take 25 years to pay off, making it more like a £12,000 holiday long term. Hope the beaches were nice. You’ve also just turned an unsecured debt [your home under no risk] into a secured debt [you’d better glue it to the ground!]

Individual Voluntary Agreements – a third party acts as middle man between you and the creditors, usually over 5 years. Repayments are renegotiated, and sometimes small balances are written off. However, there are admin costs and that puts you more in the red.

Administration – If there are CCJ’s against you then an administration order may be issued. You pay through the court, but if you later break the agreement, it’s as bad as bankruptcy long term.

Debt consolidation – you see these ads on TV every day. Pile all of your debts into one to them, and now the only people who need paid is the debt consolidation company. Lower payments, and longer to pay them, which looks good on paper. Simplifies the whole picture, because now its one debt. But the monthly fees stack up and again long term you end up paying more.

Personal loan – you go to your bank and ask for a good deal. As an existing customer they will probably offer you a good deal. But again look what you’ve really done – never mind Peter, you’ve just robbed Paul to pay the next guy in the line…

The simple solution is to dig yourself out of the hole, make amicable arrangements with your creditors, increase your income, decrease your outgoings and get to work working your plan. There's virtually no debt situation that cannot be recovered, and recovered quite quickly.

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I'll let the video say it all...

Am I Normal?

9pm on a Monday night I swear at the TV, because the BBC 2 “Am I Normal?” series comes on led by clinical psychologist Dr Tanya Byron. And oh that woman’s language patterns….

This time the supposedly objective discussion was around attitudes towards religion and the supernatural. Specifically the fine line between devotion vs. psychiatric disorder. What’s the difference between eccentric and abnormal? Is speaking in tongues a sign of God or a sign of mental illness? What’s the difference between a Priest and a religious zealot?

Byron described a middle aged woman living in seclusion with strict routine and little contact with the outside world as a manic depressive, then she introduced us to the Nuns. Ah, the contrast frame, often used in sales to get us to compare two things to make them appear similar, even if they’re not.

Then the Sister was asked what’s the difference between fulfilling a personal need vs. having a spiritual calling and I loved her answer – “You know in your heart vs. knowing in your head”. That would stump our Tanya then.

To really understand how loaded this programme commentary was, you have to understand how presuppositions work. They are ideas, assumptions or beliefs that are presupposed, i.e. taken for granted and acted upon, or assumed to make the communication make sense. NLP author L. Michael Hall describes them as “Silent assumptions, unspoken paradigms”. NLP creators Bandler & Grinder said “Presuppositions are particularly insidious as they are not presented openly for consideration”.

Presuppose means “suppose first”. Suppose (from Latin) means “to put under”. They act as the supporting structure of a given statement, and within them they hold that person’s beliefs about their map of reality. They don’t appear in the surface structure, they are direct “pillars” coming up from the deep structure. They work covertly, unconsciously and indirectly as we have to accept them to process what we read/heard.

After 8 minutes I noticed the following suggestions.

“Religious belief depends on faith, not proof, and it can never be proved” she said. So what’s the point of this documentary then?
“The Priest is asking you to believe you’re eating the flesh of Christ”. No wonder those wafers taste funny…
“There is a high correlation between schizophrenics and religious believers”. Now there’s a not-so-subtle inference.
“People undergoing therapy are scared to discuss their religious beliefs in case it gets them labelled as crazy”. That tells us more about the beliefs of the therapists surely?
“If you speak to God its prayer. If God speaks back its schizophrenia”. LOL!
“The brain is susceptible to suggestions from within, and without”. Yeah, and to careless suggestions from Clinical Psychologists.
“If society talked more about madness, perhaps there would be less mad people”
“The UK is one of the least overt religious countries in the world, therefore we find overt worship odd”.
“There’s a belief that sudden religious faith equals mental breakdown”. Well there is now…
“Maybe this is where I demonstrate my own prejudice”. Err, you did that after the credits dear.
“Desperate people are drawn to irrational beliefs”. So rational people aren’t desperate?
“The man who’s putting her into trance…” Err, wrong again.
“There’s no evidence that Spirit Release is safe or effective”. Who mentioned safe? Oh yeah, the psychologist.

Now Tanya has a nasty habit of listening to someone, then feeding it back with her interpretation. She says “It sounds like you’re saying…” or “So that means…” but then ends with something the other person never said. And I was delighted when 3 of the guests finally called her on it! Well done Dr Alan Sanderson, doing spirit release therapy and using a technique similar to one I learned in Huna. When Tanya concludes “So all spirits are parasites then?”. “Actually no, that’s not what I said” he replied. Finally!

You have to look at the big picture – Dr Byron has a clinical bias, and here she’s attempting to scrutinise spiritual and religious phenomenon, which by definition won’t pass her tests. It’s the conscious mental body trying to comprehend the super conscious spiritual body, trying to describe with words something that’s beyond words.

Her conclusion - “Show me the evidence, or stop raising false hopes.” So the next time you Coach someone in a dreadful situation, rather than offer them positive hope [which is often based on nothing tangible] remember to tell them their statistical chances. Jeez!

My conclusion - The religious rallies arouse trance states using rhythmic music, hypnotic lighting, showmanship and rapid trance inductions. So does Tony Robbins. When you enter a trance state your entire nervous system switches from “sympathetic” adrenaline and stress to “parasympathetic” relaxed and dozy. That’s one of the reasons people have so called spiritual experiences, feeling peaceful, cosmic euphoria and connected. This is often thought to be divine. Unfortunately there’s very little follow up to see if the miraculous cure actually lasted.

Sometimes the conscious mind needs to go through some kind of ritual to give the unconscious mind permission to do what it already knows how to. People have different rituals, which they believe in and which work for them. Believers could be healed, but non-believers couldn’t. It’s your belief in the ritual that permits the unconscious mind to affect you. And even non-desperate rational Tanya has rituals… Like her belief in clinical psychology, which is her religion, and that’s good for her.

Jeremy Vine was superb – he said certainty equals ignorance. The surer you are that something is true, the less you actually know. A bit like quantum physics…

This programme was skewed from the start, and anything that disagrees with the presenter’s model of the word becomes dubious, and that’s the inherent danger of these programmes – they are inherently biased. If you don’t believe me, just listen to the presuppositions.

The highlight for me was the euphoric young dude after the Christian rally. She asked “What’s so good about this experience?” and he simply said: “JC on the hookup”. Amen brother.

Project FP - We have lift off!

OK, we are now officially “launched” at www.FullPractices.com…and things are pretty busy at this end.


The web stats have been clicking and we’ve just had member # 33 sign up, but things are starting to slow down. Good thing otherwise we’d go through all 150 Founder Memberships in the first day.

Just a couple of things…I wanted to remind you that the report describing the state of the Coach and Therapist situation [and my solution] is at www.CoachTherapist.com.

A couple of people have called my office to say they feel “funny” about signing up and leaving their credit card details with an online system like Paypal, so we did it the old fashioned way.

It hadn’t crossed my mind that some people might not want to type their credit card or bank account details into a webpage [I do it all the time so it’s normal for me – big learning!] so if that’s you, call me on 0800 072 5792 and I’ll handle it personally.

Finally I wanted to highlight the Bonus teleseminar that comes with membership – open to the first 50 Founder Members only and to be held in late April.

As I write this everyone who’s already signed up is among the first 50 – they are all “in”.

If you haven’t joined us yet, then there is still room. However the “seats” are going fast so I can’t guarantee how long this bonus will be available. My best guess is that it will be full up by Friday.

And if you don’t want to read the full story and are keen just to get on board, just go to www.FullPractices.com

Take care,

Jonathan

What are you addicted to? [other than blogs]

This is becoming a weekly rant as I watch relevant documentaries on BBC 2 and come away either enthused or with my blood boiling. This time I’m somewhere in between…

“Am I Normal?” this time presented by Dr Tanya Byron [clinical psychologist] asked the controversial question “Is Addiction a disease or the excuse used by weak willed people to absolve responsibility?” More specifically, is being addicted to something like drugs, alcohol, porn, chocolate or online gaming an illness, or an excessive choice by the individual?

In our quote “therapy saturated culture” can addicts such as big name celebrities hide behind the label and plead “its my disorder that controls me”, or is it a chosen escape vehicle for the desperate and needy?

Fascinating to learn that early psychologists linked alcohol to mental health and the word “addiction” became a negative. This was one of the ideas that fuelled the prohibition laws in the 1920’s.

I found myself liking Dr Jeffry Schaler who categorically states society uses the label as an excuse for weak willed people to self-indulge. Addicts choose to stay addicted.

Here’s the science part - we were shown clinical evidence that shows the troublesome behaviour/substance stimulates the release of Dopamine in the brain, making you want more of it.

But at what point does a passionate pastime become an addiction? One definition was that “its an excessive enthusiasm if it adds to your daily life, and its an addiction if it takes away from your daily life”. My response is “according to whom?”

Computer games give you the Dopamine rush from killing foes or gaining levels. Online gambling sites are designed to give you “nearly won” more than “won” because the Dopamine rush of a “nearly won” makes you want to bet again.

And oh dear, the TFT guy went down like a lead balloon. His crusading “I can cure 98% of issues because I come from the university of results and I can fill seminars” spiel sounded embarassingly like the gung ho lines I used to come out with, until I realised that the person’s conscious mind needs a ritual to go through to let the unconscious mind change, and therefore no one ritual fits all.

The EMDR guy just used trance, suggestions and negative imagery to pattern interrupt his smoking client, and guess what? He started smoking again. Quelle surprise!

By far the most important, and I’d say most understated conclusion in this documentary, was the revealing statistics that say 60-70% of addicts eventually grow out of the behaviour of their own accord. It’s like a “phase” they’re going through. Unfortunately, some addicts phases can last decades, if not a lifetime!

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Even if we answered the question posed, my response is “So what next?” If all addictions are illness, so what next? A boom in therapy? If addictions are all conscious choices, so what next?” The death of therapy?

Debate raged around the idea of control of use versus responsibility of use. Surely its not an either or but includes both?

And another thing – I have to point out that Dr Byron does a lot of “mind reading” when she listens to what a client says, then interprets it and suggests her label for what they just said. Clean Language and NLP prohibited that addiction decades ago!

Tony Robbins suggested [or rather borrowed someone else’s model and renamed it as he was taught to do by Jay Abraham using Jay’s Maven Strategy] that any behaviour that meets 3 of the 6 human needs becomes an addiction. And that’s a very individual thing. Until they find another more effective vehicle that meets those needs, which would tie in with the “phase” concept.

By the way, if you’re a TFT or EFT user [and I chose that term carefully] is it normal for you to tap the client? I always practice a hands off approach and get them to learn tapping points themselves, and besides, I don’t like litigation. Feedback please…

Dr Byron’ conclusions? Addiction is an illness and there are loads of unproven complementary and alternative practitioners making boatloads of cash out of it.
That makes me so angry, I’m off to play World Of Warcraft for 3 days…

Medication or Meditation Part 2

Did you manage to catch the documentary on BBC during the week with Professor Kathy Sykes investigating the myths, facts and benefits of meditation?

She started in a monastery in Nepal by interviewing “the happiest man in the world” and then went on to start an impressively disciplined meditation practice. When most people first try meditation or self-hypnosis they usually can’t sit still for very long cos their conscious mind races with thoughts and distractions. You’ve probably found that to be true.

But give it long enough, and something inevitably happens. Yup, her stuff came up! Sadness about her father’s death and all this repressed emotion that she didn’t even know was in there. And this is the essential first step in my HGE method - to strengthen the connection between the conscious and the unconscious minds through trance.

When asked what the benefits of meditation are, the monk stated “emotional balance, the banishing of anxiety and a change in the way you experience every moment of your life”. Not bad for a built in, no cost approach!

What struck me was here is a professor, a physicist no less, making a meal out of something really basic and easy to comprehend. She was surprised that the relaxation response affected the physical body! At this point I’m shouting at the TV!

Next we’re taken to a closed community in the US where they practice TM – transcendental meditation. But did they have to focus on the guys bouncing across the floor in the Lotus position? “You won’t actually see them levitate” she was told. Didn’t do much for their street credibility.

So there you have it – the big revelation is that, and I quote “Meditation might help anyone deal with life”. Get away…

What was far more intriguing was the medical research that shows the more you meditate, the thicker the Insula gets. The Insula is a thin layer of brain tissue that helps you feel internal states – hunger, thirst and emotion. Science proves that he more you meditate, the more you physically change the structure of your brain tissue. Thus strengthening the connection between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind.

Which brings me right back to where I started this discussion.

So my advice is this – if you don’t close your eyes and go inside on a regular basis, why not start right after you finish reading this? Take 5 minutes to breathe deeply, close your eyes and listen, really listen for what comes up…

And if you are a seasoned meditation veteran, I bet you could do it more often…

Coach/Therapist Challenge # 2

This update coverns Challenge #2 that we’ve heard from our readers about the impending release of "Project FP" - the complete turnkey solution to attracting clients and building a fully booked Practice.

[We already addressed the #1 challenge about difficulty getting clients in an earlier post below]

CHALLENGE: Where do I find the time to study, do my day job and find clients?

BACKGROUND: When I released the sneak preview of Project FP lots of people were stunned by the size of the thing. A major concern that came out as a frequent issue amongst the Coaches & Therapists in our online survey was finding the time to fit it all in.

SOLUTION: While the concern is completely understandable, I want to reassure you that I’ve taken care of that too. This resource is broken down into easy baby steps which you take at your own pace, so you devote as much time as you’re willing to commit. If that’s only an hour a week, then this will still work for you.

Yes, Project FP is big [right now 144 different resources and still growing] but a great deal of the strategies and methods outlined are actually QUICKER and more IMPACTFUL than some of the inefficient practice building I’ll wager you’re doing [or not doing!] right now.

Most Coaches and Therapists I’ve met think that all they need is a website, a nice brochure and shiny business cards and the clients will flock to you. If all it took was a brochure website, a leaflet and a business card, then we’d all be fully booked. Yes we need the logical, left brain legwork to market ourselves, but that’s actually a very small part of what actually works.

When I trained with CoachU one of the things I noticed about most of our teachers was that hardly any of them had brochures and business cards, and their websites weren’t the usual format [About me, What Is Coaching? Blah blah blah] that you see everywhere.

BOTTOM LINE: So expect a higher level of strategy – Mindset and Motivation, empowering beliefs of business pioneers, the secret hidden strategy behind every major flourishing practice, positioning techniques to get noticed above your competition, creating an irresistible offer, systemisation, automation and attraction principles that bring business to you [I’m not kidding!].

The FP approach also comes with free fast track teleclasses every day for 5 days straight, to let you hit the ground running, as well a host of tools that actually save you time, or work to build your Practice 24hours a day, even when you sleep…

Stay tuned for more details. We will be opening the doors to “Project FP” on Wednesday the 16th of April at precisely 11.59 am UK time. The best way to stay informed is by joining our VIP announcement list.

If you haven't already, you can add your name to the red carpet at

http://www.coachtherapist.com/vip-notification-list.html

Best regards,

Jonathan

Coach/Therapist Challenge # 1

We have heard 3 major challenges from our readers about the impending release of "Project FP" - the complete turnkey solution to attracting clients and building a fully booked Practice. This update addresses the #1 challenge...

[By the way, I have just loaded a sneak preview of “Project FP”. You can look at the “spy photos” right now at this link:

http://coachtherapist.com/sneak-preview.html

[Shameless plug ;-) - feel free to pass this link onto any other Coaches & Therapists you know who needs help growing their practice]


CHALLENGE: How do I attract a steady stream of clients who can afford what I offer?

BACKGROUND: A couple of months ago I let it slip to my clients that we were getting ready to release a Practice Building resource all about marketing and promoting yourself as a Coach or Therapist, even if you squirm at the word "marketing"...

That little slip created a bit of a flurry of emails from my client bank. And funnily enough, the biggest concern was exactly what I suspected all along. I often see small circles of therapists sitting drinking tea together in clinics all over the place, because none of them have anyone to treat!

Or Coaches who have huge gaping spaces in their diaries and they just aren't paying the bills from their Coaching practice, so they rely on the other breadwinner in the family, or they have a "real job" as well.

SOLUTION: So given that background, I've compiled a complete list of 48 ways to get clients. Every method I can think of, that I've used. In fact, number 49 will be added shortly if it pans out the way I think it will.

You see, the problem isn't knowing what to do - there's plenty of information out there - books, websites, teleclasses. Any good Coach Training programme will cover "Getting Clients" at some point, and if it didn't I'd ask for my money back! We spent at least 8 weeks on that topic alone at Coach U.

The solution is having a step by step, prioritised baby steps game plan in place, so you do things at your own pace, but in the right order. Actually, getting clients is Step 7 in my system - there are FAR MORE vital steps to implement FIRST, and that's why people struggle.

So when we go live [which will hopefully be week commencing April 14th] the first 150 Founder Members will get all 48 methods + audio training + cheat sheets + free teleclass support for a ridiculously low special offer price.

When we open "Project FP" back up again for new members, I will be raising the price drastically. Raising the price keeps the group size manageable and will pay me back for the enormous effort and costs involved in setting this thing up.

BOTTOM LINE: If you implemented just one of the 48 Pillars as I call them, one per week, and you had 48 sources of new clents working for you, just imagine how busy your diary would get. You'd need a waiting list!

Speaking of waiting lists :-) I am promoting the launch FIRST to those on my internal mailing lists. The best way to stay informed is by joining our VIP notification list. If you haven't already, you can add your name to the red carpet at

http://www.coachtherapist.com/vip-notification-list.html

Quick announcement and a favour…

Hi there,

Jonathan Clark here, and I need to ask you for a favour...

I’m going to help new and experienced Life Coaches and Therapists who hate marketing and don’t really know how to get clients consistently. “Project FP” will be launched within the next week or so...

We have literally been working on this all-out for the last 8 months solid, putting together the ideal package as voted for in an email survey that you probably took part in. But before we roll it out officially, we need to ask you a couple of questions. Can you help us out?

Please take a minute to answer this super-short survey - there are only 2 questions.

You can answer the questions [and get the FIRST sneak preview of this amazing resource] at this web page:

http://coachtherapist.com/questions.html

Many thanks in advance,

Jonathan

The Force Is Strong In this One...

I couldn't resist putting these on here...

My mobile phone deal lets me get a new model every year for free, so I grabbed the new Sony Ericsson. However, I had all these great photos of baby Luke from the day he was born right up to his 2nd birthday in February this year. Trouble was, I was concerned I might lose them when I switched over to the new phone.

So thanks to the great God Ebay, conflicting advice from different mobile phone shops, and a lot of patient fiddling, I present to you..in all his glory...young Skywalker...

Coaching Weapons Of Mass Distribution

McDonalds isn’t a place I find myself in very often. We prefer to eat in a restaurant where the menu isn’t on the roof. But pressed for time, a ravenous two year old in tow and rush hour just starting, it seemed like a good idea…

So there we are standing in line, wondering what we’ll have, squinting to read the options from the back of the queue, and it struck me. Is this really an efficient way of running a business, or not?

In my role as a Practice Building Coach, I teach an invisible secret weapon strategy that adds profits to any practice, makes business easier for the owner, adds massive value for the client, stimulates creativity and allows you to capture the sales that you’d otherwise have missed.

The magic bullet [though there isn’t one] is the Conveyor Belt analogy – to firstly have in place a funnel at the front which draws prospects to you. This is sometimes called an “ethical lure” – a free report, an e-book, a 5 part e-course, some kind of information in exchange for the customer’s contact details. This is also known as “front end acquisition”, acquiring new leads at the front end of the conveyor belt.

Every good Coaching or Therapist website should have some kind of free information available in exchange for the prospect’s email address, thus building a list of interested possible clients.

Think back to McDonalds. Just how do they get people in the door in the first place? Apart from high visibility in the main street, and the occasional TV advert, just how do they “get you”? We had no plans to go there till we spotted the familiar red and yellow signage [and aren’t they all the same colour? The colour Red stimulates appetite. Think red light district. Red for danger…]

Or is it the case that they have such a strong brand awareness that they don’t need to promote themselves?

And what else could they be doing while we stand in the obligatory line? Wasted opportunity # 1. What about screens on the walls with offers, or adverts, or club memberships? A child’s entertainer, close up magician, or a customer services rep at least. Seems like a missed opportunity to have us all just stand there like patient cattle…

What then happens is the client is offered the chance to “upgrade” and actually make a small purchase. In internet marketing you often get what’s called an OTO [one time offer], a screen that will literally only appear one time and if you don’t take it you lose it. This is a real moment of truth in the business ladder as the prospect becomes a paying client, albeit with only a small purchase. But it demonstrates trust and starts the buying cycle.

The aim of the game is to have that client now move along the conveyor, purchasing bigger and more expensive products and services as they continue their client relationship with that company. This is what’s termed as “the upsell”. Think what Amazon does – as you browse books, they let you know that “buyers of this book have also bought…” at the bottom of the page.

So in McDonalds, we pick our meals and we’re asked if we want to “go large”, thus adding an upsell to the offer, giving the customer added value and increasing their profits in one fell swoop.

Now we’re in the backend – where all the money is – the client will come back and buy more, and more often, because now they know you, like you and trust you.

And when you get the Amazon book in the mail, guess what’s included in the box? More offers for other products and services that they think you might be interested in. Amazon really have it sewn up because now they’ll even buy your used books back off you, so they can resell them at second hand prices. A tight business model!

Does it work? Think how quickly Amazon has grown into a household name.

And once they have you on their books, you will get followed up with offers, discount vouchers and updates, just to keep them in the front of your mind so that next time you want one of those products, you’ll naturally go to them.

But what about McDonalds? Wasted opportunity #2. Have they ever contacted you after you’ve been in? Not me. At no point do they capture my name, email or postal address. Can they really rely on the fact that because we bought once, we’ll always come back? That’s a dangerous assumption…

So what does this mean to you? Well, if you run your own business as a Coach or Therapist, you need to have front end acquisition tools in place to capture prospects. They should then be offered a small purchase decision to convert them into paying clients.

And once they are on your books, I recommend you regularly follow up with a series of valuable information, offers, updates and helpful material. That builds loyalty and converts more prospects into paying clients who’ll partake of your main product/service/treatment.

Another thing about MacDonald, and maybe you can tell me because I don’t know. Why don’t they do home delivery? Wasted opportunity #3. OK, there’s drive through, but think how many people would call a phone number and get a Big Mac and fries delivered to their door on a Friday night. Surely they’ve looked into that as an add-on.

Far be it for me to go up against the big boys, but I’m seeing gaps here. Gaps that any good Coach or Therapist should fill and exploit in their professional practice.

Action Steps For You:
1. What front end free information will you offer to get prospects?
2. What small product or service will come next in your conveyor belt?
3. How can you make sure you capture their contact details?
4. What will your follow up message look like?

Now I’m off to play with my free Shrek toy…


Jonathan Clark is a 6 figure Mentor Coach who helps Therapists and Coaches to make their annual income their quarterly income. For more startling truths about the industry visit www.CoachTherapist.com

The Survey Results Are In...

Hi there,

The Feedback poured in from the Coach/Therapist survey with hundreds of responses. Not bad for a 15 question online survey. Thanks for taking part if you did.

Want to know what the most pressing problems are for Coaches and Therapists as we enter April 2008?

I’ve included the full results at www.CoachTherapist.com

New helping professionals continue to struggle to get off the ground, and 81% are still earning less than £10,000 a year.

Wow! Makes you wonder why bother?

Now I am committed to identifying the roadblocks and creating resources that help people break through.

As a result of the feedback, I am in the process of completing “Project FP” which specifically solve these headaches once and for all.

To put your name on the VIP notification list so you get first shout when we launch, just go to www.CoachTherapist.com and click the link on the left.

Thanks again for the feedback. Rest assured I am hard at work creating the very resource you’ve asked for.

Watch this space!

Jonathan Clark.

Medication or Meditation?

I just watched “How does your memory work” on BBC2’s Horizon programme, and it was fascinating. Let me see if I can remember the highlights…

Clearly by the title the hour was spent looking at how memory works, and what happens when it starts to break down.

The Hippocampi are the part of your brain that record everything that’s going on right now, 24 hours a day – they never switch off. They take in 200 bits of information per second [that’s up on the 134 figure that I usually teach]. That information gets stored in your long term memory. We then imagine a future based on fragments of memories from the past. So if we imagine ourselves outside in the snow next winter, we create that image from our past experience of snow and winter. Fascinating.

The implication is that without our past we can’t conceive of our future.

Memory and future imagining starts at about age 5 [which is when we think the Conscious mind kicks in], and is mastered by age 9 when you’re completely aware of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.

Your memory is operating at optimum capacity by age 25, yet starts to deteriorate by age 27!! Brain shrinkage actually starts at age 20, and by the time they are 85 years old 50% of people have dementia. “Memory is like a machine – it can be overworked and can wear out” we were told. Interesting belief system – I must try not to remember that!

Events in your memory cannot be deleted at will [so they said]. And about 10% of us experience something we’d rather forget [I’m surprised that the figure isn’t higher?]

The example given was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which they described as a £close encounter with death” [generalisation?]. The emotional imprint is so strong in some people that it stays fresh.

Now here’s the scary part! They discovered that a common beta blocker that has been in use for years has a curious side effect – it dulls the emotional intensity of a memory. They described this reduction in an emotion as a breakthrough!! [For those of us who know Time Line Therapy, EFT and various other interventions, this is not news!]

The drug inhibits the formation of protein, which in turn reduces the neurological connections in the brain – thus making the memory harder to remember. [Does this sound like a good thing to you?]

A ‘recent’ finding says that just recalling a memory makes it malleable and fluid [I learned that in my NLP training in 1997]

The woman in the study who had been sexually assaulted, was asked to take the pill and then write down an account of her assault. [So dope her then fully associate her, lighting up the neurology]

After 6 weeks of doing this, when the account was read back to the poor woman, according to their measurements and charts there was a 30% reduction in intensity. And she reported that the memory came back less often.

Officials stated that “we are on the verge of an important breakthrough”, and that erasure of a memory is a bad idea as our memory of our past forms our identity and gives us continuity. “Your memory is you”. Plus, “it’s important to learn from the past so we can anticipate and avoid danger in the future” [Uh, Time Line Therapy anyone?]

So in conclusion, which would you prefer – a course of 6 weeks of beta blockers, or 15 minutes of Time Line Therapy?

Project FP Is Coming...

On February 2nd I started an online survey at www.CoachTherapist.com to ask the marketplace the true state of the Therapy and Coaching industry today, and the feedback so far has been startling.

Initial survey results show that the majority are female, aged 36 - 45 and earn less than £10,000 per year.

Now the survey is still on line, and if you're a Coach or a Therapist of any kind then go and take part - its anonymous.

So much for the "Million Dollar Coach" or "Superstar Therapist" hype that gets bandied about so much.

On the same site you can add your name to the VIP Notification list for "Project FP".
What the heck is "Project FP"? I'm not telling just yet, but suffice to say that if you're a new or struggling practitioner, you're about to be handed the solution on a plate.

So cast your vote and get on the VIP list - you'll kick yourself if you miss it...

Calling All NLP Practitioners...

As you know we're in the run up to my 22nd NLP + HGE Practitioner Course.

To celebrate it, I've even dedicated a new website just for that programme, and its at www.theNLPcourse.com

I've put a Forum on that site, but it's feeling lonely and empty inside...[awww]

If you're already a Practitioner, would you be kind enough to log in and leave some comments in there, to start off the conversation?

Comments on your course when you did it, what's happened since then, your best result using NLP?

Any comments would get the discussion board from empty to buzzing, so it won't need a breakthrough session.

Hope to see you in there,

Jonathan

Shocking Report

There's 2 things I wanted to tell you about.

Those who know me know that I am patient and polite. In school my
friends used to call me "Gentleman John" [embarassing or what!]
You'll usually catch me in a really good mood.

But lately something's really crawled under my skin. I've been
talking to lots of people by phone and email...trying to be
patient and bite my tongue...but I just can't do it anymore.

My next NLP + HGE Practitioner Course starts on March 22nd, so I've
been kept very busy handling enquiries and talking to guys and gals
who want to learn NLP, Huna, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis either
for their own personal development, or to get into a new career as
a Coach, as a Therapist or Consultant.

In fact, the Early Bird £430 Discount is still valid till Midnight
tonight Friday 22nd February. See www.theNLPcourse.com

But, and it's a big but, I'm getting to hear a lot of horror stories
about people signing up for NLP courses, getting poor training and
not being able to get their money back. Or being confused by the
Trainer and then being told they're STUPID. And coming out of a 7
day course impressed, but totally incapable of doing NLP themselves.

The most unbelievable one for me is dodgy characters that give you
a certificate because you bought their CDs on Ebay!

So I've written a Consumer Advice Guide to make sure you can avoid
this kind of thing, if you're thinking about learning NLP. Who am
I to take this kind of a stand? I'm an NLP Trainer, Author and
passionate enthusiast, and these cowboy tactics harm my reputation
and my industry.

As an Independent Financial Advisor in the UK, I was under the
close scrutiny, continual assessment and strict codes of practice
enforced by governing bodies that had full legal clout behind them.
If a client was unhappy or had felt they were misled, the full
weight of the law could be brought down upon the Company that was
responsible.

This doesn't exist in the NLP world! The so called "Governing
Bodies" in the NLP community have no real power, no enforcement and
weak assessment. Frankly, you can buy your way up the NLP ladder
and become a Trainer even if you've never seen a real live client
in your life. So when a student asks them "How have you used this
with real clients?", how can they answer honestly? And do you
really want to be one of their first ever students?

Here's the truth - I know of one NLP Trainer who, despite
allegations against him for child abuse, continues to work
exclusively with children. Unbelievable! Ironically, the same
individual has set up a fictitious "Institute for NLP Ethics"!!!
Hmmm...

Several female clients have complained to me [privately of course]
about seduction and hypnosis techniques being used inappropriately,
but they're all too scared to challenge the male NLP Trainer doing
it. Can you imagine?

I know of 3 so called "Life Coaches" whose experience consists of
a 3 day training course and 12 written homework assignments! But
will it tell you that on their brochures and websites? I doubt it.

It's no wonder that there are hundreds of people who think NLP is
a bit dodgy. AND, they are giving my chosen industry a bad name,
and that affects me.

Now you tell me, how can the "powers that be" prevent people like
this from practicing?

Do I have a bee in my bonnet about this? Yes I do. However,
it's not in my power to stop them. So I'm going to offer you the
next best thing...

In the next few minutes alarm bells might go off as you become aware
of some of the pitfalls of going into an NLP training blind...and the
ugly side of this industry that noone else has told you about.

It's not my intention to slam or offend anyone in particular here - there
will be no "naming and shaming", but I know you might get hot under
the collar after reading this report.

If you're not planning on studying NLP then give this a miss. But if
you are, or know someone who is planning to, then please make them
aware.

You can download the Guide here.

To your personal growth,