Archive for the ‘NLP’ Category

Learn to help kids and adults with learning disabilities

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

If you have a child with learning disability, such as ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, autism, aspergers, sensory integration disorder or others, OR if you’re just passionate about helping these kids, there’s good news!

Gerald Hughes is once again holding his Neuro-Linguistic Learning Specialist training where you’ll learn specific tools to help these kids to not just get by, but to excel at school and at home.

I took this training myself last year, and it is phenomenal. Gerald is one of the most passionate, caring trainers around. I highly suggest this training.

Click here to read more about the Neuro-Linguistic Learning Specialist training.

Breakthrough with Tony Robbins

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Good news, everybody!  Tony Robbins’ new show, Breakthrough with Tony Robbins starts tomorrow night (Tuesday, July 27, 2010) at 8pm on NBC.

Breakthrough with Tony Robbins will document Anthony Robbins working with clients in private practice.

Tony uses Neuro-Linguisic Programming or NLP (which he sometimes refers to by his own trade name, Neuro-Associative Conditioning) to help people change their lives.

If you want to learn how to change people’s lives using NLP — the same tools Tony uses in Breakthrough with Tony Robbins — check out our NLP Practitioner Training where you’ll learn the same tools as Tony Robbins.

Check out Breakthrough with Tony Robbins on NBC on Tuesday at 8pm.

The Design of your Ideal Life

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Think of all of those goals and dreams you have.

Think of the love, happiness, prosperity, wealth, relationships and more that you desire.

As you think of everything you want in your life, realize that THOSE THINGS are the cost of NOT stepping out of your comfort zone.

Life is not truly lived by playing it safe.

You are the creator of your life. Take risks, take action and create your destiny, right… now!

The Tiger Woods affairs - Could it have been avoided?

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Check out my new, free, mini eBook just released today:

Lost in the Woods: How Tiger Could Have Stayed a Champion

It’s free, so feel free to send a copy to anyone interested. Â :)

The business of changing lives

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Well, it has been five-and-a-half long, satisfying weeks.

Our once-per-year round of NLP trainings, starting with NLP Practitioner, then NLP Master Practitioner and finally NLP Trainer’s Training has come to a close.

After graduation and a few days off for relaxation and reflection, it’s time to get back to the work of spreading the message.

And it really is a simple message: We have the inner-mind tools to change people’s lives, and ANYONE can learn them.

You can learn them to eliminate all the negativity from your life and create happiness, health, wealth and abundance for yourself.

You can learn them to help your family - parents, siblings, kids, whomever - to change their lives for the better.

You can learn them to help others overcome all the obstacles that have ever held them back and charge hundreds of dollars per hour to do something truly amazing.

And you can learn to train others to do all of that and to create immense prosperity at the same time.

The problem with all the get rich quick scams, pyramid schemes and other “opportunities” that have traditionally been available, is the focus. It’s all about the money.

Don’t get me wrong, money is awesome. I love having it, and I love helping other people have it, too.

But money doesn’t make people happy. Study after study of lotto winners will show you that.

What makes you happy is having a purpose in life and working to fulfill it. And when you have that, and you live it with real passion, the money flows in easily and effortlessly.

We’ve got a great new bunch of trainers this year who have adopted my mission to change the world, one person at a time. I want to congratulate them all on an amazing Trainer’s Training. Here’s what some of them said about the event:

“Truly the most intense growth experience I have ever had! I cannot recommend it enough.” -Ryan Camana

“This has been amazing. I feel completely transformed in regards to speaking in front of people.” -Chris Crockett

“I pretty much love Transform Destiny! Michael comes from a place of genuine, positive intention and is committed to his students excellence.” -Ami Izzo

“I entered as a timid, nervous young man, not knowing how to express myself in front of a crowd. I left as a confident, congruent young man with a burning passion to go out and connect with people, spreading the message of love and oneness that will ripple out, creating an unstoppable positive change.” -Chris Rodriguez

“Trainer’s Training has been the best training I’ve had and I commend Michael for his expertise, practicality and care. If you want to transform your speaking and presentation skills to the next level, invest in yourself and attend Transform Destiny’s Trainer’s Training” -Cesar Vargas

“Thank you for taking me to the next level. I look forward to going out and sharing NLP with as many people as possible. I now know that my message will be well received by everyone, thank to this training. Speaking and presenting are now in my future timeline.” -Alisha Camana

“Thank you Michael for an awesome training, for ensuring a supportive and conducive learning environment. Thanks to you, Eugene and Andrew for the quality feedback that caused me to break the boundaries of my comfort zone. :-)” -Alicia C.

It didn’t take them a lifetime of learning to achieve this. It didn’t even take years of schooling, because as we evolve and learn more about the human mind, what we find is that tools can be (and have) developed and discovered to make change easy.

If this notion of changing the world from the inside-out appeals to you, you don’t have to take a big leap and sign up for all our trainings at once (even though you’ll get massive discounts if you do just that!).

If you want, you can dip your toe in and try it out. We have several introductory trainings both live and online. Even if you just want to improve your own life, you should definitely check them all out.

Here is some of what we offer that is guaranteed to change your life for the better:

Online Trainings:

Live Trainings
New event dates coming soon!

My mission is to impact the lives of as many people as I can while I’m here, sending a ripple of change around the world. If you feel like your purpose or mission is to change the world in some way too, come join me and find out exactly how possible that is.

To your success,
Michael

My NLP, hypnosis and motivation quotes

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Some people have been asking me to post some of my quotes in one place.  Here you go:

“You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want.” (Not my quote, but everyone asks for this one)

“At the end of the day… guess what? You’re short one more day. Better get off your butt and do something that counts while you’ve got the chance!”

“Your obstacles to happiness, success and prosperity are simply projections of the limits you believe yourself to have. Powerfully shift your beliefs and the doorways of success will open for you, no key needed.”

“The only limits you have are those you’ve decided to believe. Learn to control your beliefs, or they will control you.”

“Intention + potential x action = change”

“(Intention + potential x action) x repetition = success”

“Now is not the time to worry about details, to fret about what-ifs or to learn that ‘just one more thing.’ Now is the time for action.”

“Nothing is more important right now than gaining total control over your emotions, your decisions, and your beliefs. Life after that will never be the same again.”

I’m sure there are more than that.  When I think of more, I’ll update the blog.  :-)

Listen to my talk show live on Thursday, May 7

Friday, May 1st, 2009

www.transformdestiny.com/talkradio

Join me, hypnotherapist, success coach and trainer Michael Stevenson, to learn more about hypnosis and success on on BlogTalkRadio.com on Thursday, May 7 from 3:00 PM -  4:00 PM PDT.

Listen to the show and call in with a question to win a copy of my book, Learn Hypnosis… Now!, or a copy of my music CD, Hypnotic Trancescapes! Every caller whose question I answer wins!

The title of this show is, “Changing Your Thoughts for Automatic Success.”

Deep inside, you know that we are all unlimited and capable of anything. We are all born as whole individuals with no bad thoughts or limiting beliefs. We learn those on the path to growing up.

But we can unlearn those things that block us, as well, by changing our thoughts and focus. That’s the topic of this show, and I guarantee you’ll get some nuggets worth their weight in gold.

Make sure you get near a computer on May 7 at 3:00 PM and listen the to the show.

Call in at (347) 996-5046 during the show with your questions and/or comments to participate, or visit www.transformdestiny.com/talkradio to participate via chat.

Listen to the show at www.transformdestiny.com/talkradio

You can also go there right now and register for an email reminder of the show, or visit after the show to listen to it in the archives.

Why it’s imperative to be “at cause” in 2009

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

As a Master Practitioner and Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, people are always looking to me for advice about how to live your life to the fullest, and to have, be, and do what you want in life.

I’m always happy to share my ideas and philosophies, and people are always thankful to receive them.

In the past, my message was one of hope, and desire.

Now, it has become one of necessity.

The idea of “stability” that we have come to know has disappeared.

Our economy, based mostly on “confidence”and speculation, has crumbled. Our new leadership who promised change in their campaign, are now predicting more of the same, but worse.

Companies that never had layoffs are beginning to let people go by the dozens, hundreds, or even the thousands.

Last week, Microsoft let go of 500 employees, Home Depot shut down a division, the Caterpillar company laid off 20,000 employees. This is just the beginning.

If your idea of “playing it safe” in 2009 is to keep your head down, your nose to the grindstone, and hope to weather the storm at your current job, you’ve got it all backward.

We are moving into a new world mindset. This is not a mindset of career, places, and things, but a mindset of connection, empowerment and action.

In this new world mindset, what is important are the connections you have with people, the tools you have to empower yourself and others, and your ability to be decisive and take action.

Now more than ever, it is imperative for you to be “at Cause” in your life.

What does it mean to be at Cause?

It means taking responsibility for your life — for where you are now, and where you want to be.

It means that no matter what is coming in the future, you are ready, prepared, and willing to take action, have, be, and do what you must to make the most of each and every day.

So that no matter what happens in your life, there will be no reasons (no excuses). Only results.

While other people will be living unhappy lives and blaming it on their employers, the economy, the government, you have everything you need, everything you desire, and more.

If Microsoft, Home Depot, and Caterpillar — three very well-established companies — are laying off employees now, how long will it be before that your story?

It doesn’t have to be, if you’re willing to take action.

You need to disengage your autopilot and take control.

I am certain that NLP is the key to creating incredible connections, empowering yourself beyond any of your current beliefs, and being decisive in taking action, that it is my mission to change the world one person at a time.

That’s why I’m taking drastic measures.

Of all the obstacles (excuses) people give me for not making it to an NLP training, the two biggest are time and money.

That’s why in 2009 I have chosen to be “at cause”and created new opportunities for you.

If money is your obstacle to taking this life-changing training, we have a new payment plan that makes these trainings a reality for you.

Starting right now, just $400 down and $200 a month for 12 months gets you into NLP practitioner training immediately.

Most schools require you to pay in full before coming to the training. On our plan, simply making the down payment and staying on the payment plan gets you into any Practitioner training on the schedule, regardless of whether or not you have paid in full yet.

If time is your obstacle, we have a new training called NLP Practitioner Weekend Format. This training runs on three consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 8 PM.

In just six days, you will be certified as a practitioner, in NLP, TIME Techniques, conversational hypnosis, success coaching EFT.  Taking these trainings on the weekend requires no time off of your busy work schedule.

If, after seeing these astonishing new offers, you are still thinking that you don’t have the time or money, that’s exactly why you need these trainings.  Those debilitating limiting beliefs are what are keeping you from having the time and/or money to do what you want.

After eliminating all of the mental obstacles that have been holding you back all these years, after developing your new money consciousness, and after developing the tools to start a new business as a practitioner in self-help, business, or education, you will have the tools to generate more money and more time in your life then ever before.

If you really want to be empowered, if you really want to be successful, if you really want to be happy in the coming months and years, call me.

I am an expert at helping people get over those obstacles and limiting beliefs, and I can help you.

You can read more about her trainings at www.transformdestiny.com, or call me on the phone at 800-497-6614 to discuss your new destiny.

Who will win this weekend? Tough choice.

Monday, January 26th, 2009

What are you going to choose to do this weekend?

No matter what is on TV, you can always TiVo it and choose to change your life for the better.

The real question is, which life-changing skill do you learn this weekend?

On the one hand, you can completely eliminate stage fright, become a powerful public speaker, and learn to use subtle group hypnosis patterns like our new President.

On the other hand, you can learn how to hypnotize people (including yourself) one-on-one and become certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist in just one weekend.

Tough choice!

Forget the super bowl and create your Super Life, beginning this weekend with Presenting with Passion or Learn Hypnosis… Live, both in Fountain Valley, CA.

Classes run 6 pm - 10 pm on Friday, and 9am - 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

We’ve extended the special Early-Bird special rate of $197 through Wednesday. Don’t wait, enroll now and then enroll some friends for the most amazing weekend.

Click the following links for more information and instructions on how you can enroll right now before these events are sold out.

Presenting with Passion
Eliminate stage fright once and for all and learn to be an amazing presenter.
Public speaking workshop

Learn Hypnosis… Now!
Learn to hypnotize yourself and others and become certified in one weekend.
Live hypnosis training

To your success,
-Michael

PS - When you look back on your life at the beginning of 2010, you want to be able to say that you did something different to make your life incredible, not that you watched another football game. Take charge, change your life, enroll now.

Presenting with Passion
www.transformdestiny.com/psw

Learn Hypnosis… Live!
www.transformdestiny.com/lhl

Overcoming fear of public speaking

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Fear of public speaking is listed as the number one fear in the US, and number three in the UK.

In most studies, people are more afraid of public speaking than death.

Imagine that.

Or, if you’re one of the majority of people who list it there, you don’t have to imagine it.

You live it.

Most people don’t know this about me, but until my late 20s, I was incredibly shy.

I was very social with people I knew, but I had a crippling shyness that kept me from meeting new people, advancing in my careers and, though I could always sing on stage easily, from public speaking.

That changed when I let it go with a 15 minute NLP technique, but even with the shyness gone, I still had a hard time composing myself on stage.

All of that melted away when I took Trainer’s Training.  Essentially, Trainer’s Training turns you into a confidence machine, so that any time you need to present in front of people, it becomes easy and effortless.  Plus, you learn things like group rapport, the Charisma Pattern, the Vulnerability Pattern, and how to put massive numbers of people into trance, and more.  Plus, you become certified to teach NLP, Hypnosis and TIME Techniques to others.

But all of that doesn’t help you unless you sign up right now.  And that’s a $6500 course!

So, I’m going to give you a few pointers to help you eliminate stage fright on your own.

  1. Turn that Frown Upside Down
    Or rather, turn that fear on it’s ear.  We’re going to turn that fear or nervousness into excitement.

    Emotions are simply energy in motion.  They don’t stay still, otherwise we wouldn’t feel them.  So, the next time you’re feeling fear or nervousness, notice where it starts and where it goes.  You’ll find that it starts in some location of the body, moves through to another, and then seems to exit your body and loops back.  Is it spinning front-to-back, or side-to-side?  Is it moving clockwise or counter clockwise.  Notice the movement and close your eyes.  Now visualize it.  Look at what color it is.

    Good, move it outside of your body and begin to slow it down until it stops and reverses, spinning in the opposite direction.  As it begins spinning, notice it change to another color, like blue.  Now put it back into your body and spin it faster and faster and faster.  Notice how much better this emotion feels as excitement!

  2. Focus Outside - Not Inside
    One of the reasons people become nervous during public speaking is that they’re focusing too much on their internal world.  When you shift your focus to the outside world and connect with your audience, the anxiety, fear, nervousness and stress of public speaking simply fall away.
  3. Develop a powerful anchor
    Once you’re up on stage, it’s too hard to think of things like spinning the emotion, consciously.  You need the powerful, confident feeling to come up automatically.  This is where anchors come in handy.

    Anchoring is a technique you can learn in Neuro-Linguistic Programming trainings that is borrowed from Ivan Pavlov.  Remember learning about him?  He’s the guy in 1904 who found out that you can make a dog salivate with a tuning fork just by ringing the tuning fork over and over again when the dog is salivating for food.  The repetition causes a neurological connection between the stimulus and the response.

    Thankfully, humans are able to set up these anchors much faster than the dogs (and we don’t drool as much!)

    When you think about creating an anchor for stage presence, decide on what positive states you’d like to be able to recall instantly, such as confidence, power, charismatic and happy.  Then you can anchor each positive state in the same place, and with a single touch, it’s like flipping a switch.  All of those feelings come back at once.

Stage fright is a fear that grips many, but that can actually be overcome easily with a few NLP techniques.

If you’re not totally familiar with these techniques, or if you would like to take the fastest road possible to eliminating stage fright, then come to our Presenting with Passion weekend workshop.

In this transformational event, you’ll:

  • Eliminate stage fright once and for all, and practically overnight!
  • Create a powerful anchor called the Presenter’s State, so that anytime you get up in front of a group, you are automatically energized, confident and ready to speak.
  • Feel confident in front of groups of any size
  • Create deep rapport with audiences at an unconscious level
  • Present charismatically using the the nlp model of charisma
  • Deliver your presentation so that people listen by using the four styles of human learning in a specific order. This is a key element to powerful presentations that most speakers bureaus and pratice groups have never even heard of!
  • Be powerfully influential and persuasive with language patterns used by hypnotists, marketers and politicians to engage and enthrall large groups of people.

The next Presenting with Passion public speaking workshop at the time of this writing is coming up on January 30 - February 1 in Orange County, CA.

This workshop is normally $400, but we have a New Year special price of just $177 if you enroll by January 14th.

Click here to enroll and eliminate stage fright.