Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Years ago, I found that I could survive on 4.5h sleep but…

Published on 28 May, 2009 in Lifestyle, Self-awareness and What I am doing. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

Years ago, I found I could survive on 4.5 hours of sleep per night but that my creativity died. Seems that Jim Collins feels the same way http://is.gd/HCXE

It was while I was at university, and while I found that I could work hard enough to get some of my best academic results, I felt drained. Not that I couldn’t think – but just that I could only think within the rules. I couldn’t look beyond the rules, frameworks and paradigms that were presented to me, and I certainly couldn’t explore the connections between systems. So I went back to enjoying dreams.

Still, it was a worthwhile experiment!

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Finished our fourth NLP Prac

Published on 23 May, 2009 in What I am doing. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

NLP training is great fun. It not only provides me with an amazing opportunity to connect with some fabulous people, a context to develop my understanding through explaining useful techniques and strategies to new people, but it also challenges me to grow. It’s one of the most fun things that I’m lucky enough to be involved with :)

Jeff and I are running our next Practitioner-level training in June-July.

Also coming up: Wendy and I will be leading a training on love and intimacy.

And of course, China NLP has events coming every other week if you’re in China.

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Little things… there’s nothing bigger, is there?

Published on 19 May, 2009 in Creativity and genius, High performance and Self-awareness. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , .

Last night I was reading about George H. W. Bush. Here was a man who was the son of a Senator, who became President and whose son became President. Today, some perceive that he is part of a “major family” in the United States. And yet, what does that even mean?

George Bush was talented. He did a great job when it counted. He was ambitious. And he got lucky.

But how does that equate to being part of a ‘major family’?
How easy is it to forget that he has just done what was in front of him to do?

Greatness is built by little decisions. Continue reading ‘Little things… there’s nothing bigger, is there?’

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