Pro Bono Clients Wanted...Free Coaching!!

I am well on my way to obtaining the world's first Masters degree in NLP & Coaching. I am now working towards the Master Practitioner level in NLP.

As part of my ongoing training I must work with a number of clients on a Pro Bono (Free) basis. The primary purpose is to enable me to hone my NLP skills while working with clients.

Are you interested in being part of my journey? If so, (and you live in Ireland) please let me know and we can set something up. You can contact me on denis@secs.ie

I look forward to hearing from you.

"A Surefire Way To Manage Your Fears While Leading A Happier, Healthier Life"

Here is an interesting article and a great example of NLP at work.

It was written by Colin G Smith (www.NLPToolBox.com):

Imagine discovering a way to get rid of your fears in a quick and painless manner. In fact it can even become fun!

Did you know only two of all the fears you have are innate:

The fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Most of your fears were learned in early childhood and then in later life under stressful conditions.

Traditional therapeutic approaches would probably have you trying to figure out where your fear originally came from.

Maybe they'd have you digging around in your childhood memories, recalling times you ate the next-door neighbours purple Tulips. This type of approach tends to associate the client into reliving unpleasantness and can take a long time to achieve useful results. Personally I think this style is way out of date and bordering on torture.

You'll probably be glad to know we're not going to be doing anything like that. The truth is you can easily and quickly undo the learnings that created specific fears and change your responses to something much more useful.

So just how do fearful feelings occur then? Well lets use a common example: Fred wants a raise and he's been wanting to ask his boss for months. Finally he decides to go and ask.

BUT when he starts the walk down the corridor he starts to feel certain sensations in his body. Weird stomach feelings.

His breathing is constricted. Slight sweating on parts of his body. His vision is effected. Fred decides to turn back and then sits down feeling slightly annoyed with himself.

His body started producing 'fear chemicals.' What happened?

"Well it was because he defied his Dad one time when he was four. Let's explore those forgotten memories...."

NO! NO! NO! Let's do something much smarter and definitely more fun.

Hey Fred come over here I want to show you something really cool! O' come on, pick your lip up.

You know how before you got up to go and ask the boss for a raise, you felt OK right? So between the time you got up and started walking something happened. Something triggered those feelings in you. Here's a fact for you: You either made a picture in your head or talked to yourself in a way that created those fearful sensations and that happened at an unconscious level out of your awareness.

"OK Colin that might be true but so what, what's your point?"

Well the point is by changing the internal sounds, pictures and voices in your head you can begin to gain control of your emotions.

"Fair enough but how can I do that so when I'm in a similar situation I automatically make useful pictures, sounds and voices in my head so I remain in a resourceful state?"

Good question, here's just one way you can achieve the results you want using a simple and powerful tool from the field of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

=== Soothing Movie Music ===

1.Think of a situation where you feel fear.

2.Dissociate: See yourself in the situation like you would a

movie with you in it.

3.Imagine running the memory from the END of the fearful

situation, BACKWARDS to the START. Do this very fast in less

then 1 second!

4.Think of some music that makes you feel the opposite of

fear. For example soothing classical music makes you feel

relaxed. Perhaps certain rock or dance music makes you feel

energised/courageous etc.

5.Now hear the music, nice and loud, inside your mind whilst

looking at yourself going through the situation from START

to END.

6.Break state. Now think of the situation you choose in Step

1 and notice how your fearful feelings have diminished.

7.What will you see or hear just before you want this new

feeling to set in?

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Colin G Smith is a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-

Linguistic Programming (NLP) and author of 'The NLP

ToolBox', a personal development book that enables the

reader to master any area of their life with amazing speed.

Complete information on Colin G Smith's books are available

at his website, including a FREE personal development eBook.

http://www.NLPToolBox.com

Upcoming Event - Don't Miss it!!!

Can you afford to spend €25 and 3 hours of your time on October 15th to save money?

CK Training will be hosting a Seminar from 6.00 p.m. on the 15th which will demonstrate how you can save money on both New Product Introductions and Inventory Management.

In the current climate, 'cash is king' and companies such as yours are working hard to find ways of reducing costs and freeing up cash. Yet when it comes to managing New Product Introductions and Inventory, many fail in terms of efficiency and cost savings.

New Product Introductions and Inventory Management are probably the two greatest areas in business today where Start-up companies and existing SMEs run the highest risk of increasing costs rather than reducing them. Even the biggest companies make simple but very critical mistakes in these areas.

The Seminar on the 15th will tackle these topics and will give you some ideas on ways to minimise your financial exposure. We will take you on a journey through the development of a new product right up to the launch date. Along the way we will look at how you can control your inventory of materials, improve relationships with Suppliers and endure that you can access accurate data on a continual basis. The agenda for the evening is as follows:

• Introductions
• Understanding Packaging - The various formats, their uses, and common pitfalls
• Developing a product - The Packaging element, critical path, etc.
• The Product Hirearchy - The common mistakes that cost money and how to avoid them.
• Identifying your product - The Use of Barcodes as a requirement and as a management tool
• The importance of accurate data
• Using Barcodes for inventory management purposes
• Data Capture & Control
• eCommerce
• Supplier Relations
• Future Developments

The evening will use both presentations, case studies and discussion to demonstrate how you can develop new products and manage inventory without having to waste time and money. Participants will be encouraged to share their own experiences (good and bad) in order to make this a truly interactive evening and a real learning experience.

By the end of the seminar, attendees will be able to:

1. Understand the concept of packaging, the various formats and uses.
2. Develop a more accurate and time efficient Critical Path for developing new products
3. Understand the steps required to launch a new product, e.g. getting your products listed
4. Understand the importance of the Barcode both for new products and as a management tool
5. Understand the importance of accurate data in the management process
6. Begin the process to reduce inventory levels
7. Be able to improve rapport with Suppliers and begin the process of developing partnerships
8. Understand how an efficient Supply Chain works
9. Understand future developments

The Facilitator on this Seminar has over 25 years experience working in various supply chain roles including a Global Supply Chain Standards body. He is bringing his expertise to companies like yours to help you understand and implement the exact same policies as used by much larger organisations around the world. His practical knowledge will cut through the technical jargon and give you real life examples of how efficiencies can be improved and costs minimised. He will also provide you with a picture of how a fully integrated supply chain works.

Places are very limited so early booking is necessary. This is an event that can not be missed if you are serious about cutting costs, and/or if you are in the process of developing a new product.

We look forward to seeing you on the 15th