http://www.gameofself.com/blog Ideas from the perspective of a computer game developer who has immersed himself in Chinese Culture, Self Development and NLP. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:57:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been having a great time listening to some NLP related podcasts. Check out Renee Stephens "Inside Out Weight Loss" for some tasty NLP morsels. Or improve your coaching skill with "Coaching the Life Coach" by Robert Harrison. Finally, i recommend the "Radical Change Group" a trio of enthusiastic seekers who seem ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/06/16/great-nlp-related-podcasts/ I apologize, but I had to turn off the commenting function of this blog. I'd love to hear from each of you but I couldn't handle the spam traffic I was getting. If you'd like to contact me about any of these postings, check out my About page ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/06/16/turning-off-the-spam/ British Hypnosis Research is a well respected organization led by the famed British Hypnotist, Stephen Brooks. BHR has hosted an online course in "indirect hypnosis, Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP" for several years. They have recently made admission free for anyone seriously interested in studying these topics. ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/04/06/a-world-class-online-hypnosis-course-for-free/ “15 years from now, we’ll be adding more than a year every year, not just to infant life expectancy, but to your remaining life expectancy, so as you go forward a year, your remaining life expectancy will move away from you… The sands of time will be running in, not ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/24/hope-for-immortality/ (This was originally a speech I gave at toastmasters)   A book I greatly admire; the Tao-te-ching states 30 spokes share the wheel's hub,but it is the center hole that makes it usefulShape clay into a vessel;It is the space within that makes it usefulCut the doors and windows for a room;It is the ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/15/the-serene-toastmaster/ It was serendipitous to find the The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin in a library recently.This guy is phenomenal, first he was a childhood national chess champion, and then he learned tai-chi well enough to win the world title (twice) in international push hands tournaments.I found this book to ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/11/the-art-of-learning/ Have you noticed the explosion in little games and entertainment applications intended for use on social networks?Facebook led the charge by publishing an API for developers to use, but Google followed up soon thereafter with an portable standard interface called "OpenSocial". Most of the rest of the social networks are ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/10/opensocial-and-persistent-worlds/ Last weekend I spent 3 days getting brainwashed by one of the best NLP trainers out there.Christopher Howard gives free "Breakthrough to Success" Trainings, and I was fortunate to attend and see him work his magic.Christopher Howard has learned the "true tradition" of NLP, and has kept it fresh with ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/06/breakthrough-to-success/ I've moved on from my previous gig at Stormfront Studios to a new position as CTO for a early stage online game startup Bardo Entertainment. I get to work with some really great people with solid finance and game marketing experience. My job is to "make it so!", and ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2008/02/06/new-frontiers-for-me/ Well, it's been a while, but I have not been standing still.Since my last post, I've created a new morning ritual (These things should change depending on your need, don't stagnate). I listen to an hour of holosync www.centerpointe.com while practicing Tai-chi Sword, Tai-chi open hand, Qi Gong and standing ... http://www.gameofself.com/blog/2007/12/03/mixing-holosync-with-tai-chi/