A quarter of a century ago, reading was a habit that implied proactivity on the part of the reader: someone who was interested in a particular topic usually went to the library, bookstore, or antique shop to find a few proper volumes suited to the desired topic, and studied them carefully, patiently and meticulously. Reading… Read More In Search Of Lost Discipline
The 3rd of July is the international “Compliment Your Mirror” Day. Motto: “What is it about me that attracts people?” I am sure, without a doubt, that any person has asked this question at least once in their life. Well, I just had an insight based on a dream. Honestly, I don’t believe in paying… Read More Imagined Mirrors of the Absolute
The client needs to be aware that the results of the consultant’s work depend on the extent to which the client makes an effort to use what the consultant has offered. The client needs to be held accountable. To give a man a fish means, let’s say, to procure that fish using my resources (let’s… Read More Shall We Fish for Others or Teach Them How to Fish?
Questions to ask to identify advantages: 1. What does this behavior bring to me? 2. What is essential for me about this behavior? 3. What do I get by doing this? 4. What is the positive intention behind this behavior? 5. And if I am to benefit from it, what else is brought to my… Read More Questions to Ask in order to Assess Certain Behavior
What does listening imply? The ability of virtually anyone to meet their needs by employing technology has raised the following issue. Everyone who wants to express themselves has to face increasing competition for an increasingly unavailable resource: the limited attention of the interlocutor. One of the main functions of listening is validation. This issue is… Read More In Search of Lost Listening
I have invented SDP (Schema Dynamics Programming) by correlating several branches and theories of psychology and personal development. I had to choose what to use as a concept and as a technique for myself as a consultant and for my clients. I am publishing this list to share some of the background theories I have… Read More The Roots of Schema Dynamics Programming
Let’s say that you are the client of a renowned coaching school with tens and hundreds of clients, and its presentation blew you away. You don’t really know what to expect. You want to grow personally and give these professionals a chance to put you on the right track to success. Congratulations! Here are 10… Read More 10 Things That the Coaching Trainer Hasn’t Told You
Let’s say that you are the client of a renowned coach who enjoys confidence and acknowledgment and has a very cool web page. You don’t really know what to expect. You want to grow personally and give a chance to this professional to fulfill your psychological and emotional needs involved in the process. Congratulations! Here… Read More 10 Things That an Experienced Coach Hasn’t Told You
Let’s say you are the client of a coach who is excited about his/her new career. However, you don’t really know what to expect. You want to grow personally and give this young man/woman a chance to fulfill your psychological and emotional needs involved in this process. Congratulations! Here are 10 things you haven’t considered… Read More 10 Things That Your Beginner Coach Hasn’t Told You
“After all, I still do not understand why it is such a big problem to have <<unrealistic standards>>. I think it is a quality to be a perfectionist!” “Yes, that is because you think that the imaginary or intentional advantages are better than the disadvantages and real consequences of your behaviors.” “Such as?” “Such as… Read More A Hidden Advantage with Unrelenting Standards
The terminology “Schema” comes from schema-focused therapy and refers to the maladaptive schemas taxonomy developed by Jeffrey Young, Ph.D., and his collaborators since the ’80s. It is the problem-oriented component of the field, using psychometric questionnaires developed and tested by scientists to evaluate which are the schemas and modes which pathologically influence the emotions,… Read More What is Schema Dynamics Programming
What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness? Efficiency is putting the ladder on the wall and climbing it down the other side of the wall as fast as possible. Effectiveness is knowing on which wall to put the ladder. Some people learn in life, either by experience or modeling, to cherish hard work. While… Read More Some Differences Between Working Hard and Working SMART
Psychologists have worked for more than 100 years to find explanations for how the human mind and personality work to heal the problems deep inside us. Personal development fields such as neuro-linguistic programming and transactional analysis have developed effective and efficient solutions for a successful breakthrough. However, clinical psychology and the development of excellence have… Read More Schema Dynamics Programming with Marcus Victor Grant
In the past years, putting together the increase of internet bandwidth supporting high definition instant live video streaming, the increasing capacities of server streaming for thousands of people, together the price falling for hardware technology, internet access (even on mobile devices), and data centers services, more and more learning companies develop business models centered on… Read More 13 Hints – How to Separate Value from Mind Bugging In Webinars
Part I Part II Part III 9. Set rewarding excellence goals and become the best in your business There have been many steps until here, but all your efforts will be rewarded entirely. Definitely, you can only become the best in your job, organization, niche, or business if you have managed to confront the… Read More How to Live a Fulfilling Life, Last Part. Steps 9-12 Out of 12, In the Right Order
I started writing a new series of articles last month, out of which I am now publishing part 3 of 4. You may read part I here. And part II here. 5. Prioritize working with the appropriate limits. If you have a problem, put into practice the opposite (go to goal). If you have… Read More How to Live a Fulfilling Life, part III. Steps 5-8 Out of 12, In the Right Order
I started writing a new series of articles last week, out of which I am now publishing part 2 of 4. You may read part I here. Know yourself. I know this kind of advice, “know thyself”, is very vague as for some people, it might mean meditation, traveling around the Earth, or reading… Read More How to Live a Fulfilling Life, part II. The First 4 Out of 12 Steps, In the Right Order
With the courtesy of John David Hoag, author of the great article, I invite you to read it here. Copyright (C) John David Hoag. Republished with permission. I would like to specify that in practice, I have also successfully used this technique with myself and several clients to change other personality patterns and metaprograms. Furthermore,… Read More Procedure for Changing the Personality Patterns
This is Meta to all NLP patterns. It is also a pattern of influence and transformation for everything we do. ASSOCIATE –The step that often gets skipped is the first one. In other words, you have to first associate them intensely enough to the problem to get all the neural networks lit up, so the… Read More Meta Modalities
Scientific abstract This dissertation paper is comprised of: (a) An analytical and critical approach to the following concepts specific to the psychology of the personality: Self-Esteem Level (SEL), Self-Esteem Stability (SES), Self-Confidence (SC), respect, Self-Respect (SR), ego, narcissism, Frame Of Reference (FOR), ego strength, pride, character, risk-taking, thinking scenario (TS), motivation direction – in the… Read More The Psychometric Measurement of the Self-Esteem
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