Precision Change

On a discussion forum, someone recently shared with me this video of Esther Hicks “channeling” a group of beings called “Abraham” in what she calls a “rampage”:

If the content of this video makes no sense to you, don’t worry, it doesn’t make sense to me either. The language is hypnotic, artfully vague–i.e. devoid of content–yet [...]

Recently I worked with a process called Core Transformation (my favorite method of personal change that I discovered about 3 months ago) with my reactivity towards internet marketing guru Eben Pagan (or should I say, the internet marketing guru I formally thought of as “that greedy jerkbag Eben Pagan”).
I had tended to react with anger [...]

This is part 2 of an ongoing series of essays deconstructing the field of personal development, of which I have been and continue to be engaged in, both personally and professionally. You may want to read part 1 first: On the Myth of the Personal.
In these essays, I will be philosophically deconstructing the assumptions that [...]

This is part 1 of an ongoing series of essays deconstructing the field of personal development, of which I have been and continue to be engaged in, both personally and professionally. In these essays, I will be philosophically deconstructing the assumptions that the field of personal development is built upon in order to reconstruct the [...]

Ever wanted to make millions of dollars and have thousands of screaming fans? No, I’m not talking about becoming a rock star. I’m talking about becoming the next Tony Robbins! The next “success coach of the stars”! The next God-man teaching others the “secret” of “unlimited power/wealth/health/sex/happiness”!
At one point, becoming “the next Tony Robbins” was [...]

Many personal development gurus–with Tony Robbins being one of the most famous–advocate for the development of personal power. Who needs more personal power? Those of us who lack the ability to control ourselves, and in particular to get ourselves to do the things we want to do. Also those of us who suffer from social [...]

Almost everyone writing, speaking, or participating in personal development is trying too hard. Our culture is infused with an ethic of being the best, raising the bar, endlessly achieving more. What ever happened to good enough?

I just read a short book called The Underachiever’s Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great by Ray Bennett, M.D. It’s appropriately very short–you can read it in 30 minutes, after which you feel you accomplished something…something very small. …

You ever play chess? I prefer to play chess against people who can whoop my butt, because I’ll have to play at my edge, and I’ll be sure to pick up some really good moves. Are you the kind of person who only plays chess against children because you want to think of yourself as [...]

The Transformation Try-Out is inspired by the notion of the 30-day trial, which Steve Pavlina made so popular. The basic idea is to take a new action, or habit that you want to establish and commit to doing regularly for 30 days (much like a software trial). At the end of the 30 [...]

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We all have voices inside of us speaking their minds about our life - our projects, hopes, dreams, problems, and challenges. The good news is that having voices is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s through giving them a microphone front-and-center, one at a time, and hearing [...]