This is the latest article from Neil… To continue supporting as many as I can in finishing your books, and other projects, I want to share a few extra lessons I’ve learned recently before we continue our regularly scheduled programming here. This tip has applications far beyond writing, so read on for the bigger takeaway. I took note of … Read More
Throwing An Emotional Boomerang
This is the latest article from Neil… In one of my weekly coaching groups…A member recently confessed to being stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage. They had exciting, clearly defined goals for the month. But after taking a few small steps, they’d get distracted and prevent themselves from going any further… Which is a place I think we’ve all been. Whenever … Read More
Surrender To Art
Here is the latest article from Neil… I want to talk briefly about a sticking point I’m noticing. One thing I’m noticing, though, is that there is a tendency, drilled into us since childhood, to always think and plan ahead. This may not be true for writing and art. Think of art more as meditation. the goal is to surrender to the moment, … Read More
You get to choose
Something incredible happened… My six-year-old son must have overheard me talking business with the team. Because this weekend, he asked me to print out pictures of rare Pokemon cards. Then he started affixing the photos over the faces of more generic Pokemon cards. He looked at the result, and noted that it didn’t look shiny like the other Pokemon cards. … Read More
Writing tip #6 Show. Don’t tell
This is the latest article from Neil on writing. If you want to create compelling, unputdownable writing. And feel fulfilled by the process, read on below: Have ever noticed how painstaking it can be to get through a single page of a textbook or scientific study? But you can fly through entire chapters of a novel without thinking twice about … Read More
Changing the Frame
This is the latest article from Neil on expanding your mental frame. If you want to take a situation, problem, or experience, and expand your mental frame to create a new interpretation of it, read on below: One more big idea from NLP I want to share with you… In NLP, it’s called: Reframing. Reframing is about taking a situation, … Read More
The Right Questions…
This is the latest article from Neil on improving your communication. If you want to create a better state of mind, way of being, lifestyle, or business, read on below: One of my favorite NLP instructors is Mike Mandel, a world-renowned master hypnotist who has been studying and teaching this stuff for over 50 years. A few years ago, I … Read More
Whatever the question…
This is the latest article from Neil on love and compassion. If you want your life and relationships to instantly transform, read on below: I get questions every day. So many struggles, so many challenges, so much confusion, so much soul-searching. With words that one of my mentors once shared with me: Whatever the question, the right answer is love … Read More
How To Listen To What You Don’t Want To Hear
Be ready to “catch” all the right critiques when they come…