Posts Tagged ‘PhotoReading’

I'm loving my life. My work at Spelman College in Atlanta is done after teaching a month long College Prep Institute for 53 girls. I've had the great pleasure of teaching as part of the program for the past five years and this year they hired me as the camp director. It was a rich and amazing experience. I lived on campus with the girls and not only did I have the opportunity to "direct" I couldn't relinquish my spot teaching accelerated learning and components of the PhotoReading program and there was never a dull moment for any of us!

We had 2 – two week sessions back to back and girls came from all over the United States to participate in this wonderful program. I was so immersed I didn't even have time to tweet or post anything! The girls had my undivided attention.

As the director, I added some elements this year which enhanced the program. In addition to the academic classes the girls take, I had them engage in more personal development work. I brought in outside experts for evening workshops and the favorite was the marvelous Dr. Torri "Love" Griffin, a therapist and relationship coach. Her amazing program is called LiSense 2 Date. I realize that often there are other concerns that get in the way of focus on school work and I thought Dr. Torri's program was just what was needed to have those conversations so that the girls could get down to business. And what an excellent addition it was as young people need more help than ever learning to navigate the rocky and uncertain territory of relationships these days.

The girls also embraced the Simply Ridiculous workshop and learned to LIGMO – let it go and move on. In deeper workshops, they illustrated themselves as a "MeMe" and wrote about their commitment to let those ridiculous behaviors go in favor of the wonderful life they are learning to choose and create. The drawings will be posted on the LIGMO website in the coming weeks.

I have tons of pictures and footage I will be posting so stay tuned on comments from the girls on their expeience. It was a life-altering experience and the bonds that were forged will be in place for life. And that was just one of the many benefits! My work at Spelman is done this summer but a new life for the students has just begun. They have a new perception of themselves as GHB's – growing human beings and have finer tools to help them create beautiful lives filled with adventure, discovery and contribution. Hats off College Prep Ladies!

Once a year I join my teachers Paul Scheele and Lynette Ayers in Minneapolis for the annual PhotoReading instructor training. I have the privledge of teaching an international group of new PhotoReading instructor candidates what it takes to share this amazing program. The course is only held once a year and is fantastic because trainers, teachers and facilitators come from across the globe and spend ten days straight with us to get access to this amazing technology and new paradigm of information procesing and learning. I get to meet other brothers and sisters world-wide who are also committed to transforming education as we know it.

This year I had the pleasure of working with five new instructors including: James and Esther Gitau from Nairobi, Kenya. They have an extraordinary training company Peak Performance which offers a variety of corporate and personal development programs. They are adding PhotoReading to enhance their existing programs which will bring a new love of reading and learning to their region of the globe!

Then there is Ken Prevost in Ottowa, Canada. His company, GC Training, offers a management coures and he is also an excellent NLP facilitator. He plans to expand his services and is using PhotoReading as one of the many tools to do it.

Baard Lois Sande is from Norway and has a style of his own. He travels internationally and takes his programs everywhere, serving his corporate clients as well as offering public workshops. It is my understanding that the people in Norway love to read and will be eager to embrace this innovative program. Baard is a Sedona Method fan and is adept at helping people to heal old wounds.

Kevin Montes traveled all the way from Johannasburg South Africa to attend this training. Kevin is a firewalker and holds amazing breakthrough seminars teaching people how to get to the other side of fear. He is eager to complete his certification so that he can continue to help people to have personal and professional achievements, just as he has been through his awesome firewalking ceremonies. Kevin had never seen snow and he got a bit of it for the very first time in April! I had fun taking pictures of a firewalker playing in the snow! 

I'd like to invite anyone who might be interested in becoming a PhotoReading instructor to inquire and see if its a good match for you. We need more instructors and PhotoReading has yet to reach its tipping point. With change agents like these coming aboard, it won't be long before entire communites are "doing the thing" and realizing that PhotoReading is natural, easy to learn, and its fun!  

I was reading The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra, – he is a marvelous teacher and storyteller, and he uses this metaphor to pose the question, Do you deny yourself mastery? Here it is:

"Imagine a baby who wants to walk but has these reservations:

     1.   I don't want to look bad

     2.   I don't want to fall down

     3.   I don't anyone else to watch me fail

     4.   I don't want to live with the burden of failure

     5.   I don't want to expend all of my energy

     6.   I don't want any pain

     7.   I want to get things over with as fast as possible

For a baby these reservations seem absurd. If any of them were applied, walking would never happen and the chance of master would never present itself. Yet as adults, we resort to these reservations all the time. We deny ourselves mastery as a result."

When I think about PhotoReading, I think about all of the people who deny themselves mastery because they use these same ridiculous excuses at one level or another. Excuses even a baby dares not to use! 

Its time to heal the wounded learner, forgive the past and embrace the power and magnificence of who you really are as a GHB – a Growing Human Being! PhotoReading is easy – its just different. If you haven't started your PhotoReading journey, get busy, it will take you down the rabbit hole for sure – a journey inside yourself where self mastery – is only the beginning. And its fun!

It was Super Bowl Weekend. Dallas got snowed in and Houston was iced down. When I arrived in Houston on Thursday afternoon to teach a weekend PhotoReading Seminar, I wasn't sure if it was going to happen or who would show up. The Houston airport was preparing to close down as they simply aren't used to sleet and ice and for safety's sake, it was probably a good call.

To my surprise, all but two people showed up to learn PhotoReading, in spite of the weather. I was impressed as these were unstoppable human beings who were committed to learning at all costs. PhotoReading is an investment in yourself. I've come to understand that its only for those who are serious learners that are willing to pay the price, and that means time and energy to achieve personal self-mastery. That's what the program is about – mastery – not just "reading" more books. Thats only one of the many benefits derived from the course.

I was delighted to meet Darla Perry, a CPA from Lousiana who is tackling tax code. She needs to amp up her skills to stay on top of her game. Then there was Shinobu Gilbreth, a Japanese medical doctor who wants more out of life and is committed to expanding her self. Juan Garcia is a former school superintendant and now teaches other how to excel in that field. His wife Ida is a principal at an elementary school. What a delight to be with a couple who are so committed to learning. Melba Wilson is an insurance agent and is expanding her horizons. Craig Roberson is a postal worker and is researching internet business opportunities. He needs to get more reading done in a shorter period of time. Peter Gonzalez, an extraordinary man of many talents, is a Psych-K instructor. He travels the world teaching powerful educational seminars. Piero Dambrosio is an engineer who has plenty to read and is a many of varied interests, including mastering programs like PhotoReading so that he can assist his children with embracing these human development programs. Anuj Shah is an immigration attorney with three degrees and who speaks 5 languages. He is an avid reader and is always looking for more powerful ways to communicate and solve problems. The baby of the group was Benjamin Chaftez, a college student who flew in from North Carolina just to learn this new skill.

I am always amazed by the eclectic group of everyday people, students and business professionals who show up from all walks of life to embrace PhotoReading protocol. It is my pleasure to share innovative reading strategies and I experience many benefits from using it and sharing it with others as it's an organic and flexible system with many layers. PhotoReading consists of five easy to learn steps. More than that though, you learn more about yourself than you ever learned in school. Once you learn how your brain works and learn a new and different way of using what belongs to you, things open up and you discover a whole new way of looking at books, and at life.

For me, PhotoReading is a natural process and is a natural high. I have more clarity of mind and my dreams are more vivid, including lucid dreams, and my relationship to authors is expanded. Reading is just a converstion with an author and using the PhotoReading whole mind system helps me get through books quicker and with improved comprehension. I know that the new group of graduates who joined the community of dedicated PhotoReading graduates world-wide are going to develop their skills to the max. They've already demonstrated that in part by braving the weather and playing full out.

I'm an unstoppable PhotoReading Instructor and each time I share this course, I feel privileged to meet so many diverse lovers of learning. Like me, these people didn't care much about Super Bowl. They care about learning and evolving as growing human beings. That's the game we're playing. We're committed and they've now joined the ranks of unstoppable learners who know that in order to have more, you've got to do more. And yes, that means turning off your TV. I thank God for those who are willing to dig deep and go the extra mile. It makes every trip for me worthwhile, rain, sleet, snow or shine.

I'm up to something BIG! I'm putting on an exclusive, one-of-a-kind PhotoReading Academic Summer Camp for Teens at the Enota Mountain Retreat center in Hiawassee, Georgia, Summer of 2011. I've been teaching PhotoReading to Teens for the past 5 years at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia as part of their Summer College Prep Institute. I'm proud to say that my program has been a favorite.

I've deeply moved by students and their need to develop reading skills necessary to manage the massive reading load. We live in the information age and what students need are more practical ways to get their reading done with improved memory and comprehension. Time is of the essence and its the one thing none of us can get more of, so students need to learn to make the best use of the time they have in school – and PhotoReading helps to do just that. The goal is to help students use their "whole  mind" and not just the fraction or small 10% that we often hear about.

Each year at Spelman, smart parents who want the best for their daughters made the investment and brought their girls to this great program. I exposed groups of approximately 50 girls each year to Accelerated Learning, efficient reading strategies, including PhotoReading, improved vocabulary and a host of other learning activities like Brain Gym exercises, and how to get into the optimum state for learning using methods developed by the Institute of HeartMath.

This year I'm looking foward to having an exclusive two weeks with those who love to learn so that I can help increase their joy. And for those who despise reading – I'm going to transform their awareness and help them see that reading is just a conversation with the author. I'll teach them to be active in the conversation and get what they need, use it for their assignments and get on with the business of living. Students positively love my courses as it offers a new way of looking at reading and a new new approach to it.

I'm pleased with my new alliance with Suan Freed, the director of the Enota Retreat Center. She is a retired chiropractor and a holistic person. Her center is a self-sustaining eco-facility with gorgeous cabins, 4 waterfalls, an organic farm, complete with animals, fresh mountain air, cool stuff to do, and much, much more! This is going to be the best experience ever for students and I can hardly think of a better place I'd like to hold it (other than the beach). Life is not a beach. Its what we make it. – We're going to make something incredible happen with learning at Enota this summer.

Stay tuned for more details!

I have the pleasure of teaching the Genius Code program this weekend, December 3-4, 2010 in Los Angeles. This unique seminar will begin with an introduction to PhotoReading and a refresher for PhotoReading graduates on Friday night. That will be fun as I love to introduce PhotoReading to newbies and to hear about the many ways graduates are applying PhotoReading and developing their minds and this natural ability.

PhotoReading is easy. Its just different and it takes some practice until the new skill becomes a habit. Then the brain loves it and says, "Finally! You've graduated your reading beyond what you learned in elementry school. And not a minute too soon!"

The Genius Code program is a collaboration between renown educators Paul Scheele, the developer of the PhotoReading protocol, and Win Wenger, who wrote a wonderful book entitled, The Einstien Factor. A must read for anyone looking to develop their genius potential.

I am among ten international instructors who learned how to deliver these protocols in a seminar setting. Prior to this, the methods were only available through a home study course published by Learning Strategies. Of all of the beautifully designed courses offered by Learning Strategies, The Genius Code is my personal favorite. For years I'd been itching to share it with others in a seminar format and now I have the chance!  I can hardly wait to introduce others to these wonderful and easy to use mind development protocols.
 

In school we learn quite a bit about "subject matter" and very little about ourselves. This course and the others offered by Learning Strategies teach us about OURSELVES. That's what tickles my fancy. Its high time that we develop ourselves and move into the next phase of our conscious evolution as a species. I'm excited and can hardly wait to meet the seekers and risk takers who are coming out to have a new experience of themselves.

If you're green you're growing. If you're ripe, you're rotting. For me, I'm a GHB - a growing human being and it is my pleaure to be under the tutelage of such great teachers and to serve others who are growing, exploring and looking for new ways to develop themselves and expand their minds. This educaional seminar will be much like my others – a learning party. Let the games begin!

Teaching PhotoReading this weekend in Denver, Colorado was  yet another tremendous opportunity for me to help share this incredible and life changing program. The class was full of hungry, eager learners that hung on every word and gave it their all as they learned this simple and elegant mind development protocol.
 

I love it when people take responsiblity for their learning and engage in new and expanded sciences of the mind and discover how to develop more of their potential. Isn't that what life's all about?
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Are you a creature of habit? Of course you are! We all are. In every area of our lives, we do nearly thing habitually, without even thinking about it. This is why it’s so important to develop good habits early on, especially with learning and reading. Have you been taught to be passive as a reader, getting bored and falling sleep on the book? Don’t fret, that’s a habit many people are plagued with. And we’ve got to improve on that habit since reading is the bedrock of learning in any and all subjects. Right?

Well, the beauty of the PhotoReading Whole Mind System is that it teaches you to become APQ – Active, Purposeful and Questioning as a reader. This is essential for your success! Otherwise, reading turns out to be just one nap after another. This remarkable program will teach you how to get your reading done, in the time you have available, at the comprehension level you need and how to stay awake and love every minute of it!

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I’m currently in Boston, teaching a PhotoReading seminar at the Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel. I’ve got a new group of hungry, excited seekers that are immersed in the PhotoReading protocol. I’m blown away because at each seminar, people come from far and wide to gain access to this beautiful program.

In addition to the United States residents, we have two Australian women; the beautiful Ann Conway and her daughter Katie. What a trek! And there is Yukio Kokubu who traveled all the way from Japan to experience the program. When I asked him why he didn’t take it from the incredible Masanori Kanda, a famous Japanese Instructor and Marketing Guru, he said that he had the specific goal of wanting to improve his English and is PhotoReading all of his books in English. He is doing a great job connecting with his class mates and "doing the thing!"

As Emerson said, He who does not the thing, has not the power. He who does the thing, has the power!
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I just returned last night from an eight day stay in Kent, England. As one of three master trainers and certifying instructors, I was there to help a PhotoReading Instructor candidate complete her certification by preparing and then demonstraing her skills by teaching an actual seminar.