The Practical Way

Sunday, 12th October 2008

“Breakthrough to success” NLP seminar with Chris Howard

Written by George Traganidas Topics: Habits, NLP, Personal Finance, Presentations, Seminars

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In June, I went to the Breakthrough to Success seminar by Christopher Howard. It was such an awesome event. Chris rocks. He has studied NLP and hypnosis for years and it shows every minute he is on stage. I have studied NLP as well, but I have never seen anyone put it to practice so well. Every move and every word he says are calculated and full of meaning.

In the seminar he covers the areas of wealth, personal growth, career, relationships and family. The best thing is that he shows you the skills to use to achieve what you want in the areas and you practice them with him. So, you gain a lot of insight on the practical application of these tools. [...]

Sunday, 14th September 2008

Steve Jobs speech at Stanford

Written by George Traganidas Topics: Presentations

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On 12 June 2005, Steve Jobs gave a speech to the graduates of Stanford University. In his speech he narrated three stories from his life to the students and the meaning that each one of them has and how they shaped his life.

His first story is about connecting the dots. Sometimes events in your life look insignificant at present and only in the future you will realise how important they really are. His second story is about love and loss. In this one Steve explains how he left Apple and how through this loss he became stronger and came back. His last story is about death. People need to enjoy life and not let it pass by them. You need to challenge yourself all the time if you compromise or you live the life you dream. [...]

Friday, 12th September 2008

Tony Robbins speaks at TED

Written by George Traganidas Topics: Habits, NLP, Presentations

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Tony Robbins has given an amazing presentation at the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference. In this presentation he talks about why people act the way they do and what is driving them. It is a 30 min presentation and it is very insightful. Pay attention to his presentation style and also see how in the end he manages to get extra time with a clever technique. [...]