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Why am I so negative?

By On · 21 Comments · In Blog/Articles, Hypnosis, Images, Personalized Empowerment

Pretty Woman Julia Roberts was right…

…and so is Naomi Bettencourt of Global Warming and Cooling! Stay Cool Naomi.

On my last post about my definition of personalized empowerment, I used a clip from City Slickers.  I promise not to make a habit of this but I had to do it one more time because Naomi had such a great comment.  In addition to being the top heating and cooling expert in the Las Vegas area, she also showed great insight to point out this clip of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman and said…”It’s just true, isn’t it?”

The bad stuff is easier to believe…

Yup, it’s true.

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What is personalized empowerment? Ask Curly…

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 The following is a great scene in City Slickers…  Billy Crystal’s wife has sent him off to a dude ranch to find his smile again…Yeah I know it’s a movie so work with me a little bit.

Please be advised that the “S word” is used in the above clip…and I don’t mean Shoot.

Curly’s Secret to Life…

When I first attempted to articulate the meaning of personalized empowerment, I thought of this scene in City Slickers. (Thank goodness for YouTube!)  For Curly (Jack Palance) it was so simple but I just love how Billy Crystal is so confused.  He probably didn’t want to here that he has to figure it out for himself…

Recently I came up with the concept of personalized empowerment when I was not-so-gently pushed by a colleague to explain what I do. 

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What do trees have to do with personalized empowerment?

By On · 13 Comments · In Blog/Articles, HOME, Images, Personalized Empowerment

Empowerment

From the moment I saw this photo ot just seemed so transparent a symbol to how life works…and how unfair it can be. 

Two trees of basically the same height, size, and presumably age.  Both are exposed to the sun, same amount of water, soil.   There doesn’t seem to be any major threats to either tree’s health so both should thrive.  Yet, the tree on the left is sturdy, full of leaves and life while the other is bare, leaves at it’s base, exposed and dying. 

So there must be more to it, right?  Well.. Read Full Article →