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Jamie Smart · Message posted: 14th Feb 08, 01:23 pm

"All Through My Life I Was Told
Just Be Yourself,
But No-one Ever Showed Me How"

2 day workshop
£397 + Vat
Early Bird Offer of £297 + Vat (expires 8th October)
Dates: 8th – 9th November, 2008

Back in 1996, when I read my first book about NLP & Hypnosis, I had no idea of how my life would unfold. I was living in Oxfordshire, working as a project manager for a publishing company, and was making a decent living to support myself and my wife (we'd just married).

Slowly, I began to apply the principles I'd learned. Some things changed naturally in my life (I got a job working for a consultancy and moved to London), and I began to see results from using the hypnotic principles for communicating with others.

I was becoming more willing to engage with the adventure of my life. Let me explain. When I was working for the publishing company in the early 1990s:

I was good at my job, and well-paid for it, but I didn't feel fulfilled.
I had a sense that there was something else I was supposed to be doing on this planet, but I had no idea what it was.
To make matters worse, I didn't actually believe that I could do anything else
I could see how other people could follow their dreams, change jobs, start businesses, change tracks, find new careers, become entrepreneurs, but I somehow knew I couldn't.
I didn't have a clear direction for my life, but I wanted one.

In 1998, I attended my first NLP training. Two weeks later, I quit my job and set up my own business (still working as a consultant). I still didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew that NLP had something to do with it.

In the years that followed, I spent most of my time off (and a lot of my income) on finding the finest teachers of NLP and Hypnosis, and learning everything I could from them. I moved out of project management and into much more people-oriented work, and with each move, my overall sense of peace and fulfilment increased.

But I discovered something very strange.

I could get great results using NLP and hypnosis to help other people make changes and get what they wanted, but I had limited success using formal techniques to do work on myself. I got great value from the NLP approach to goal-setting, but it was almost as though something had been missed out of my NLP training. I felt like a page had been left out of the manual.

While I knew I was moving in the right direction, I still didn't have the sort of peace, joy and happiness in my life that I knew was possible.

My frustration with this situation sent me outside of the field of NLP and hypnosis, to areas as diverse as homeopathy, quantum physics, provocative therapy, TFT, spirituality, yoga my search was extensive. And in the course of that search, I discovered some keys.

The keys to success
These keys were so powerful, that they opened the doors that had previously been closed to me. All of a sudden, the NLP techniques worked for me. Amazingly, these keys also massively increased the power of the work I did with other people. The funny thing is, many of them were almost like cliches that I'd heard over the years, but no-one had ever shown me a way to put them into practice. Once I was able to do this, some astonishing things happened:

I began to spend more & more time in the present moment, and less time worrying about the future and the past.
I let go of limiting patterns & behaviours. Problems I'd struggled with for years started to disappear effortlessly.
My direction and purpose in life have become clear (they didn't arrive like a telegram, but rather emerged as I began to relax and let go).
I was suddenly able to make sense of the results I'd been getting in my life, and make simple changes to start living the life I desired.
I stopped worrying & started enjoying myself. When I think about the future today, it's with a sense of excitement, anticipation, and enjoyment of the life I already have.
I am being true to myself. My whole life people said to me "Just be yourself", but no-one ever showed me how. Now I know.

Bliss-ninny

Today, I spend most of my days experiencing a deep sense of wellbeing, knowing that all is well. I had always worried that being in this state would make me de-motivated, and turn me into a bliss-ninny who sat around watching TV or looking at the clouds all day, but nothing could be further from the truth. I've accomplished more in the past few years than I did in the previous ten, and am enjoying every minute of it.

Share my success

At the beginning of last year, I decided to start sharing my success with other people, and I designed Salad's flagship training course, The Art of Being. This is the most powerful 2-day course we offer, and the results have been amazing. Here are just some of the results people have had after deciding to attend The Art of Being.

A woman who had been going through a messy, painful divorce, and was unhappy about her size lost two stone in weight and established a cordial relationship with her ex-husband so they could settle their affairs.
A man who had been working for an company quit his job, went mountain-biking in South America, the returned to England and set up his own business.
An alcoholic stopped drinking and saved his marriage.
A man was able to connect emotionally with his son, and start having the father-son relationship he's always wanted.

Don't just take my word for it - read what people who have already attended the training say:

Dear Jamie,
I just wanted to drop you a quick line and say a massive THANK YOU for running your Art of Being course. Since I attended the course just over a month ago I have become much more chilled out and have made a lot of fundamental changes in my life which, until recently, either had not occurred to me or I had lacked the bottle to pursue ! I have set up my own business (have always wanted to be a Director of a company) and my house is now on the market as I will be moving to Monmouthshire after my Raleigh International expedition in Chile. Why ? Loads of Mountain Biking and running to be had ! Anyway, I don't know quite what hit the mark on your course but I feel really empowered and even more positive. Even my surfing has improved !!!!
Thanks again Jamie
David Bolton, Company Director

Jamie Smart is not only a special trainer, he is a very special person. I learned more in two days from his course the Art of Being than I have done from any other course of a similar nature. Jamie walks his talk and I know as a result of attending this course my life will be hugely enriched.
Tania Hopkinson, NLP Master Practitioner

Last weekend's course was fabulous and has made a difference in the way I feel about life and I am so much happier , the way you deliver your "stuff" is so enjoyable and the Art Of Being cd's take me back there every time and re-inforce all the good messages and techniques that you presented so effortlessly, thank you again.
Peter Bennet

Jamie,
Just a quick bit of almost instant feedback; Last night on the way home, Jo was surprised and pleased to notice that she was no longer talking to herself constantly about what she needed to do the next day. Instead she was able to watch the banana moon follow us home and really enjoy the journey. I have been finding myself wearing an inexplicable grin. I?m sure my voice has become louder and neither of us seem to give a monkeys about anything much (in a good way). So it all seems to be going rather well so say the least. I haven't seen Jo this relaxed and carefree for about 10-12 years !
Lucas Nicholls, Managing Director

The Art of Being is not a re-hash of familiar NLP techniques, but rather a journey into the structure of change. It is not a theoretical workshop, it is experiential. I've placed warnings on this training in the past, telling people only to come on this workshop if you are truly willing to change.
This is no idle warning. People who attend The Art of Being make changes and that's a fact. If you want your life to be different, the adventure starts here.

Here are just a few of the things you'll be learning:

The hidden handbrake that stops people from moving forward in life (yes, everybody's got one), and how you can release it and start moving forward effortlessly.
The unwritten value that makes people cling onto the patterns they don't actually want, and how you can get it to work for you rather than against you.
The manifestation turbocharger - once you start using this simple technique, hold onto your hat, because you'll be amazed at the speed at which the things and experiences you want start showing up in your own life.
The WD40 of change. When I discovered how powerful this is, I started using it not only with myself, but with my coaching clients, to clear stuck issues and make progress at a far greater rate. The results are amazing!
The goal-setter's trap. Have you ever had a goal that you'd really wanted, and then when you got it, you didn't want it anymore? This simple technique will ensure you never have that problem again.
The ultimate belief change technique. Your beliefs control the reality you can experience. Would you be interested in learning a simple way that you can change your beliefs in minutes, in a way that you'll really know your beliefs have changed. By the way, this is NOT an NLP technique, so you won't have done it on a Practitioner training. It is the quickest, most powerful way of changing beliefs I've ever found.
And much much more. Really! The things I've mentioned above only represent a small portion of what you'll be learning. But this is not just a string of techniques. It is rather a system and process for understanding and applying the principles of change so you can live the life you desire.

And who is this workshop for?

I'll start (as usual) by saying who it isn't for it isn't for people who just want the theory but don't want to get their hands dirty. Only come on this course if you are willing to change. A lot of the people who have made a decision to attend this course are people at a transition point in their lives. Others include people who have a sense that they need to do something different, but don't know what it is. If you are a "seminar junkie" (or have a friend who is), this may be the last course you ever need. I'm serious! One of the things I do on The Art of Being is explain the illusion that drives "seminar junkies", and free them from that trap. I promise that you'll never need to go on another seminar again (though if you want to, that's fine ). I know you might think I'm cutting my own throat by doing this, but all is well! People who work in the area of change or are studying it will obviously benefit, including NLP Practitioners, therapists, coaches, trainers, doctors, consultants and the like.

So the usual questions are: where, when and how much?

The "where" is at the Hinckley Island Hotel, just 90 minutes drive from London

The when is the 1st-2nd November, 2008.

The how much is up to you!

Let me explain. I've spent tens of thousands of pounds developing my skills, but I'm going to offer them to you and 23 other people (only 24 people will get a space on this training) for the price of just £397 + VAT (a total of £466.48).

One of the great things about having a maximum of 24 people on the training is that every person has the opportunity to get personal coaching on their skills and personal objectives from me. Many people who have attended Salad trainings have found the personal work I did with them justified their investment by itself. The fact that they got all the skills and learnings on the curriculum as well just increased their level of happiness with what they received.

We're going to be filming this workshop, so I'm keen to ensure a full house. For this reason, I'm going to go one step further and offer an early bird discount of £100. You can save £100 and pay the low price of just £297 + VAT if you book before 8th October 2008. When you book before this date, you will pay a 50% deposit, with the balance of fees being due by the start of the course.

So why else did I say - how much is up to you??

Because for every friend or colleague you refer who pays for and attends the workshop and is a new client to Salad, I'll give you £75 off your total investment. If you order at the early bird price, and refer five new clients who attend, you will pay nothing!

Because there are only 15 places available on this workshop, we're expecting that it will sell out, so book online or ring the Booking Hotline on 0845 650 1045 to reserve your place now.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at the workshop
Jamie Smart

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