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1. 1 marc on Aug 16th, 2007 said:

   I love the women of AWE. They’re amazing women who love to give, and to receive truth.
2. 2 stephanie on Aug 16th, 2007 said:

   I have heard lots of great things about AWE – it’s been on my To Do list for many months now… hoping to perhaps do the one in October!
3. 3 marc on Aug 17th, 2007 said:

   I have only listened to a few chapters and it’s true, the idea is basically all about thinking positively, and visioning the most impossibly fabulous future for yourself.

   The place I most use The Secret is finding parking. When I’m driving (which is rare) downtown, I’ll spend a little time on my ride visualizing the spot I’m going to get. “There it is, right in front of the theater, rock star parking… riiiiight theeeeeere…” and MAN, it’s worked enough times that I’m going to do it every time.

   I tried it a couple of times with people, but “Rub my back, riiiiiiiight theeeeere…” is sort of weird when it’s in your head and you’re staring.
4. 4 YogiD on Aug 20th, 2007 said:

   I agree that this is a great starter course. When people ask me about the Forum, I reply that it feels like Buddhism for America. Many people I now already live their lives with Landmark ‘possibilities’ but for people who are new to the fact that they control their own destiny, it is a great place to start. I also alert anyone I know that when it’s time to sign up your friends, that’s a great time to go to the bathroom or have a silent meditation.
5. 5 marc on Aug 20th, 2007 said:

   I completely agree. If you don’t notice the hard sell, then you probably drank the glass of kool-aid on the way in.

   That said, the hard sell is almost the whole point. If you can get past it to the lessons, you’ve got a great first practice in getting past resistance to something deeper and more meaningful.

   What Landmark really was for me, was a course on communication and how to catch myself listening for what I wanted to hear. When people talk to us, we tell ourselves stories as they talk. Landmark teaches some great distinctions in how to notice, catch, and stop those stories. From there, you can really start to know yourself and others without all that racket.
6. 6 scott on Aug 21st, 2007 said:

   Arete rocked me to the core. I felt like the transformation all-star team (literally 7 seasoned vets leading the course) cooperated to help me pop. Good-intention community vibe as well…just wish these guys were as big as Landmark…
7. 7 Bethy on Aug 22nd, 2007 said:

   Beautiful-this made me want to go Agape
8. 8 ryan on Aug 23rd, 2007 said:

   Bob’s got it going on….a true guru indeed! not that I have fears of being buried alive in a box or anything, but it’s a great example of how “Stop It!” therapy can allow you to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
9. 9 scott on Aug 24th, 2007 said:

   Now *that* is a quality comment! I dunno we use this sort of ‘therapy’ with cats and dogs and kids. Why not with adults?
10. 10 scott on Aug 24th, 2007 said:

    Nigel is my hero. One of many phrases to make it from Spinal Tap into the vernacular…
11. 11 quiche on Aug 26th, 2007 said:

    Arete….amazing content, horrible business model. I got my money’s worth x100 fold for sure. This was like finding a giant diamond in the couch cushions. That’s why it’s SO frustrating seeing it struggle as a business.
12. 12 Shelly on Sep 6th, 2007 said:

    Shana and Alexis are wonderfully self expressed, radiant women who encourage women to be more themselves. What strikes me most about AWE is the safe space they create for women to go deeply into their own personal wounds and triumphs. There’s such a personal feel at AWE, by the end we all feel like family. The way the other women shared their hearts so vulnerably with every one really inspired me to live to my potential. I love AWE.
13. 13 scott on Sep 7th, 2007 said:

    I took AMP over 2 years ago and I keep finding the lessons integrating into my life more each month. I love the AMP newsletters too…
14. 14 Laura on Sep 7th, 2007 said:

    I went into AWE expecting…. well, not a lot. “oh, I’ve already done a lot of work, it’s just going to be a soft-core repeat” blah blah blah. What I found instead was opening, after opening, after opening, ’til I didn’t think there was anywhere left to open. And then opening again. Part of what allowed that for me was the multiple, personally- focused ‘circles’ we each had over the weekend. That structure meant I could dive in, then integrate, and then several hours, or a day, later, dive in again from a new angle and go even deeper. Shana and Alexis rocked my world with their wisdom, discernment and warmth, as did the other facilitators. What a gift.
15. 15 Gretchen on Sep 10th, 2007 said:

    I seem to enjoy vicarious transformation, so I haven’t actually read The Power of Now, but I have talked to friends who have. And it makes good sense that the present is the only place to be, really, and I notice ALL THE TIME when I’m upset that I’m living in either present or future. So…good work, Eckhart! But my god, is he serious about menstruation as past pain resurfacing!? With this one little fact, Kenny has knocked Eckhart off his pedestal, and now I’m REALLY not going to read the book. Sheesh!
16. 16 marc on Sep 11th, 2007 said:

    I’ve certainly read my fair share of Personal Development books, and some that were “out there.” I’m pretty used to sifting out the stuff that I think is just plain off base. For example, Landmark has great distinctions, if you can filter through the hard sell, Way of the Superior Man even calls out it’s stereotype and asks you to suspend your indignation and see the value in the lesson.

    That said, I’m not going to read this either, I think there are other resources out there for seeing how to live in the present without the borderline misogynist views. I think there’s value in a lot of this stuff, even if there are views that I disagree with, or offend me, and I also have limited time and am looking forward to reading the 4 Hour Workweek.
17. 17 admin on Sep 15th, 2007 said:

    I’ve done some reading up recently on Landmark. They’re a for-profit company run by Werner Erhard’s (who sold EST’s technology to Landmark due to controversy) brother and other board members. They released financial statements a few years back and released information about how profits are dispensed (as dividends to employee-shareholders). I know that they’ve found that advertising doesn’t work for their program. I think a lot of the problem is the name, frankly, but that friend-to-friend referrals work amazingly. No wonder they put so much energy towards it…I think the real problem, though, is in mixing their ‘advertising’ with their courses…leaves people feeling icky and gives them such a bad reputation, it’s really too bad.
18. 18 marc on Sep 17th, 2007 said:

    I’m totally hooked now too. I got the audio and it’s very practical information, down to the web addresses of places to outsource or hire assistants, and what kind of tasks make sense. Granted, I probably won’t have my VA (Virtual Assistant) be writing apology emails to my girlfriend, but his point is made.
19. 19 SuperAccountant on Sep 21st, 2007 said:

    I think this book should be read before wasting money on Quicken or other software that tracks your spending. Start with the root of the problem and then start tracking.
20. 20 ArahMan7 on Sep 22nd, 2007 said:

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21. 21 self improvement courses on Sep 22nd, 2007 said:

    Arete course is very helpful , it makes participants with confidence and support.

    “small drop makes an ocean” like that this ” small course makes an confident”
22. 22 Marc on Sep 24th, 2007 said:

    I tend to agree. I have quicken, and still don’t use it. I track stuff, sort of, but I’m not really connected to “why” I track stuff.
23. 23 Aldian Prakoso on Sep 24th, 2007 said:

    Hi Tim,

    Thanks the visit.
24. 24 ricardo on Sep 29th, 2007 said:

    I forgot to write that this a small course, with about 10 to 12 participants per course.
25. 25 marc on Sep 29th, 2007 said:

    Is this mostly a discussion-based course?
    Will I have to explore/discuss/speak/act in front of the group, or just with my partner?
    Do I need a partner?
    Is there any portion of the course that focusses on sensuality and are you asked to do anything beyond your own comfort level in front of the group?
26. 26 Gest on Sep 30th, 2007 said:

    The book’s first chapter has an inspiring tone and a perspective on work and freedom from work that’s refreshing for most. I’ve been living that life and thought it was mostly well articulated. But, the problem is much of the book is filled with get rich schemes that are really just soul-less schemes – like trying to invent a mindless widget to sell. Still, skip that chapter and shake up your perspective – free yourself from the 9-5. In general, this stuff seems obvious to me, but if you’ve been an employee most of your career, you probably need a new perspective…
27. 27 scott on Sep 30th, 2007 said:

    Gest, curious what you think are some solutions to the issue of cashflow. I think Timothy’s assertion was that you should generate your own business, producing a product (ideally of value to other human beings, like his vitamin supplements or t-shirts or whatever) and then figure a way to put them on autopilot. How is that soul-less?
28. 28 Alicia Bayer on Sep 30th, 2007 said:

    This is primarily an experiential course- there is some discussion- but our aim is for you to actually retain what you learn and experience in the course- so it is not just another weekend workshop where you “get high” and then go back into your life and have things be the same, but rather where you have actual experiential transformation that lasts

    The course is for couples and singles- and you will be asked to share and participate in the group. The exercises are done with partners (people who come as a couple often do all the exercises together), and those who come as singles do the exercises with each other.

    Everyone does the exercises at their own pace, and you are never asked to do anything you don’t want to do.

    There is a portion of the course that focuses directly on Sensuality- and you have the opportunity to have as much of an opening as you want- again you are never asked to do anything you don’ t want to do- most people find the environment challenging and nurturing at the same time- a place to explore your edges in a safe way.
29. 29 Jessica Hayes on Oct 1st, 2007 said:

    The Pleasure Course changed my life. I learned how to really communicate with the men in my life and ask for what I want, and now, as a single woman, I am having so much fun dating. I feel completely empowered and sensual as a woman- a sense of joy and liberation that I have never felt.

    The course leaders are masterful at knowing exactly what it will take for each individual participant to have the breakthrough they want to have- there is a lot of individual attention on everyone, so every person gets exactly what they want out of the course and much more!

    I recommend this course whole-heartedly to anyone who wants a true and lasting transformation in their spiritual and sensual life!
30. 30 marc on Oct 2nd, 2007 said:

    This sounds like a great course for people who already have some experience letting go and trusting a small group of strangers. I say that without sarcasm.

    Having done Arete, Landmark, and a slew of other work, I can say that that ability to trust and be coached is almost all you need to step on the path of transformation.
31. 31 Elisabet Harris on Oct 2nd, 2007 said:

    The Pleasure Course is absolutely amazing!!!
    I have learned and grown so much since I took it almost a year ago.
    I feel so in touch with my body and all my sensual ability’s as a human being, and these ability’s are constantly expanding.
    I am so happy that I found such an open minded and supportive community.

    There is transformation available in areas like, enlightenment, communication and sensuality, and I’ve experienced it in all of these areas.

    As Jessica said, the leaders are masters at what they do. They are also really knowledged and down to earth people that know how to have fun!

    I recommend taking it if this interests you in any way.
32. 32 Antenna on Oct 3rd, 2007 said:

    hey! thanks for the review. “idea men,” i like that. i like that alot. and we like you too.
33. 33 c on Oct 3rd, 2007 said:

    I took my first Pleasure Course in February of 2006. Because this course intensively served my capability to cultivate intimacy and pleasure in my life, I particpated in the intensive courses offered by Beyond Education. This has had a permanent impact on my life. I no longer believe any personal myths of victimization, I experience intense bodily pleasure whenever I choose to, I know how to cultivate intimacy in an enjoyable way, I feel free to express myself in life and in sexual play, and I have more free attention for my spiritual practice. So, obviously, I highly, highly recommend the Pleasure Course.
34. 34 marc on Oct 3rd, 2007 said:

    This book is jam-packed with info, and it’s paced well. The format lends itself easily to people who want the whole technique, or just some time-savers. I really liked it (the audio version), and highly recommend it.
35. 35 marc on Oct 4th, 2007 said:

    Great review! I’m just curious what kinds of techniques Pamela uses during her spiritual workshop. Can you share some of those details?
36. 36 satsang on Oct 4th, 2007 said:

    This video is hilarious. Sometimes I feel that way when I’m meditating! =)
37. 37 Paola on Oct 5th, 2007 said:

    The Pleasure Course brought a deeper and broader meaning to who I am. It supported me in understanding the benefits of fully embracing being a beautiful, sensual, intelligent woman. Today I feel fulfilled in all aspects of my life because I have learned the importance of integrating all of me – sexually, spiritually, and physically – giving room for my body, mind and soul to simply Be. This course was life changing for me. Fabulous!

    I recommend the Pleasure Course to anyone seeking to fully experience all that they are. It is a course for people willing to let go of old beliefs in order to achieve enlightened pleasure in all areas of their lives.
38. 38 Jeffrey on Oct 12th, 2007 said:

    The Pleasure Course really got me in touch with how to be a man in my relationships with women. I am in a committed relationship, and have been for 4 years now. I never knew what a huge effect it could have on my woman to really know how to “take” her. She trusts me and gives herself to me at a level I have never experienced- it’s hot!

    Trust me- take the Pleasure Course.
39. 39 marc on Oct 15th, 2007 said:

    This looks like a lot of fun. I looked at the site and it’s also really financially accessible. I’ve been thinking a lot about how expensive personal development is these days, and some of InterPlay’s work is so cheap it feels like I’d be stealing!
40. 40 marc on Oct 15th, 2007 said:

    I think this course is the one that really continues to have a tangible effect in my life today. The concepts around wholeness (being a whole person and not making decisions and reacting out of neediness), and “inner game” continue to help me contextualize a lot of my interactions, with both genders. And yes, since taking the course I am now in a relationship that inspires me and others.

    The male and female coaches are all great, and the individual attention is something you just won’t see in a larger course.
41. 41 Gretchen on Oct 15th, 2007 said:

    Thanks for finding that You Tube piece, Marc!! It helps to show, better than I could have, the “pop potential” of InterPlay. From homeless women to kids in juvenile hall to middle class folks who need to (as one of my 7th grade students put it) “take a chill pill.”

    And I too have noticed how expensive personal development has become! I have to admit that the other day in a workshop on prosperity I felt positively foolish as I looked around at all the serious people in intense diads, trying so earnestly to transform, and I thought to myself, “WHAT are we doing, and WHY are we spending so much money to do it?”
42. 42 marc on Oct 15th, 2007 said:

    Thanks Gretchen, but the truth is that Scott found it.

    As for price, I think that personal development _is_ worth paying for. And in a conversation with Scott about a new venture of his, we agreed that paying for it actually puts something at stake. If I pay money, especially if I pay near the limit of what I feel is “worth it” then you bet your butt I’ll give it my all. And since personal development is all about how much you put into it, then the money actually serves a purpose other than supporting the coaches: it supports _you_ too.

    Read more on the thread in our forums
43. 43 scott on Oct 15th, 2007 said:

    I love the idea that improv can loosen you up to really have freedom with people and situations. I think it’s really true and is one area I want to work on for myself…how do I loosen up those vocal chords, especially when I’m nervous!
44. 44 Gretchen on Oct 16th, 2007 said:

    I’m with you that certain personal development workshops are worth paying for! And DEFINITELY people are more invested when their money is at stake (I can speak for myself here and say that is definitely true). I think about this a lot as a teacher of middle school students, and the differences between public and private schools…and the fact that even at my private school, the kids who are doing the learning are not the ones paying for it, so their motivation for being there comes from a different place than their parents!

    I guess my discomfort comes in when the ONLY way that people grow is when they go to workshops. What happened to communities as sources of strength and growth and love? I guess in many ways, these workshops have replaced church in our cultural life. I think, too, about Malidoma Some’s book The Healing Wisdom of Africa”…perhaps I’ll post a separate review of that book.

    I also have some questions about the inherent classism/elitism in the way personal development workshops are structured. And I often wonder about the huge emphasis that is placed on individual growth and ego-redemption… which is why I so appreciate Growth Pop as a medium to explore some of these questions, so that I have a forum in which I don’t have to take my craving for transformation too, too seriously.
45. 45 Gretchen on Oct 16th, 2007 said:

    Thanks, Scott, for the YouTube piece!
    And come play with us some Tuesday night…the more the merrier!
46. 46 Mark Michael Lewis on Oct 16th, 2007 said:

    Excellent book. Especially if one plays with the ideas rather than evaluating their truth. Although many of the criticisms of Tolle are warranted, they are also premature – once you have meditated with his techniques for a few hundred hours, THEN you will find your own limitations with the work. Before then, it is pretty much all gifts and beauty.
47. 47 scott on Oct 16th, 2007 said:

    got a copy of the audio…not so sure about his choice to use his own voice on the audio version but i’m diggin’ the content as I run.

    Also have a hangup…alphabetizing everything? Sounds like a pain to me. I’m all for the path of least resistance, i.e. grouping financial files together, fun files together, projects together, etc…that’s how my brain thinks, not by the alphabet.
48. 48 Gretchen on Oct 18th, 2007 said:

    Wow Mark, your inspiration around this book is, well, inspiring! I remember reading it way back in 1992 when i was a senior in high school, and I learned that I could win a great scholarship if I wrote an essay on the book. I never wrote the essay (seemed like too much work, once I read the book), but have always remembered the book… partially because there was a thread in the book that terrified me: what seemed like unabashed celebration of the extremes of civilization and human domination of the natural world.

    Oh, wait! I just realized that was The Fountainhead, not Atlas Shrugged. Huh! Anyway…I’d still be curious to hear what you have to say about that. You might be inspiring me to pick up the book again.
49. 49 Jesse Dhillon on Oct 19th, 2007 said:

    Yknow, I have always simultaneously admired and despised this book.

    On the one hand, who cannot relate to an antagonist who rises and succeeds in the face of so many detractors pressuring her to remain among them in mediocrity. At the same time, I feel that Rand sacrificing writing believable characters in order to set up such flat, one-dimensional, unredeemable characters who embody the ideals of her ideological opponents.

    In other words, I find that she writes in stark, black and white. But she writes well and compellingly.
50. 50 Ben on Oct 22nd, 2007 said:

    The pleasure course is a great experience that will most likely push you beyond your previous comfort zone. I found it a great way to explore my sexuality and learn more about the opposite sex. I would recommend this workshop to anyone who knows they are ready to take it. I would be a little weary to suggest it to friends of mine unless it’s obvious that they can handle it.

    Overall a cool experience!
51. 51 Ursula on Oct 23rd, 2007 said:

    It was better than I expected, though I started to nod-off towards the end.

    I didn’t think the acting was especially bad, there was a couple of seasoned vets in there.

    This review says more about the reviewer than it does the movie.
52. 52 xztheericzx on Nov 10th, 2007 said:

    i’m eric. joining a couple boards and looking
    forward to participating. hehe unless i get
    too distracted!

    eric
53. 53 bruceeisner on Nov 11th, 2007 said:

    The theme of getting our bodies back is timely for me. I’ve been sitting too much and my back is telling me to take back my body.

    Thanks for this review!
54. 54 Fuzzy :philippe on Nov 11th, 2007 said:

    Back when Mark had just published his book, I saw him at one of the early Temple of Poi. He had a table with his books. Being a relationship geek, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to bite into my favourite topic.

    Unfortunately, the book fell short for me: First, Mark creates new words and distinctions in his book for ideas that regular English seems perfectly adequate for, which didn’t work for me. Second, the book occured to me as very dry in its way of covering a topic that feels very organic.

    Having said that, Mark is an incredibly articulate guy and what didn’t work for me might just be the juicy bit you’ve been waiting for!
55. 55 David Coulson on Nov 17th, 2007 said:

    Dear Gretchen,

    Its not that ET says that menstruation is past pain surfacing, in fact he says that it provides a natural letting-go opportunity for women.

    Indeed, this is in the same section that he cites that women have more to forgve them men in general, for they have to forgive men for their “collective belief” that their power was taken by man. The truth is of course that they gave it away just as man did too, to beliefs of a non-love (fear) nature.

    In Love and Peace,

    David x
56. 56 DZ Luuking on Nov 20th, 2007 said:

    Help me understand this… I have been dating someone for 2 years now who has taken courses at AMP and continues to do so.

    Its something he doesn’t really talk or answer questions about.. only to say cloying things like… “it helps my eyes twinkle at you more.”
    If its something that is meant to help our relationship along, I would like it to include the both of us.

    Otherwise, I still see it as a “how can I pick up chicks better” kind of deal.. and I resent it when he tells me he’s going to an amp thing that will take up a whole Saturday night. OUR Saturday night.
57. 57 DZ Luuking on Nov 20th, 2007 said:

    Curious.
    Curious to see how this differs from AMP? AFter reading the website, they seem far more, how to be sexy, attractive, etc.
    … Anyone have a ballpark $$ of what they paid? …
58. 58 AdamC on Nov 21st, 2007 said:

    As someone who has done Buddhist meditation retreats with quite a number of different lineages, centers, and teachers, what I would say are the positives of the CVC :

    Big focus on sitting practice – many hours of sincere, diligent practice, on hour-after-hour day-after-day meditation sitting, which can be a powerfully positive experience
    Creates a tight, intense container for participants, where genuine spiritual transformative challenge and growth is possible and even likely
    Logistically well-run organization
    Goenka gives genuinely deep, powerful, and liberating teachings in the videos
    Trustworthy/ethical organization, committed to genuinely serving people’s growth
    Lives the spirit of charity and service by making their retreats available by donation (which makes the experience available to lower income people)

    The negatives that I see to CVC:

    The “marching awareness through the body” is just one of many mindfulness meditation techniques, and it is not one I find particularly powerful or useful. And yet, the CVC organization acts like it’s the only mindfulness technique of any legitimacy in the world.
    Somewhat fundamentalist, sectarian, and dogmatic (and, no, Axel “karma and reincarnation” are subtle concepts that are not that “dogmatic” if one actually understands them – I’m talking more about Goenka’s seeming assertion that his lineage and mindfulness technique are the only true spiritual path in the world, that all other Buddhist and other religion’s lineages have strayed from the true path of enlightenment).
    The minor cult of charismatic personality around Goenka
    Goenka’s annoying chanting/singing of ancient scripture, in the ancient language, on the audio tapes
59. 59 Sasha Cohen on Nov 26th, 2007 said:

    Hello…Thanks for the nice read, keep up the interesting posts..what a nice Monday . Sasha Cohen
60. 60 David Lurey on Dec 3rd, 2007 said:

    This book was gift to me when I gratduated High School by my best friend’s ‘New Age’ mom. It totally rocked my world in 1991 and I believe it was a catalyst in my personal growth life…I haven’t re-read it since then, but if you’ve just graduated High School and want an easy read to blast you open…read this one!
61. 61 David on Dec 3rd, 2007 said:

    I enjoyed many things about this book from the easy to read and true story to some simple and basic tools for being a single man who’s shy to make introductions. There are some fun and accurate tips here that I have field tested and work! And there is also a very shallow feel to what these guys do which is much more like seduction and manipulation rather than most other things you’ll read about on this site and with other programs. That being the case, it’s a fun read and sheds insight to how some shallow people go to radical extremes to look outside themselves for self worth.
62. 62 Rex Reed on Dec 18th, 2007 said:

    Interesting review! Well, I too finished this book and found it inspiring enough to want to change my life to manage my time better and become a PARALLEL entrepreneur (who needs Serial?).

    As such, I’m documenting and journaling my journey from 40 hour a weeker to 4 hour a weeker on my blog at http://www.fourhourworkweekdiary.com. I’d love to get your feedback, encouragement, or discouragement as I attempt to radically change the way I spend my time.
63. 63 scott on Dec 19th, 2007 said:

    I got a lot out of this course.
    I gained direct experience of what my ‘trips’ are and how to move past them. How to be more present in the moment.
    I learned more about man/women dynamics, what women are looking for, and how important communication and paying attention are.
    I learned some techniques to enhance my partner’s and my own sexual experiences.
    Everything in the course wraps up into a way of approaching life and relating that has brought positive change into my life.
64. 64 scott on Aug 5th, 2008 said:

    hrm…I’ve been guilty of all 10! =)

    I particularly like the section about how our brains doen’t care how we feel, “its most important success indicator is the answer to the question, “Are we dead yet?” If the answer is no, it knows to keep on with whatever it has been doing.”
65. 65 marc on Aug 12th, 2008 said:

    Seems like there’s a lot of new schools of fitness.

    I just did this other one, http://hundredpushups.com/.

    Nowhere near as vomit-inducing, and I actually eeked out 100 on the last day, where I was topping out at about 50 until I started the program.
66. 66 dangermarc on Aug 15th, 2008 said:

    This is awesome. He reminds you of your own common sense…
67. 67 scott on Aug 16th, 2008 said:

    Amazing…freaky….inspiring…whoah.
68. 68 Dangermarc on Aug 20th, 2008 said:

    I’m really digging this blog now. Actual functional tips. Call it growth, learning, “edutainment,” whatever. Keep it up.
69. 69 scott on Aug 22nd, 2008 said:

    I’ve been looking for something like this…I’ve all but jettisoned my entire music collection in favor of having a ‘clean’ library. Gonna give this a shot.
70. 70 Dan on Sep 12th, 2008 said:

    For implementing GTD you might try out this web-based application:

    http://www.Gtdagenda.com

    You can use it to manage your goals, projects and tasks, set next actions and contexts, use checklists, schedules and a calendar.
    A mobile version and iCal are available too.

    Hope you like it.
71. 71 Dangermarc on Sep 22nd, 2008 said:

    I took three Landmark courses: The Forum, the Advanced Forum, and the SELP (Self Expression and Leadership Program). I never took the Wisdom Course, but it sounds a lot like how they describe the SELP. I know a lot of people who got a lot from Landmark, myself included, but after the Forum everything felt really dry and frankly like a pyramid scheme. During the Advanced Forum and SELP, I spent more time listening to how and why I should sign up all my friends and family than I did on myself or on my project. I have a hard time believing that the Wisdom Course is really that much different.

    Is it?
72. 72 Dan on Sep 22nd, 2008 said:

    I’m currently 4/5 through the Wisdom Unlimited course, by Landmark Education. My experience in the course, like everyone’s, is and has been completely unique.

    While I agree that the Wisdom Unlimited course teaches that growth and development occur inside of community, it equally emphasizes individual and personal progress and breakthroughs. Additionally, the scope of the ‘initiative’ is far from limited to just projects and businesses; it’s about every single aspect of our lives. Additionally, the grid that the previous author describes is unlimited in it’s scope as well.

    I’ve found the Wisdom Unlimited course to be far and away more beneficial to me than the Landmark Forum, or the two Seminars I’ve attended. I highly recommend this course.
73. 73 Marc on Jan 12th, 2009 said:

    Welcome Lampyra! I’m looking forward to a fresh new year with you.
74. 74 John Van Dinther on Jan 13th, 2009 said:

    Nice ta meetcha lampyra. What excites you about GrowthPop? Have you done many of the programs and workshops reviewed here?
75. 75 Lampyra on Feb 7th, 2009 said:

    Thank you for the welcome, guys!
    I’ve dabbled, like I said, but not jumped in headfirst. What I’ve been able to learn about myself through these experiences has been incredible though. Through GrowthPop, and through my personal relationships, I hope to be a help, and example, to others so that they may also move towards being comfortable with themselves, their needs, their faults, and most especially, with how amazing they are.