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Book Review: A Master Class in Gremlin Taming: The Absolutely Indispensable Next Step for Freeing Yourself from the Monster of the Mind
| Guest post by: Bradley Foster |
Article Overview: Rick Carson’s Taming your Gremlin is a classic book of self-development, written over 25 years ago. It has helped hundreds of thousands quiet negative voices in their heads that hold them back. Although Rick has revised the original work, his Master Class goes deeper with new techniques for freeing yourself from the “Monster of the Mind”. Rather than focusing on what’s going on in our heads, the Master Class is more focused on being genuine with ourselves and responsible in our relationships. His writing couldn’t be more clear, his techniques more elegant, practical and effective for achieving intimacy with yourself and others in your life. Time and time he reminds us to focus our awareness and being aware of our breath. So let’s take this one breath at a time.
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Book Review: A Master Class in Gremlin Taming: The Absolutely Indispensable Next Step for Freeing Yourself from the Monster of the Mind
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Rick
Carson, Collins, 2008
By Bradley Foster – Giant Steps Coaching
One of the joys of being a coach is reading books that help
me become a better coach and have the added advantage of helping me as a
person. Rick Carson’s book is one of these volumes that has a two fold
advantage and it was a pleasure to read on both levels. Reading it gave me
useful tools that I can use to help clients and it gave me useful reminders
that I can put into practice each day.
Rick Carson’s Taming
your Gremlin is a classic book of self-development, written over 25 years
ago. It has helped hundreds of thousands quiet negative voices in their heads
that hold them back. Although Rick has revised the original work, his Master
Class goes deeper with new techniques for freeing yourself from the “Monster of
the Mind”. Rather than focusing on what’s going on in our heads, the Master
Class is more focused on being genuine with ourselves and responsible in our
relationships. His writing couldn’t be more clear, his techniques more elegant,
practical and effective for achieving intimacy with yourself and others in your
life. Time and time he reminds us to focus our awareness and being aware of our
breath. So let’s take this one breath at a time.
One of Rick’s techniques of interpersonal communication is
called Peeling the Onion. If you
follow his system, even in conflictual situations, you will reach a deeper
level of understanding and communication with your partner.
Quite simply, the system is:
Simply Notice
Describe
Hush
Breathe
Listen
Or as he playfully refers to it: SNDHBL. It’s hard to
describe how powerful this system is when communicating with others. Simply
noticing refers to what is true for you in the moment rather than what you are
thinking which tends to be more about what was or the way you would like things
to be. This is the authenticity about yourself that is so important to describe
to your partner. It takes a lot of practice to get this down. Having said what you notice, hush,
breathe and listen creates a space for your partner to reciprocate. Beautiful.
Simple. Elegant.
If you haven’t read Taming
your Gremlin, you will find this book gives you enough of a review of the
basic principles so you won’t feel like you are missing something. His chapter
on hypnotic preconceptions is
especially good. I love the way he talks about beliefs, “remember, beliefs, even
the noblest of them are just opinions you have developed loyalty to.” Hypnotic
preconceptions are how we have figured out how the world works. It’s our
stories, our beliefs and they are almost always wrong. Our beliefs keep us from
being genuine, of living a heart-felt existence and gets in the way of intimacy
with those closest to us. This book is a guide to showing you how to develop
greater intimacy.
Rick’s book reminds me how simple effective, genuine
communication can be when we can get out of the way. It’s all about being
heart-centered rather than being in your head where gremlins and hypnotic
preconceptions hold sway. Rick provides an elegant methodology to living a
responsible, authentic and self aware life.
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About the Author: Bradley Foster RSS for Bradley's articles - Visit Bradley's website I offer professional coaching services in the following areas: career/executive/business/leadership/life/writing/relationships and creativity. I help individuals and executives define and get in step with their stated goals and values. I'm an experienced coach, having worked with hundreds of clients over the past five years, coming to coaching from a business background and as a trained therapist. My clients and I work to close the gap between who or what they say they are, or want to be, and who or what they actually are now, as expressed by their actions. I'm also a writer, and communications consultant. I have published dozens of articles in North American newspapers, websites and magazines and for Reuters and Thomson Newspapers over the past twenty years. I published a book on self-coaching with co-author, psychologist and coach, Dr. Stephen Renfrey, called Deep Coaching: A Guide to Self Directed Living. I am currently writing a book on creative life strategies. I write a monthly career column called Ask The Coach in Job Postings magazine. I also write articles and have a blog I update every week. I recently published an article on the boundary between therapy and coaching in Choice Magazine, the premier coaching journal. I am a successful entrepreneur, business development executive, and business and communication consultant before turning to executive and life coaching full-time. I have an MA from The University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science from the McGill University. I also attended The Ontario College of Art, Columbia University and I have a three year certificate in Leadership and Psychotherapy from the Gestalt Institute of Toronto. I received coach training from the Gestalt Institute and the Coach Training Institute. The breadth of my experience and the training I've done ensures that you'll get insight, clarity and direction from me. Click here to visit Bradley's website   Self Motivation Self Coaching A Guide to Self Directed Living A Timely Time Management System for Creative People Are Your Beliefs Holding You Back Swimming in a Sea of Ideas |
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