Hi All,
I also listened to the teleseminar, which came at the opportune time of 2 days after I received the Ultimate You library, so I’ve been checking out some of the tips Paul gave with a pretty fresh view.
One question: Does anyone have any suggestions for PL(s) that will help with undirected anger? Often when I listen to a PL, for no apparent reason I'll start getting angry. New History Generator seems an obvious choice, but it doesn't help when I can't identify the origin of the anger. Any tips would be welcome.
Regarding the seminar, I agree with cjbooze about the prime importance of establishing intent, and with Alex V. about using one PL at a time to work through an issue. Paul also suggested using multiple PLs to work on the same issue, and if you wanted to listen to more than one in a day, he suggested listening to each session only once that day. (He likened the single session to planting a seed. You wouldn't plant a seed, and then dig it up and plant it again. You'd let it take root and grow, going back later to tend it. So it is with the PLs.)
For example: I have some pounds to lose (ahem!) and the Ideal Weight PL is the obvious place to start as an aid to the general process. I had in fact been listening to it for the two days before the seminar. At Paul's comment, I looked through the other PLs and mapped out a little one-day course: Anxiety-Free (to alleviate fears I have about losing weight), New History Generator (to help me change views that negatively affect my eating and exercise habits), New Behavior Generator (to help me change my ways), and so on.
Since yesterday was a holiday here in the U.S. and I planned to be doing stuff all day at home, I listened to my "seminar" PLs throughout the day with "weight loss" as the connecting intent. Today, I feel different. It's hard to describe. Lighter, somehow (though my scale read the same this morning!), as if I have less to worry about, less need to eat inappropriately. Nothing is different in my life in general, but I feel that I am different. Now I'm paying attention to exactly what may be different, so I can act on the changed attitudes rather than slipping back into my old habits. And I will of course be going back to the PLs, following the instructions.
A note to Tamar:
Paul laughingly said in the seminar that we can't just sit around listening to paraliminals, we have to go out and create our lives. He clearly was speaking "half in jest, full in earnest". I inferred that if we listen to PLs and expect our lives to change for the better, our attitudes will probably change but our lives will not -- unless we take notice of those changes and, day by day, put them into action. Perhaps, Tamar, you weren't doing enough in the follow-up stage. I don't suggest this as a criticism, but as a memory: Some time ago I bought the Anxiety-Free audiotape and, despite following the instructions through numerous playbacks, I didn't see any benefit and I stopped trying. Now I see that I was approaching each session as a cure, not an aid. Perhaps this is not what you were doing, but perhaps it was an element? If it was an element, I urge you to try again using the NOPS and/or Natural Brilliance models that Alex mentions in his post when you start to feel the effects of a PL. I hope this helps.
Pardon the long post. (Teddy Roosevelt pointed out that he could give a 2-hour speech immediately, but it would take a month or so to write a 2-minute one!) I'll end this novel with the request that the good people at LSC consider creating a transcript or summary of the teleseminar for those who weren't able to attend. I also suggest that an FAQ be put together for Ultimate You Library owners because of the many options available to them that aren't necessarily open to people who own one or only a few PLs.
Have a great day!
