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(Video) Challenging Everything as a Device for Rapid Achievement

by rcritchett
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I've grown to love doing what no one else does. Simply put, it gets me results that no one else gets.


The beginning of the recession, no job. I printed 300 resumes, called businesses for 6 hours finding and jotting down company owners, and either faxed, mailed or directly handed my resume to the decision makers. Having bypassed all of the stupid gatekeepers, 30 companies called me back within two weeks for interviews, 5 of which basically offered me jobs before interviewing.

Everyone around me said things like "The economy is so bad right now, just collect unemployment."

People said stuff like "There are 1,000 other applicants going for the same position, those are your odds."

What did I do? Not listen to a single one of them, challenged the entire situation as a "device for rapid achievement" and landed a kick ass IT job in PA.

I believe challenging life is the best way to get results. Use it as a device to simply find a better way than the status quo. Thanks for reading!
#achievement #challenging #device #rapid
  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Nice post Ryan - and good luck in your new job.

    Will
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    • Profile picture of the author rcritchett
      Originally Posted by Will Edwards View Post

      Nice post Ryan - and good luck in your new job.

      Will
      Thanks Will! Most of my work for this company is over. I do a tiny bit of part time work when they get crazy! Thanks for replying.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross James
    Interesting Ryan, I am in the same boat.

    What kind of job did you land. I am a network engineer and currently looking for reemployment.

    I have seen you talk about NLP in a couple different threads and right now I too am soaking up as much of it as I can.

    Right now I'm practicing how to anchor my interviewer in the most ethical way possible

    What kind of IT work is it? I used to work in a Network Operation Center and monitored a network footprint that spanned across the globe.

    Best,

    Ross
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    • Profile picture of the author rcritchett
      Originally Posted by Ross James View Post

      Interesting Ryan, I am in the same boat.

      What kind of job did you land. I am a network engineer and currently looking for reemployment.

      I have seen you talk about NLP in a couple different threads and right now I too am soaking up as much of it as I can.

      Right now I'm practicing how to anchor my interviewer in the most ethical way possible

      What kind of IT work is it? I used to work in a Network Operation Center and monitored a network footprint that spanned across the globe.

      Best,

      Ross
      Basically the same thing. The guy that brought me aboard has a bunch of law firms in New Jersey as clients, some of which are 30 user networks. I also have SEO and WEB experience, so we did quite a bit of that kind of work.

      That's funny. Just look him/her in the eyes like you love them and you'll get the job!

      I studied NLP for about 5 months everyday. I still read books on it but am not actively studying it. (studying neuroscience these days) NLP fascinates me particularly because the co creators (bandler and grinder) took a radically different approach to change work and psychotherapy. Since there are so many parts of NLP, the parts that interest me the most are modeling (the act of eliciting unconscious patterns of effectiveness from people) and the ability to go into your own mind and alter patterns of behavior, belief and philosophy.

      Thanks for replying! Great to meet you.
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  • Profile picture of the author scortillion
    I too am in the IT field, now working on antiques at the moment HP382 using Rock mountain BASIC, Digital VAX and many others that I thought were long gone… miss the newer stuff so I dabble with that at home.

    But you are correct, I just interviewed for a promotion in September and got the position, just went in there, projected a air that I knew what I was doing and being polite and professional and nailed the position.

    A lot depends on the mental attitude you project during an interview I believe.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross James
    Yes Ryan, there are a lot of patterns that don't apply to myself and since I'm not really a therapist of any kind, will probably never touch them.

    I particularly am interested in nested loops; there is something to be said about NLP. I'm still fairly new with it.

    Modeling of course is something I did naturally, so of course that will always be of interest on how to do it faster and more efficiently in the future.

    It's great to hear your success and do not hesitate to ask for that raise!

    Best,

    Ross
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    • Profile picture of the author scortillion
      Originally Posted by Ross James View Post

      Yes Ryan, there are a lot of patterns that don't apply to myself and since I'm not really a therapist of any kind, will probably never touch them.

      I particularly am interested in nested loops; there is something to be said about NLP. I'm still fairly new with it.

      Modeling of course is something I did naturally, so of course that will always be of interest on how to do it faster and more efficiently in the future.

      It's great to hear your success and do not hesitate to ask for that raise!

      Best,

      Ross
      Ross, what are nested loops? I'm sure you're not talking about programming on the computer
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      • Profile picture of the author Ross James
        The nested loop pattern was developed by Milton H. Erickson it is merely influencing and persuading others by telling them stories but in a rather systematical approach, it is said to be the most effective conversational hypnosis pattern.

        Your not technically inducing anyone, you don't snap your fingers or even need to get approval for using it because it's happening totally to the unconscious mind and when done right is not detectable.

        I am just getting into copywriting and this technique is very brilliant for anyone in sales or in any form of persuasion. Although it does suggest that it is best used aloud, my belief is that since most internalize their voices when they read (which is called sub-vocalization), I think it still applies in print.

        I can provide an example if you're interested but it will take me a bit to fully prepare one.

        -Ross
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        • Profile picture of the author rcritchett
          Originally Posted by Ross James View Post

          The nested loop pattern was developed by Milton H. Erickson it is merely influencing and persuading others by telling them stories but in a rather systematical approach, it is said to be the most effective conversational hypnosis pattern.

          Your not technically inducing anyone, you don't snap your fingers or even need to get approval for using it because it's happening totally to the unconscious mind and when done right is not detectable.

          I am just getting into copywriting and this technique is very brilliant for anyone in sales or in any form of persuasion. Although it does suggest that it is best used aloud, my belief is that since most internalize their voices when they read (which is called sub-vocalization), I think it still applies in print.

          I can provide an example if you're interested but it will take me a bit to fully prepare one.

          -Ross
          This is super interesting! I don't know much about the application of nested loops... if I start implementing hypnosis with clients.. maybe!
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          • Profile picture of the author Ross James
            Originally Posted by rcritchett View Post

            This is super interesting! I don't know much about the application of nested loops... if I start implementing hypnosis with clients.. maybe!
            It is awesome Ryan. You can use it to suggest positive things to your Kids in certain problem situations like bed time, food, dieting, behavioral things etc. or with your boss about a raise or like Bandler did with remedial change. - just think of the possibilities.

            There is one caveat, you need to be good with it, and that's the read hard part. You basically have to train your brain with memorization.

            Basically you create 5 stories, all stories your audience can relate to. You start by saying one story then at a certain cue point switch to a different one so on and so fourth. Then when you get to the 5th story the brain is doing all kinds of numbers trying to fill in the gaps and close the loop, subconsciously of course; that's when you slip in the hypnotic suggestion, and begin to close the stories in reverse order.

            Your basically overloading the brain and start to confuse the listener and will cause them to drift. well that is, if you're not doing it to someone that has trained their brain with it.

            That is a bare bones example and as you can see pretty complex. I've yet to really implement it but that's why I say I'm very interested in it

            Hope that helps,

            Ross
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            • Profile picture of the author rcritchett
              Originally Posted by Ross James View Post

              It is awesome Ryan. You can use it to suggest positive things to your Kids in certain problem situations like bed time, food, dieting, behavioral things etc. or with your boss about a raise or like Bandler did with remedial change. - just think of the possibilities.

              There is one caveat, you need to be good with it, and that's the read hard part. You basically have to train your brain with memorization.

              Basically you create 5 stories, all stories your audience can relate to. You start by saying one story then at a certain cue point switch to a different one so on and so fourth. Then when you get to the 5th story the brain is doing all kinds of numbers trying to fill in the gaps and close the loop, subconsciously of course; that's when you slip in the hypnotic suggestion, and begin to close the stories in reverse order.

              Your basically overloading the brain and start to confuse the listener and will cause them to drift. well that is, if you're not doing it to someone that has trained their brain with it.

              That is a bare bones example and as you can see pretty complex. I've yet to really implement it but that's why I say I'm very interested in it

              Hope that helps,

              Ross
              Ha! That's awesome. I love the complexity of it and it's so.. ahh... it's so cool! I'm deeply fascinated with the human brain as you can see.
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  • Profile picture of the author Furiousx
    Awesome story
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