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The Wrong Person Won The Election!

Is that what you are saying now? Quick question, how will that affect the next four years for you? Are you saying that this event is now going to prevent you from achieving your goals and your results? “No, Dr. Matt, wrong title for the blog post. The Right Person Won The Election!” Good for [...]

The Meaning of Communication is the Response You Get

This is a great presupposition of NLP. Presupposition is a fancy way of saying that this is an assumption that we believe to be true in the field of NLP. When I took linguistic classes my professor said, “If you ask for something and don’t get it, then you did not ask the right way.” [...]

Striving for Excellence or Settling for Stagnation

I am here in Toronto at our NLP Practitioner Training. While Nicholas (our other trainer at The Empowerment Partnership) is on stage, I had an idea for a blog post. I see so many students on their paths. Some know how to take it to the next level, while others do not. You see, Nicholas [...]

Who’s That Stranger In My Bed?

Aloha, I wrote a new blog for Psychology Today called Who’s That Stranger In My Bed? Many relationship experts suggest that, during a fight, you should continue talking with your partner until your issues are resolved. But how often does talking for hours on end resolve the issue? Sometimes it does, and other times it [...]

The Black Bag – Part 3

Beginning cleansing The ho‘oku‘u process is a guided process that has helped hundreds and thousands of people. Once I teach people, I always say they now know, and have a responsibility to practice it anytime something comes up. At level 2 of our Huna workshop, we initiate haumana (students) with awaiku (good spirits) to help [...]

Five Basic Assumptions: Creation

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3: Creation The next basic assumption flows almost directly from cause and effect. It is creation. The assumption of creation says is that, in order for something to come into existence, the opposite also has to come into existence. That our world, that all of existence is a part of a duality or dichotomy, day [...]

Watch Your Wishes – It’s More Than Just a Saying

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it! My daughter had an ornament made out of glass, and in it were a bunch of tiny shells, sand, and a very tiny bucket. It was so cute! (Yes, “was” and “had.”) Skylar said to me, “Oh Daddy, I wish I could play with [...]

Maturing as an Adult While Respecting Your Lineage

“Who am I?” Three different students have written to me recently asking about how to deal with their parents. This video offers some perspective if you ever feel like your parents don’t “get you.” What causes us to feel mixed emotions as we’re maturing into adults? And how do you deal with your parents while [...]

What we see depends mainly what we look for

I wrote recently on The Empowerment Partnership Facebook Page the following quote: “What we see depends mainly what we look for.” I had a couple of emails after that post asking if this is another way of saying perception is projection. The short answer is yes, the long answer is this blog post… Looking through [...]

Huna, Fatherhood and Discipline – Your Words Hold Power

We recently celebrated our 40th Huna training in Hawaii, and I was pleased that my son was there to participate with me. In our Huna Workshops, I am as strict in teaching my son as I am with any other student. This sometimes surprises people. I have even had a couple of people ask me [...]