Supporting Survivors of SexTrafficking

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

I just wanted to share with you all what a blessing this work has been to me. I did the Landmark Forum in 2009 and continued on the Advanced Course in Fall 2011. I am now in my Self Expression and Leadership Program and finally, I truly understand the difference this work has made for me. For my project, I am creating The Love Muffin Project with my community. It’s a dessert and cocktail party to raise awareness and support for survivors of sex trafficking in the New York area.

It has been such an amazing journey as I’ve seen the project literally take on a life of its own. Everyone in my community has taken part in the project and I have been able to introduce countless people to the cause. But personally, I have finally ‘gotten out of my own way’ and decided to start my own business as a part of this experience! Not only will the event be a fun night and help meet the

$10,000 fundraising goal that we set, but it will also be my debut as a baker with my company Love Sweet NYC! Talk about being unstoppable!

 

I never would have done this for myself had I not participated in Landmark Education. I have seen myself take on challenges and go after my dreams like never before. It has made a tremendous impact on my relationships, both personal and professional. I’m even being recognized for my patience. Now, that is a breakthrough, if nothing else.

I have also recognized how happy I am when I live to make a difference for others. I want to use my gifts to help and empower others and will donate 10% of the proceeds from my business to charitable organizations.

If you would like more information, please visit:

http://thelovemuffinproject.eventbrite.com

Facebook: The Love Muffin Project

Twitter: @LoveMuffinNYC

 

Krystian Dennis

New York, NY

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Unstoppable

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

Perhaps being a workaholic was the better way of being prior to the Forum, as at least while at work others came first.  During the day I truly was committed to service to others and fulfilled, then the night time came.  At night I was left with moments of being with myself & I would quickly try to fill with various activities.  I tried working out to playing piano for a few months at a time only to find myself bored and unfulfilled.  ”There must be something,” was always the question that lead to the next “something.”

I will never forget the first day in the Forum as I stood at the microphone proclaiming a desire to take time out for myself after being asked why we were here.   On the stage stood an overly confident Dutch lady who I was convinced had nothing to offer me at that moment.   After all, I completed college with honors, medical school, and a residency in one of the most competitive residencies in the world. I listened to people as they came to the microphone quite captivatingly, which should have been a clue something was happening inside of me as outside of work I typically didn’t hear a thing people said.

After the start of the afternoon session I settled in and began to count the hours, “Nine more to go and four wasted.”. This was always my mentality since my first thoughts as a child.  Outside of my white coat,  Life was always about me first, then whoever else I could manipulate second, the rest fell in line wherever.   Sunday afternoon, around 4 pm, my life was over as I knew it because I got really present to “empty and meaningless.”

Out of that space of everything-nothing was created a life that was worth living on a level that I never dreamed possible.  Most importantly, I got that my family was the most precious jewel in the world and spoke to my mother and sisters about who they were and what was their life like.  My way of being with my family was transformed.

It was no longer me against them, or the rest of the world, it was me “with” them in the world.

Getting on the phone with all of my friends was the next task and catching those that I could at home if possible.  The conversations all began the same way “I have been being such an arrogant person and I have been making you wrong for….and I apologize.”  What happened every single time, with every single person, was magical.  The first line out of my best friends mouth was, “what did you do with Will?”.  A warm feeling overwhelmed me as I was present to a new possibility at the end of every call to complete with someone.

Being present with everyone in every moment since completing the curriculum is a golden opportunity to “listen for the gold,” re-create what’s shared, and then leave them in a world of possibility through the distinctions of the Landmark Forum.  My patients are now heard on a level they’ve never experienced before and my practice is growing faster than I can train new providers.  Now having completed the Communications Curriculum I am contribution to others through participating in the Landmark Assisting Program and will begin the Introductory Leadership Program in March 2012.  What I ultimately “got” from my participation in this education is the power to create others in the world as the possibility that they are, and not the limitations, or reasons, that they exist in.  I am an unstoppable force for transformation of the lives of others.

Dr. Will Richardson

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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100 Gratitude Rocks

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin

Just wanted to share a breakthrough I’ve made. I started my community project called ’100 Gratitude Rocks’ following my participation in the Landmark Education programme. The project involved sending 100 Gratitude Rocks to the people who have been a contribution to me and made a difference to my life with a request that the recipient then sends their one rock to someone who they feel has made a difference to them.

The idea being that this would start a never ending wave of gratitude around the planet. I created a blog, where I uploaded the Gratitude Rocks and the details of the things I admired in these people and why I was grateful. I am proud to say that the 100th rock was sent on its way last week and I am receiving comments to moderate from people I don’t even know most weeks as the rocks are being passed from person to person in far off shores such as USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It’s been a wonderful adventure for me and I loved doing it. I feel so grateful for the ‘push’ to do something like this for the sheer hell of it and I am grateful that I proved I can be unstoppable. When I was starting the project, I was asked to consider the size of the community I wanted to impact. I realised that I wanted to create the possibility of affecgting everyone on the planet in a positive way. This project has this potiental so I am incredibly grateful that it has come into fruition.

If anyone wants to find out more you can find out about the project on this link….
http://100gratituderocks.wordpress.com/

Leiza Alpass
Bristol, UK

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From the Landmark Forum to a Marathon

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

Attending the Forum has transformed my life as well as my families. I chose a path to live an extraordinary life and wanted to create a healthy community for my kids to step into. So soon after my Forum, I signed up for the 2008 NYC Marathon and now I am on a quest to complete a marathon in all 50 States by the time I am 50, and now my kids are living a healthier lifestyle. Here is a video of my journey so far! Enjoy

Noah Lam
Farmingdale, NY

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Freedom from Fear

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

I am a Landmark Education graduate and I am always so grateful for what I learnt, and to this day, I share Landmark Education when the opportunity arises in conversation. The most important thing I learnt was I wanted to know who I was and why was I the way I was, always angry,always scared, always anxious etc. How could I change? I was tire of the old me. I concluded that I needed to seek more knowledge to help me with this change. I took what I understood from Landmark and put it into practice. Other sources of knowledge were also directing me to move away from my past. If I truly wanted this amazing life I had to re-invent my-self, I had to change and put my past behind me for good. The key is that Landmark taught me that all was possible no matter how difficult it may seem. I had put no restrictions in seeking more knowledge. My mind was wide open, the box no longer exists.

I found out that lack, doubt, anxiety and fear of death are deeply rooted in us all. We are constantly reminded that we die. Its in our daily language, even Landmarks teachings tell you, you die. In my opinion to say you die creates a negative thinking, and negative language, creates negative thought, which creates negative thinking.

The karmic wheel only spins one way. What would it be like to create a possibility of constant positive thought to constantly train ourselves to be positive and allow the negative thoughts to pass through your mind like clouds in the sky. Simply put be aware of your negative thoughts and let them go. You can’t loose by being positive its impossible. This maybe what is meant by choosing life over we always die. “Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be enjoyed.”

Our environment, our daily lives, our society reminds us to choose death, anxiety, fear etc. and in essence we become victims of life instead of being responsible for our lives. Most of Landmark participants start off as victims of life including my-self. Victims usually relate to the past and therefore stay in the past. Landmark shines a light on your past to show you what it really is, a story that we hang to, to create our reality but only in our mind. The physical reality happened in the past and cannot be changed. Could it be that the stories we are given about tragic deaths etc are then added to our past stories and knowledge of death to create a fear in the present moment. 9/11 comes to mind. We must learn to let go of our past no matter how tragic otherwise we cannot bring the positive in our lives because then we are always looking through the eyes of the past. So the question might be “How come we struggle to change” and the answer might be because the common thought is negative as our society keeps reminding us. Its instilled in all of our cultures in everything we do. Also known a social consciousness. Our past is not simply an event that happened to us. Consider that our past is rooted in our emotions and we are addicted to our emotions. The stories we tell are always accompanied by our emotions.

If you have done Landmark Education consider that you have been seeking something. Do not stop, the work maybe hard but the rewards are 1000 fold.

Thank you for allowing me to express my-self and I leave you with this quote.

“Listen without trying to hear anything special”

You are all loved unconditionally and again my thanks to all those at Landmark for allowing me to create this amazing life I now live.

Victor Gagnon

Mission, BC

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Landmark Forum as a Catalyst

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

In 2004 I completed the Landmark Forum, the Advanced Course and the Self Expression and Leadership Program. I have not attended a program since. In the interim, however, I started and completed a degree in electrical engineering at one of the best engineering schools in the world.

Most importantly, I have built a magnificent marriage with the love of my life, using the communication skills learned at Landmark. I am now a part time student in law school in a career path to practice patent law, with the full support of a law firm. While these things may not seem remarkable, I was 30 years old in 2004, with no career prospects and a middle school level in mathematics.

The Landmark Forum was the catalyst for doing what seemed impossible to me. What I find most remarkable is that the transformation I made over three days and an evening is a lasting part of who I am, even six years later.  Just breathtaking!

Jeremy Briggs

Charlotte, North Carolina

 

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Getting To What Matters

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Having been through the Curriculum for Living and the Communication Curriculum, I regard  Landmark Education as the best investment that I ever made in myself. The results include  improvement in my family relationships and in expanding  my business practice as a financial strategist for retirement planning and mortgage planning in Florida, both related.

My son and I are now participating in the Team Management and Leadership Program. I get to see him as others see him, which is as a powerful leader. We get to coach each other!  When our family gets together for a weekend dinner, our conversation is not about how local sports teams are doing but what each each family member is up to in the world and how we can support each other.

Every day when we wake up we can make the choice or take responsibility for what we are going to create that day, including how our relationship with our spouse can be. When both of us realize this is up to us, a good day ensues. Communication is key. And yes, it is better to be happy than always right.
When our family has dinner together on the weekend, the conversation can be about what we are up to in the world and how we can support each other, not about the sport scores or complaining about trivial matters. The food tastes better, too.

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“This is what I got”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

Zevi Kramer wrote to share some ofthe results he has produced since participating in the Landmark Forum:

- saved my marriage to the woman i love so much. Now our marriage is a honey moon…4 years after the landmark forum and counting!
- i am not upset when things don’t work as i want them to
- i have active relationships with hundreds of people (vs. 10 before the landmark forum)
- i was constantly anxious and now (4 years) nothing. ever!
- my life is fun especially when things don’t work as i wish they would
- i volunteer and contribute to others

Zevi Kramer

Brooklyn, NY

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Panda CEO Endorses Landmark Education

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

Panda CEO Andrew Cherng was interviewed about the phenomenal success of his company Panda Express.  The interview gives insight into the approach behind the rise of this company.

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New Possibilities

Posted on December 5, 2011 by admin

I don´t think I really understood what the word “transformation” meant before I did the Landmark Forum. Now, for the first time in my life, I can see clearly, and I literally like I have emerged as a new being with a infinite number of possibilities to create the life I want to live. Thank you Landmark!

Priya Guyadeen

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