$3.3M Club

I am planning to amass $3.3 Million, and I will not stop until I do.
I believe that will be enough money to handle all my family’s needs now and in the future. 
I will not stop there, but the rest I will give away.
I just officially started a $3.3M Club for all of us who [...]

Awareness, however, is NOT the last Key to change !!

Ok, now that we know, we have the responsibility to Do.
those who know, lead those who do not. those who can, lead. leaders lead and leaders follow other leaders.
…and we teach each others to be leaders.
that is the point here. 
it’s all about us, and it’s not, at the same [...]

Spam Posts

I’m sorry, but my account it getting spammed, daily.
I’m in contact with TypePad tech support, and we’re taking every step to try to stop it, but have been unsuccessful so far.
If you’re a Feedblitz subscriber who gets an email of each past, please bear with us as we get this security breach plugged and ths [...]

Animator vs Animation

Check out this movie… just for fun… very clever!  Enjoy.  – Matt
The Animator vs. his Animationhttp://alanbecker.deviantart.com/art/Animator-vs-Animation-34244097
Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

No More Wars (2)

"War" is a mighty strong word… but it’s a strong message, too.
Ok, we’re going to war.  We wage a:war against Shoulds.war against perfection.war against harshness, and cruelty, and unnecessary pain.war against emotional ignorance and cluelessness.war against separateness and isolation and making enemies.war against aloneness and loneliness.war against rage, replaced with good clean anger.war against depression, [...]

No More Wars (1)

Free Yourself from Emotional Prison!
(see Mr. Einstein’s quote that I posted yesterday.)he said:
"Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."

it’s not a war, it’s a liberation.it’s not a fight, it’s a release.it’s not [...]

No More Wars

-There will never be another world war — ever!
In fact, I believe wars will decline in the future, both in severity and in number.
I believe that we, as a planet, are slowly, but surely, "Getting It", and I’m very happy about that!
I have hope for the future.  I believe we are on the right path [...]

Show me the way

Show me the way and I will not stray.

What’s UP?

Lovers of the English language might enjoy this….. There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is "UP."
It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? [...]

Living Out Loud

1. Everyone’s complaining about the heat in California. even people only 30 miles away from the coast. Our friends in Sacramento and Fresno have lived in over 100 degree heat for almost a month now. I’ll trade you. I’ve only taken off my sweatshirt for a few short periods in the last week or so, [...]

praise for mcp

Love Notes from our ND class – in Fresno, CA 5/15/05
"YOU R AWESOME!"- John
"Matt, You are such a treasure.  I am soooo thrilled that you’re in my life.with love always."- Sharon
"Matt,You continue to help me grow. The gift of having you (and Paula and New Directions) in my life is more valued than I can [...]

Thoughts re: my birthday

Birthday ‘05lots of sadness washing thru me today… not huge, just ready to be felt and released.
lots ‘o little things coming up… nothing huge.  things are going really well now. healthy, good friends, lots ‘o love around, don’t have too many people pissed at me right now (I must not be pushing people’s limits enuf!).
But [...]

Entertainment break!

What kind of dog are you?
Load this page, then click Game and let it load. It asks 10 short questions (in a very cool way) and then let’s you know what kind of Dog you most resemble. well done.http://gone2thedogs.com/game/preloader.swf
A Study in Balance
This one is a commercial for Honda that you gotta see. I guess [...]

My Friends

I just realized that I have a wonderful situation set up–
MOST of my best friends, are also clients.
AND Most of my clients are now considered Friends!
Yeehaa!- Matt

The One to Call

just thinkin’…
MCP: the one to call when you are tired of being unhappy.
MCP: the one to call when you are tired of being a victim.
MCP: the one to call when you are tired of feeling bad.
MCP: the one to call when you want more than you’ve got.
MCP: the one to call when you’re ready to [...]

Awesome Search Engine Rankings!

As of this morning, this site was ranked as follows:
feelings quote#1 on Google
feelings control#1 & #2 on Yahoo!  (not sure how that happened, but I like it!)#1 & #2 on Google, too.
and in the top 20 or so for:control emotions, personal responsibility, feelings and emotions
EXCELLENT — Your comments, trackbacks and links really Help too!

Here we go…

Well, I have class again this weekend.
I’m leaving at 5am to drive to Berkeley for a meeting at 8, then to Sacramento for a meeting at 11:30, then I’m throwing a reunion party at 6.  On Friday, play racquetball at 5am, to see a customer, then to Fresno by 5 to setup the room and [...]

Reflections

Do what Needs to be donenot just what you Feel like doing.
Set boundaries and goals and Focus
FOCUS!

it’s not funnyand it’s not always fun
do it anyway.
make a plan and work the plan
this has been an awesome time for my wife PKP and I to just Be.a time to heal, I hope.and to grow.we both had (/have) [...]

Perfection!

Game Reports• Sunday, Dec. 5: Kings 119, Celtics 105• Friday, Dec. 3: Kings 113, Pacers 87• Wednesday, Dec. 1: Kings 94, Hornets 81• Tuesday, Nov. 30: Kings 98, Grizzlies 93
(just beautiful!)
more…• Friday, Nov. 26: Kings 109, Lakers 106• Tuesday, Nov. 23: Kings 102, Rockets 96• Sunday, Nov. 21: Kings 88, Bucks 79• Friday, Nov. 19: [...]

Love Notes

(unsolicited love notes during New Directions Workshop, Nov. 2004 – Wow, so nice!)
Matt-I never stop being amazed.  This process is so good.  I’m grateful for your love of and determination to this class, and your own personal progress.Love, Shauna
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Matt-Thanks for hard-assing me!  This class sooo much fun!L.J.
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Matt-It was great being with you again this weekend.  [...]

Perfection

The right volume for some music is such that I can sing as Loud as I can/want to, and I still not hear myself!

Everything Emotional

"HOW TO ACHIEVE EMOTIONAL CONTROL"By Mark Lindsay
Lots re: Emotions, including how the brain works, Stupidity, Automatic Thoughts, Improving Diet and more…
He also discusses the Event –> Interpretation –> Emotion –> Action process of Congnitive Therapy (much like Doc’s Event -> Meaning -> Feeling -> Behaviour model)
and check this…a San Francisco-based, stress-research consulting firm called Essi [...]

TCOYF&E

Get a Grip!
- Taking Control of your Feelings & Emotions

(rough outline)
Chapter 1

"Once upon a time…"
BIG Picture about how we develop, behave, and feel
current state of affairs
what’s possible.
"Imagine being able to…"

Chapter 2

How it works.  Blank slate theory.  Feelings are Learned, etc.
Karen’s Childhood:  How her Mom treated her, nasty stuff people told [...]

MattPerelstein.com

Hi.  I just posted www.MattPerelstein.com and wanted to share it with you.
I used that site for years for testing purposes, but I finally made it about yours truly.
Not braggin’, just sayin’.
go see, and tell me what you think.  More to follow…
- Matt

My Greatest Gift

I believe the greatest gift I would like right now, personally, would be the ability to hear what people think or want!
It would be truly fascinating.
My greatest joy is in Understanding people.
Where they are
How they got there.
Their thought processes.
Their underlying beliefs and motivations.
What to do to help them think or feel better.
…and noting what works [...]

The World is Ready

I believe the world is ready to FEEL.
I think folks are hurtin’, and Angry, and disappointed, and STRESSED, and Depressed.
I believe the world is ready to change… for the better.
I believe that teaching the world how to FEEL will make a simple, yet incredibly PROFOUND difference on our daily lives. The lessons are [...]

My wonderful Ride!

… newly washed in the morning sunup.
Tho’ she’s been taking a beating lately, she’s still a Fine-looking car that I am most proud to own!
… and with over 68,000 of many tough miles, she purrs like a kitten… with the SuperCharger, she’s sounds reeeeaaall nice.
Thanks for helping remind me to appreciate what I [...]

What lights me up

- Seeing people “break-through” from limiting beliefs to truly FEELING their Unlimited Personal Power!
- Laughing and connecting with my wife, my kids and my grandkids (actually, and my parents, my sisters, my brother, my friends, my students, etc. etc)… I just love to connect, and I love to Laugh! There are a lot of [...]

Places I’ve been…

Places I’ve been… (in red below)
States
- many trips back and forth across the country. I’ve lived in 7 dif. states, been to schools in 6 and taught in 4.

create your own visited states map

Countries
- most travelling was before high school, as my Dad was in the Air Force. Some as an adult [...]