When I was 19 years old, I took a three day company sponsored seminar and wrote down three goals: 1) Publish a book 2) Generate Passive Income 3) Visit New York. I had to write down my fear as well, which was Age. Then, we had to do a karate chop on a wooden board and “banish” our fears and achieve our goals. Well, all three goals did come true. What was next? On my friend’s recommendation I signed up for the Landmark Forum to find out “what is next”.
When I signed up, I was expecting another Toastmasters or personal development course. What really came out of it was actually, totally different from anything else I had ever experienced in my life. It’s powerful and life changing, and I believe the power of it’s roots is traced to Ancient Greece.
When I visited Greece last year, I was lots of ancient ruins and “forum” like amphitheaters. In primary school, my principal insisted that our school needed to build a 100 seater “forum” that was dug into the ground and we would practice choir or watch musical performances. The key here is “forum”.
The “forum” was the cradle of philosophical discussions in Ancient Greece that was then, used by the Roman Empire to create a civilization. In these forums, philosophers, artists, politicians would gather and discuss about intellectual ideas on how to build a civilization, how to create a democracy, and how to advance their empire. It was through the sharing and improving of ideas that the world we live in now has progressed to what it is.
On hindsight, ancient China did not have forums. Neither they had universities nor libraries like Rome. Because the Chinese culture was traditionally a “closed” culture, they could only advance their knowledge by passing it on to the next generation through apprenticeship. A master can only take a few disciples. Hence over the centuries, much knowledge is lost due to burning of written records and when masters “disappear”.
For this reason, things remain unchanged in China for hundreds of years as they held on to conservative traditions and a rejection to change. Till today, China does not have much technological innovation. They have to borrow of western ideas due to this lack of sharing and open collaboration. The lack of originality and creativity is due to sticking with proven formulas to generate results. However, in this cyber changing world, formulas that worked yesterday, will not work tomorrow.
The Landmark Forum opens up possibilities of change by intellectualising the process of thought and creating topics for open discussion with complete strangers. A moderator would lead the forum and bring up a new conversation topic. Then, participants are to pair up to take turns to talk about the topic.
When I read reviews on the Landmark Forum online, I am completely flabbergasted that people would think the Landmark is a cult. If Landmark is a cult, is Toastmasters a cult too? I believe that a course that promotes self actualisation and personal empowerment would open up our mind and create new ways of thinking and creation to find out what was not possible before.
After the three days of Landmark, I felt totally empowered to make key changes in my life. I felt totally connected to my soul purpose and what I had to do next. What I got out of it was not just what I had to do, but how to do it, and where my blind spots were. The Landmark Forum is in fact, one of the most powerful courses widely available to humankind today.
Here are some quotes from the Landmark Forum:
“The greater the idea, the greater the resistance.”
“Living a reasonable life is the lowest level of living.”
In essence, the Landmark Forum condenses the most powerful concepts written by philosophers that we can apply in our daily lives and interactions with others to gain clarity in our conversations. It creates distinctions by giving us new tools of language that we can use to bring into awareness of what we were not aware of before. Like riding a bicycle, we wouldn’t know how it feels to balance on a bike till we experience the motion of being suspended on two wheels. Be open and coachable and you will discover that a bigger, larger you exist deep within, and that the daily actions you take now as long lasting impact in the world we live in.
My Landmark breakthroughs can be view in this category: AVERRAL Landmark.
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AVERRAL writes under pen name Scarlet Risqué. She stars in Scarlet Queen YouTube with over a million views. She holds a degree in business. The RED HOURGLASS is ranked Top 50 Espionage Thriller on Amazon. She is currently writing the sequels to the Hourglass Series. Grab a free copy of her novel now RED HOURGLASS on Amazon |
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