Th is weekend was crammed with adventures in the land down under. The students seemed to get a lot of their experience in Sheriff’s boot camp, and I had some truly milestone mojo experiences. Some were more eventful than others.
This was one of the last classes I plan to use as a Breakthrough Comfort warm-up series; the material always hits with a bang, and I’m really excited about some of the newest developments toward actual implementation. When Sinn and I had our first eureka moment in Las Vegas, we instantly knew intuitively what switches had to be thrown in a pertinent interaction, but getting that to a teachable form was a hurdle I don’t think we ever successfully crossed when we were standing before audiences in 2007. The Golden Mirror is a tough concept for some guys to understand. I’d like to blame it on the bizarre fantasy novel name, but the truth is that it’s a bitch to teach guys how to render meaningful, honest compliments in a way that doesn’t betray neediness. We taught Style’s Elicitation of Values and gave examples of hard qualifying questions that would suit certain situations, but all the solutions felt like a crowbar.
This weekend, after much meditation and some hard discussions with Keychain, Big Business, and Sheriff, I think I finally fixed it.
I cannot wait to start sharing some of my observations with students.
I am remiss simply pimping my product. I am extremely excited to teach it, but here I must announce the same warning I attach to the beginning of the class itself: this is dangerous stuff, the raw clay of human emotions, so try to handle with care. The most common response I receive from guys who have taken the course is, “Holy shit, Future, that stuff is amazing, and it really works!” The second most common is, “Hey, Future, fuck you! That Breakthrough Comfort stuff worked, and it turns out that love hurts!”
You’ ve been warned. I’ll be putting genuine seminar dates on the board in the next couple weeks.