Chairman's Vision
Although the YES group was started in London (November 1993 with 12
attendees), following a Tony Robbins presentation “Unleash the Power Within”
(UPW), Tony Robbins (www.tonyrobbins.com) does not wish to be seen as
a Guru, and he does not like to be called a motivational speaker. Although he
does appreciate that this title is intended to be complimentary. Tony has the belief that you must motivate
yourself, and he simply gives you the tools to do so.
There are many high quality speakers around the world and many have
proven that they are highly successful in their own right and can justify the
following that they have. Tony Robbins
is just one of these people.
The YES group is not a cult by any means. We are simply a group of people wishing to further develop our
own lives. We recognise that there are
many areas in our busy lives that we can develop and continually “sharpen the
saw”, and we intend inviting many main-platform speakers to present to our
group on their specialist subject.
Tony attributes his success to the workings of many key people, he
often invites these people to speak at his presentations, including General
Norman Schwarzkoff, Stu Mittleman (ran 1000 miles in 11days), John Gray (author of
“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”), Jim Rohn (his original mentor), Dr.
Richard Bandler (co-developer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming – NLP), Dr.
Robert Young (nutritional expert). Sir John Templeton (financial genius) Dr. Deepak Chopra.
In our first two meetings alone, we have had speakers on the topics
of NLP, self-hypnosis, Hawai’in Huna, anchors, affirmations, attraction &
abundance, spiritual healing, gratitude.
Inevitably you will
learn from these presentations!! As a
non-profit making club, we charge only £5 entry, simply to cover the cost of
room hire.
It seemed to me that I was one of the few people in Scotland that
was interested in researching all of the areas of personal development and the
more I searched, the more I found that I didn’t know I didn’t know! After many miles of travel and gentle
persuasion from a few well-meaning friends, I put together a proposal to start
the Scottish YES group, and I know we are just going to go from strength to
strength as the word gets passed and we realise that there are many people in
Scotland looking to “get on in life”.
My vision is that we will do a lot more for charity and the
community, and I don’t just mean fund-raising, I mean giving up a more precious
commodity – TIME. I believe that each
participant will get far more from this involvement than they even anticipated,
and I’m REALLY looking forward to “the ripple effect” as the good vibes reach
further and further.
Remember, it's YOUR group!! The personal development of the members/attendees are the reason this group is such a success and will continue for our children and their children, to help us all evolve into more efficient and knowledgeable, caring human-beings.
My vision started when i heard reference to a "stream of knowledge" (indeed I developed the logo for my Independent Financial Advisory Business - Focuswell.com "dip into the stream of knowledge").
Imagine, going to a stream and taking a pint glass to fill it... using the analogy that the full pint may be all of our personal knowledge, and the rest of the visible water is all of the things that we know WE DON'T KNOW eg. I know that I don't know how to fly a helicopter, or how to speak Mandarin Chinese. But the stream came from somewhere, and it continues on.. and on.. eventually to the Sea.. Using the same analogy, the Sea and the hidden waters underneath, is that knowledge that I don't even know that I DON'T KNOW!
Now if I take a pint of that knowledge, is the stream noticeably affected? And is the water not still flowing? So does the knowledge stand still? It became obvious to me that LIFE is constantly changing and evolving. With that information, we must ensure that we are constantly learning and developing. Tony Robbins calls it "C.A.N.I." (Constant and Never Ending Improvement).
The very nature of the YES group and the quality of knowledgeable speakers that will come along to present, as well as refreshing our existing knowledge, they will ensure that we learn about things that we didn't even know that we didn't know. eg. Speed reading, Mind-Mapping, Memory development, Health and Fitness, Relationships, Leadership etc.
The synergy that will be created from a GROUP of like-minded individuals will undoubtedly become a phenomenal force. It is therefore to everyone's advantage to tell as many friends and family as possible to come along to our regular meetings (and the inevitable irregular events as the group evolves).
PASS IT ON...
To your success.
Mike
Berry
(AKA
DynamicMike)
