I Won! I Won!

Yes, I know it’s best to be independent of the need recognition and/or approval of others. And I am - independent of the need for it.

But it sure does feel good when people you admire recognize you for something positive.

My videos - The Subway Series - won a contest on Jason’s Network: World’s most beautiful videos. There were four $100.00 winners, and I was one of them.

The funny thing - I didn’t enter any contest. Jason uses the tagline “The World’s Most Beautiful People” for his social networking site. I got involved basically because he wouldn’t leave me alone until I checked it out. It looked like fun and not very time consuming, plus others I respect were already there, so I opened an account and put some of my materials there.

Good marketer that he is, Jason decided to launch contests for photos and videos. Apparently The Subway Series struck a chord. (You can see them here from previous entries.) The only way I found out is he kept badgering me to listen to his audio blog from last Saturday. I discovered my good fortune when I heard my name announced as one of the winners.

So a public appreciation to Jason, and to my partner in video creation, Linda Maley (also a member of the BLC). I’ll be taking her out to her favorite restaurant in Manhattan with the loot.

You never know where your creativity and good energy will take you. You never know who’s watching.

Anyone else have good news or tales of unexpected glory they’d like to share?

Larry

How TO JUGGLE (and Change Your Life Forever) by Larry Hochman

Five young adults discover a whole new world on a Saturday morning.  Follow the adventures of Nick, Sonia, Dave, Lauren and Kaleigh as they go through an experience that will change their lives forever.  Perhaps it will change yours!

Available at SOURCE OF GOOD STUFF

Your COMMANDING Presence

I was having a telephone coaching session with one of my clients the other day. She wants to build a networking business. Pretty common.

This particular individual is one of the most gracious, warm, generous people you’ll ever meet. And her self-confidence is growing everyday.

The one piece of the puzzle that’s missing? Her skill at COMMANDING.

Stop and think for a moment. Who do you follow? You follow people who seem to know what they’re doing. Whether it’s finding your way to the rest room, building your financial fortune or anything in between, we follow those who seem to know what they’re doing, and project their authority to those around them.

This particular person knows whawt she’s doing. She’s done it herself and knows how to teach it to others. The things she doesn’t know are the things she’s studying (which is why I’m her coach at the moment).

We tried an experiment. I asked her to show me how to paint a small bathroom - something she’s great at but leaves me struglling with my sense of competence.

She was great. She broke it down into simple steps. But she didn’t COMMAND me.

Now that’s not the same as being abusive or condescending. But projecting that confidence onto another and reaching them with your sense of authority
is a completely different thing than just knowing what to do.

And it’s a skill. Like any skill it can be taught. I’ve developed my sense of command over years, as a guidance director, principal, coach, parent, etc.

It’s not as hard to balance love and compassion with command and authority as you might think.

By the end of our session my friend was large and in charge. With more practice she’s going to have a lot of people to lead and command…all of whom will help build her personal fortune.

Take a look at how adding some loving authority can improve whatever it is you’re trying to do.

Then go and build your skills in this area. Watch how people respond.

Your Commanding Pal,
Larry

HOW TO JUGGLE (and Change Your Life Forever)

Five young adults and the Saturday morning that changes their lives forever.  Perhaps it will change yours too!

Available at SOURCE OF GOOD STUFF

Change Your NARRATIVE In 2009

CHANGE YOUR MIND - AND YOUR MINDSET IN 2009.

WEDNESDAY EVENING MANIFESTATION MASTERMIND GROUP BEGINS AUGUST 20, 2008

Did you listen in on the NO MORE HOLDING BACK END OF SUMMER TELESEMINAR last week? If you didn’t, take a little time and listen in now. There’s a FREE MP3 download at SOURCE OF GOOD STUFF. Go to http://www.sourceofgoodstuff.com/larrys-stuff.html to listen in.

(It’s an hour and 13 minutes long, and worth every second. Pop some popcorn and settle in, or multi-task if you like.)

The message: It’s the story we tell about ourselves TO ourselves that determines what happens to us.  Nothing else. Not any outside circumstances. Not what “they” think.

Only you.

That’s how you expand your business, make more money, take control of your body, fix a relationship, attract the love of your life…ALL of it.

Because when you see yourself as less than worthy of success, of less than whole, deserving and “perfectly imperfect,” you create conditions in your life that hold you back from your heart’s desire.

Other side of the coin: when you have a narrative - a story you tell yourself that has you as loved, loving, capable, strong and deserving, you find ways to make things work.

You create opportunity. You bring good people into your life you can help and who want to help you.

You see abundance where before you only saw lack.

You experience optimism and excitement, where before there was only foreboding and doom.

You find money on the street - literally!

You become a magnet for joy, growth, and success.

Or as Dene Brock says, You become a Source of Good Stuff.

*** *** ***

Some of you took advantage of the special offer I put out on the Teleseminar last week. That’s HUGE! You’re getting more than $2000.00 worth of help, support and life changing ACTION for less than half the usual cost.

And some of you didn’t. You stayed in fear and self-paralysis.

It’s cool. Been there, done that.

That offer is gone. There’s no way I’m going to dishonor the folks who moved on faith by bringing it back.

But I will put something out there that will get you started on the road to a BIG 2009.

*** *** ***

Each Wednesday between now and December 17, 2008 NO MORE HOLDING BACK is hosting a Private Mastermind Group, only for those who have made a commitment to bring more good stuff into their lives.

HERE’S A SECRET: A big part of how you do is the ENVIRONMENT you put yourself in. Hanging around low earning reality TV watchers? Guess what? You’re probably gonna be doing the same thing.

Hanging around angry disappointed people? You know.

Hanging around people who are excited about where they’re going, taking responsibility for their lives, writing a new NARRATIVE, supporting each other and getting support from others?

THAT’S who you become.

*** *** ***

Here’s your chance to take every Wednesday night between now and December 17 and reinvent your life story, to the only person that matters: YOU.

And here’s how we’ll do it…

* A loving, caring environment. You get to hear great stuff about you and say great stuff about others.

* Goal clarification. You get to decide what’s important to you and make a plan towards getting it.

* ACCOUNTABILITY: Knowing you’re going to have to talk about how you’re doing to your Wednesday night pals.  That will help you keep focused on what you want!

* AMAZING guest trainers. People who have created abundance, prosperity and SUCCESS in their lives. How they did it, how you can do it. Your chance to ask the HARD questions.

* A discount on all products and services from the NO MORE HOLDING BACK label, plus special offers on affiliated products.

TUITION: $200.00 USD. Let that sink in for a second. Less than 12 bucks a week for something that can COMPLETELY turn your life experience around.

TO GET STARTED:

Email Larry@NoMoreHoldingBack.com with the subject line: Change in 2009.

Provide your name, city/state or province, telephone number and a one sentence description of what you’d like to be better in 2009.

My office will contact you and make arrangements to get you up and running.

There’s a BIG world waiting for you in 2009. Are you up to the challenge? Get in an environment that will move you towards it.

Your Friend,
Larry
http://NoMoreHoldingBack.com

P.S. How did I get happy, healthy, rich, feeling great all the time? I put myself in an environment of people who were doing the same - just like this one!

Don’t Mess With Big Bird

This is a story about someone else…not me.

Suite Gratitude

Be grateful for whatever you’ve created in your life - whether it’s a beautiful suite in a world class resort, or a bologna sandwich picnic in the park. Today, it’s the suite. Tomorrow, who knows?

NO MORE HOLDING BACK SEMINAR: Replay Information

WOW!  That was fun!

I loved doing Sunday’s NO MORE HOLDING BACK END OF SUMMER TELESEMINAR.

There’s nothing like stirring up all that great energy, and feeling people beginning to move forward on their journey to the best part of themselves.

A bunch of you have already asked me for information about a replay.  So I’m happy to tell you…

Click Here to Listen In.

And if you want to get in on the special offer I made to the group - a surefire way to create an AMAZING 2009 - make sure you hear the end of the call.

Or, if you want the details, send an email to Larry@NoMoreHoldingBack.com with the subject line: School Special.

You heard me say it live: I will never promise more than I’m in a position to deliver.  So make sure you understand this…

If you’re a willing student, and ready to create some really good stuff in your life, I can help you get to the next level.

Thanks to Renee, Chipo, Dave and Beth for being willing to be coached live and in public.  You guys are great sports.

Have a Miraculous Week,

Larry
NO MORE HOLDING BACK
P.S.  Are you tired of the false starts, disappointments and dashed hopes?  You heard me say it on the call.  Now is the time for a new narrative.  Let’s build you a new story…together.

What We Can Learn From Little League Baseball: Everything

Originally written two years ago. The tournament is back in town, and I came across this in my files.

One of the joys of living in Bristol Connecticut (this particular section of it, anyway) is the fact that the city plays host to the Eastern Regional Little League Championship. Each August, teams from Maine to Maryland gather for a week long tournament. The winner goes to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

We’re fortunate enough to be in walking distance to the complex - in fact it’s where Jillian plays her home games for the Edgewood Mets during softball season. So at least two or three times each year we walk or bike over and take in all the festivities.

Yeah, if you’re a ten or thirteen year old girl, it’s heaven. All your friends from the school year are there. There’s a beach volleyball court set up (actually used for wild games of killer dodgeball). Hot dogs, pizza, fried dough, ice cream, soft drinks and other ball park fare is out and available.

And of course, there are members of the opposite sex to check out. Unless of course you’re still ten and not yet interested in boys. Then you get to “heeley” around with Dad chasing you.

But the real draw…at least for the sports fans like myself…are the games.

And what games they are! 12 year old man-children roam the field like giants. They’re superbly coached, superbly disciplined young athletes. The pitchers throw faster fastballs than I’ve ever thrown in my life (and I was fast as a younger guy). They throw them from 45 feet instead of the 60 feet six inches on a full size field. And they throw curve balls, sliders, change ups - the works.

And somehow, the hitters hit them. Sometimes over the fence. Ever want to see pure unadulterated joy? Watch a 12 year old circle the bases after hitting one over the center field fence in the biggest game of his young life. And watch the reaction of the players on the bench. More rapture than any meditative state I’ve ever achieved.

What can we take away from this experience? Everything. The sense of community and shared purpose that pulsates through the stadium. The outstanding sportsmanship from both sets of parents. Sure, Little League parents get a bad rap sometimes. But nothing but exemplary behavior was on hand this year.

But mostly it’s the game. It’s the pure joy of playing from kids who have worked, sacrificed, mastered their talents and simultaneously play with the discipline of men and the enthusiasm of boys.

It’s the will to compete and the acceptance of whatever outcome occurs, because they just love the game so much!

Imagine if more of us lived our lives that way. Grateful to be in the arena. Honing our skills, lending our passion, and being happy with the outcome - no matter the score - because we love the game.

Have a great weekend!
Larry

P.S.
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END OF SUMMER TELESEMINAR
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Sunday August 10, 2008 8:00 pm Eastern (USA)
Call in : 1-518-825-1300, Access Code: 31626
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Sarah and “The Stupid Box”

So there’s, Sarah, my “Little Girl,” now 12, hopping around like a lunatic. She’s inside a large cardboard box that, three hours ago had a new vacuum cleaner in it.

I suppose it’s like moths to the light for kids, even those on the verge of being teenagers. The lure of hopping around in a big box is just too great to pass up.

Yeah, my girl still has the enthusiasm of little kid. And the judgment of one too.

There she is, joyfully hopping around in the box as if she’s participating in a potato sack race at a summer picnic. Of course most potato sack races take place in open fields. Sarah decided to have hers in the hallway approaching the two steps down to our sunken living room. She knew full well the steps were there, and decided to negotiate them.

And of course the laws of physics work just as well in Connecticut as anywhere else. She missed the first step, sprawled forward and made contact: forehead to piano bench.

If you’re a parent, you know that moment when you see your child have a household accident. First, after the momentary panic you assess if they’re really hurt and how badly. You look for the reaction and for the cry.
Is it a cry of pain? Is it a cry of embarrassment? Is it a “I know I’ll be in trouble if I don’t whip up some tears quickly” cry? Do they not cry at all?

I quickly figured out Sarah was more embarrassed than hurt. She looked at me, partially to see how I’d react and partially to see how she should react. I went with the old tried and true, “Bounce up, you’re OK.” I figured I could always backtrack to an icepack or 911 call if I needed to.

Once we both determined she was OK she decided to try for a face saving move. “Stupid box,” she blurted out.

A smile of amusement came over my face.
“Honey, I don’t need to say it, do I?”

Silence. She knew.

A fun story with a kid who learned a cheap lesson about empty boxes and sunken living rooms.

*** *** ***

Now, let’s talk about you.

You’re not a kid, yet you’re probably doing things that are as silly and obvious as my girl and her box. Don’t be ashamed. We’re all human.

The missed opportunities don’t come from making the silly mistakes.
They come from BLAMING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

The box isn’t stupid. It’s just a box.

And the circumstances of your life aren’t stupid. None of them have the power to make choices for you, even ones in which you seem to be stuck.

Some of the things we do to ourselves are just so obvious to the outside world. We have the benefit of looking at you from the outside in. It’s easier for us to see. Some are a bit more subtle. But that’s a matter of degree.

In ways big and small we all put ourselves in that box. And we sometimes skate close to a danger zone. We sometimes do a poor job at managing our risk, like the lovely Sarah.

Like I said, it’s cool. Make your mistakes. It’s part of the human condition.

Then keep growing your skills of observation and accepting personal responsibility. Did you screw up? Bounce up after falling down, laugh at your silliness and decide to do something different.

Energy wasted on blaming the circumstances is energy you could be using on making things better. No exceptions.

I’m going to go put a big empty cardboard box in the garage, out of harm’s way. Meanwhile, have fun being your gloriously imperfect self.

Your Pal,
Larry
http://NoMoreHoldingBack. com

P.S. Another reminder: NO MORE HOLDING BACK END OF SUMMER TELESEMINAR. This Sunday, 8:00 PM Eastern (USA). Call in Number: (518) 825-1300. Access code: 31626.
Lots of great information to help you ROCKET forward in the last part of 2008

Read this story and lots of other great stuff at my blog…

Audio Post: SEMINARS AND CANDY BARS

Six and a half minutes of one of the stranger comparisons you’ll hear this week!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

Have Fun!

Larry

NO MORE HOLDING BACK!

P.S. Make sure you’re on my END OF SUMMER NO MORE HOLDING BACK TELESEMINAR this Sunday August 10, 2008. 8:00 PM Eastern (USA)

Call In Number: 1-518-825-1300

Access Code: 31626

Four Ball…The Next Step?

Well, I did something different the past few days. For the first time in the 20 something years I’ve been juggling I tried four balls instead of just three.

May not seem like much of a big deal. But stick with me for a second…I’ll ’splain.”

Actually two things are happening here. Juggling has always been a fun thing for me. It’s relaxing, entertaining, even a form of meditation for me. My world wouldn’t end if I wasn’t allowed to do it anymore for some reason. But it’s part of who I am. Adding on new moves, experimenting, finding new songs to choreograph routines to, even if the public never sees them.

At the same time people have very different responses to what I do - from a business and personal development point of view. Some find the way I present a great teaching tool. I don’t remember the last time I didn’t get a standing ovation after one of my trainings - at least when I was working with adults. They make sense to them. But they have to be in the room to see and appreciate it. People outside the room, including those who might be interested in purchasing my materials and engaging me as a coach or consultant for their organization…what do they see?

It’s always been an interesting balancing act. Am I Lawrence R. Hochman, M.S., C.A.G.S., full of insight and effective guidance? Am I Larry, that fun, silly juggling guy? What are the proportions? How does the world see both, and are they seeing the different sides? Do I get to keep my gravitas and playfulness at the same time?

Is the desire to try four balls after twenty years of just three telling me something?

This too shall reveal itself. I’ll just go where the energy leads me. This past weekend it led me to practice four ball patterns and lean into my more serious/profound side.

Ah, the joyous complexity of keeping things up in the air!

~ Larry

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