Letters from Students

Dear Paul,

Many thanks for the awesome training that was Quantum Reading™. It ranks as one of the most powerful and productive learning experiences I have ever had - right up there with spending 7 days with Richard Bandler!

As you know there was a huge amount happening for me especially during the Synoptic reading phase. Many things are still integrating and I expect and hope this process to go on for some time. In the meantime, the following is my attempt to articulate just what was going on: -

First of all the feedback. It was a real pleasure to have spent three days with you. I woke each day and looked forward to whatever unfolded. Your style and delivery underpinned by the unwavering belief in success was very contagious. I found myself in the strange, but enjoyable circumstances of consciously recognising the elegance of the NLP and still responding at a sensory, non-conscious level - COOL!

It was a really powerful experience - in no small measure the result of your skill. The synoptic reading was interesting…….

And first the context. In the last 18 months I have established a national and international reputation for my training. I am regarded as one of the top two in the country in the field of behaviour management. All of this has been achieved through word of mouth, networking, travelling 20000+ miles a year, and working 7 days a week. My income has doubled, my ego is stoked to the brim and my job combines every single ingredient that I want - being my own boss, working with kids, developing my own ideas, being financially rewarding, placing me in a learning context, making a difference and being a performer. What more could I want?

When I went to the library to choose my books I didn't know what to choose. I picked up books on marketing, volcanoes, gardening and none of them felt right. The autobiographies were dull so I settled for volcanoes. As I went to the desk I passed the sports section and stopped for a browse. On the bottom shelf were 6 books in line, next to each other on female mountaineers, all telling their stories on a mountain called K2. As I used to climb regularly and teach outdoor pursuits and had climbed with one of the people, I gathered them up and off I went. Serendipity? Synchronicity? I don't believe in coincidence.

During the Quantum Reading™ on the first and second nights I was aware that all but one of the climbers had died on the mountain. My goal and purpose for reading the books was to empathise with the drive and ambition that these women had for reaching the top, especially as female role models for my work with kids. Also I was interested in how their families had supported them in their quests. No problem so far.

When we came to fill the flip chart, I put the same purpose in the centre. However, as I was encircling the page with the summary, I found myself getting tearful as I'd actually been writing about the families remaining and how they came to terms with the loss and what the children were left with.

After lunch everything changed and I became increasingly distraught. More so that I can remember for a long time. I realised with intense clarity that these were just metaphors for my own life. I had been chasing the summit (not for the first time in my life) which had become my rationale. I had been thinking recently about my own health and you start to question your immortality. I was bombarded with questions. What would my family feel if I reached the summit but never returned? Would they share my joy of success or be angry at my selfishness? How would they reconcile the two? Why did I want to get to the summit anyway?

I also realised that I'd been completely missing the point of why I was building a successful business. To share a better life with my family.

It also threw up so many examples of how my focus had gone wrong and how much I was missing what really mattered.

I thought of the times I'd return from 2 or 3 days away and after a quick hello, go and catch up on messages or work at the computer. The times when I made feeble excuses not to play tennis with my sons because there was work that just had to be done.

I thought of the stress that being on a constantly steep (learning) incline had (recognise the metaphor?) created for all of us.

I thought of the support I promised my wife when she started her part time degree course, which I wasn't there to give, and the extra pressure I'd put on her. This was her first effort at doing something just for her rather than supporting all my ventures.
I thought of all the things I love doing and don't anymore

I was also struck by the fact that, the higher up the mountain you get the further you are from base camp and the more risk there is. Equally, as you move further towards the summit, by the very nature of things, you can only have fewer people around you.

It was at this point that I knew that not only did I not need to get to the summit - I'd also been on the wrong route!

I can't even begin to tell you all that's different now. It's more than just being aware of others needs; I actually perceive things differently. A small but hugely significant example is when my son asked to phone an 0800 number on Saturday to win us a Caribbean holiday. Previously, I would have thought of phone bills and the futility of competing against such odds. This time, I actually SAW the excitement in his face, the young optimism, and the thrill of possibility of benefiting the family and said yes. I have re-discovered a genuine interest in what my family are involved in.

I walk around singing, I take time to just be, I did no work at the weekend, I cooked, did some housework, and allowed my wife to paint. Do you know it was so good.

I also trusted my non-conscious mind to help me deliver a brand new presentation this week for which I did no preparation. It was great.

I could go on and on and on. I could also mention the numerous people that have told me how energised I appear lately.

This is a great mountain to be on.

Yet the fascinating thing is that I didn't actually read the books so how was I able to pull out so many relevant excerpts that were direct metaphors for exactly what I needed? Even more fascinating was when Sue, my wife, asked me which was the best one to read because they looked interesting. Guess what? I was able to tell her the relative merits of the books and recommend one. WOW!

I certainly didn't expect such an enormous impact on my life from just learning " to read quick"

I appreciate this is rather a stream of consciousness - well that's how it happened.

The outcomes of Quantum Reading™ for me were awesome.

I thank you deeply.

 

Names and addresses supplied but withheld by Paul Hobbs

Dear Paul,

I found it reassuring that I am not the only one who has had their emotions brought to the surface through the Q-R experience.

I do feel that I owe you some kind of an explanation for what happened to me.

Last summer, we (my family and I) had moved house. The house we moved to was a good step up - Mary (My wife) always wanted to live in "a big house" - but the mortgage repayments are pretty steep.

I had moved jobs shortly before the course for a good deal more money, but of course more stress and pressure. The Monday after the course, I was due to start being the Project Manager for the implementation of a new manufacturing system, a system for which I had had NO training - in at the deep end. So I guess that at the time I felt that my life was pretty well screwed up, and that I was caught between a rock and a hard place. No wonder I felt sorry for myself!

So what have I done about it? Well, unlike your other student, I have "successfully" repressed all my feelings of being hard done by. I have not, unfortunately, done any Q-R to speak of, for two reasons:

I simply have not had time to read the kind of books where Q-R is most applicable. In getting to grips with my new job, I leave home at about 6.30 AM on a Monday morning, get home at about 8.00 PM on a Friday, and in between I work, eat and sleep. Occasionally I read a few pages of some light novel before I fall asleep at night. As you can see from the tone of this, I am still angry with someone, probably Mary, myself as well, for my quality of life. (NB Forget I said that, it's supposed to be repressed!)
As I need to keep paying the mortgage, I have to "keep the lid on the box", so I can't risk another emotional outburst - it took me a few weeks to get over the last one.
Now you are probably saying to yourself "Does he know the problems he is creating for himself?".

Well Paul, the answer is "Yes, I do. " Because that is what the Q-R course did for me.

All the case studies and examples in the Hypnotherapy books I was reading at the time, struck a chord and caused the tears to flow.

I can see no ideal short term solution, but I am confident that in two or three years time I will be in a position to ease back on some of the pressure, and do something constructive about my situation. I would then like to take the course again, and maybe go on to do something in the area of NLP or teaching.

So there's my story, Paul. Or at least as much of it as I am prepared to admit to myself. (cynical chuckle)!

Thanks again for your kind letter. And don't worry about me - I enjoy a bit of black humour, even when the joke's at my expense.

Your "well-adjusted to being screwed-up" friend,

 

Names and address supplied but withheld by Paul Hobbs

...I would like to share with you my experience in applying quantum reading on my marketing material which I have an exam on next Wednesday. By applying Quantum Reading™ and studying some past exam papers I discovered that, out of 20 chapters, I only need to study 4 to answer 60% of the exam questions. The remaining 40% is where they ask you to write an article regarding any of the remaining chapters.

Now I have a mind map for every chapter, and a special mind map for the special 4 chapters, which is the one that proved to be valid for all 9 past exam papers that I have.

In general it took me less than 45min per chapter, exactly the time that your relaxation music last. It used to take me a whole week per chapter. This opened up a wide range of opportunities for me, I re-planned my goals accordingly and all my delayed plans of starting my own business got shorter range.

The three days I spent in Surrey have marked my life, you can be sure that there is an AFTER and BEFORE Quantum Reading™ mark in my life.

Best regards

 

The above is, as sent, by the student. The Consultancy have though withheld the Name, address, salutations and opening paragraph to protect the students identity.