Like many of you, I have been entertained by the
unstoppable clown car that is Donald Trump. On
the surface, and several layers deep as well,
Trump appears to be a narcissistic blow-hard
with inadequate credentials to lead a country.
The only problem with my analysis is that there
is an eerie consistency to his success so far.
Is there a method to it? Is there some sort of
system at work under the hood?
Probably yes. Allow me to describe some of the
hypnosis and persuasion methods Mr. Trump has
employed on you. (Most of you know I am a
trained hypnotist and this topic is a hobby of
mine.)
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Two posts later was Wizard Wars [1], which discusses some of the hypnosis training that El Presidente went through.
[1] http://blog.dilbert.com/post/126916006856/wizard-wars
Milton Erickson (the grand master) -> John Grinder -> Anthony Robbins -> Donald "Teflon" Trump
The Clintons [Bill & Hillary] are also friends with Anthony Robbins. I don't know why Hillary didn't learn anything - maybe it's because she was a career politician who spent her formative years interacting with politicians, instead of with real people.
Adams pointed out somewhere that Teflon Don's pastor growing up was Norman Vincent Peale, who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking and other books about effective mental habbits. Señor Trump used his persuasion training in his reality T.V. show, in building his twitter audience, and in his presidential campaign.
One Saturday morning, when I was going to get the taxi, I heard a blurb on NPR about the screening of the Milton Erickson Foundation's new documentary, Wizard of the Desert [2] [3]. I called one of my "Project Passengers" [4] and let her know that we were going to this screening.
Later I had a session with the president of the organization. Dr. Zeig precisely identified how I was sabotaging my efforts...
[2] http://www.wizardofthedesertmovie.com/ (auto-play video, starts with Anthony Robbins)
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_YMCHDzLm4
[4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13286085 - she is doing very well now, no thanks to the State's efforts. Her family & "art therapy" & "peer support" training were much more helpful with getting her alcohol use under control than was 2 years in minimum security prison.