Charles Faulkner – Money ‘n Metaphor How Metaphors Determine Our Wealth and Happiness

Charles Faulkner – Money ‘n Metaphor: How Metaphors Determine Our Wealth and Happiness

“Charles Faulkner – Money ‘n Metaphor: How Metaphors Determine Our Wealth and Happiness” likely explores the role of metaphors in shaping our beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes towards money and success. Here’s an overview of what participants might expect from the program:

• Understanding Metaphors: An introduction to the concept of metaphors and their influence on our thinking and decision-making processes. Participants learn how metaphors shape our perceptions of wealth, abundance, and happiness.
• Metaphorical Analysis: Techniques for analyzing and identifying the metaphors individuals use when discussing money, success, and prosperity. Participants explore how their metaphors reflect underlying beliefs and attitudes.
• Metaphor Transformation: Strategies for transforming limiting or negative metaphors related to money into empowering and positive ones. Participants learn to reframe their thoughts and language to support wealth creation and fulfillment.
• Metaphor Installation: Techniques for installing new, empowering metaphors into the subconscious mind to align beliefs and behaviors with financial goals. Participants practice visualization, affirmation, and storytelling exercises to reinforce desired metaphors.
• Metaphor Calibration: Methods for calibrating metaphors to ensure alignment with personal values, goals, and aspirations. Participants learn to assess the congruence between their metaphors and their desired outcomes.
• Practical Applications: Exploration of how metaphors can be applied in various areas of life, including career, relationships, and personal development. Participants discover how shifting metaphors can lead to greater wealth, happiness, and fulfillment.
• Case Studies and Examples: Real-life examples and case studies illustrating the impact of metaphors on financial success and well-being. Participants gain insights from others’ experiences and apply them to their own lives.
• Integration and Practice: Opportunities for participants to integrate new metaphors into their daily lives through practice and repetition. Participants develop habits and routines that reinforce positive beliefs and behaviors.
• Community Support: Collaboration and discussion with other participants to share insights, challenges, and successes related to metaphor transformation. Participants receive encouragement and accountability from the community.

Overall, “Money ‘n Metaphor: How Metaphors Determine Our Wealth and Happiness” by Charles Faulkner provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and leveraging the power of metaphors to achieve greater wealth, happiness, and fulfillment in life.

This audio is from a session on “How metaphors Determine Our Wealth and Happiness” held at NLP Rocky Mountain Conference in 1991.

Who is Charles Faulkner?

Charles Faulkner is the founder and a principal in Influential Communications, Inc. A prolific innovator, he is directly responsible for the creation of 10 different products that cover a range of topics including:

• Achievement
• Congruence
• Influence
• Intuition
• Metaphor
• Modeling
• Narrative
• Learning Games

He is best known for his modeling of financial market wizards which is documented in various futures trading books and journals. He is also well known for making research in Cognitive Linguistics available as change techniques for counselors and coaches.

He has made numerous contributions to the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) including:

• Advanced language patterns
• Belief systems
• Meta-programs
• Metaphor
• Trimurti™ – a game-based approach to learning and using NLP which eliminates the need for techniques.

Charles holds degrees in English and Experimental Psychology. He was doing graduate work in Linguistics at Northwestern University when he left the program to devote himself to mastering Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the work of Dr. Milton H. Erickson, M.D.. He became an NLP Comprehensive certified trainer in 1987 and a Society of NLP certified trainer in 1988. Since then, he has continued to independently study Cognitive Linguistics, Decision making, Behavioral Finance, and Systems Dynamics.

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