Category: Miscellaneous
Working with the opposite sex
Monday, February 6th, 2012 by Pete Bissonette
A few weeks ago a friend told me of his frustration working with one of his client companies, because it was predominantly staffed by women. “I just can’t get through to them.” And then at the Transformational Leadership Council meeting Ivan Misner gave me his new book Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think. [...]
Are your goals sustainable?
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 by Wendy Greer, Success Coach
I have a video coaching session for you on making sure your goals and dreams are sustainable. Please watch the video, do the ”Groundhog Day exercise,” and then keep reading below. When you do goal setting, it’s great to set ambitious and magnificent goals, but the way you plan to get there needs to be [...]
What is Smart Trust?
Saturday, January 14th, 2012 by Pete Bissonette
I’d like to continue the conversation I started earlier in the week about trust, especially in your professional life, when I mentioned the new book by Stephen M.R. Covey and Greg Link called Smart Trust. Here are excerpts from the book, which I recommend you get: -What Is Smart Trust? Smart Trust is judgment. It’s [...]
Steve Jobs, Magic Johnson, Mark Zuckerberg & Smart Trust
Monday, January 9th, 2012 by Pete Bissonette
Trust produces better results in business and in life. It’s an irresistible force. We talk about it in most all of our programs. A few years back Stephen M.R. Covey wrote a breakthrough book called The Speed of Trust, which sold over one million copies. He and his partner Greg Link are out with their [...]
“Dear Learning Strategies”
Monday, September 19th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Dear Learning Strategies, I would like to thank you for being so fantastically great! Your vision and mission is truly commendable and effective. I love that you combine so many areas of learning and life to a beautiful symphony of growth and expansion. I have been fortunate to participate in the PhotoReading Seminar in April [...]
An unexpected $33,000!
Monday, September 12th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Here are two wonderful notes we just received. Enjoy! Pete === Dear Mr. Scheele, Thank you for doing the Effortless Success program with Jack Canfield. I would like to give you this portion of my tithe for an unexpected check I got for $33,000+. Sincerely, Meg S. === Dear Paul, Thank you for the wonderful [...]
Fairness Campaign Summit – Together We Can Create a Better, Fairer World
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Paul Scheele, Marianne Williamson, Jack Canfield, Steven Covey, Michael Beckwith (21 total contributors) – and your host, Lynne McTaggart – invite you to join them in creating a better country, a better world for a free online summit. Here’s how Lynne, who is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council, author of Intention Experiment and [...]
Our History – 2000s
Monday, May 9th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Our celebration of our first thirty years continues. We’ve already looked at the 1980s and 1990s in other posts, and today we’ll glance back at the 2000s. 2000 Spring Forest Qigong personal learning course After working over two years with Qigong master, healer, and teacher Chunyi Lin, we released the Spring Forest Qigong personal learning [...]
“Inspire a new positive future” film contest
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Jeddah Mali and I revisited the Amazon rainforest over New Years 2010 with Lynne and Bill Twist of the Pachamama Alliance. I posted my account of our life-altering trip along with photos here. The Pachamama Alliance is now inviting storytellers to make a short film to inspire us, move us, and give us something to [...]
Character Education is a cornerstone of positive youth development
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 by Bobbi DePorter
(Bobbi is a friend of Paul, Chunyi, Marie, Jeddah, Jack, Marci, Lisa, and me, and in this article she shares information vital for parents. Pete) The best way to connect with kids and diminish the prevalence of bullying and other socially unacceptable behavior is with effective character education in the home and in schools. In [...]
Introducing: “PhotoTyping” at 2,000 words a minute
Friday, April 1st, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Back in the 1980s a postal employee took the PhotoReading seminar with the intention of helping her children with their schoolwork, and she stumbled on an idea that would lead to PhotoTyping at 2,000 words a minute.
Happy Einstein Day!
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
We celebrated our 30th anniversary this week with our annual Einstein Day luncheon of whole brain food, our favorite Einstein Quotes, fabulous prizes, annual awards and bonuses, and poolside team building. Here are a few snaps. Pete
Our History – 1990s
Friday, March 11th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
As we continue our celebration of thirty years of service, let’s move from the 1980s and look at our first full decade, the fabulous 1990s. 1991 EasyLearn Language Programs We introduced the EasyLearn Languages of Spanish, French, and German, which were originally developed by International Language Services for teachers to use in classrooms. They soon [...]
Our History – 1980s
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Let’s look at our first decade of innovating ways for YOU to maximize your potential. 1981 – 1984 As I mentioned on Tuesday, we first opened our doors on March 1, 1981. From the beginning we had an indelible expertise in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a leading edge technology of human performance developed by Dr. John [...]
Happy 30th Anniversary!
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 by admin
On March 1, 1981 two 25 year-olds, Paul Scheele and Mark Kinnich, opened the doors of Learning Strategies Corporation at 1611 Park Avenue just outside of downtown Minneapolis. Their vision, a world where people experience their fullest potential. Thirty years later we still hold that vision, and you are part of it. I became part [...]
Flying the red dragon
Friday, February 4th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
In Thursday’s post I mentioned the annual flying of the red dragon tradition to start our Chinese New Year luncheon at the office. Well, Janie made a brief video on her iPhone, and it is here for you to see. A little goofy, noisy, and fun. See if you can catch Paul Scheele and me. [...]
The Masquerade Ball
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
At a masquerade ball in New Orleans last weekend, I snapped these photos that I thought you would enjoy. We had a blast! Here’s Paul Scheele, co-founder of Learning Strategies, and the brains behind our bestselling programs including PhotoReading, the Paraliminals, Genius Code, Abundance for Life, and Natural Brilliance. Chunyi Lin, creator of Spring Forest [...]
4 special events from Aura Reading to PhotoReading
Thursday, January 20th, 2011 by Pete Bissonette
Mark your calendar for four upcoming live events that will give you valuable insights into life and helpful tools and techniques to navigate your world. Please call us with any questions. Jeddah Mali Live Webstream – Sunday, January 23 Ever wonder what is life all about? One of our leading teachers and mentors, Jeddah Mali, [...]
If I were your daddy, this is what you’ll learn
Thursday, December 16th, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
That’s a title of a new book—If I Were Your Daddy, This is What You’d Learn—and one of the chapters was written by Paul Scheele. He shares the journey of raising his three boys, Ben, John, and Scott. You can download a copy of Paul’s chapter free to read online. If you like it, you [...]
Can you tell we’re from Minnesota?
Sunday, November 21st, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
Almost a third of our office staff showed their true colors on Friday. Our warehouse is in Wisconsin, so I betcha they were dressed in green and gold. Pete
Manifesting Change
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
I read Mike Dooley’s new book this weekend. Manifesting Change: It couldn’t be easier. I loved it. Great insights. I’ve ordered copies for my nephews. Mike graciously said I could include a section I particularly liked here for you to read. So, read it. Take it for what it is worth. And if you like [...]
Coming up in 2011!
Friday, November 12th, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
We have a variety of cool new programs coming your way. Paul Scheele will be doing a special 4-session webinar in January to teach several very powerful NLP techniques. We will announce it in our blog in early December. An email will not go out until Christmas. Our clients have absolutely loved the numerology readings [...]
Measure and improve your brain functioning
Friday, October 29th, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
Someone sent us an exercise they said was designed to measure and improve brain functioning. It takes less than a minute. Try it out. What do you think? Click here. Note: After clicking the link, select: open, then select: view >> slide show Pete
My trip to the Amazon Rainforest
Monday, October 25th, 2010 by Pete Bissonette
On Friday I wrote about dreams and the dream of me dying just before my Dad’s recent death. I promised I would write about my trip to visit the Achuar tribe in the Amazon Rainforest. They live in a dream culture. Here is the content of the email that I sent to friends last January [...]
