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Side-Stepping Violence

Side-Stepping Violence

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 31, 2020 | Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics, NLP

I was never very tall, even as a kid. When I was in 8th grade, I had to go to a middle school for three months before beginning high school. One day I was in a music class. Being shy, I sat near the back of the room, which was like a miniature auditorium with stadium...
The Dark Side of Expertise

The Dark Side of Expertise

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2019 | Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics

“… science in general can be considered a technique with which fallible men try to outwit their own human propensities to fear the truth, to avoid it, to distort it.” Abraham Maslow, 1966 Expertise has two dark sides. The first is what others think of experts. Many...
My Odyssey in Reaching for Calm

My Odyssey in Reaching for Calm

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Dec 14, 2018 | Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics

1. My Odyssey. When I am in trouble, I reach for calm. When I need to be alert, I reach for calm. Calm is not only associated with a state of relaxation. It is also a crucial ingredient for managing troubled waters. When you are in the clutches of fear or any strong...
Where Magic Can Happen. Part 1: Opportunities

Where Magic Can Happen. Part 1: Opportunities

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 1, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

The Magic. My son Daniel and his girlfriend went to a hip hop dance class. Daniel went with some trepidation since he felt a bit shy and did not know what to expect. The instructor started the class by pointing to something he had written on a blackboard. It was a box...
Modeling in the Martial Arts with a Few Twists

Modeling in the Martial Arts with a Few Twists

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Mar 22, 2017 | Martial Arts, Modeling

Neuro-Semantics provides the martial artist with an abundance of models to use, and martial artists provide modelers with an abundance of things to model. Here I cover examples for martial artists, modelers, and anyone who wants to liven up a party. Mastering the...

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To explore the unknown through modeling. To understand the modeler’s inner world and external behavior as he or she models. And to communicate it all with stories.

Pascal is a master modeler, who has modeled physical phenomena, satellite motion, and the behavior of people, organizations, and corporations. Learn more...

Recent Posts

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  • Only the Young Can Be Creative November 23, 2020
  • Side-Stepping Violence August 31, 2020
  • Thinking about Deception June 9, 2020
  • A Storyteller’s Tale February 21, 2020

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