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Recovering from a Crisis of the Heart

Recovering from a Crisis of the Heart

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Aug 19, 2022 | Health, Managing States, Martial Arts, Neuro-Semantics

On January 13, 2022, I underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. Afterward, I was groggy with three long draining-tubes below my rib cage. My chest hurt since the surgeon had to break bones to get to my heart. I needed to hug a heart-shaped pillow to protect my chest...
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...
Where Magic Can Happen. Part 2: Embracing Opportunities

Where Magic Can Happen. Part 2: Embracing Opportunities

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 23, 2018 | Martial Arts, Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

1. Prologue. “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” Richard Branson In Part 1, I told stories about leaving your comfort zone to explore opportunities. In Part 2, I design a new...
Being Someone Else and the Game of the Gatekeepers

Being Someone Else and the Game of the Gatekeepers

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | Sep 7, 2017 | Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

Being “I have always wanted to be someone else.” Imagine that as the title of a memoir. Is it a story about a schizophrenic, about years in psychiatric hospitals, or perhaps about living in the vivid fantasy world of a Walter Mitty? For me, at this time of my life, it...
Mapping Resources for Learning, Teaching and Modeling

Mapping Resources for Learning, Teaching and Modeling

by Pascal Gambardella, Ph.D. | May 31, 2017 | Modeling, Neuro-Semantics

I do two activities to relax, one is to solve mathematics problems and the other is to create resource maps. “Resource maps” are diagrams (and models) that define, capture, explain, and illustrate relationships between key concepts. They can be concept maps, mind...
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