"SKILLS and THRILLS!"

Dr. Charles Lambert's "Skills and Thrills!" program is based on his new book, "Your Inner Edge!" (available from Barnes and Noble, www.Amazon.com and Trafford Publishing). The program pursues conventional goals including increasing self-esteem, achieving and maintaining motivation, improving academic performance, impulse/anger control, decreasing depression and prevention of drug abuse and delinquency.  These objectives may be conventional but they are pursued in an unconventional and novel manner that catches participants' attention and gets Dr. Lambert's message across in a personal, experiential manner!

"Skills and Thrills" involves doing and experiencing things instead of just talking about them. It starts entertainingly with humor and comedy magic to put participants in a receptive, positive state. Participants then witness spectacular demonstrations of mental and physical peak performance and "mind over matter" which seems like magic but are real!
At this point participants are impressed with the presenter by virtue of the fact that he can do remarkable things that they can't. After all, anyone who can do the things that they have just witnessed must be cool!

Participants are now invited to "get in the act" by experiencing the easy to learn system of techniques outlined in Dr. Lambert's book. This system is a synthesis of research based modern western scientific techniques proven to enhance performance and motivation and the mental training aspects of ancient eastern martial disciplines and self-development systems for mental clarity, concentration and the "warrior spirit" needed to triumph even in the face of an adverse life situation.

New skills are now tested in various "controlled crisis" situations and "metaphorical challenges". Earlier, participants were impressed with the presenter... now they are impressed with themselves as they they discover they can do the same kinds of amazing things they saw him do by using their new "inner technology". Utilization of these powerful but misunderstood and under-utilized techniques unlocks a treasure chest of latent performance capability and personal power within participants that most don't even know they possess. This results in an immediate quantum jump in self-esteem and motivation!
These triumphant experiences prove to participants that they can indeed make their new skills work for them, even under pressure and in spite of adversity. This builds confidence in the techniques and motivates participants to master and actually use their skills at school and in daily life. They now possess powerful tools with which to overcome anxiety and fear, conquer depression, maintain self-esteem, control anger and achieve their optimal performance level in school and in pursuit of their self-chosen life goals, even under stress!

SELF-REGULATION MOOD CONTROL SKILLS

Some participants may begin the program feeling (or labeling) themselves as "depressed". Succeeding in the metaphorical challenges facilitates a positive, exhilarating experience within them. It is pointed out to participants during the program that they are no longer feeling or behaving in a "depressed" manner! They have experienced a change in their inner state.
Participants are shown how to take conscious control over this process. This facilitates their ability to choose to be positive and resourceful in their daily lives instead of surrendering to "learned helplessness" and depression.