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Amaya wrote:Then again I really hate burns because they blister.

Safe to say that most people feel the same.

I'm confused as to why anyone would ever try to walk across hot coals.

To prove themselves they can overcome their fears. What doesn't seem to register is that some things are rightly feared. Like burning your feet.

rubiksnoob wrote:

Kovnik Obama wrote:

Amaya wrote:Then again I really hate burns because they blister.

Safe to say that most people feel the same.

I'm confused as to why anyone would ever try to walk across hot coals.

To prove themselves they can overcome their fears. What doesn't seem to register is that some things are rightly feared. Like burning your feet.

I'm absolutely terrified of bathing in hydrochloric acid, but I feel like it's time I overcome that fear.

One question tho. Did that Tony Robbins dude go through the coals? And also ; after watching that Family Guy video, is it a possibility that he just wanted to cook the participant before his evening meal?

sebster wrote:I read in some management journal a couple of years ago about a study into the actual value of motivational speakers like Tony Robbins on organisations. Predictably, despite almost all reporting much higher moral for a week or two after the motivator, no organisation showed any lasting result in any studied metric - morale, productivity, innovation, nothing.

Not surprising at all. Hell if it's just about feeling better, I'd rather do this : http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life.html than listen to someone I don't know talk about my personnal problems.

4 easy steps to make you feel better, and possibly lenghten your life expectancy (the stats behind that were a bit sketchy, or their use oversimplified, but still)
1) Stand up a few minutes every hours
2) Count down from 100 by steps of 7 at least every day
3) Look at pictures of cute stuff a few times a day (the important part is to keep a 3/1 positive to negative thought ratio)
4) Shake hands with people you meet.