A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I’d like to give you a little history of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Modeling. Early NLP History Richard Bandler was a student at Kresge College (UC Santa Cruz) and given […]
A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. In my professional career I have two loves. The first has to do with modeling. How do people do what they do? How can I figure out how and
Mental Maps, Models, and Trading Success by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. In the early 2000s, I took the Avatar Wizards Course twice. The first time I took the course, I pretty much skipped over a section that seemed useless to
Secrets and Hidden Agendas By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
This is our final Tharp’s Thoughts newsletter – a kind of end. Rather than being the destination, however, we have arrived at a midpoint. Before we consider your journey ahead, let’s make a quick assessment of where we are. What a long, wonderful, rich, and transformative journey we have had with Dr. Van Keith Tharp
A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. If you wanted to know what peak performance trading looks like, you could examine a market genius and study how that person approaches her craft. You also could look
People usually make decisions or judgments based upon certain criteria. Whether you are deciding what to have for lunch or who to marry, you have criteria for the decision that help you determine which way to go. For example, think about becoming a Super Trader — and let’s say you could consistently make 2% (or
Understanding Your Motivation Criteria by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
Originally published in Tharp’s Thoughts #709 November 25, 2014 One of my Super Traders recently mentioned that he was doing the 28-day course by Rhonda Byrne from her newest book, The Magic. I was quite curious, what is this 28-day course? I was in Australia at the time and Byrne is Australian so I knew that
On the Importance of Saying “Thank You” By, Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
As we approach the closing of the Van Tharp Institute (VTI), we will focus the last few newsletters on Van and his contributions. This is the first in the series. We will continue to publish this newsletter until our last issue on November 15th. Models, Genius, and Bliss Van liked to call himself a modeler,
Dr. Van Tharp’s Genius: Modeling and Transformation By, RJ Hixson Read More »
Van Tharp convinced me (as I kicked and screamed along the way) of a couple of market realities that have changed my way of looking at markets forever. As I implied, I didn’t take either of them into my belief system quickly – or easily. The first concept that I wrote about recently was this:
Van And His Influence Writ Large – and Paying It Forward By, D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
Last week, in Part 1 of Gabriel’s article series, we learned six of his 12 Key Success Factors using the metaphor of “The Autobahn”. Constructing the Autobahn needs planning and preparation well in advance by making its surface smooth and broad enough, by straightening the path and by taking the roadblocks out of the way
