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The Single Traveler
Volume 9, Number 2 April/May 1997 MY 101 LOVES Would you believe that I fell in love with 101 people in a single weekend? That's what really happened! Starting as 101 imperfect strangers on Friday morning, we were all in love with each other when we gathered for our final night on Tuesday. A magical trip without travel. While this was one of the most enriching journeys of my life, it was spent in a Holiday Inn ballroom in Tucson, Arizona. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ran from 9 am to after 11 pm. Tuesday went from 7:30 - 10:45 pm. The sponsoring organization, Landmark Education Corp., has been conducting assorted transformational programs all over the world since 1991. More than 100,000 people take The Landmark Forum each year. What makes it so remarkable? And why can I unequivocally recommend it to any single willing to move beyond the limitations we all set for ourselves? Please read on... Uniquely individual singles. Attached or unattached, we are all really individuals. Our group of 101 plus Doug Plette, our leader, and his numerous asistants, consisted of an astonishingly broad cross-section of humanity -- an olympic athlete, the founder of a billion-dollar corporation, housewives, unemployed, teenagers, teachers, nurses and ages from 16 - 72, spanning the broad socieoeconomic spectrum. Curiously, whether married, single, or whatever, we all felt both more individual and more connected with others as the weekend progressed. Not any 60s encounter. Having taken numerous workshops during the sixties and seventies, I thought I'd seen everything. Hardly! Landmark has created a uniquely designed and highly effective series of programs based on original theories and models of thinking. Unlike some formerly popular confrontational workshops, I found my experience to be not only extremely valuable, but also kid-glove gentle and unobtrusive. Elevated my quality of life. Before the weekend, I thought I had everything pretty well together. But, guess what? Good can always become better. For example, my five-year older brother and I had always had a politely tolerant relationship. NO more! As a result of The Forum, we're closer than we've ever been and truly love each other, as siblings are supposed to. What's in it for you? If your experience of The Forum resembles that of the members of my group -- all 101 of us! -- you'll benefit in ways you may not have even considered before. Doug, a former corporate executive, gave us no glib, easy answers, tips or rules of how to be. Instead, we discovered priceless insights that enhance the quality of life. I gained new understanding of the fundamental premises that previously shaped and governed my life. In a nutshell, I saw myself for the first time as who I really am, moved beyond limits I'd previously imposed on myself, and have been achieving new levels of performance and talent since. There's nothing to fix. Rather than seeking to correct our self-perceived failings, The Forum provides powerful new tools to help meet the risks and challenges of everyday living. And, the results reportedly are permanent. Already successful participants in our group toldme they had gained new freedom and spontaneity. Those considering themselves already healthy claimed an enhanced sense of vitality. People already committed described to me their deeper appreciation for others, (Friends told me I looked ten years younger after The Forum.) Accomplished Forum takers spoke to me of their expanded productivity, heightened performance and profound satisfaction in their accomplishments. And highly knowledgable participants, like a college professor I sat beside, credited the weekend for their incdreased clarity, insight, capacity for better choices, greater confidence and greater effectiveness. Who takes The Landmark Forum? 94% are 50 or younger, 97% have gone to college, 60% are professionals or in management according to The Forum statistics. Asked what degree of value they felt The Forum provided, their comments were very impressive: 95% found it to have specific, practical value; 94% beliefvged The Forum had enduring value; 93% said it was well worth the time or effort. And a top market research firm did these studies. Enjoy a wonderful free evening. The Landmark Forum periodically offers evening samples of The Landmark Forum experience in major cities of 50 countries. So you can see how it feels before you commit to a weekend. The Landmark Forum has offices in 38 cities around the globe. If I still haven't convinced you that I loved this magical weekend, please consider this: There's absolutely no risk, because you can drop out the first day with a full refund. Landmark Education Corp., 353 Sacramkento, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94111. Phone 415-981-8850. |