Kamjah .. The Chronicles

On September 17^th, 2009 Geoffrey Schmidt was the guest speaker for Professor Jose Fernandez’s Masters level class on leadership at Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico.

Via teleconference for 1 ½ hours Mr. Schmidt spoke to the class and answered questions on the benefits of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) based coaching. Students were made aware that many of today’s top leaders, business people and entrepreneurs hire coaches to help keep them on track and improve their performance.

Geoffrey was quoted saying: “It’s counter intuitive to think that today’s top business leaders and success stories are mostly the one’s hiring the coaches when on the surface most people wouldn’t think that they are the one’s who need it. Smart people recognize value, and understand how to leverage it - coaching is valuable. In many cases these top performers hire coaches not because they are struggling but because they want to do even better thus enhance their performance even more.  Coaching literally has become the new success secret of every savvy businessperson hungry for better performance and faster results”.

Geoffrey made sure to share some time with the students to explain how his coaching system works.  According to Geoffrey the system he developed was based on taking many things that were initially complex and then reducing them into their simple and easy to understand forms based on principles and techniques found in: Evolutionary Psychology, NLP, Nature, and Hypnosis.

He explained to students that his system has four main parts:

First - Diagnose the clients needs
Second - Have the client project their goals
Third -  Identify as many useful and destructive behaviors as possible
Fourth - Develop an action plan that unlocks their unlimited potential to succeed in any area of life or business

By the end of the class the students had been introduced to, and made aware of a field that many had not clearly understood before listening to Geoffrey speak. In closing Mr. Schmidt said, “Years ago many people wouldn’t have had access to, much less even known about coaching services existing. Today coaching is reaching more people then ever before and is no longer a highly guarded and coveted secret of the rich, famous and successful. It’s becoming more and more mainstream thus giving the people who want it  from all walks of life and backgrounds the real opportunity to experience the benefits “.

For more information on Geoffrey Schmidt’s coaching, NLP or speaking services please contact him directly at: www.kamjah.com/contact.php or call: (305) 851-2459

Walk the Fire Part 2 “The Birth”

Haven’t read part one? “The Idea”: click here

I said a while ago part two was coming so here it is. Now run to the kitchen and grab some pop corn, and your favorite carbonated beverage, sit down, calm down, relax and enjoy.

The time came for that ultimate leap of faith in myself. I had hit that point where I no longer was willing to tolerate the heavy price the 16 - 18 hour days were charging on my: mind, body and spirit. The time had come to resign from my career and build what I had started.

I remember making that decision on a Friday. My Saturday and Sunday were not easy. Every kind of thought that you can imagine that might come from a decision like the one I was weighing raced through my mind. “What about the company-they need me”, “I like the company owner, he is my friend, is this right?’, “Will my business succeed?”, “Do I really know what I am doing?”, “What will my family think?”, “What if my business fails, my girlfriend (soon to be wife) leaves me, and my family disowns me and I wind up homeless - then what?”.. It’s remarkable what goes through one’s mind when they choose to leave security to move forward into the unknown.

That Monday, I woke up wanting to throw up. Walking into my boss’s office, I was nervous and I’m not a person that gets nervous easily. Sweat running down my arm, a lump in my throat, and my stomach twisted in knots I felt like I looked like I was taking a walk to the electric chair. I sat down, got myself together as best I could to give him my two weeks and tell him what I was doing. He about fell out of his chair. I wasn’t surprised, as I was a good earner for the company and even more so I was part of the family. This was not resigning from any normal, run-of-the-mill, pedantic job. I was extremely close with my boss, his wife, mother, brother. Needless to say it wasn’t an easy break.

In the end it wasn’t such painful a process. He reminded me that I always have a place to come back to, and wished me the best of luck. I really couldn’t have asked for a happier ending. I’ll never forget what he said as I was walking out the door… “Geoff, always remember one thing-the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. That quote still makes me laugh, and it’s true. We spend so much time agonizing over moments like this-ending a relationship, quitting a job; always keep in mind the very worst that can happen-it’s probably not that bad.

After the decision went into action it was time for me to inform those that needed to be informed. Naturally my family was at the top of the list. That night I remember calling them. I figured I had already surprised a few people that day so since I was on a roll why stop and better yet lets go straight to the top with my mom and dad. Like everyone else they acted surprised. I got an earful on “What about your retirement?”, “What if you have kids someday?”, “What about this….and what about that?”.. I heard it all.

Over the next two weeks while I finished up at my day job I continued to bring people into the loop. Like anything in life, the first few were the hardest and then over time it became easier and easier. After all it was my opinion that mattered most to me, and that’s what I was sticking with.

After everyone was notified, I incorporated and my new company was officially born.

More in the next blog: Part three of Walk the Fire - “How high can you jump”..

Life & Business Lessons from part 2:

- Believe in Yourself…IF you want to make big things happen then you have to believe in yourself FIRST.

- Perspective…Nothing is ever as bad or as good as it seems.  It is what it is.

- Opinions…Everyone has one, it’s your opinion that matters most.

- Decisions…Have the courage to make them, and never look back.  With decisions you either get what you imagined or a learning experience.  Only good can come if you look at it right.

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~ Geoff
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Coach Geoff here!  In my last blog I promised to write a series on my life as an entrepreneur and what it took for me to start and grow a company into a sellable asset. I’m not going to leave anything out as it is my intention to keep this as ‘real’ and as down to earth as possible. For privacy purposes though I am not going to make mention of specific names of individuals involved or my company name.

This series is going to illustrate my trials, tribulations, challenges, and teachings on a business and spiritual level. If you follow this series you will really get to know me. Are you sure you are ready?

So lets begin..

The company I built over a span of 4.5 years and then sold was a result of the universe’s master plan of intention and causality and was by no means a coincidence. For most of my life I have had a passion for the activity I love - surfing. In pursuit of that passion I created internet websites that celebrated the sport and brought surfing enthusiast together. On the weekends and after work if there were waves I was out in the line up riding them. Through my connection and passion for the activity that I so wanted to be closer too I ended up starting a company that provided for me all the surfing opportunities an individual could want as well as a way to allow others to share their love and passion for it too. In 2003 the idea emerged to start a travel and tourist industry focused surfing company and in 2004 the business was officially born.

As a huge enthusiast I was never a pro, but that did not replace the love I felt being out in the ocean and catching waves. To me surfing was all about the connection I felt with the ocean.

I remember living in a 1 1/2 bedroom apartment with my ex-wife who was my girlfriend at the time talking about leaving my day job to start my company and venture out on my own. She didn’t oppose, but let me tell you…the rest of the world opposed and in a big way. Parents, friends and family all thought I was crazy. I heard things like, “you’re only 26, what do you know about starting a company?”, “Who are you to be doing this?” “It will never work, you’re more twisted than a pig’s tail.” As you can imagine I paid no attention to the negative energy being thrown my way, because I just knew what I was doing is what I was supposed to be doing - I felt it deep inside that I had a calling to answer. Besides, in life, you’re not living your life for people to always agree with you. Real people doing real things, making real changes with real impacts will always face obstacles and criticism, and I mean always. The difference is how you choose to respond to it. Heck, people will complain if you decide to take your trash out on the wrong day, so pay no attention to the negativity and know it comes with the territory. So, get used to it.

After undergoing verbal berating after verbal berating I did not flinch and continued on my path towards achieving my purpose. In the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey, I must be honest it wasn’t easy and I must point out that when I started my company I had a full time job and worked my new venture on the weekends and the off hours. I can remember spending the day at the office going in at 7am and getting home at 6:30pm, then hitting the gym, eating dinner and finally able to work on my company at 8pm. I use to drink two red bulls to keep my energy up and stay awake (p.s. I don’t recommend doing this - it’s not healthy). At the time I was responsible for everything. Designing the website, writing the marketing materials, creating the programs, finding people to work for me, making sales and everything else. My day back then typically ended at 2 am and then I got up again at 6 am to do it all over again. That lasted about six months and then I willingly decided to take the ultimate leap of faith that would test my conviction and prove my purpose….

More in the next blog: Part two of Walk the Fire - The Birth..

~ Geoff

Business Lessons from part 1:

- Passion..find your passion and you are halfway there
- Vision..have an idea of where you want to go
- Confidence..you first need to believe in yourself before anyone else will
- Commitment..be willing to do what ever it takes to succeed, and remember we are all born to die so you may as well make your time worthwhile and without regrets. Don’t let yourself wonder what you could have done.

Geoff is a former CEO who started and sold his last company and now provides holistic Life Coaching, Business Coaching and NLP services.  Kamjah calls home: Miami - Palm Beach - Los Angeles - Boston

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
Buddha

“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a little while, we die. A spider’s life can’t help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone’s life can stand a little of that.”
E.B. White - excerpt from Charlotte’s Web

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

~ Kamjah

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Have you ever had one of those days where you woke up in the morning and no matter what you did you just couldn’t ’snap’ out of it? It’s like you had a bad dream and it left you with a salty attitude to carry throughout the day. Sure you have, because we have all experienced at least one of those days. Today I am going to introduce you to something a little different. Instead of my typical blog post where I write and publish an article, this time I’m going to show you how to physically do something that when done right can adjust your attitude on command.

If you are in: sales, a business owner, entrepreneur, or work in any position where a positive outlook and attitude supports your job description and impacts your performance then you’ll find this technique extremely helpful.

When you are ready to experience the magic for yourself then follow the directions below. I’ve outlined them step by step. If you have any questions then contact me. Now here we go..

1. Find a comfortable place to sit, perhaps in a chair you like
2. Close your eyes
3. Take 5 deep breaths by inhaling slowly for 5 seconds and then holding for 3 seconds and exhaling for 5 seconds.
4. Now that you are relaxed, remember a specific time when you felt really happy. Now through your minds eye bring yourself back to that time, putting yourself in your own body, looking through your own eyes, seeing what you saw and hearing what you heard. Allow yourself to experience feelings of happiness. At this point you should at the very least be smirking since you are experiencing that positive experience again soyou can’t help but to smile.
5. As you feel these feelings mentally double them. As you are deeply reliving that experience in your mind go ahead and …
6. Take your left index finger and firmly press on your right index finger knuckle and hold it for 10 seconds while you are feeling those happy feelings.

That’s it! Now you’re done. Next time you are feeling upset, or need an attitude adjustment all you have to do is take you left index finger and press it against your left index finer knuckle and those feelings will come flushing back.

Something worth mentioning is that if you can’t remember the directions I provided on your own then it is perfectly fine to print out this page and have a friend or family member read the directions to you.

Congratulations! Because unless you have worked with me personally, you have just been introduced to a very basic NLP technique.

~ Geoff

Kamjah is a former CEO who sold his last company and now provides holistic Life Coaching, Business Coaching and NLP services.  Kamjah calls home: Miami - Palm Beach - Los Angeles - Boston

Let’s face it, everyone seems to have their arms up in a panic due to this economic crisis. As you know, all you have to do is turn on your local news and you will see for yourself, or even spend 15 minutes at your local coffee shop and listen to what people are talking about. Surprise…the economy. With that being said, what if I was to tell you that a down economy is nothing more than you falling victim to other people’s reality? Even further, what if I told you that it is possible to not only survive during these times but instead to actually prosper? Now that I have your attention, continue reading.

It’s true, on the surface the economy is a reflection of the current state of affairs regarding: Trade, Money, Credit and Collatorized Debt; but on a deeper and more meaningful level it is a power shift and reallocation of wealth. With that being the case there are people out there who prosper regardless of the economic condition.

If you find yourself concerned and are attributing your concern to this down economy then you may want to take a look at yourself and see if you are doing the right thing. Deep down you know what the right thing is and if you are ready to know the answer then the next step is to contact a coach who has the power to bring it out of you. Have you ever noticed how some businesses just keep on clicking away as if nothing is happening? Why is it that some businesses actually grow in down economies while their competitors go out of business? The answer is simple, but it’s one that is rarely welcomed.

Please allow me paint a picture for you. Take “Sheila” a computer programmer of 12 years. She earned $85,000.00 per/year and lived a comfortable life. Each day she arrived to work on time, left on time and did her job, but she was never really excited about any of it. One day she came into work and found out that she had been laid off. Another lamb to the slaughterhouse. Obviously she feels very confused, upset and angry and can’t help but wonder why; especially when Alice, who sat across from her working in a similar role got a promotion and a raise. This just can’t be right Sheila was thinking! Behind the scenes, the part that Sheila wasn’t aware of was that Alice comes into work each day excited, and on occasion was reminded by the accounting department to deposit her paycheck. What’s the difference between Sheila and Alice? I won’t leave you hanging on this one, so I’ll tell you. Sheila was working from a position of “capability.”  She proved she has a capability to complete college, a capability to earn a degree and a capability to land a job but what was missing was her job lacked a sense of true purpose. Alice, on the other hand, came into work each day from a position of passion and true purpose.

“The universe is a feedback mechanism…if you put half felt intention out there, half felt results are what you get back. Meaningful results require full effort backed by full intention and that only comes through acting out of a true sense of purpose. “

The moral of the story here is when you are living your life based on your terms and your calling then economic upturns and downturns become nothing more than a fact of life. If you see yourself living your life driven by purpose then you will also notice a lot of things naturally falling into place. I will also add, my promotion aside, that it is a simple fact that many of the best have coaches. Investing in a coach is a powerful way to discover and reinforce your purpose, as many successful and fulfilled people already know.

Find your purpose, run with it, shine, and then never worry about the economy affecting you again unless you choose to let it.

~ Geoff

Geoff is a former CEO who sold his last company and now provides holistic Life Coaching, Business Coaching and NLP services.  Geoff calls home: Miami - Palm Beach - Los Angeles - Boston

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Kamjah - The Holistic Approach To Life Coaching

MIAMI, FL. – It’s never too late to change your life says Life Coach, Kamjah who has done just that by launching his own life coaching business.

Based in South Florida, Kamjah who’s given name is Geoffrey Schmidt, believes that we live in a world of information overload and people are finding it more difficult to make the right choices that lead toward living a balanced life.

Now more than ever, too many people are at a crossroad in their life whether they are conscious of it or not. Kamjah’s aim is to guide them through that crossroad and toward better decision making thus leading to a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Kamjah’s approach to Life Coaching is Holistic. Inspired by teachings from not only modern psychologists such as Carl Jung, and Milton Erickson; but also Eastern wisdom such as Buddhism and Hinduism, he is able to pull from these vast worlds to create an individualized unique Life Coaching experience. Kamjah remembers that it was when he spent his first time in Singapore visiting a Buddhist temple and later more time in Bali, Indonesia learning about Hinduism where he experienced his first ‘ah-ha’ moment, where he truly understood how everything is connected and works. That is where he got the name Kamjah too. It was inspired from a story he listened to about a Buddhist wise man being named Kamjah; the literal translation of his name meaning “guide to clarity”.

Before becoming a Life Coach, Kamjah experienced the life of a successful CEO who started, built, grew and then eventually sold a company that provided services in the travel and tourism industry. As he wears his primary hat as a Life Coach; successful business professionals have hired him for his guidance and exceptional business and marketing  savvy. He is also certified in Neurolinguistic Programming by the National Federation of Neurolinguistic Programming, and as an Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association.

“I love working with people and bringing out their best. I believe everyone feels deep down that they have a meaning and purpose to life, and through my system which creates balance, I see that purpose coming out.” says Kamjah. He also adds, “We take things one step at a time. We start at the beginning by figuring out what you are missing in life or can use more of, and from there we create a plan that you can not only see, but feel - and if the plan is right then the feeling is always good”. 

Kamjah delivers Life Coaching, Business Coaching and his other coaching services over the phone and in person. To find out more about this remarkable person and how to get in touch with him please visit his website here: www.Kamjah.com.

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