About Michael

Michael J. Emery, owner of Attention Shifting, LLC, received a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Advertising Management from Portland State University and a Master of Arts from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.

While studying marketing and advertising, Michael’s fascination with communication grew when he saw that the stickiness of a message would determine how well an audience would remember the advertisement. He began to study communication and human behavior, which eventually led him to begin researching various communication models. Michael encountered Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) in which he found a system of empowering beliefs that explained the processes behind human behavior and created the resources necessary for personal development by design.

Because of his passion for self-improvement, Michael found transpersonal psychology, the extension of psychological studies into consciousness studies, spiritual inquiry, mind-body relationships and personal transformation. Carl Jung first coined the term transpersonal (uberpersonlich) when he used the phrase transpersonal unconscious as a synonym for collective unconscious. Transpersonal psychology looks to historical and contemporary leaders, saints, prophets, artists, heroes, and heroines for models of full human development, and of the growth-oriented nature of the healthy human psyche. In this field, Michael’s studies examined models for full personal development by identifying the strategies for motivation and inspiration used by his personal heroes to create meaning in their lives.

Michael believes that everyone has the right to understand the mental and cognitive processes behind their behavior and has the freedom to explore their individual identities and missions in life. His commitment to his clients is to empower them upon their personal path to self-discovery and personal development.

Michael is certified as a Hypnotherapist and NLP Trainer. Michael is an avid traveler and in his free time he enjoys traveling, bicycling, yoga, martial arts, reading, and creating music.

What is Personal Development?

Personal development is what occurs while you begin to take full responsibility for the following areas of your life:

• Physical
• Social
• Emotional
• Spiritual
• Financial

This is a process of knowing oneself. An active approach to personal development will challenge you to consciously decide what sort of person you want to become more of, and then through the use of hypnosis and NLP help you create the resources you require to be congruent with your ideal self.

In one way or another, you have chosen to be the person you are today – both unconsciously, by default because of your life experiences and the environment in which you have lived and consciously, because of the areas in life in which you have chosen to apply yourself. Together, we can explore on both a conscious and unconscious level why you are not achieving what you want out of life. When there are areas of your life that are not what you desire, then we will uncover the underlying cause and create a new resource state that is congruent with your personal development direction.

The objective of personal development is to move beyond limiting fears or beliefs and empower you to achieve extraordinary results in your life as you create the life you truly desire.

I can be contacted at 503.961.5607 or michael @ michaeljemery.com for questions or to set an appointment for either telephone or Skype coaching. His office is located at: 1720 NW Lovejoy #325 Portland, OR 97209.

Definitely consider choosing Michael J. Emery’s Coaching Gym. It is one of the most cutting-edge and immediate applications of NLP and conversational hypnosis to personal development.