Singles Summer Camp [Reliving Youth Recreation]

Summer Camp Was So Much Fun!

Just because you become an adult,
doesn't mean the great activities of youth need to be left in the past.

Summer Camp : Every Day Is Something New And Fun

Summer Camp is a great way to meet people, and meet someone special.

The constant stimulation and array of new experiences makes for a high-energy level, which catalyzes new relationships between people.

Human Beings Were Meant To Live 300 Years (Or More)

I think so anyways.
With those kinds of numbers in mind, what is youth?
How old is young?

I think an event like Singles Summer Camp would help to remind people just how much energy they actually have locked away inside of them by the competition-mad brutality of the insane Capitalist system.

Maybe if people experienced the joy of youthful fun again, they'd remember that material wealth is nothing compared to the truth of real connection with others.

The Un-Shusher [Movie]

Alternative Title

- The Bridge Builder
- The Door Opener

Premise

Ever since we are children we are constantly told to "shush" by our parents whenever we are about to say something which is outside of strict social mores.

The main character in the movie is a person who has liberated themselves from the fear of speaking their mind and helps to liberate others to do the same.

Naturally the Journey of Discovery of the main character is that sometimes people get hurt when you dig too deep.

The Fear-er

The Antagonist of the movie is a person who is the embodiment of the fear which prevents people from speaking their minds.

The Un-shusher and they engage in conflicts throughout the move over how best to help a person live their life.

Read. Think. Talk. News or The Thoughtful Citizen [New Style Of Newspaper]

Format

The paper would examine a topic in-depth.

1. Background Information or A History Of The Topic
2. Facts
3. Statistics

Then the paper would provide questions for discussion with other people.

Textbooks

The paper would be very similar in format to textbooks used in school.
In fact, the only difference would be that the topics would be the latest news.

Conversation Catalyzer

The paper would be a conversation catalyzer, and would give people a tool to help aid in conducting discussions.

Getting People Connected To Their World

To feel connected to the world, a person needs to feel that their thoughts and opinions are shared and truly listened to.

This paper is a tool whose focus is to inform people about issues around the world and then guide and stimulate discussion on those issues.

Why?
Because people's opinions matter.
People deserve to feel special and relevant.
People who feel connected to their world, are people who will care for their world.

Slogan

"We Give You All The Background, Facts and Stats. You Supply Your Perspective, Opinion and Ideas."

"Read All About It. Think About It. Talk About It."

"What Do Other People Think About This? Have Them Read The Same Article And Find Out!"

Ministry Of Empowerment [A New Governmenet Ministry]

There Are Many Ministries

Ministry of Environment
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Transportation
Ministry of Tourism

A New Ministry For Public Health And Happiness

The Ministry of Empowerment!

The Basics [Homeopathic Concept]

Description

There are certain elements which constitute a healthy human life.
The presence or absence of these elements results in greater or lesser happiness in a person's life.

Fun

1. Events To Look Forward To
- Trips. Concerts. Parties.
- A healthy life is full of fun activities which one is regularly looking forward to.

Professional Friend [Career]

Description

A person who is very skilled at being a friend, hired to be a client's friend.

Practice Makes Perfect

"Sometimes you need a friend to make friends."
That's where a Professional Friend comes in.
To help you break the ice.

Career

Some people are just very good friends.
Why not make a career out of it?

Government-Funded Life Coach [Government Funded Mental Health Professional]

Chocolat

Narrator : [Vianne felt the North Wind once more.] It spoke of towns yet to be visited. Friends in need. Battles yet to be fought. By someone else, next time. And so it was that the North Wind grew weary, and went on its way.

Vianne Rocher acts as a Life Coach for the entire sleepy town she comes to call home.
In particular, the downtrodden Josephine Muscat emerges like a flower released from the sticky tar of a swamp, thanks to Vianne showing her how much she was capable of doing, how worthwhile she really was and how strong she really was.

The essence of what a Life Coach does.

Ah! My Goddess! Ah! What Are Talent And Hard Work!
Season 1 Episode 17

- Someone else's unshakeable faith in you, can become your strength, until you prove your own worth to yourself.
- Beldandy just kept believing in Sora, kept on training with Sora, until Sora had the strength to believe in herself.
- No, "Life's tough." or "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Beldandy believes in Sora unconditionally.
- And...Beldandy shows Sora, over and over, there is nothing see cannot do.
- Beldandy is a true life coach.

Ratatouille

- The scene where Remy compels Linguini ,with his body controlling hair pulling, to kiss Colette.
- Linguini , otherwise , would likely not have done it because the poor guy lacks confidence in himself.
- Remy's act, that of a friend who understands a friend's need, is exactly what Life Coaches do.
- Life Coaches empower their clients.
- Life Coaches don't do things for their clients so much as they help their clients tap into the potential they didn't know they had so they are empowered to do for themselves.

Hitch (Will Smith)

Required watching for all Life Coaches. : )

A person who watches this movie can't help but think,
"I wish I had a person like Alex Hitchens in my life."

With Life Coaches becoming part of the mainstream of Health Care, everyone will.

Meatball I

Note : Meatball I and IV are about mentors involving themselves in the life of underdogs.

The main plot involves Rudy Gerner a lonely kid who is sent to summer camp by his father. Noticing Rudy is unable to fit in, Tripper takes him under his wing and each morning they go jogging and bond as friends. Tripper helps Rudy gain confidence while Rudy encourages Tripper to start a romance with Roxanne, the female head counsellor.

North Star now trails by only 10 points with one event left, a 4-mile run cross country run for 20 points. Tripper steps forward and elects a surprised Rudy to compete against Horse, Mohawk's star runner. The many mornings Rudy spent jogging and training with Tripper pay off as he wins the race, giving North Star its first Olympiad victory.

Meatball IV

Ricky Wade is a reluctant hot-shot, water-skiing instructor-protagonist, but once he realizes that the "losers" in his care really can benefit from his mentorship; he embraces his role and inspires his campers with new confidence and a bunch of fun memories to treasure.

Fairy Godmother

Cinderella wouldn't have gotten anywhere without her.

Vic Fontaine : Deep Space Nine

Odo and the rest of the Ops crew are introduced to holographic Lounge Singer Vic Fontaine by Dr. Bashir.

Vic has been programmed to be a savvy, wise cracking, charismatic, and good natured working gentleman of the 60's.

Upon introduction he makes keen observations about all of the Ops crew members, but hesitates on making a comment about Odo and Major Kira.
Vic can see plain as day that Odo is crazy about Kira and she, unfortunately, just thinks of Odo as a friend.

Odo notices that Vic is a very aware individual and smart and talented and Odo seeks Vic's help, and Vic proceeds to change Odo's life for the better, by showing Odo all the potential to fun and loving that lies not too deeply buried inside.

Note : Vic doesn't sit Odo on a couch and psycho analyze him. Vic doesn't propose making up a daily schedule and sticking to it with the hope that routine will bring peace to his life.
No.
Vic sees that Odo "needs" Kira to be happy, and Vic helps Odo get her.
That's what a "true friend" does.

Legend of Tarzan : Tarzan and the Protegee

The nephew of a Professor friend of Jane's father Archimedes comes to the jungle and meets Tarzan.
The boy is a shy, awkward boy who has been incessantly fussed over by his over protective Aunt and family his whole life, thus resulting in him being fearful, clumsy, and weak.
Naturally, Tarzan fixes that.

Tarzan shows the boy how unlimited his potential truly is.
The boy finds himself climbing trees, moss surfing, swinging from vines, diving off of water falls, and playing games with powerful wild animals,
all because he is believed in by Tarzan.

In fact, for Tarzan, there is never any doubt in his mind that the young boy has unlimited potential,
that he can easily keep up with Tarzan,
that Tarzan will enjoy his company with no sacrificing of his own personal fun
(sure, the boy might be awkward at first, but Tarzan knows that he will catch on).

When the boy leaves, he is a new person, confident and skilled, all because Tarzan opened a door to potential he probably would have never known he had.

Note : Tarzan didn't just counsel the boy. He didn't prescribe him mood altering drugs. He didn't put him in "special classes", Tarzan made friends and shared his personal sense of wonder, thus making the boy truly exceptional in the process.

Brawl In The Family (Simpsons)

Gabriel (a Social Worker) lives with The Simpsons family to find out how he can help them be functional.

The episode does not give sufficient time to the development of how much a Social Worker could benefit The Simpsons family, but Gabriel's intriguing idea about rescuing a Picnic Basket from a tree as a family exercise, shows a great deal of potential in how much benefit a family can derive from a "Proactive" approach to helping people.

Slogan

"I Will Not Allow Someone's Life To Pass Them By."

"I Believe In You, Even If You Don't Believe In Yourself."

"Giving Advice To Someone Is Great, But Actually Showing Someone How To Use Advice Is Even Better."

"People Can Do A Lot On Their Own, Sometimes They Just Need Help Getting Started."

Catalyst, Biology

In Biology, a catalyst is absolutely necessary for many chemical reactions to take place in the body.
Without a catalyst to lower the activation energy, two compounds cannot come together.

People are capable of doing a great deal on their own, but oftentimes, the input of energy someone external to themselves provides is essential for growth.

Spark Igniter

Everybody has a fire inside of them,
embers which are crackling away full of life and energy,
all they need is a spark to ignite them.
A Motivational Coach is that spark.

Mom / Dad : "Hey son/daughter, let me introduce you to..."

Dad takes son to hockey practice.
Mom takes daughter to ballet.
Or vice versa (it is the 90's after all...or the new millenium...or whatever)

Dad introduces son to carpenter friend who gives son summer job learning how to frame houses.
Mom introduces daughter to friend who gives daughter summer job as interior designer assistant.

Mom and Dad give their children opportunities which demonstrate to the kids that
they have potential,
they have untapped skills,
they can do anything they put their mind and heart to.

...sadly, the majority of kids don't have parents like that.
Parents are either too busy,
too tired,
or too burdened with their own stuff to extend themselves so far.

That is where the village steps in.

Enough with this ridiculous "stoic pioneer" idea of the New World.
"It Takes A Village To Raise A Child."

Government Funded Life Coaches will be the friend, the parent, the opportunity provider, that the vast majority of people never get in their long and empty life.

We have the resources.
We have the ability.
Let's do it.

The Government And Mental Health

The Government already provides funding for Crisis Workers and Psychologists and Psychiatrists,
why not for Motivational Coaches?

Where's The Solution?

Oftentimes, lots of the time, the solution to a person's problem does not lie in deconstructing their life,
it lies in them being told,
"I Believe In You!"
"I Know You Can Do It And I'll Prove It To You!"

People often do not need a passive, couch-bound counselor, talking to them about their problems,
they need somebody full of LIFE and ENERGY who will get them active and charged.

Clothes Shopping

People who aren't feeling good about themselves don't buy themselves inspiring clothes because they don't feel worthy of looking good.

A Life Coach could go clothes shopping with a client and help them pick out the clothes which would make them feel good about themselves.

Grocery Shopping

People who don't know how to eat healthy don't know how to buy healthy.

A Health Life Coach could go grocery shopping with a client and help them to buy foods which would provide for a genuinely healthy lifestyle.

Healthy Cooking

Health Life Coaches could physically go to client's homes and help them to prepare healthy meals with the healthy foods bought at the Grocery store.

Dating Coach

Seen the movie Hitch with Will Smith?
As he would say,
"Everybody needs a partner, to stand right by their side."

Many people are stuck when it comes to finding that special someone.
A healthy life needs people to have a partner in their life.

Coach Client-Strategy Team Consultation

Coaches would meet and discuss Clients and act as a team to address all aspects of a Client's well being.

Clients would feel truly special,
knowing that a group of talented, experienced, caring people were working together to truly help make their life better.
The healing would be very, very, very rapid.

Coaches would enjoy the companionship of being with other help-minded people and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing they were really changing a person's life into a beautiful, wonderful, heaven on earth experience..

Career Choice

By making the coaches Government funded, the Life Coach profession would receive a huge boost in need and popularity and provide many job opportunities.

This would be fantastic for the many people out there who are naturally High Energy, Outgoing, and Caring who love to share their knowledge with others and see the genuine results of their efforts.

This Career choice would appeal to many people.

People do care about each other, but they lack the guideline, the career path, which gives them the genuine sense what they are doing is actually really making a person's life better.
For such noble people, there is no better career choice than a Life Coach and no better group of people to work with than a Life Coaching Team.

Attracting HIGH-ENERGY People To Wellness-Health Care

It seems to me that high-energy people are not really interested in seeking a career in health care.
People who are high-energy like jobs which provide great rewards, financial, but, more importantly, in terms of being stimulating and interesting and FUN (we cannot forget how important it is to high-energy people to be having fun).
The traditional health-care careers are ones which are typically carried out in hospital and clinical settings which are relatively stale and antiseptic environments (certainly not fun).
Life Coaching becoming part of the mainstream health care offerings would provide high-energy people the career which allows them to be the creative, bright, fun-loving people that their nature directs them to being, while providing a career path which is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the public.
It is a win-win situation.
Fun people love that.

Types Of Coaches

1. Life Coach
2. Motivational Coach
3. Dating Coach
4. Success Coach
5. Health Coach

Intervene

Life coaches Intervene in the lives of people to make them better.
People are capable of a great deal, but sometimes they are stuck and can't get themselves unstuck and need somebody to pull them out.
Life Coaches are the energy when people have burnt themselves out and have none of their own.

Community Think Tanks [Government Initiative]

Slogan

"Everyday People Working On Society's Problems."

The Weekly Memo

Every week the Government would send out a Memo with 2 or 3 issues which are going to be debated and ratified with policies or regulations.

They would seek the feedback from Community Think Tanks about what they would like to see the Government pursue.

Participating In The Political Process

This institution would provide the public with an environment where they could feel like they are directing affecting the direction of the country (because, they are).

It would make participants feel important (because, they are).

Stimulating

For stimulating, genuinely exciting conversation to take place, there must be great importance attached to the issue being discussed,
the issue must "feel" like something worth getting passionate over,
worth investing energy and intense thinking on.

The Government sending out Official Government Memos to the Community Think Tanks would certainly make participants feel like what they were doing was important (because, it is).

The Tanks

Each Tank would consist of 7-15 members with a Tank Leader and Tank Secretary.

Each Community would have as many Tanks as were desired.

Sending In Ideas

Each Tank would submit their Weekly Recommendation to their Community Tank Leader.

The CTE would send in their choice to the City Tank Leader.

Each City Tank Leader would send in their choice to the Provincial Capital Tank Leader.

And the Government would receive a recommendation from each Province about the issues they send in their Weekly Memo.

...Like A University Study Group

A common practice in University, is to put together a study group to tackle a challenging assignment.
What is overwhelming for one mind to try to digest alone, becomes manageable, even interesting, when worked on as a group.
It is the difference between the pioneer who faces the wilderness alone and unaided, and the colonist who works together as part of a group to build a society.
Both are important.
Both have their time and place.
In fact, a person can metamorphize from one into the other, depending on what the situation calls for.
That is healthy.
Adaptation is healthy.
Trying to tackle complex problems on one's own is not.

----Further Thoughts----

The Center for Media and Democracy in the United States published a report detailing how ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) was lobbying the American Government to pass legislation consistently favoring Mega Corporations like Coca Cola to introduce bills to waive policies like regulating carbon emissions.

The CMD encourages the American people to visit their website and examine the report for themselves.
Most people find that prospect boring and daunting.
Most people simply do not have the education and intellectual training to delve into complex documents.

This is where Community Think Tanks come into play.

People review the document together, over coffee, or dinner,
laptops at hand,
and pool their mental resources to understand the topic.

A Friend On The Other End [Public Service]

The Listen Lady

Based on the idea of "The Listen Lady" from an episode of The Simpsons.

NOT A Crisis Line

This public service would be for people who are just having "everyday" sorts of problems and need somebody to listen to them and give them suggestions and feedbacks (just like a friend would).

Crisis lines are fine, but for people who are not having a "crisis", but just need a friend to talk to and have some back-and-forth, Crisis lines are simply not the right format.

Crisis volunteers cannot give many suggestions,
they certainly can't talk about their own life experiences to offer perspective,
they can't enjoy a good chat on the phone,
they are there to help someone through a "crisis".

Sometimes, lots of times, people just need a friend to talk to, not a "Crisis Listener".

Volunteers

Volunteers for this service would be people who are just naturally very friendly and kind and love to listen and give genuine feedback.

www.Color Code.com

Volunteers can take the Color Code Personality Test to find out what their Primary Motivation is :

• RED (Motive: POWER)—These are the power wielders. Power: the ability to move from point A to point B and get things done, is what motivates and drives these people. They bring great gifts of vision and leadership and generally are responsible, decisive, proactive and assertive. 

• BLUE (Motive: INTIMACY)—These are the do-gooders. Intimacy: connecting, creating quality relationships and having purpose, is what motivates and drives these people. They bring great gifts of quality and service and are generally loyal, sincere, and thoughtful.

• WHITE (Motive: PEACE)—These are the peacekeepers. Peace: the ability to stay calm and balanced even in the midst of conflict, is what motivates and drives these people. They bring great gifts of clarity and tolerance and are generally kind, adaptable, and good-listeners.

• YELLOW (Motive: Fun)—These are the fun lovers. Fun: the joy of living life “in the moment”, is what motivates and drives these people. They bring great gifts of enthusiasm and optimism and are generally charismatic, spontaneous, and sociable.


Callers are encouraged to do the test themselves.

Volunteers and Callers can both propose speaking to a person of a certain primary color when they feel they need that perspective.

Pass It On

If a volunteer or the caller feels that they need to talk to someone else, they are passed to another volunteer, and are passed and passed until they feel better.

"We've been talking for the past 15 minutes and I think you would really benefit from talking to my colleague Kate. She's had a lot of experiences like yours and I think she could offer you some really helpful feedback. Shall I pass you to her?"

The Principle of 7 to 12

I think 7 to 12 are magical numbers in that they feel like the right number of people one needs to talk to before one feels easily capable of making a decision.

When you are confronted with a difficult decision, it feels important to get many perspectives and ideas before choosing a path.

A person reaches a point where they feel they have :

1. Gotten things completely off their chest
2. They have a lot of ideas and advice to consider and reflect upon

I think consulting with between 7 and 12 people,
hearing between 7 to 12 different points of view,
is what the human organism feels comfortable with processing,
what the human organism feels satisfied with.
And, we know, it is very important for a person to feel satisfied when they make a decision.

A Vital Service

Not everyone has friends they feel they can talk to,
this vitally important service would provide everyone access to friendly, kind people who enjoy listening to other people's problems and giving them heartfelt advice.

Extremely Popular

I do not doubt that this service would become INCREDIBLY popular and demonstrate to our society,
that the vast majority of us feel very disconnected from each other and that we can't genuinely communicate how we are really feeling to each other.

Creatures Of Truth

Human Beings are Creatures of Truth.
Truth is our natural state.
It is vitally important to be able to tell someone personal truth.
Lies are not nourishing,
quite the opposite.

Our society,
Our world,
Our history,
of lying being expected,
of lying being 'normal' because everyone did it,
is not the path to a healthy and happy species.

This phone service will give everyone the chance to easily connect with someone with whom they can speak the truth.

Slogan

"When you need a friend to talk to about 'whatever' we're always there to lend an ear, a telephone-shoulder to cry on, and advice on how to make things better."

"We WANT to hear about your problems."

"No matter how seemingly small or mind-blowingly big your problem, we want to hear about it, and help you solve it so you can get back to living life."

"Sometimes, you just need a friend to talk to."

"Don't keep your problems to yourself.
Don't bury your problems inside.
Tell us about your problems.
We're here for you, and we'll help you solve them."

"You might not think your problem is important,but we do.
Please call if you need to talk with a friend."

"An individual is extremely capable on their own, but they can't do everything.
When you need someone to help provide you with additional perspective, give us a call."

Part Of The "War On Loneliness And Isolation" Campaign

This could be part of the Government's initiative to address the root problem of loneliness in our segregated species and society.

FOR THE RECORD, I use the word "war" as a label only, because it is a very popular way of explaining how issues are being addressed.
Personally I think the label is primitive and unhelpful, but, I think it "fits" the current state of human evolution.

Emologist [Career]

Definition

Doctor of Emotions

Slogan

"When you cry with your patients, your tears join in the washing away of wounds."

Quote

"It is difficult to heal a patient's emotions, if the therapist cannot express their own."

Show They Care

Emologists can actually show they care about their patients by hugging their patients, holding their patient's hands, crying for their patients.
This is a direct contrast to traditional therapy which calls for the therapist to keep a "professional distance" from their patient.
Real healing cannot take place this way.

Patient

"I thought I didn't need hugs, that I was tough, but when the Emologist hugged me, and I could FEEL that my pain made them sad, really sad, the dams inside of me broke, and I cried like a baby."
"It felt...like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders...finally..."

Crying

Emo-Ologist's teach their patients how to cry,
they teach their patients that it is good to cry,
that crying is a release mechanism,
crying is a powerful form of communication.

Training

Emologists are trained to "channel" their emotions so they are not overwhelmed by them.

Since Emologists use their own emotions to heal their patients it is vitally important that emotions do not end up exhausting them.

Emologists are trained to gain strength from their emotions,
to find the water of tears lifting them as the crest of a wave,
to find the sparkle of laughter warming them as a bright sun,
to find the heat of anger kindling in them a potent flame,
Emologists are trained to become Masters of Feeling.

Thus they are able to heal their clients by teaching them how to experience their own feelings.

Prove It [Movie]

Premise

Extremely wealthy guy realizes that just making money is pointless.
He decides to use his wealth to prove to sad and downtrodden people just how great life truly is.

Scene

Guy on bridge is going to jump.
Wealthy guy has a conversation with him.
Bridge guy says,
"You say life is so great, Prove It!"

The Wealthy Guy speaks into his cell phone and a beautiful limo pulls up.
He says,
"Alright. I accept your challenge. Come on, I'll Prove It to you."

Moral

Naturally the Wealthy Guy discovers that life is even better when the joy of living is shared openly with others.
That is his "Journey of Discovery."

SupportGroup.com [Website]

Reference Tool (Portal Site)

This is a very simple website.
Organize the various Support Groups available into :
1. Region
2. Type
3. etc.

People would be able to find a Support Group near them which addresses their particular needs.

Graphic Cartoon Stress Meter

Premise

Graphical presentation of the effects of stress on a person for the entertainment and education of everyone.

Format

1. Cartoon Drawing Of A Person
2. Cartoon Drawing Of A Weight

The Person Is Holding The Weight On Their Shoulders

Stressors are added to the weight on the person's shoulders and when Stressors are added, the person shows the effects of the added stress.

Releases are actions which remove the weight from the person's shoulders.

Example

Stressor : Disatisfaction with Job
Effect : Acne Breakouts on Face
Release : Finding a job which brings satisfaction

Stressor : Social isolation
Effect : Sore knees
Release : Finding people who accept you

Conclusion

The more and more Stressors added to the weight the poor person is carrying on their back, the more and more negative Effects show up on the poor person, until they look like an Igor or The Hunchback Of Notredame.

It's funny to see the cartoon getting all stressed out, but at the same time saddening to see what was an attractive cartoon representation of a person, become a hideous, caricature of their once attractive self because of the burden of all the stress placed on them.

The Helpers [Movie]

Premise : A group of people who help other people, even when they don't feel they deserve help.

Limiter : "The only person who can truly help you is yourself."
This movie would be a direct counter-response to this popularly held belief.

Slogan : "Anybody can do anything if they are believed in."

Scene :

Depressed Man : "Why are you helping me? I don't deserve it."

Helper : "Because you have unlimited potential. Because you have the light of stars inside of you. Because there are countless people you will meet in your life who need your help and need you to be healthy, happy and strong. You are meant for great things. We are here to make sure you achieve them."

Scene :

Skeptical Man : And what do you believe?

Helper : "We believe that human beings are naturally noble, loving creatures."

Skeptical Man : You just going to help people so they never help themselves."

Helper : "We believe that if you carry someone, eventually they will reach the day when they are ready to stand on their own."

Scene

Plus Expertus Helper (The Most Experienced Helper or Leader Of The Helpers) :
"We help others and we don't stop helping others until the day they say with all their heart, 'I Love My Life.' Then we know our job is done."