Category Archives: Personal

Always Trying To Tell My Teachers What To Do

I heard from a former teacher of mine when I was about eight years old. “She was to teach where milk came from, and you must have see a picture of a milk bottle. So you said, oh, I know … Continue reading

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How Do You Talk To Yourself?

I think the most common sentence I’ve said to myself over the course of my life has been “You stupid f***!” Not exactly a shining example of helpful self-talk. I was taken aback in my first Alexander Technique lesson when … Continue reading

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Confronting My Fears Of Cold-Calling

I hate cold-calling. I tried a job as a teenager cold-calling people for my insurance agent. After an hour, I quit. I just could not stomach phoning strangers and asking them about their car insurance. A few years later, I … Continue reading

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Should I Move To Dallas?

Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke and Rabbs, Last Torah Talks, Luke said to Rabbs, “Who was that guy who used to write all the time?” Rabbs puts hand over face and goes into a 45-second brown study, presumably because my … Continue reading

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Cancelled!

A disturbing number of potential Alexander Technique clients have cancelled at the last minute. Perhaps they Googled me? Jack* emails: “Luke, if you want to build a practice, you will not do good to your cause with posts like that … Continue reading

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