Conscious Growth Workshop / questions about Vegas
 

Who's going to this? I'm going to try to!
I'm only 19 though, what would I be able to do in the evenings? and would it be safe for me to go alone? And is walking in Vegas any good? I'm thinking of flying in, but I don't want to rent a car (I think 19 is too young anyway..).

Yeah, just walking along the strip and seeing the sights is fun enough. I did that for a few days with an ex-girlfriend years ago. Check out the different hotels and the magic shops and all of that fun stuff. It's safe to go alone... just use common sense. Stay on the strip... you'll never be alone.

The Vegas Strip is one of the safest places at any time of day or night. There are lots of interesting things to see and do even if you're under 21.

Never jaywalk in Vegas though. Pedestrians do get hit by cars (often driven by drunk people) more often than average. I make a habit of not standing too close to the curb while waiting for the light to change. You don't want to lose a foot or toe when someone miscalculates their turn.

If you're watching a show outside like Treasure Island Sirens (hot chicks and hot guys!) or the Bellagio fountain or the Mirage Volcano keep a hand on your purse or wallet as sometimes pick pockets go through the crowd since everyone is jostling and distracted by the show.

Other than that Vegas is very safe. The security guards are highly trained and ready to do battle, very vigilant, and there are cameras everywhere.

You can see a show in the evening. So many to choose from. Most start at 7pm or 10pm. Since you'll be getting out at 5pm each day you'll have time to grab some dinner and get to a show pretty easily.

If you stay on the strip, you don't need to rent a car.

You can get a taxi to drive you from the airport to your hotel (and it's not far either as the airport is right next to the strip). Actually, a number of hotels also have shuttles to the strip, so if you go to one of the major hotels, I'm sure you can use their shuttle to get picked up at the airport and bet taken back.

There is a train that can take you up and down the strip if you want to go to a show a little down from where you're staying. I haven't been on it myself, but I know it's there.

There are private shuttle services that run shuttles between the airport and the Strip for about $6 each way, but local laws actually prohibit the hotels from running their own shuttles.

See this item from the workshop FAQ for details:
Conscious Growth Workshop - Frequently Asked Questions

Oh? I thought I had seen hotel shuttles at the airport. Didn't realize they were private, I assumed they were provided by the hotel like other airport have.

Is there a way to coordinate sharing a hotel room with other attendees?

Start a new thread about it to see if anyone is interested in sharing a room with you.

Steve,

In the FAQ you mention that the workshop will be recorded, and that a product might be made out of it. Can you provide any more information about this potential product?

You also mentioned that Erin will be at the workshop as well. Will she be presenting anything for the workshop? Will we have opportunities to ask her questions, etc during the workshop?

Thanks,

-Mark

It depends on how the recording comes out. We're still coordinating things with the video and sound guys. We might simply produce some YouTube clips from it, or we might turn it into a full set of DVDs to sell on this site.

The workshop will be highly interactive, so I'd have to watch the final footage to assess what the best use of the video would be. I'll make that decision after I see it.

Erin is likely to present some material. She'll probably share share a few stories to illustrate certain concepts. Those details are still being worked out. Erin will be around to talk to throughout the workshop days if you want to ask her questions, but I don't foresee a formal Q&A with her specifically.

Hmmm, that is a concern I have. If you're going to be filming us, and we go on stage and we talk about private/revealing stuff, it may be much harder to do so knowing that what we say will not be said to the people in the room, but be preserved for eternity on video for everyone online to see and google.

One more week for registration before the price increase. How many have registered now?

Welcome to my world. ;)

Is it really so bad to reveal to the whole world that you're human after all?

Remember that one of the 7 principles we'll be covering is Courage. However, rest assured that you won't have to share anything publicly that you'd prefer to keep private. That option is for the people who want to take advantage of the added growth experience of doing so.

Is there any way you could keep the $500 price into September? I've had a lot of unexpected bills this month :( And I really want to go!

I can't afford to make exceptions. I mean once word leaks out that a pirate has gone soft, people begin to disobey you, and it's nothing but work, work, work all the time. ;)

So, I guess the camera will stay in the back and won't go around zooming on people and listening to them doing the exercises among themselves? That is, the camera will only pick up what you're saying and whichever volunteers go up on "stage" with you?

That's the general idea. We may record clips of the whole audience doing exercises as a group, but I wasn't planning to ask the video guy to zoom in on individuals during that time. The audio wouldn't likely be picked up anyway unless someone is talking into a mike.

It's going to be hard to decide whether I should go on stage to get Steve'd. On the one hand, I have a knack for courage and showmanship (as I alluded to in my "feedback" video) and would love to have my brain moulded by the master. On the other hand, there's just something odd about getting your 15 minutes of fame. The good vibes will probably be too strong to resist!

My name is a killing word. Oh my!

Ha ha, I think you should Pavlinize them. :D

Steve it up! :)

Watch OUT!
 

This whole discussion about participants being asked to come up on stage really has me totally stoked!! :D

I had a reading by Erin on in July, and we discussed how my life path would take me towards doing some public speaking...which I was really happy to hear because I LOVE to speak in public and recently joined toastmasters to get better.

SOOOO...YES! I want to get up speak during the workshop...I CAN'T WAIT!!! Video? Hell YEAH!

The whole idea sounds like an awesome opportunity to share and grow with some very cool people.

Watch OUT, it might be difficult to get me to shut up!! :D

Just be aware that we won't be able to have EVERYONE come up for one-on-one stuff in front of the group. With close to 100 people registered so far, there won't be time for that. But not everyone is going to volunteer anyway.

I think the scarder you are to pipe up in front of the group, the more of an indication that that's exactly what you should do! :eek:

Yup. Courage will be one of the themes we work on throughout the workshop.

Yeah, I admit, even thought it sounds scary, a good part of me wants to be Steve'd too in front of the stage with the camera rolling. ;).

You'll get concentrated results, too, if you volunteer to share in front of the group. To have Steve directly working his magic with you will be something you will be really grateful to have given yourself! (boy, that was too much passive language, wasn't it.) You'll be glad you did, and others will wish they had.

You will also be very generously making a huge difference for the other people in the seminar, because they will see themselves in your experience, and you'll be making something extraordinarily valuable available to them by being courageous and sharing of yourself. That's a pretty big gift to give people.

I'd like to invite ALL of you who are participating in this to participate with a whole heart, fully and thoroughly, and don't do that wimpy, half-assed, kind-of-holding-your-hand-up-but-not-really thing. Wave your arm up high!

So you'll probably be doing this again in early 2010? There's just no way I could make it to this one.. :(

Dune reference!

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:)

Are there any other plans for further workshops? If you don't have specific dates yet do you have a time frame?

I'd really like to connect with ya'll.