Freedom Flyer September 1986 Cover

Freedom Flyer 8

the official newsletter of the
Freedom Party of Ontario

September 1986




ENTHUSIASM! THE EMERLING EXPERIENCE

By Freedom Party President Robert Metz

"'Changing the world' always begins with one individual. Could that individual be you?"

That's one of the questions that will be answered to all those who choose to attend Michael Emerling's Art of Political Persuasion Workshop, which will be hosted by Freedom Party during the first weekend in October (October 3-5, 1986).

As a past attendee of Emerling's workshops myself, I know that the answer to the above question is a definite yes!

When I last attended one of Michael's workshops back in 1982, I was simply one of many curious, relatively uninvolved individuals who merely wanted some practical pointers on how to start influencing others on the benefits of freedom --- without having to go through the frustration and disappointment that so often accompanies any attempt to 'convert' others to one's way of thinking.

Two years later, I found myself acting as president of an officially-registered political party which was influencing people in my community on a scale that I once believed unimaginable. I could see that the work I was doing had a definite impact on the outcome of issues in my community --- and with the help of many others, will continue to do so on an increasing scale throughout the future. Yes, political persuasion is an art and a science, as the results of using Michael's proven techniques have consistently shown.

Now, Freedom Party is offering you a chance to discover the simple and common sense truths underlying these techniques, techniques which can be applied not only to the field of political activity, but to our business and personal relationships as well.

The art of persuasion is really the art of communication. Most often, it's not what you say that will be effective in persuading others, but how you say it. For that reason, Michael's workshops deal with the differing approaches necessary to appeal to people of differing backgrounds and philosophies.

Creating a strategy to appeal to people of various political perspectives was the pivotal point that prompted Michael Emerling to formulate his now-famous Art of Political Persuasion Workshop.

His experience with political parties and philosophical groups promoting freedom led him to believe that many were going about it in the wrong way.

"We have a really great product, freedom, and a lot of people didn't know how to present it in an attractive, sensible, marketable way. And I thought, wouldn't that be something if we could take this great philosophy and make it as palatable and as attractive as possible to the public, and as interesting as possible so that people would say, hey, you folks have something I want to have!"

Just what was that ingredient missing from many of those promoting the philosophy of freedom? The secret, according to Michael, is astonishingly simple:

"For some reason, intelligent people seem to downgrade enthusiasm. 'Oh that's childish. It's pep rally. It's football games.' It's not either. Enthusiasm is elan vital. It's a life force, it really is. Happy, enthusiastic people are productive, they have good marriages, they have wonderful relationships, and they share it."

And sharing this enthusiasm is what Michael's workshops are all about.

"I'm happy. I'm really happy. There have been some studies which show that about 90% of the people in the world don't like their jobs. They're not happy with their lives. They're in marriages that are like ruts. Ruts are just graves with their ends kicked out. How come? Why? You're supposed to be happy! You go through life once, why can't you have a ball? Why can't you have fun? Why can't you do all kinds of dynamic things?"

The answer, of course, is that we all can.

"This is a way for me to do it. This is a way for me to share it. You want to be happy? Try giving somebody else happiness. It's twice --- it's more than twice as much --- the more you give the more you get and it's wonderful. I love it!"

Michael's approach to marketing freedom is what makes him unique. And it creates a particularly difficult task for me. There's simply no way that the printed word can relate all there is to say about the benefits of attending his workshop. It is, after all, an experience.

If you've never attended one of his workshops before, all I can reasonably ask is that you accept my personal recommendation to do so; you won't ever forget the experience. And I know that those who've attended before don't need any convincing, but even for them, there are some new surprises in store.

In a recent conversation expressing his eagerness to get started on the London workshop, Michael told us: "I've been working about four hours per day on the new persuasion workshop, so you'll receive so much more than your money's worth you'll be absolutely stunned."

Below: Images of Michael Emerling in action
from the last Art of Political Persuasion Workshop.

Michael Emerling
Michael Emerling
Michael Emerling



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