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Tuesday 10 February, 2009
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Hi
As there is no big Bond news going on at the moment it's time to look
at different aspects to the Bond universe. 007 means many things to many
people and every fan of James Bond has his or her own preferences and
opinions, all of which are valid. But one of the more unusual products
I've come across combines self help with James Bond, which I've been using
for the last few weeks and now had the chance to review below.
When Paul Kyriazi's "How To Live The James Bond Lifestyle" arrived in
January I listened to the first three CDs on the day it arrived and then
remainder the next, wanting to get an overview before listening to it
all at a more leisurely pace.
In fact I've ended up listening to it repeatedly, picking up new nuggets
of information each time. If I have a few minutes during the day I listen;
I listen at the gym, particularly when on the bikes doing cardio; and
it's great for a long journey by car.
What might be surprising is to learn that I was pretty sceptical to start
with. I've been aware of "How To Live The James Bond Lifestyle" for a
number of years, and although something about it tempted me, I was never
convinced enough to buy what was then a ninety minute audio book - being
a Brit, it probably seemed a bit too much like Californian New Age hokum
for my liking.
However, I started listening to the Being James Bond podcasts before Christmas,
in which "How To Live The James Bond Lifestyle" was mentioned, and over
the Christmas break I managed to listen to them all, including an interview
with Paul in which he discusses the latest incarnation of his work, which
comes on eight CDs - and listening to the interview reignited my interest in Paul's work.
Anyway, let's get down to what this product is all about.
"How To Live The James Bond Lifestyle" is a self-help course that uses
James Bond as a frame of reference - in Paul's words, it helps you become
as cool as Bond.
In other words it helps guide you to lead the life you want by asking
"what would James Bond do?"
It's become a bit of a cliché that Bond is the man all men want to be
and the man all women want to bed, but there is more than an element of
truth in this. We don't want to be shot at, tortured and go through all
the bad stuff - and we don't necessarily want the Bond girls either, especially
if you're as lucky as me and already found your Bond girl - but what we
do want is Bond's ability to be able to handle himself in any situation
without feeling ruffled - as cool as Bond.
To get started is an introduction by David Hedison, who played Felix Leiter
in Live And Let Die and Licence To Kill, followed by why Paul decided
to use James Bond as his role model and then getting yourself organised
to begin living the Bond lifestyle. These include a section titled "Bond
Symbols For Change", which consist of some simple steps to remind yourself
throughout the day that you are now living the Bond lifestyle - buy a
new watch says Paul, but I changed my watch strap, which seems to have
the same effect.
The course then follows a series of lessons covering such things as dealing
with cash - including your attitudes to cash - your appearance, Bond girls
(naturally), your mission - i.e. how to get what you want out of life
- and the rules of the James Bond lifestyle that will help you achieve
this.
The lessons are read by Paul, and offer practical tips - some of it is
very obvious, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're applying it to
your life, so listen and apply - as well as some of the New Age-ey stuff,
which isn't so painful in context, as well as some gently humorous anecdotes
from Paul's personal experience, the world of film making, Frank Sinatra
and, of course, James Bond.
It finishes with a 15 minute hypnosis session entitled "Clearing the subconscious",
and while I have no idea if this really works it is worth doing simply
because it leaves you feeling completely relaxed - who needs stress?
All in all a solid product with high production values and a unique take
on how to take the steps required to reach your own life goals.
You can order "How To Live The James Bond Lifestyle" from Paul's
website - alternately it's available from Amazon.
If you have used it successfully or not you can email me direct at m@thejamesbonddossier.com
or leave
a comment on the website - as always, I want to know what you think!
Until next time!
M
The James Bond Dossier
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