Doing Private Work With Dr. Joseph Riggio

Joseph Riggio , Master NLP Coach and Trainer with the Society of NLP designed the MythoSelf Process of personal and professional development. As the senior most trainer and facilitator on the faculty of the Applied Behavioral Technologies he remains responsible for developing new models, methods and processes, designing and refining training programs and also delivers most MythoSelf® advanced trainings. In addition Joseph also works privately with clients individually and in small groups. His private work is delivered either in individual sessions or within a retainer agreement conducted and delivered over a pre-agreed timeframe.

The MythoSelf® Process was initially designed by Joseph Riggio in 1995 when he began delivering training that he called the "Mythogenic Self Process" at that time. Joseph began studying NLP, hypnosis and communication strategies with Master Trainer Roye Fraser of NLP America/Blue Dell Systems in 1987. In the early 1980's Roye had developed a unique and proprietary process for working with individuals and groups he calls the "Generative Imprint." What made this process and model so unique as its exclusive positive orientation to creative possibility - what Roye refers to as the "excitatory bias." Using this model an individual is able to establish and access a "Ready State" where all of their personal resources become available to them, they organize in relation to possibility, and they experience a pervasive sense of well-being.

After an intensive apprenticeship over the span of approximately seven years, in 1994 Roye certified Joseph as a trainer of the Generative Imprint Model and granted him permission to use the model in working with individuals and in presentations to groups. From this beginning Joseph designed the MythoSelf model and begin delivering programs based on it in 1995 with Nancy Ludwig who was also a senior student and apprentice of Roye's. Initially the MythoSelf Process training was a presentation of the Generative Imprint Model delivered in a unique series of exercises designed by Joseph over a four days offering participants the opportunity to experience this work for themselves facilitated by two of Roye's senior students. Over the intervening time Joseph refined, modified and added to these initial exercises shortening the delivery time of the program from four days to three days and then to two days and one evening, while at the same time substantially increasing the depth of the experience for the participants. These exercises still remain at the heart of MythoSelf Process Facilitation and the basic MythoSelf Process Program today.

Working with Joseph:

Joseph typically works with individuals and small groups facilitating a particularly intensive and effective experience of the MythoSelf work. These individuals are often high-level performers already - professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes, etc. What these individuals most often want to experience with Joseph revolves around creating better performances while experiencing greater balance and harmony in their lives - a deepening of the experience of themselves and the experience of their life.

Working with Joseph begins with a private telephone conference to establish the outcome of your work with him. Once you establish what you expect from your session(s) with Joseph if he believes that individual facilitation will be useful to you he will explain the options available to you regarding making arrangements to do this work together with him or possibly with a direct referral from him.

If Joseph agrees to work with you he'll assign you the task of documenting your expectation of private facilitation in writing via email and you'll receive a formal learning agreement and description of private facilitation with Joseph from us. On occasion Joseph will respond to the documentation of your expectations of private facilitation with him prior to your session with him, although often he will not, preferring to review this with you in person at the start of your session with him.

What You Can Expect From Your Session(s) with Joseph:

At the very least when you work with Joseph you'll leave knowing specifically and precisely how to access yourself at your best. You'll know this regardless of the situation or circumstance you find yourself in, who you are with or not, and wherever and whenever you want to have this experience of being, "Like this ..." at your best.

If you came because there was a specific outcome you agree on with Joseph you'll know how to begin from this unique, powerful and profound way of being and then organize yourself to get your outcome - either on your own or with others. You'll find yourself having access to a highly creative and motivated way of operating - a sense that you can and will make things happen, as you wish. You'll also find that you know how and what to be doing in regard to others in getting your outcomes ... without compromising either yourself or them in doing so.

Additionally, you'll find that you have access to a profound sense of yourself in relation to a context that is larger than yourself - a realization of being in a relationship to "that which is Greater Than Self." Within this context you'll find that as you consider decisions your "Scope of Decision" has significantly grown in both time and space. In this way you'll include much more relevant historical information and organize your decision in relation to the future that contains your outcome. You'll also include in your consideration the impact and consequences of your decision on others both close to you and much, much further away from you than you probably ever have before.

Working with Joseph what had in the past proven to be limitations will simply dissolve and dissipate. What will remain in their place will be a pervasive sense of well-being and possibility. You'll find yourself feeling grounded and stable, able to consider all your possibilities and choose only those that represent a fit and match for you when you are being, "Like this ... ." There will be no doubt that you are on your unique path and your purpose and personal adventure will have begun to reveal themselves to you. For many clients this represents the most profound value in working with Joseph privately.

Typical Private Facilitation Arrangements with Joseph:

Individual Sessions and Retainer Agreements:

Private Individual Single Sessions - $3750/Hour: One-to-one individual face-to-face sessions with Joseph typically lasting from one to one and one-half hours each. Joseph will always schedule one and one-half hours for these sessions and you should plan on being available for that full amount of time at Joseph's discretion depending on the nature of the session and what Joseph deems is advisable to be doing with you. These sessions, as with all of the Private Work that Joseph does are primarily educational in nature seeking to impart to you a sense of yourself at your best and then linking this way of being with task specific activities as you desire and are appropriate for you. Often clients find that they can apply this learning after a single session with Joseph, although many choose to arrange for up to three sessions with Joseph to insure that the learning experience is both as complete and comprehensive as possible for a single issue or application. After the individual session Joseph will ask you to correspond with him regarding the experience you've had in the session and the impact of it in your daily life. Depending on his assessment Joseph may or may not then choose to offer you additional input via email to lock in the learning as he deems appropriate.

Private Intensive Individual Sessions - $12,000.00 USD/day: One-to-one sessions face-to-face with Joseph occurring over a full day (usually two sessions of 2-4 hours each, with a break in-between sessions). Joseph always schedules a full day for these sessions and takes as much time working with you as necessary for you to get your outcomes. Individual sessions with Joseph are very intense and comprehensive. Clients almost always come to individual sessions with a specific immediate outcome in mind as well as a desire to generalize the state of being at their best in their lives. You should always plan your time accordingly and allow yourself access for the full four hours that Joseph sets aside, even if you do not actually use this time in the session Joseph will usually spend the full four hours with you. Regardless of how much time you actually spend with Joseph you'll review your session with him via email, then you'll review and refine your session with him by telephone as Joseph decides is appropriate.

Private Individual Retainer Agreements - $5000.00/month USD: Three to twelve month agreements with Joseph to work in relation to specific outcomes you have within a defined context such as advancing your career, growing your business, addressing specific relationship issues, developing specific performance skills ... or any other specific concerns you bring to your work with him. While working with Joseph within a retainer agreement will give you access to him over a longer period of time and be able to relate the work you do with him to the events related to getting your outcomes as they arise. The initial session with Joseph will typically last between one to one and one-half hours after which you'll speak with him twice during the month by telephone as arranged for fifteen minutes to one hour each time. In addition you'll have virtually unlimited access to Joseph via email as necessary.

Small Group Private Facilitation - $1875/Session USD: Small group private sessions for individual personal enhancement are run by Joseph from time to time in various locations internationally. This is the most inexpensive way to experiencing private facilitation work directly with Joseph . These sessions are limited to 10 people and occur over a full day of eight hours, with a break during the day for lunch. During the day Joseph works with both the group and with either some or all of the individuals present personally by demonstration. The entire day is spent together as a group with Joseph and there are no private sessions apart from the group or group work apart from Joseph during this day. The experience is very intensive as Joseph uses the entire group to assist in facilitating the work he does with every individual, making examples apparent and facilitating inter-group dynamics as an aspect of the learning experience. Individuals who have attended these special days with Joseph say this is one of the most powerful, profound and personally rewarding ways to experience this work with him. The entire day is taped and a DVD of the tape is given to everyone participating in the day as well - everyone who attends a Small Group Private Facilitation day with Joseph must agree to making the taped material public as a condition of joining this program.

NOTE: Many people find these sessions so powerful that they pre-book with Joseph for any sessions he runs in their area, so these sessions are often either full or have only one or two free spaces before they are even announced. Joseph keeps a running list of people who want to attend these small group private facilitation sessions and provides space on a first come, first availability basis - so if you're interested in attending these sessions with Joseph get on the pre-booking list now, once you have Joseph will send you dates for scheduled sessions well ahead of time so that you can make arrangements to attend or release your space for someone else.

Fees for Individual Sessions, Retainer Agreements and Small Group Private Work:

Private Individual Single Sessions - Joseph charges by the hour booking for Private Individual Single Sessions at the rate of $3750/hour. When more than three hours of private work with Joseph are booked for and paid for at the same time a 15% discount will be applied to the total fee charged.

Private Intensive Individual Sessions - Joseph charges $12,000.00 USD/Day for Private Intensive Individual Sessions. For anyone who arranges multiple and pays for them upfront in a single payment small discounts are available.

Private Individual Retainer Agreements - Joseph charges $3750.00 USD/Month for Private Individual Retainer Agreements, with a three month minimum. For anyone who arranges longer-term retainer agreements and pays for them upfront in a single payment small discounts are available.

Small Group Private Work - The fee for the day is $1875.00 USD and includes the entire day with Joseph including snacks and beverages throughout the day, as well as a copy of the DVD of the video tape made during the day. NOTE: Travel, room and meals are the responsibility of each individual participant.

A complete description of private individual MythoSelf Facilitation is available at:

Private MythoSelf Facilitation

[NOTE: Joseph is aware that these fees are at the high end of the scale for private work and he will be happy to make referrals to a Certified and Licensed MythoSelf Trainer or Facilitator who has trained directly with Joseph and who may charge significantly lower fees. You may call and request a referral without obligation. You can speak with Joseph directly by appointment before contacting a referral if you have a specific reason to do so, call or write our offices directly for more information.]