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Adriana James
"If anyone at any time says anything about
Adriana's accent -- tell them my story. Sat in
front row and thought 'I'm not going to make it
through this'. Did a quick search INSIDE and
definitely remembered I HAVE an accent in Spanish
so it was only a limiting and negative belief on
my part. I would guess that in 15 whole minutes
Adrianna had me so "entranced" with her that her
accent ceased to be and she is one of the greatest
people I have ever met. I truly adored her and
still do. She's petit, beautiful, has more rapport
than anyone and knows exactly what she is doing.
She is just one very, very amazing lady. I am very
glad I had the opportunity to study with her.
Dedicated To Adriana James - For Fabulous Women
Only."
--
Marjorie C., US
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Adriana James is a woman of force and character,
beauty and charm and an expert leader in the field
of NLP, NLPCoaching and Time Line Therapy®. The
story of her life is both astounding and
instructive, illustrating how hard work and
determination can always overcome great obstacles.
Although Adriana was not born in a family of vast
wealth (she was born in Eastern Europe, in
Romania), her family is steeped in the classical
traditions and values of individualism and hard
work. Her
childhood
was certainly a hard working one. Her parents and
especially her grandmother instilled in their
daughter that people from Eastern Europe would
have to prove themselves worthy of advancement,
and would simply have to be "twice as
good"
to overcome the western mindset toward third world
citizens.
Adriana began her
education
at the age of 3 when she learned how to read and
write, and by the age of 7 she had won a national
competition as a prodigy violinist which was only
the beginning of a stunning and rapid advancement.
This young prodigy was so gifted that even though
Romania was a socialist country she was allowed to
travel all over the globe to World Class
competitions and won 19 top European awards. By
the age of 22 she finished her last year of study
at the Conservatorium of Music in Bucharest. She
would go on to receive a Master’s Degree in
Classical Music, specializing in Violin Performing
and it looked as if her success was assured. But
in 1989 when there was a brief opportunity to
leave the country she went to Germany with a few
hundred Deutsch marks, and applied for political
asylum. As she says, “at the beginning we slept on
the floor for a while and we took bathroom
cleaning jobs to get by”.
Soon, after performing several concerts she had
become quite well known in the region, and her
life seemed quite comfortable. But then the German
government rejected the application for asylum and
she was forced to leave for Australia, starting
the second time a brand new life. She started from
zero once again only to rise to become the
Concertmaster of the Sydney Opera and Ballet
Company. In 1994 she was awarded “Woman of the
Year” by The American Biographical Institute for
her achievements and her Leadership ability.
While in Australia, Adriana became aware of a
phenomenon that sparked her intense curiosity
about Human Potential and Performance that took
her beyond the world of Classical Music into the
study of
NLP
(Neuro Linguistic Programming). The phenomenon
Adriana observed repeatedly as both an
accomplished performer and as a Manager in her
role as Concert Master of the Sydney Opera Company
was that the difference between those performers
that reach the pinnacle of success and those
failed to achieve success lies inside the deepest
levels of consciousness.
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