August 9, 2017
Dear Colleagues,
I want to thank all of you for sending me your kind and meaningful notes about Jody. Jody was a unique woman and wife. She was one of a kind and reading your comments brought back many cherished times we shared with you during our many LSCI Conferences. Life with Jody was exciting and never dull.
I was told by many of you that the Re-certification Conference was both intellectually stimulating and personally rewarding. That’s wonderful feedback. It also was an additional treat to have so many of our European colleagues attend and present their contributions to LSCI. Thanks to Franky and his team, LSCI continues to grow at an exciting rate in Europe. Within the next 10 years, LSCI Training may become a mandatory requirement for staff members working with troubled students. What a grand achievement this would be!
This level of progress is not true in the United States. Over the decade, we have seen a decline in the number of professional groups receiving LSCI. There are many understandable reasons for this fact but we are losing ground when we are compared to TCI and CPI training.
You know, I believe LSCI is the most important training a young professional could receive. It is the only comprehensive and life changing training available. I have read hundreds of personal testimonials documenting how LSCI has changed your life and the lives of troubled students you have served. I believe it. You know it. But we still are unsuccessful in getting every school counselor, psychologist, special education teacher, and Assistant Principal to be certified in LSCI. This was my dream. I am not complaining since LSCI continues to be the balm that sooths and heal the painful wounds of troubled children and youth. However, the future of LSCI needs your active support.
For example, I heard Signe gave an excellent presentation on how to teach our new course on Passive Aggression. You received our new book, The Angry Smile, which I am sure you read. It offers the ONLY comprehensive theory and practice of passive aggressive behavior in many settings. We have no competitors! What an advantage.
We need this book to be successful along with the course you will teach. This is what I am asking you to do as a professional gift to me: I am asking you to write a short exciting review of the Angry Smile to highlight this book sold at the Amazon Bookstore. If Amazon receives over 50 reviews, they will market it as one of their recommended books which in turn will increase its sale and hopefully a request for more training.
Please take the time to do this for LSCI. The direct link is provided for you: https://www.amazon.com/Angry-Smile-Psychological-Passive-Aggressive-Relationships/dp/B06XWWK5BB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502289616&sr=8-1&keywords=the+angry+smile
I look forward to reading your review and the comfort of knowing you are our LSCI Missionaries in promoting LSCI in all of its forms.
With friendship and appreciation,
Nicholas Long