{"id":42,"date":"2024-04-18T17:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:23:14","slug":"essays-and-blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"Essays and Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Psycho-Cybernetics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Psycho-Cybernetics.jpg 348w, https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Psycho-Cybernetics-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Psycho-Cybernetics-Updated-Expanded-Maxwell-Maltz\/dp\/0399176136\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YYS5HE1WH28B&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O5H-kouhIgmvh6dPMHHhHY1RoTPE1ciVatfm5MziTLQ0nx1BG7_cmnw9vmNBrFA_UjlxdE3Yh_HKILbBKCzwSZVHOsKDuK5fulXGhmaa5VLd-dOMfQihXj2ZDJUcqNzylutgCy-1tgOmivjCzoZLWS-xU4OUWgGsefF5CTXKOPybNH1i80IzEI2v31xz1nwRbWUwh-9HqcUldFs2g_hp3gbEF1JBQIQyb6oFRH2d1DE.DOucq2L3Gh53z3qPzhikaJQQ0vE6BE7Cxav-lTJvpVY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=psycho-cybernetics+by+maxwell+maltz&amp;qid=1716490713&amp;sprefix=psycho-cyber%2Caps%2C387&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Performace-Tips-For-Sucess-Dr.-Sievers-1-1.pdf\">Performance Tips for Success<\/a>, by Dr. Karl Sievers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Adams-Routine-Jerry-Hey-Expanded-Version.pdf\">Mr. Adam Routine &#8211; 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