Len Kasper Walks

Chicago Cubs Broadcaster Finds Relief through Bilateral Stimulation

Len Kasper, the broadcaster for Chicago Cubs baseball, worked through a tough time by using bilateral stimulation. He took a walk.

Background On Len Kasper

Before being hired as a Cubs broadcaster Kasper spent many years struggling to get a stable broadcasting job. He served as fill in announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers for three years. He then tried to get a full time jobs with the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, but they passed him over.

“A few weeks after Kasper lost out on the jobs, the Kasper family took a trip to Sanibel Island in Florida. After lunch one day, he remembers he took a walk along the beach. Kasper started walking and thinking. The what if’s came one after another: What if this doesn’t happen? What if he wasn’t meant to be a baseball announcer?

Back at the rented condo hours passed and Pam (his wife) got worried. It was so unlike her husband to disappear without notice. He hadn’t even brought his cell phone.He returned in the evening some five hours later, having walked nearly 15 miles around the beach. Pam was angry and relieved. He told her he had come to a conclusion: If it’s mean to be, it’s meant to be. Kasper was at peace. Two weeks later, right before spring training, the Florida Marlins called.”" Chicago Tribune, Thursday February 28th, 2008.

Yes…the story has a happy ending. Kasper got the job he was looking for.

Why Did Kasper Walk?

Kasper’s five hour walk must have been filled with a tremendous amount of anxiety. His lifelong dream had been to be a sportscaster. He had a family to support and it wasn’t happening. He wasn’t getting the jobs.

Feeling the anxiety while walking was the key. Over five hours he must have visualized so many different scenarios - going back to the minors and working his way back up to the majors, getting another part time job and hoping for another opportunity. I wasn’t there with him so I can only imagine. I’ sure it was difficult.

The Key - Kasper Found Peace

When Kasper finished his five hour walk - he had found peace. Even though something he had wanted desperately for his entire life was slipping away, Kasper was okay with that fact. He had moved on and was prepared to look for another line of work.

Unintentionally, Kasper applied the same techniques recommended by Thom Hartman in his book, “Walking Your Blues Away”. He unintentionally used the same technique utilized in EMDR, TFT and EFT. Len Kasper did something that we’ve all been doing for thousands of years, he worked through a problem while walking. Kasper applied bilateral stimulation to work through an issue.

How Focus Stones Help

Focus Stones apply bilateral stimulation while you’re sitting down or standing in place. Focus Stones help you to concentrate on whatever it is that you need to do - even if its figuring out the next career move. Focus Stones let you focus on the task at hand. Focus Stones help you to be a better you.

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