I hope you have taken the first action step and thought about and written down how you “stop” yourself from doing something you truly want to do. The next step is to start to interpret the information you wrote down in a new way. Recap: The Question Was: “How can I cause myself to get

Once again thank you all for sending questions about panic, hypnosis, fear and procrastination. I will continue to answer your questions.  If I haven’t responded to your question yet,  I hope that some of the answers to the other questions have been of use to you. Another great question came in recently, and it’s on

The reason we don’t usually have much success with just telling ourselves to “just relax”  or  by making statements such as: “I won’t be angry” is that what is stored in the unconscious determines how we will react to present day events. To use the part of the mind where you can actually re-program things

Yesterday we were discussing the difficulty people have in trying to change an negative habit  using the conscious part of the mind. I received the following question: “So you think a person can’t change using conscious, cognitive thoughts?” Actually the question sounds more like a belief the person who sent it in holds  (about the

Today we continue to discuss the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind.   By understanding which part of the mind holds the unwanted “program” it makes it possible to change the programing. When there are things we don’t like in ourselves the unconscious part of the mind is usually where the root lies. Sometimes it

Today we’ll be talking more about the 2 parts of the mind. The conscious and the unconscious. Here are a few facts about the unconscious part of the mind. 1. The unconscious works for our well being. 2.  We might give a directive on a conscious level but it is the unconscious that carries it

In the last few posts I’ve been talking about different ways of creating rapport.   And as we all know when first meeting someone, whether it is social or business creating rapport is important. There is unconscious communication that goes on between people all the time.  Learning about this underlying component to communication is an exciting

Yesterday we were talking about using NLP, how to find the preferred modality of your clients (Visual, Kinesthetic or Auditory) and how to use words to enter a trance state more easily. For today let’s do a powerful mind expanding exercise. Please read all the directions first: Question: What would a perfect day be like

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman for new practitioners of hypnosis. Continued from Hypnosis (2a): Many people are concerned with being controlled. The reality is that even while in a trance state, if a hypnotist were to ask them to do something not in alignment with their values, they

Hypnosis Fact and Myth: Excerpts from a seminar given by Audrey Sussman PhD for new practitioners of hypnosis. This morning we were discussing a common fear people have about hypnosis and going into trance.  Many people are afraid they will do something embarrassing.  I was telling the story about a woman I was talking to