Hypnosis is a very personal experience, and my clients all describe it differently. Hypnotists all explain it differently, too—I’ve listened to at least 200 descriptions, and I have described it publicly and in writing at least as many times. Here’s the thing: We could all be wrong.

Hypnosis can be explained and described, but our words have little to do with what actually happens in a trance. A trance experience has nothing to do with words. It’s deeper and much more complicated than what anyone can say about it.

Language is very slow and clunky compared with thinking, hypnotic trance, dreams and dreaming, creativity, and finding patterns and associations. First we think and feel, and then we translate all of that into words so that we can relate those experiences to the people around us. The mind is way quicker and more agile than translating any of that into language.

Here’s another example: As you are reading this, you are not consciously aware that you are looking at squiggly shapes. You are instantly translating the shapes into letters, then words and sentences, and the meaning becomes clear to you. Depending on the skill of the writer and your skill as a reader, you interpret meaning instantly, and you don’t wonder at all at the amazing process that is occurring right now in your brain and consciousness. What you are doing right now is an essential part of the early stages of hypnosis. You are taking in information, processing it in a particular way, and opening your mind to additional ideas based on interpretation.

Hypnosis can’t be described with total accuracy because each person’s description depends on how they interpret it, their physiology, and of course their life experiences and orientation. Add to this the fact that we tend to learn in terms of what we already know, and that limits what we learn and how much.

I know how to hypnotize and I spend a lot of time doing it, practicing, teaching and learning, reading, going to conferences, discussing—and I am aware that I could be entirely wrong about some of it or all of it. I have helped many clients, for sure, and I will continue to pursue it every day, and I could be wrong about the basis of what I do and why it works.

There are a great many things that we know about the universe that we can’t explain. Some are great, some are microscopic. We know about them, we learn their characteristics and what to expect under certain conditions, and we try to put all of those experiences into words. Words limit our descriptions because they lack the kind of depth that limitless capacity can express. Using words to describe hypnosis is like trying to represent the Grand Canyon using a box of crayons. Even the most talented artist would agree that the rendering is merely a very thin interpretation of natural grandeur.

I respect your intelligence and your ability to communicate. I respect your life experiences and your knowledge and your wisdom. I also respect the limitless nature of thinking and the power of hypnosis—which has not been fully explored in terms of what is commonly known. Hypnotism is an Art, a Science, and a Philosophy that contains more than can be described in words. Yet, we do what we can to learn and teach it to each other, and bring this mystical power to all of those who wish to use it for the greater good.

See you at the next conference? I hope so!

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Here’s how Hypnosis works with Passion:

Every thought is connected to an emotion AND a physical response in the body. The physical response might be a sensation or a behavior such as a habit, nervous tic, or activity. It might also be a response in part of the body where there is no obvious sensory activity, such as an internal organ, and the response can be in several places at once. This is always true, even if the experience is fleeting. You can’t have one without the other two.

Passion is an intense emotion, easily associated with physical responses and pleasurable thoughts. Think about your passion for a moment or two, and you will naturally feel pleasure in your body and you might even smile. It’s easy to conjure the feelings if you just imagine or pretend. Try it right now. I’ll wait.

Hypnosis is a way to explore and intensify your passion, cutting through mind barriers and limiting thoughts, much like a beautiful daydream or fantasy. The reason to intensify your passion is to learn how to live with more passion, creating more happiness and more success. Passion causes success because you begin to behave and react to the world around you in a more positively responsive way, and you see things differently. You begin to recognize more possibilities for laughter, friendship, working relationships, Love, creativity, finding solutions, enjoyment, happiness, and contentment.

Hypnosis is incredibly great for heightening passion because you will engage your imagination, intention, and creativity at once, in a natural and powerful way.
If you have ever experienced Hypnosis with a qualified professional, all of this is obvious, and it became obvious to you in one of your early sessions.

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Excellence is not the same as perfection—there is a distinction.

Perfection is flawlessness. It is the absence of mistakes or anything that can go wrong. Is perfection attainable? According to many religions, no. According to me, yes—sometimes. It is possible to bowl a perfect game (score: 300) or pitch a perfect ballgame. Of course, I am using examples of human inventions, and it can be argued that humans are not qualified to judge perfection or even set a standard for it. Even so, there are times in your life that someone will judge your performance as flawless, even if those times are extremely rare. For the purpose of my argument in this blog, perfection is rarely possible, if ever.

Excellence, on the other hand, is always possible. Excellence is doing the very best you can, using what you have to work with, on any given day under any circumstances. Excellence varies greatly, depending on many factors that you can’t control. Excellence is brilliance, superiority, and high quality. Excellence is when you bring it.

Sometimes adverse conditions will cause your excellence to be even greater. Having an immediate challenge might cause you to react with an indomitable attitude. If you are working with a limited or low budget, or if you have little time, great! You are now forced to use every ounce of your creativity and go for it! No guts, no glory. Define your situation, ask the right questions, and watch your path unfold as you take courageous action.

Of course, excellence is better and easier with preparation. Preparation might include education, experience, teamwork, benefits of mentoring or coaching, wealth, a big budget, and a long timeline. These things can help, but they are not essential and they do not necessarily cause a sure winner. The best preparation for excellence is the continual and consistent practice of excellence, every day, without compromise, without deviation from your highest standard. Let go of thinking about your limitations, and start thinking about your unlimited creativity.

(There are a few other points that go along with this, and I’ll be writing about them in future articles. We need to be committed without being attached. We need to know that contentment exists separately from happiness, and they are not the same.)

Hypnosis can help with all of this. Find a qualified hypnotist and talk about all the ways that you want to be excellent. Use Hypnosis to train your inner mind toward excellence. Remember, excellence is not perfection. Your results and success might be gradual, or they might be sudden and immediate. Your subconscious mind loves to learn and imagine and play, and hypnosis is a way to re-train in a short amount of time.

Do you desire a great relationship with a special partner? More business success? Better communication with everyone and anyone? Do you want to be persuasive and influential? Here’s how to get all of that: Be excellent in every situation, adhere to your high standards, and be consistent without compromise.

Is Excellence possible without Perfection? You better believe it! Excellence is possible under any condition, any day, using any tools. Excellence happens because you refuse to lower your standard. You are going to cause a miracle because you believe in yourself and you continue to test your limits. You insist that everything you do is tinged with excellence and wrought with extreme attitude. You are going to Bring It every time and you accept nothing less because the people who love you deserve to be inspired by the best you can do. All of your relationships become better and stronger because you practice excellence in every area of your life.

My message to you, today, is that if you practice excellence every day, you will become fit for any challenge, because your mind and your attitude will be calibrated to handle anything that comes along—and believe me, it will come along.

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I’m not joking—I really enjoy it.

I’m not talking about “positive thinking” or affirmations, or anything that lacks complete honesty and authenticity. Let me explain…

About 30 years ago I began to train myself to love paying bills. Someone taught me that if I complain about spending, I will repel money rather than attract money. My observation is that money MUST come and go. Money represents an exchange of energy.

When I pay a bill, I am exchanging something for goods and services I received. Think about it: mortgage and rent payments, car payments, public utilities, grocery bills… these are all things that we choose or can’t live without. You expect to pay for everything you receive, don’t you? Why would you complain?

Of course, we want to earn more income and pay less in taxes, and there are provisions for that—they’re called Deductions. We can legally get a break based on some of the money we spent on certain things—in fact, we are encouraged to do so. As a corporation owner, I am very clear about the laws that dictate how I can spend my income in ways that can lower my tax bill. That’s my responsibility.

Paying my income tax means that I earned money. I am a working member of society, and my work is honest and honorable—and documented. I am doing my part to drive the economy, and I am proud to do that. I pay for the privilege of living in a free society that allows me to do the work I love.

Take my advice. Learn to love paying bills and paying taxes! Choose to exchange energy in your society. Offer something of value and make it excellent, and charge a fair price. Value yourself, your effort, and your result. Be grateful for what you have, and be committed to being an active member of your community.

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