Archive for May, 2009
What Every Salesperson MUST Know About HYPNOSIS.
Twelve years ago, I had the same questions. It was the summer of 1994, I was working as a sales representative for Dale Carnegie Inc. and I was struggling with my ability to sell. It wasn’t my technique or presentation, I had them down cold. What was really suffering was my self-esteem and confidence. I could and was making sales, when I got face-face with my prospects – but the problem was I had horrible call reluctance – and wasn’t getting face to face with enough prospects. The age old sales dilemma of call reluctance was hitting me like a sledgehammer. I was desperate for a solution to my call reluctance, so I began reading book after book on building confidence. I found a common theme in these books and that was – the subconscious mind and its amazing power. What I learned is that my self-confidence issues were the result of negative belief patterns programmed into my subconscious mind. This study led me to research hypnosis.
What I learned from this study is that hypnosis has been proven to be one of the fastest ways to reprogram your subconscious mind for positive success. As a result of my research, I made a commitment to study and learn hypnosis with an expert. My mentor taught me how to actually hypnotize myself to change my subconscious programs. He also taught me how to hypnotize others – through conversational hypnosis – to be more persuasive with them. I soon began to apply what I call the hypnotic persuasion equation to my selling and I used self-hypnosis to overcome my low self-confidence and call reluctance. Instantly my effectiveness as a sales person went through the roof. This training impacted me so strongly that I quit my job as a sales rep. to become a hypnotist and I know teach others how to utilize hypnosis to make powerful, positive changes in their life.
It is a little know fact by many sales people, that a huge percentage of all 7-figure earning sales people have studied hypnosis and been hypnotized themselves to powerfully boost their sales. So, if you’re definitely looking to gain the selling edge – look into hypnosis – and determine from your experience with it – the positive gains that are waiting right around the corner.
By: Steve Meade
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is a master stage and motivational hypnotist.
Master Secrets of Hypnosis
Positive Changes Hypnosis – Change Your Thoughts… Change Your Life
Is Hypnosis A Science Or An Art? – It’s All In The Mind
Researches studying the nature of hypnosis have found that it’s a state of near trance, where the person undergoing hypnosis is extremely relaxed, both internally and externally. We experience a heightened sense of imagination while under a hypnotic state, and are open to suggestions and changes. Through the years psychiatrists and researchers have also figured out a number of instances in our daily lives when we experience these hypnotic states on our own. Times when we are daydreaming, when we are completely engrossed in a book, when we are driving or even while watching a movie; these are situations when we lose ourselves in the moment; we are concentrating on something we are doing with such force, that we shut out external disturbances and stimuli. Even though we are conscious of all that’s going on around us, it seems as if we have switched off mentally. And that is exactly how hypnotherapy works as well.
Hypnosis has long been perceived with doubt; all sorts of misgivings have clouded people’s imaginations. Some people called it pagan rituals, while others gave it the sinister name of occult. Popular mediums such as films and books also added to the image by presenting the hypnotist as an evil character who is out to control your life by uttering strange words. For the last few years hypnotherapists like me, aided with research findings have been fighting against that image. If you look at me, you will consider me to be a normal guy; no turbans, gaudy costumes, and cheap jewelry can be found on my person. I am here to break a myth, and I am here to say that hypnotherapy is both a science and art.
It is a science because hypnotherapy is being widely practiced today for clinical psychology and its healing properties. People the world over are waking up to the reality of hypnosis being able to cure innumerable lifestyle and personality maladies. From low confidence to sexual issues, from smoking to weight loss… people seem to be benefiting from the effects of hypnosis for a variety of problems. Hypnosis is a science because it deals with our minds – the subconscious mind. A lot of research has been undertaken to understand the way our mind functions; and one of the astounding discoveries was, that our conscious minds are constantly being directed by the more powerful, yet subtle subconscious. So, in truth our subconscious is the real driving force behind all our thoughts and actions; our conscious minds constantly ruminating over the feedback given to it by our subconscious. And hypnotherapy’s underlying belief lies in the power of our subconscious.
Hypnotherapy can also be an art, simply because it can be mastered with practice. Something like learning to play a flute, or learning to paint. While we may have the natural flair to be artists, we need to hone our talent. Similarly hypnosis takes practice and patience, before we can see positive results. It is also an art because it deals with humans and human feelings such as jealousy, guilt, shame, which have been so well represented over the years in literature. Hypnotherapy is an art also because individuals who have mastered it can use it for lighthearted entertainment – stage hypnosis is practiced successfully by many professionals, who manage to make people laugh even while demonstrating how powerful our subconscious really is.
By: Richard Mackenzie
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Hypnosis Downloads – Internet Comes to the Rescue
These hypnosis downloads are on the MP3 format, and are easily downloadable at various sites. Any individual can burn these MP3’s onto CD’s, MP3 players and even DVD’s. Now, you can listen to your personal self-hypnosis routine along in the privacy of your home. There are a host of websites which are catering to the needs of people who want to experience self-hypnosis and benefit from it. Some of these websites even offer free hypnosis scripts which you can use to create your very own hypnosis tapes. All you need to do is visit these particular sites and click on a particular hypnotic routine, for example, if you want to quit smoking you will have to download the MP3 related to hypnosis for smoking.
Any hypnotherapist would agree to it when I say that sound is one of most important components of a hypnotism session. You find yourself listening to a calm voice telling you to relax and soak in the experience. In self-hypnotism this sense of sound becomes doubly important because of the auto-suggestion mode that we need to practice. And to discover that these hypnosis downloads are just a click away is a great relief.
There are yet other sites which have visual hypnotic experiments listed on their websites. Visitors to these sites can most often take a product test before they shell out money to buy the product. Some of these downloads come with detailed descriptions of what results to expect from a hypnosis session using the download; this is a desirable quality in a self-hypnosis scenario, since the user needs to keep track of the progress which has been made in a particular problem area after using the downloads for hypnosis.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that most of these tapes and scripts are designed by professional hypnotism practitioners and therapists; so you need not worry about the authenticity of these hypnosis downloads. In fact, even I have a series of downloadable hypnosis routines which are available to my clients worldwide. It is needless to say that being present on the internet automatically makes sure that my hypnosis downloads are available to a greater number of people all around the world. These downloads have made millions world over realize the dream of bettering their lives, without having to fret too much.
From smoking to sexual problems, from will power to weight loss, all types of hypnosis downloads are available on the internet. All you need to do is download one on to your MP3 player, tune in, listen to the soothing female voice which guides you through the session and relax! Remember that these downloads are revolutionizing hypnosis the world over, and a record number of people have benefited from it. So go out and get your own download…don’t be left behind!
By: Richard Mackenzie
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Using Hypnosis & Nlp for Self Help
By means of personal development, people learn to realize their unique strengths and shortcomings. They solve problems and strengthen relationships by capitalizing on positive characteristics and avoiding frailties. To do this, a person must take a serious look at problematic aspects of his or her nature and determine the best way to change them.
Developing a formal personal development plan takes honesty, perseverance, and plenty of energy. To begin, review your strengths and weaknesses honestly. Then, decide which you believe you can change. These difficult analyses are a significant step in personal values development. When you have completed these tasks, you need to be motivated to work to improve those parts of your character least attuned to your own personal values.
Developing a personal development plan needs input from a different, trustworthy individual in your life. Find someone who knows you more fully than anyone else. Ask that individual for his or her perception of your strengths and weaknesses. Encourage this individual to help you in your quest for personal development and self improvement.
Many self improvement books offer only basic personal development techniques. Although these can be useful, they aren’t always helpful in specific situations. Moreover, creating a formal personal development plan without consulting a trustworthy professional is nearly impossible.
Other conventionally used methods for self improvement consist of behavior therapy and support groups. These, however, only encourage people to focus on features of negative attitudes and actions that they already see and understand. These approaches focus on the features, not the root, of the issue.
A better strategy for helping people deal with personality faults and capitalize on their strengths is personal development hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy professionals are able to utilize this therapy to help people to form a formal personal development plan. These practitioners assist individuals to evaluate faults and find unique strategies for working toward self improvement.
Usually, those who are critical thinkers or have difficulty accepting directional suggestions find conventional approaches to self improvement hypnotherapy less helpful than do suggestible people. For these individuals, Ericksonian techniques for personal development hypnotherapy, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), are more effective. These techniques are quite effective in helping critical thinkers to strive for self improvement.
Individuals with elevated anxiety levels often benefit from self improvement hypnotherapy. In the process of therapy, regression or increased recall methods may allow the individual to describe subconscious, pervasive reasons for anxiety. After understanding what creates the individual’s anxiety, a professional hypnotherapist can suggest personal development techniques that assist the individual to reduce situational stress. This alone often motivates them to address issues.
Persons who are dependent on food or nicotine often gain help from Ericksonian or traditional styles of self improvement hypnotherapy as well. Through hypnotherapy, they become less dependent on food or nicotine to provide feelings of peace and tranquility. Additionally, hypnosis professionals assist clients to overcome subconscious associations between these habits and pleasurable activities like listening to music or watching television.
Developing an effective personal development plan often necessitates the intervention of an objective counselor. Identifying one’s strengths and employing them to conquer problem areas is difficult. Some persons struggle with the admission of their vulnerabilities to themselves; it is even more difficult to admit these issues in behavioral or group therapy.
Self improvement hypnotherapy aids persons to deal with these struggles at the subconscious level, at their origination. Professionals who have learned this approach aid individuals by giving concrete or subliminal ideas for helping them to focus on personal development.Â
Summary:
Most people yearn to change some aspect of their personality or actions. Conventional self help books and behavioral treatments try to assist persons to form a personal development plan. These persons are limited, however, by their lack of ability to address problem actions in the subconscious, where problems begin. Personal development hypnotherapy using either conventional or Ericksonian techniques is perfect for aiding individuals to grow beyond weak points by treating the root of the problem.
Many people have difficulty admitting their shortcomings to others, or they lack the requisite financial resources to afford the help of a therapist. Often, custom hypnosis recordings made by a skilled hypnotherapist skilled in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming are be quite beneficial.
By: Alan B. Densky, CH
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Alan B. Densky, CH is a pioneer in the use of NLP for self help. He offers many NLP CD’s for self improvement. Visit Neuro-VISION hypnosis for self help and enjoy the Free hypnotherapy video library, a huge article library, and MP3 downloads.
Positive Changes Hypnosis – Change Your Thoughts… Change Your Life
Hypnotherapy and Personal Growth
Hypnosis treatment has been used for treatment of anxiety, depression and other emotional disorders. The reason that hypnosis treatment is so effective is that it resolves the underlying issues that are causing the disorder. Sometimes through out life individuals have traumatic experiences or at minimum witness them.
These negative memories are stored within the mind and cause difficulties in different areas of life. Many do not even realize that the traumatic event may be inhibiting their success. With hypnotherapy they may uncover these negative thoughts that are causing negative emotions as well as behavior. With hypnotherapy these negative thoughts are replaced with positive scripts therefore eliminating the negative thoughts.
Hypnotherapy is commonly used for pain management. Whether it is chronic pain, short term pain or other types like surgery or child birth hypnotherapy can help. Hypnotherapy is very effective for teaching the individual to cope with the pain. This is completed by scripting in the unconscious mind that allows the body to relax and calm therefore easing the pain.
Most people become tense when they know that they are about to experience any type of pain, which can actually make it hurt worse. When individuals are able to relax, control their breathing and focus they are able to make the best of it. Not eliminating the pain, but making it more bearable is the goal of pain management hypnotherapy.
Clinical hypnosis is used to treat issues such as drug addiction or some other negative behavior. Clinical hypnosis works very close to the same way Cognitive Behavior Therapy does, only in the highly suggestive state of hypnosis. The hypnotherapist will introduce scripting that allows for the correct thoughts to replace irrational thoughts.
Though the body may become addicted to a substance the mind also comes to depend on the release from the substance. Making it a habit as well as the abused substance. Under hypnosis this habit can be replaced with something that is better for the individual and more productive. Cigarettes, drugs and other addictive behaviors have responded very well to clinical hypnosis as well as hypnotherapy.
There are many counselors that use traditional counseling only which works for some individuals. Those that use traditional counseling with hypnotherapy will pair the two allowing the individual to learn techniques that will help them cope.
There are many issues that surround addiction and emotional disorders. It is a wonderful idea to use both counseling and hypnotherapy in order to allow the patient to uncover underlying issues that may have been buried deep inside the subconscious for many years. A person can truly not be better until they resolve these issues.
Many use hypnotherapy to eliminate memories of bad times through childhood. It may be that they lived in an abusive household or lost a parent at an early age. Hypnotherapy can assist them with returning to the past as an on looker only to confront the situation.
It may be saying something that was never said or carrying out an action that they have regrets about not performing as a child. If death is something that the child was dealing with they may carry the baggage of not being able to say goodbye to the parent. Hypnotherapy can assist by allowing the individual to bring these thoughts to the front of the mind and lay it to rest. Though the memories or bad times will never be forgotten they can be put back in an appropriate place that allows the individual to have a productive life.
Hypnosis therapy is highly effective and used by many clinicians, doctors and other professionals all over the world. It can be used for a number of issues and is completely safe for the patient as well as the clinician. Hypnotherapy is more cost effective and has no negative side effects.
More information on the medical positives of hypnotherapy can be found in peer reviewed journals and in medical journals as well. That way you can view what medical science has deemed one of the best treatments available for yourself.
By: David Wells
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