Incantations

Incantations

The words that you speak have the power to invoke images, sounds, and feelings inside of anyone within earshot. It’s important that you are cognitive of the words you use and teach your clients to do the same.

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Journaling
Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement Billy Gladwell Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement Billy Gladwell

Journaling

Journaling has become an essential part of my life. It helps me get focused in the morning and allows me to relax at night by getting what has happened during the day out of my mind and into my journal. This is a great stress reliever. Things just seem more manageable when you write them down.

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Pattern Interrupted

Pattern Interrupted

Recently, I have heard many experts touting the benefits of forming routines. Having the routine of making your bed can be a great way to add structure to your mornings and give you a sense of control and accomplishment to start your day, and it’s nice to pull down the sheets and crawl into bed at the end of the day. Routines can help you stay organized, be more productive, and relieve stress. Breaking a routine, however, can be even more important.

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Can You Make Someone Do Something Against Their Will?

Can You Make Someone Do Something Against Their Will?

This is the most common question that I get asked by far, and I thought I should answer it before you read further. It is not always phrased as “Can you make someone do something against their will?”.

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Self-Hypnosis for Sleep — Sleep Hypnosis for Calming an Overactive Mind (Video)
Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement, Hypnosis, NLP Billy Gladwell Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement, Hypnosis, NLP Billy Gladwell

Self-Hypnosis for Sleep — Sleep Hypnosis for Calming an Overactive Mind (Video)

In order to deeply relax and fall asleep, you must train your mind to enter the nighttime world. Thoughts, worries, and concerns keep your mind working overtime and need to be left in the daytime world. Your nighttime world is for sleep and rejuvenation.

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I Was a Different Person Then

I Was a Different Person Then

Every day, I learn something that changes my beliefs, values, and the direction of my life. Much of the time, it’s a very small change… such as when I learned to juggle; and sometimes it’s profound… like the time I learned that I was going to be a father. Every experience that I have makes me a different human.

Every experience that you have makes you a different human.

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The Real Secret of Hypnosis

The Real Secret of Hypnosis

When humans discover that I’m a hypnotist, I usually get asked one of two questions.

Is hypnosis real?

Does hypnosis exist?

My typical answer is… “All communication is hypnosis and there’s no such thing as hypnosis.”

Confused? Good, because that’s what I’m going for with that answer.

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How to Reduce Your Stress and Anxiety
Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement, Hypnosis, NLP Billy Gladwell Change, Habits, Mind, Self-Improvement, Hypnosis, NLP Billy Gladwell

How to Reduce Your Stress and Anxiety

Experiencing stress and anxiety means you’re alive, and that’s a great thing. It’s your body’s built-in alarm system to warn you of potential threats, allowing you to evaluate and respond to them in appropriate ways. As a matter of fact, this heightened state of readiness (aka... stress and anxiety) can help you perform better and be more creative.

It’s when you use your imagination in self-defeating ways, like imagining things going wrong for you or your loved ones, that stress and anxiety become a problem.

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