Complete Hypnotism Business Training

I just returned from a 4-day boot camp about the hypnotism profession in Minneapolis, MN. It's the third time I've personally attended this training from Scott McFall. One of my students attended because he's planning to launch his professional hypnosis practice soon.

This was a remarkable and amazing experience. Not because of the presenter or any hype. In fact, extreme efforts were made to be transparent and to remove the hype from the room. Even the environment contributed with a malfunctioning fire alarm (it was annoying). It was amazing because of the proof of the success of the system and the methods.

People kept wanting to know more and more. We successful clinic owners kept answering questions and generously gave of our time. We're supportive of each other and the people accepted into the mentorship program for this system.

Intriguingly there were people there trying to figure it out, "steal" everything and duplicate it. That's impossible. It's been tried before and everyone failed spectacularly. The volume and quality of the information was like drinking out of a firehose: most of the water landed on the ground.

The value of the training could only be realized by people with the right intentions, the right morals and ethics, the right values and integrity and personal resources.

This might have been the last time such training would be presented in this form. The opportunity for learning this material will shift.

Hypnosis in Japan Does PR Right

Hypnosis in Japan

Erik Bragg from Hypnosis Japan in Tokyo has been extensively profiled in the press and does PR right. I understand that he's getting great results from PR and marketing in a niche market: the expat community in Japan. I've met him and believe he's very skilled and compassionate in his work.

Not only that, he's a fun guy to know. He uses a method that has been used extensively in North America and offers to my readers a free hypnosis screening to evaluate your situation. If he doesn't feel that hypnosis will benefit you, he will tell you so. He also provides his clients a written service guarantee.

Why PR Doesn't Work For Hypnotists

Why PR Doesn't Work For Hypnotists Because They Do It Wrong

As Sherman Hu pointed out on his facebook profile, Guy Kawasaki posted the top 10 reasons PR doesn't work. He's right because he's obviously very experienced and has been effective.

What needs to be added are the reasons why public relations doesn't work in most cases for hypnotists. It can work very well for hypnotists in the entertainment field. It doesn't work as well and usually harms hypnotists in their practices.

Here are my additions to the list that apply to hypnotists:

• The major problem is that reporters and media relations pros don't have your best interests as a hypnotist at heart. They want to cover the story the way they want to. That is their right. There are ways to counter act this.


• Self-promotion needs to be done right. It's time consuming. The pay off can be minimal or disappointing for the effort invested. It requires good people skills. That's why I have studied it and judiciously tested techniques to discover what really works.


• Other serious problems with PR occur because the typical hypnotist puts out the wrong message overtly. She may just kill interest and desire by following the interviewer's lead and need to explain.


• As PR is becoming more multimedia, media efforts need to reflect that. Just as marketing moves where there is more response, so will PR move where more measurable response comes in.


• Hypnotists like to talk, usually too long and too much. This can be a real problem. PR needs to be handled differently by hypnotists than what the books say in general--and especially for hypnotists so the public responds well. That's what it's about, isn't it?

This acutely shows that PR and media relations are tricky and not obvious. The unique relationship between prospective clients, actual clients and hypnotists is important and can benefit by the proper use of media and PR. Learning and using PR appropriately and correctly as I teach my students how, actually produces better client and business outcomes than lame attempts to educate the public.

What IS Hypnosis, Really?

What Is Hypnosis?

Dear Friend,

What is hypnosis? Is it stage hypnotists getting people to jump around and do silly things? Not really, because all those people are volunteers following instructions under hypnosis. Makes you kind of nervous, doesn't it?

What is hypnosis? Is it someone in an office droning boring words in a monotone like "Relax...relax...relax..."? Gosh, I hope not because that's just a waste of everybody's time.

What is hypnosis? Does it have any relation to success stories like this woman's?

Hypnosis Works!

I smoked 24 years and never thought I'd be able to quit, but I have and it's great! This has been a wonderful experience. I feel like a completely different person. I am healthy and in control of my life. My attitude is so positive. It is so wonderful to be free of smoking. I can't understand why somebody wouldn't try this! Hypnosis works!

Tess Meisel, Red Cross Volunteer, Portage, Wisconsin


Hypnosis is a natural state of mind you probably have experienced before without even realizing it. Even if you have never been hypnotized by someone, you have experienced this state of mind many times in your life. Think of a time when you were driving your car and pulled into your driveway. You may think, "What have I been doing for the last few blocks? I don't remember getting off the freeway." During the period you were "daydreaming" your attention was focused so much that you get the impression of lost time. This experience is very similar to hypnosis. You arrived home safely because your subconscious mind was paying attention and keeping you safe. When you go to the movies and cry during the sad parts or get so into the plot that you are on the edge of your seat, you are emotionally hyper-suggestible at that time.

Another example of suggestion in every day life is the reaction called mob mentality. You will notice that people respond differently when chasing the approval of a group than they would by themselves on their own . This, of course, occurs because of the bypassing of critical thinking in the individual as he or she responds to the people in the environment.

All of these examples are times when you are unconsciously or consciously more responsive to suggestion than usual.

Hypnosis In History

Hypnosis is the use of relaxation, repetition and sensory images to create the acceptance of suggestion. James Braid, the man who came up with the term hypnosis or hypnotism, used the root Hypnos (the Greek God of Sleep) to describe this state of mind. Because hypnosis is not sleep he later wanted to call it Monoideism. The fact is that hypnosis is not sleep. It is the use of relaxation, concentration and focus.

Hypnosis can be used for help in learning new behavior. Hypnosis has been most frequently used to help people quit smoking, lose weight, relieve pain, ease childbirth, reduce stress, as well as improve sports and academic performance.

Modern Hypnotists

Modern hypnotists can use a wide range of techniques to enhance suggestion acceptance in their clients. The use of specifically targeted music can be very helpful. Most professional hypnotists now use strategies from hypnotherapy and Neuro-linguistic Programming when working with their clients.

Although some hypnosis applications like quitting smoking or stress reduction can be accepted directly by a hypnotist, others should be referred by your physician. Pain management clients should always be diagnosed by their medical doctor and then referred to the hypnotist if hypnotic pain management is indicated. This allows your doctor to make sure that you will not mask symptoms. We have special training in pain management and surgery preparation techniques and often work closely with clients' physicians.

If you have questions about hypnosis as a method or if you would like information on private sessions for custom programs in our office or training courses in the use of hypnosis, please call 608-288-7865.

Sincerely,

Michael Glowacki
Director, Capital Hypnosis

Clients Stop Smoking With Hypnosis

It's awful when someone dies, more so when it's preventable. That's why it's so exciting when someone comes in the office, passes the screening and becomes a client. Even more exciting for everybody is when the client succeeds. How exciting to get results where people stop smoking and live longer without the expense and hassle of smoking. Not only that, the new tax on cigarettes makes smoking even more expensive than before.

Taking Care of the Change

I'm very tempted to let you in on a big secret. Then I realize it's my ego talking, as a need to prove something.

This has been a week crammed full of learning experiences. What other people would call stress--demands on my life and challenges present to me--have been valuable opportunities for learning important lessons. As my most important mentor has told me, "Maturity is the ability to deal with frustration alone."

I made the mistake at first thinking that meant I had to deal with it all alone, without help, without advice. No, that was my need to prove I could do it. There are different levels of maturity. I realized over time that even more mature people can deal with frustration and still count on others.

The big secret is one of the most valuable lessons we can ever learn. Since it's so valuable, it's worth something to learn and apply. Perhaps some of you are smart enough to guess, perhaps some of you are smart enough to ask. Which group is the smartest one?

That's not a trick question.

Shocking Hypnosis Clinic Practices

The Complete Hypnotist Business Training Seminar

Wow, January is amazingly busy for hypnotists who help people lose weight, quit smoking or improve their lives. Actually, January through April are specially busy for those hypnotists who use the McFall Method of hypnosis training.

There's a method to getting clients and results. I was shocked with what I saw when I visited such a clinic the first time. Now that I've been doing this for a number of years, I know what really brings in clients and keeps them coming. I'm going to attend the Complete Hypnotism Business Training Seminar January 25-28, 2008 (even though it'll be the third time) for two reasons:

• It's so worth the time and money, and
• it's taking place in Minneapolis (so close to Madison that it'd be ridiculous for me to miss it.)

If you're serious about making a living as a helping professional, hypnotist, change worker or NLPer...you'll make time to get there.

I don't know if there is any space left for you, but you will have a better chance of gaining admittance at this point if you call 701-250-9290 now and tell them Michael Glowacki sent you, and where you learned about it.

My Friends Who Are Stage Hypnotists

I just wanted to salute my friends who are stage hypnotists because many of them are very good a helping people accomplish change, solve problems, basically achieve their goals. These are people I have met and admire. If you meet them, you'll enjoy discovering some amazing things about yourself.

These people are listed in no apparent order except the order they came to mind...

• Scott McFall, a hypnotist in Bismarck, North Dakota. He's very experienced, having performed for over 22 years. Not only that, he's owned a chain five hypnosis clinics. Now he's sold them, they're still open, and trains other hypnotists. A great man to emulate.


• Lee Darrow in Chicago, Illinois. He's a great hypnotist, a magician and mentalist (psychic performer). He concentrates on performing. An extremely brilliant man in my opinion. I also find him very funny in person.


• Bryan Toder, a hypnotist in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. Scott McFall recommends Bryan as an excellent stage hypnotist which is high praise indeed. He owns a hypnosis clinic and started as a professional performer years ago. He trains other hypnotists too.


• Robert Saviola, a hypnotist in Buffalo, New York. He runs a very successful hypnosis clinic in Buffalo. He has been on the radio numerous times, is very funny and now has his own television show. This man is extremely successful. He's been teaching hypnosis students for some time now.


• Jim Wand, East Dubuque, Illinois. One of the best stage hypnotists on the college circuit. I imagine he's the busiest stage hypnotist in the Midwest, maybe even the USA, performing several times per week. Like Scott, another good man to emulate. I met him in Las Vegas, and he's very nice.

Healthy Weight Loss: Eating Slowly and Mindfully

Healthy Weight Loss

I found a great post in 43 Folders about eating mindfully. It provides a technological solution to eating mindfully, slowly until you feel full. Ideally you use this tool until it become second nature to you to eat slowly and enjoy your food.

The shocking thing is that this helps. Thin people enjoy their food more than overweight people. People who eat compulsively don't even notice the flavor of the food. The don't savor it. Thin people enjoy their food because they take their time and savor the flavors in the food.

NLP Training Opinions

NLP Training Opinions Sought

Now, I have been to different NLP training, and I have my opinions about them. I benefited from most of them. I'd like to compose a list of top NLP trainers. I have some names for my list who are extremely good, rank up among the best in my opinion, but I haven't been to them all. Nor will I because of time and other reasons (sometimes financial, often distance which translates into financial).

I'm asking for suggestions for who is the best NLP trainer you've experienced and why you think so. I prefer that people to make honest suggestions. And I'd love people who, like me, have been to more than one NLP trainer. Please post your suggestion in the comments. Any true and factual stories to back up your opinions will help get your comment approved.

PLEASE NOTE: I'm going to moderate the comments so it will take some time for them to be approved. Repetition or spamming in the comments will of course be deleted, and the poster ignored.

Why Use Hypnosis For Change?

How and Why Can You Use Hypnosis For Change?

I know why people believe hypnosis is magic. And that's OK.

Like you, I see many people on television, on the Internet and they are totally different from the real people I see every day in my office and my home town. Like me, you get fed up with politics and tabloid journalism.

Many bloggers are simply putting on a persona or just blathering about their daily lives. This blog is about something different than the musings of a bunch of cranky geeks. I write these posts for you. I write these posts to inspire real action, to create new ideas and images and to help change the world for the better. This is about changing and reclaiming the values our families had, or aspired to, when we were growing up. Changing is about growing up.

"NLP and Hypnosis Make People Woozy"

There Are People Who Enjoy The Feeling of A Trance

Howdy,

You know that NLP and hypnosis make people woozy. They get big goofy grins on their faces. They FEEL good and stop smoking easily. With hypnosis, people feel like exercising. They seem to lose weight faster and keep it off longer using hypnosis.

Just listen to this story:

"Since starting hypnosis, I have lost 24 pounds in 7 weeks. I feel good about where my life is going. Other people have noticed a big change in me."

-- Tom Barker, Building Maintenance, Middleton, WI

There are hundreds more people who have achieved results using hypnosis. Why does it work? More importantly, will it really work for you?

Hypnosis and the Body-Mind Connection

Hypnosis and the Mind-Body Connection: Nine Ways They Work

By Michael Glowacki

Ancient medical traditions have supposed that the mind and the body are all one system rather than the division of the human being into parts. More recently Western medicine has rediscovered this concept and started exploring the hows and whys of the mind-body connection. Some complementary modalities from Eastern and Western cultures are now widely used in the United States. The NIH sponsors research into hypnosis, acupuncture and reiki, to name a few.

All the ways your mind and body work together fill several books. Here I'll describe only nine of the ways the mind-body connection works to affect your well being. Some of these ways may help you understand the mind-body connection better, while some ways can help you in your everyday life.

Memories and Emotions

Every event that we have ever experienced produces some kind of a memory in our mind. We either remember these events with a meaning or belief about what happened attached to them, or dimly relive an experience trying to get it right. These beliefs produce emotions and then behavior and actions, resulting in habitual behavior. This is the most obvious way the mind affects the body. Positive beliefs result in positive actions and results. The opposite occurs too often.

Language

How we talk (both verbally and nonverbally) to ourselves and others has a strong impact on our thoughts, behavior and health. Using "organ language" carelessly makes our thoughts go in that direction, and we get more of what we focus on. Phrases like "pain in the neck" or "he makes me sick" become more true the more someone repeats them. Change the way you talk and notice how you feel different.

External and Internal Imagery

"Everything is programming," Tim Simmerman teaches. That means whatever you see, hear or say impacts your mind. Think about what you fill your day with, what you listen to and what you watch. Does it inspire you or depress you? One of the healthiest, simplest things you can do for yourself is to go on a "information diet" for three or more days, skipping the multimedia sources that bring you bad news. Test it once or twice and see how you feel.

Habits of Thought

The "programming" we experience results in habits of thought. Because we get more of what we focus on or think about, habits of angry, sad or fearful thoughts eventually result in disease, even if we deny or fail to notice them. Have you ever walked toward a goal and noticed when you looked to the side you veered in that direction? Our thought work the same way.

Emotions of Survival

The emotions of survival cause our body to have the "fight or flight" response and release stress hormones. Physicians well know the serious consequences of experiencing too much adrenaline and cortisol on a chronic basis. Among the dire consequences of too much of these hormones or for too long are depression, obesity and brain atrophy.

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

The ANS is the part of our nervous system you probably never think about, going from the brain to the body via nerves not involved in conscious movement. Your ANS is responsible for keeping your organs working without having to think about them. For that reason people don't think they have full control over those organs. For example, when we try to hold our breath for a long time our bodies force us to start breathing again. The ANS has two branches: the sympathetic and parasympathetic.

Sympathetic Branch

The sympathetic nervous system handles the "fight or flight" response. It decreases the activity of the immune, reproductive and digestive systems to have resources available for fighting or fleeing. It is engaged when we experience the emotions of survival, even for the briefest moment.

Parasympathetic Branch

The parasympathetic nervous system handles the relaxation response and increases the activity of the immune, reproductive and digestive systems among others. This branch of the ANS is involved in the health-promoting effects of many complementary medicine and wellness methods.

Your Mind

Meditation, guided imagery, hypnosis...whatever name you call it, all hypnosis is really self-hypnosis. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind, with focused attention, profound relaxation and increased responsiveness. By experiencing, learning and using self-hypnosis effectively, you spend more time engaging the parasympathetic branch of the ANS.

When you experience the various wellness modalities available in the community (such as massage therapy, acupuncture, yoga, hypnosis and others) you are harnessing the benefits of the mind-body connection. This leads to better health, wellness, comfort and even happiness.

Michael Glowacki of Capital Hypnosis is a Professional Hypnotist with in-depth experience in hypnosis and is certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. You can learn more by visiting Capital Hypnosis in Madison, Wisconsin. He provides custom programs with individualized sessions. He specializes in helping people with weight problems, smoking cessation and various health conditions. To reach Mr. Glowacki call his office at (608)288-7865.

(c) 2006 Michael J. Glowacki

Quit Smoking In Wisconsin

A State of Wanting To Quit Smoking

Quit smoking in Wisconsin because the cigarette tax went up to $1.77 per pack. That means most people are paying over four dollars per pack of cigarettes. If you smoke a pack a day, you're burning up serious money, about $1500 per year. And that's just in cigarettes, not to mention higher insurance premiums across the board.

Yes, as a smoker you pay more insurance than anybody else: car insurance, health insurance, life insurance, home owner's or renter's insurance. All these premiums are higher for smokers.

The answer is to stop smoking. Using hypnosis to quit smoking has never been easier. You can change something everyone from doctors to tobacco companies has told you was an addiction. You can quit smoking just like thousands of other people in Wisconsin have done using hypnosis. When do you want to join the family of non-smokers?

How Does Hypnosis Work?

By Michael Glowacki

When you know that hypnosis works, you may start wondering how it works. As several hypnotists and hypnotherapists out there say about hypnosis, "There is no 'it.'" What does that mean?

That simply means hypnosis is a natural state of mind people experience everyday several times a day. This state of mind is common. You experience it when you daydream or watch a movie. Then you’re left to wonder how does hypnosis work.

In Your Mind: What's Going On Here?

There are two viewpoints based on the works of Dave Elman and Milton Erickson. Followers of Milton Erickson believe that hypnosis is a process of communication with the “unconscious” mind. The suggestions which the client hears or sees get internalized within the unconscious mind which finds meanings from the past or present experiences and are acted upon unconsciously. Dave Elman talked about the “subconscious” mind as a part of the mind where suggestions work along with beliefs based on past experiences. Both describe what you could call models of learning that bypasses the conscious mind. Both models are useful for creating the change you want.

You may know the saying, “As a man thinketh, so shall he be.” or in modern language, “As one believes and thinks, so one will experience life.” What you believe about the world and yourself determines the results you get.

Mind-Body Connection

You can begin to understand how hypnosis works when you think of the mind-body connection. The subconscious mind interacts with the autonomic nervous system. Exactly how they do so is beyond the scope of this article. You can tell they do by the research and amazing results people like you and doctors talk about.

How does the mind and body work together to achieve the remarkable effects we hear stories about? Just what magic occurs in our bodies and minds when we heal or accomplish seemingly miraculous feats? Scientists are still puzzling over these questions, yet they have shown that hypnosis, guided imagery, meditation/prayer and what we eat affects our immune systems, our resistance to cancer and our recovery from surgery. Other research shows how hypnosis activates the same brain centers that block our perception of pain. It is well known that hypnosis helps people change unwanted behaviors and establish new habits. How should we explain the placebo effect when inert ingredients and the power of suggestion cause recovery and cures? What about its opposite, the nocebo effect, when pessimistic expectations and pronouncements by professionals can result in ill health?

Powerful Emotions

Naturally we all want to minimize harm and maximize health and vitality. Let’s consider our emotions. Our emotions have both a biological and psychological basis. We can change our emotions by changing what we think about. Our emotions change as our bodies change during adolescence. Clearly our minds and bodies are part of the same system and what affects one inevitably affects the other. Any separation is artificial. So worry, fear, certain harmful automatic thoughts and habits will affect your health negatively. Also happiness, mental flexibility and variety along with helpful automatic thoughts and habits will improve your health.

Suppose that the mind and body are one system, and that what happens in the mind has a corresponding result in the body and vice versa. We can easily notice that what happens with the body affects the mind when we consider that our experience of the world is conducted through the five senses of the body. Our emotions and thoughts can change when we experience pleasurable or painful sensations.

It only makes sense that our mind affects our body when we remember about the placebo effect, that is the fact people with a disease get better when taking sugar pills or injections of saline solutions. Pharmaceutical companies confirm this placebo effect with every study of a new drug. Their goal is to prove a drug is better than a placebo while their results show the placebo helps a surprising number and sometimes a substantial portion of the group who take it.

Take note, we’re not saying that placebos are better than pharmaceuticals, just that they work because the mind influences the body as part of the same system. The mind has much more to do with your physical health than you were probably taught. The reason for this lies in the power of the subconscious or unconscious mind. This inner conscious mind is in control of your heart rate, breathing, smooth muscles like those around our organs. You can think of it as the part of your mind that’s below the surface.

What's Inner Mind?

If you want to get more specific, the inner mind uses the parts of your brain beneath the cerebral cortex where neuro-scientists have identified structures that are responsible for feeling emotion, normal body movement you know so well they become automatic like walking and processes necessary for survival such as breathing. Because the subconscious mind both influences what you perceive and changes as a result of your perceptions, it involves the rest of the nervous system beyond the brain. This subconscious or inner mind is the seat of your emotions, habits and beliefs, and it involves your memories and experiences in creating your wellness.

That principle of the body and mind affecting each other in one system is one of the presuppositions of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a method of reproducing excellence based on observing others. It includes strategies of changing oneself, helping others, selling and communicating.

The earliest work on NLP was based on studying the work of the hypnotherapist Dr. Milton Erickson and other excellent therapists in order to teach their colleagues how to achieve remarkable results more quickly and easily. Because NLP and hypnotism are intimately related and have various applications, many people study and use both in their clinics.

(c) 2006 Michael Glowacki

Michael Glowacki of Capital Hypnosis is a Professional Hypnotist with in-depth experience in hypnosis. You can learn more by visiting Capital Hypnosis in Madison, Wisconsin. He provides custom programs with individualized sessions. His clinic offers a Written Service Guarantee. He specializes in helping people with weight problems, smoking cessation and various health conditions. To reach Mr. Glowacki call his office at (608)288-7865.

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