Out of all of the odd messages that I have received over the years, one question continues to remain prevalent and consistently the most commonly asked question about hypnosis. How can I do it? What are tips for me to become good at this craft?

I have considerately made a neat and tidy little list of ten important tips to help you improve your hypnosis ability. You’re welcome.

• 10. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 9. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 8. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 7. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 6. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 5. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 4. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 3. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 2. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

• 1. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it.

Now that I have made myself clear…..Here is the true list. Although please, take heart, I feel very very very strongly about confidence. That is the key in hypnosis….the “secret door” for all those visual thinkers.

• 10. Confidence. Fake it or truly have it. (Yeah, got to stress how important I believe that is.) Just go out there and do it….you learn from your mistakes! Bring along a magic trick if the hypno doesn’t work. That safety net gives you a lot of confidence.

• 9. Learn from the best….then lock yourself in your room and make it better. Don’t copy cat the legends….it will not work out. There will only be one Erickson. It’s important to show the flairs of your mentors, but that is just the seed. Branch out and become something different and new.

• 8. Become a well rounded performer, but focus on your strengths more than you focus on your weaknesses. If we all focused on our weaknesses, how will we soar above the rest? Perform differently, use different techniques, see if you like scripts or impromptu inductions, see what language patterns work best for you. Once you find them, focus on them, utilize them, use them, and excel in them.

• 7. If at first you don’t succeed….drop them differently. Every person can be hypnotized, it just takes a serious and persistent hypnotist who can adapt to the volunteer or client. But please, if they don’t want to be hypnotized, then in the name of Ormond don’t force them to go under. That’s unethical, immoral, and quite frankly, creepy.

• 6. Engage every sense. Not everyone responds the best to a certain sensation you suggest. Everyone learns differently (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) so be sure to cater to every sense. Hypnosis is a journey through a created situation….the hypnotist’s job is to create the situation clearly. That can only be done with effective suggestion and engaging each and every sense.

• 5. Build that rapport! It is ten gazziolion times easier to hypnotize someone if they feel at ease with you. Study techniques that build good rapport…mirroring, finding what learning style they understand better in, ect. Loads of information about this can be found in studying NLP (neuro linguistic programming) and your time will be very well spent in investigating further.

• 4. NEVER come across as arrogant. As a hypnotist, yes, you need to be authoritative in the sense of commanding the stage, and (I think I forgot to mention this) confidence is 60% of hypnosis in my opinion. However…an audience hates nothing more than an egotistical and arrogant performer. That completely kills your rapport with the audience. And being a hypnotist where your show depends on the audience….that can easily destroy a show. Keep a level head, just be….what was it again? Oh yes, confident.

• 3. Become empathetic. Now personally….this was difficult for me. I have never been one to comfort drama queens and cry babies… but it is very possible to run into those clients. (That sounds a bit mean…*DISCLAIMER* no harshness intended…). Not only do we need to become empathetic towards our clients with their problems, but we also need to empathize when inducing trance. Whether in the office or on the stage, the mark of a good hypnotists is when he/she is under with the volunteer/client after the induction. This makes inducing trance easier, as you can follow along with the hypnotized and get a feel for what is happening first hand.

• 2. Document progress. I keep a journal of every experience I have done with hypnosis. This helps me get a clearer picture of how I am progressing, some trends that I haven’t noticed before, common occurrences, and so forth. Not only is it fun to go back and see how well you have progressed, but you tend to notice how one style suits your more so than the other.

• 1. Keep a strong sense of moral ethics. Hypnotists have a responsibility to our volunteers or clients….we are handling their minds, even though they have ultimate control, you are still looking at and investigating their minds. It is our responsibility to handle our clients or volunteers with the upmost respect and safety, avoiding any possible abreactions and understanding how to handle those situations safely. Out of all of these tips…although confidence is exceedingly important…a sense of moral ethics is of upmost importance.

I hope that this helps all who are hungry to learn more about this fabulous art and science…If there are any questions about anything or if you would just care to chat about hypnosis or other interesting topics (excluding anything in regards to golfing…) feel free to contact me at:

Katherineannemagic.com, My Youtube Page or My FaceBook Page

Take care and happy hypnotizing,

Katherine Anne

Katherine Anne is a 17 year old Psychological Entertainer who has been thrilling audiences of all ages through her mystical charm and gripping performances. Katherine has been performing from audiences ranging from 10 to 3,000 people with venues as diverse as the shows.

Katherine has over six years of experience in magic and is also a Certified Hypnotist with The ICBCH. As well as stage hypnosis, Katherine also does clinical hypnotherapy on the side. Katherine Anne is a well rounded performer who never fails to leave audiences on the edge of their seats and their eyes full of wonder and amazement.

Champions Are Made When Nobody Is Around

Champions are made when nobody is around,” are words of wisdom from my past that perpetually roll around in my mind.

My father constantly told me they these powerful words as he instilled the belief in me that in order to be at your best you must do the things champions do in the off time, when nobody is around, in order to perform your best in front of the crowd.

My father taught me many lessons while coaching me in sports and little did I know that some of these lessons would have such an incredible impact on my professional and personal development.

Success isn’t an overnight phenomenon or something that just happens to some lucky people. People who achieve a high level of success are the ones willing to do the necessary activities in their downtown so when the time is right they are prepared to succeed. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and all other sports legends didn’t get to that position without putting in a tremendous amount of time practicing their skills. Zig Ziglar, Anthony Robbins, and all the other great motivational speakers just don’t go and wing it hoping to deliver a great lecture. Ormond McGill, Gerald Kein, and all the other legendary hypnotists never woke one day with hypnotic powers nor were they born hypnotists. All of these greats lived by the philosophy that my father preached to me as a child. They became the best in their fields because of what they did when nobody was around.

The End Is Just The Beginning

In order to be a successful hypnotist you must commit yourself to a lifetime of learning and constant development. There is a direct correlation in the activities you do in your off time and your ability to achieve success with your clients. During your downtime, you must spend it developing and sharpening your skills so you can be as effective as possible. I tell all of my students, at the end of their certification course, that this isn’t the end it’s only the beginning. Every single day there are new developments in our profession, people developing new techniques, and new ways are discovered to maximize our potential with our clients. The best in our profession are well aware of this fact and spend lots of time reading books, trade journals, and website forums so that they stay up to date with a profession that is constantly growing.

A success deficiency that many people possess is that they wait until they landed a big gig before they start developing the program for it. Successful people do the opposite. The major successes in our profession are always in their lab during their off time developing new programs, products, scripts, and courses. They always think in terms of “when” they get the big jobs and never “if” they do. This attitude keeps their motivation levels high and in the spirit of constant development. When a person combines practice, preparation, and action with opportunity it creates massive success.

Learning Hypnosis Never Stops

It is amazing just how many familiar faces there are at all the major conventions, advanced training programs, and lectures. When these people aren’t at the conventions, you constantly hear them on tele-seminars, or see them logged-on video conferences yearning to learn more. This isn’t by accident. The same way their success isn’t a mistake either. They are constantly learning doing the things that nobody sees.

To be the best you can be, commit yourself to constantly develop your skills and expand your knowledge everyday just like the best in our industry do. So the ultimate question is.what are you doing when nobody is around?

Yours Truly in Success,

John Weir BCH, CI
Author of “The Crash Course in Selling Hypnosis”
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Since 2000, John Weir has been working full-time as a NGH Board Certified Hypnotist and Certified Instructor. In addition, John has a BA in psychology, a NLP Master Practitioner and Certified Life Coach. In 2008, John was awarded the NGH Charles Tebbetts award for “Spreading the Light of Hypnotism” and the honor of “Distinguished Practitioner” from Pnosis an online hypnosis magazine.

Over the past few years, John has been a member of the NGH faculty and is a regular presenter at the NGH Annual Convention and NGH Solid Gold Weekend, and was on the 2009 NGH Platinum Success Panel. John is the author of “The Crash Course in Selling Hypnosis” and the creator of numerous hypnosis audio programs including “The Mental Caddie.” To find out more about John Weir please visit his website www.johnweironline.com.

When most people think of personal development we think about self help tapes, Tony Robbins, motivational speakers and so on. The reason is most of those things mentioned all have something to do with the field of personal development. We spend thousands of dollars and invest our time into changing our lives for the better. We go to these events and reads the books learning new techniques, new ways of thinking and taking notice of how we are feeling.

The personal development field is one of the biggest moneymakers in the world. Millions of tapes, books and speakers are providing their message. The truth is most of these people are successful and have followed certain blueprints that lead to them being successful. Other times the person is only successful because he is a really good con artist, but hey the con artist was smart enough to think of the idea in the first place.

Okay, back to this post. We go to these events and we get pumped up and ready for massive change. In other cases, we ready the books and listen to the tapes and reflect upon our lives while listening. Once we finish the course or program we know things are going to be different. We know our lives can never be the same. Then when we fast-forward a few months into the future and these same people are in the same place they were before or worst. Why?

Why spend the amount of time, energy and money for these products yet some people never even finish the tape set. Why? Why take the time and personal energy to take these courses? Do they work? Are they just hypnotizing us with a wonderful message? Maybe

Why would people spend so much money and time and then not change anything about their lives? These people have received great information, but how come most people never become successful or become rich? Is it because this information doesn’t work or is it because you got ripped off? One could say these things but I tend to think that isn’t the problem at all. Remember, knowledge and information isn’t power.

Someone once said Knowledge and information is nothing more then unorganized information. For some reason people tend to think all you have to do is gain some new information and success is bound. Well thinking positive may be better than thinking negative, but if you just sit on your butt and hope you may never see success. While learning new ideas and beliefs are the foundation for change, its just part of the puzzle.

What’s The Difference Between The Successful And The Ones Who Aren’t?

It’s really quite simple and its how I’ve done pretty well for myself. Its nothing more than two simple words, “Taking Action”. This step here is the key to everything you want in life. My job isn’t to make promises to you that you’ll be rich or successful. Heck, you may never be, but how do you know unless you take action toward whatever it is you want. Will you make mistakes? Sure you will, will you fall on your face? Sure you will, but you will be moving in the right direction, which puts you beyond the other people who are just sitting around wishing something to happen.

I know some of you are like I already know that, well if you do than how come you’re not where you want to be? Gaining information is just the first step, the second step is to act upon this information and take action. You must take action every single day to reach your goals. Write a to do list, get organized, do something that causes you to take action. Some people tend to think you must make massive amounts of action and that’s not the case. Just a little step each day in the right direction and you will get there. Some people tend to take action for a few days and then stop when life starts to get hard. The real winners are the ones who take small steps in the right direction with each step getting you closure and closure.

Some people who want to get in better shape try to make it a habit to get on the treadmill everyday for 30 min when they never stepped on one in their life. So instead of doing 30 min every day, why not just get on for 5 to 10 min and get your body and mind used to the idea. Think about this, now you are at a pool on a hot day and you walk over to the water and start to walk into the water. The water is very cool so you jump out of the water. You than slowly start to put a foot in the water. You than let the foot get used to the feeling, than you place more of your leg in the water. Eventually your body gets into the water and you feel great because you are cooling off on a hot day. So what happened here? You took baby steps that led you to the outcome you wanted which was going for a swim.

Taking little steps or little actions that lead to bigger outcomes has always been part of your life, if you think about it, you we’re once a baby and had to learn to walk. You took tons of little steps, fell along the way, but you learned to walk, didn’t you now? In reality, nothing can get done without taking action. It all starts with an idea, but without action an idea is nothing more then just an idea.

So gather information, know what you want, define an outcome and just take action. Jamie Smart, who is a great hypnotist and NLP Instructor, said something once that really stood out with me. I may misquote him a little, but the point will get across. He asked someone once ‘if you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you want from life? If you knew that you would never fail, what would you do with your life?

This really made me think and brought me to the conclusion that we as humans are so worried about failing that we never take action. Here is how the mind works on this subject. The mind tends to make whatever you think about the most your reality. So if you are always thinking in terms of ‘what if I fail?’ than how can you ever succeed. When I work with companies to help their employee’s increase motivation for sales or whatever it may be I always bring up this point.

In your everyday life you fail a couple of times a day, weather its a mistake or something you forgot to do. Something always goes wrong. So if this is true, which it is true, isn’t it? Than why continue to live life? Think about this now, because as you do you will start to look within yourself to times where you failed in your normal everyday life, but kept on going.

Keep Moving Forward

So lets come back from that place and move forward a little bit. If you know things can go wrong and you keep on going than how come you are so worried about making mistakes or failing when it comes to taking action toward your dreams? The only difference is within your mind. There is no difference between taking action toward your personal goals and living life, but when you know what you want from life, when you have a clear outcome. You are no longer living just to live. You are now living for a purpose!

Once again the road to success doesn’t mean life will be perfect. Most of the successful people in the world always go through more rough times than good. It’s as if they have to go through the fire so they may come out stronger later. A friend once asked me ‘How can I get down the road to where I want to be’ I answered him back with ‘ how can you get down the road if you don’t leave the house’.

Personally it is the people who move toward what they want and take action that are the ones who can say this self-improvement tape worked for me or Tony Robbins changed my life or whatever it may be. Information is everywhere, but it’s up to as to WANT TO make that CHANGE. We are so quick to blame others for when we fail, but we never look in the mirror.

So TAKE MASSIVE ACTION and move toward change. It’s hard if you THINK it’s hard, but it’s really easy. You just get up, grab a sheet a paper and take about 15 to 20 min to define what you want in life. Than once you have an outcome, start figuring out what you need to do to reach it and than just start taking little steps everyday that lead you to it.

Remember, things will pop up that will distract you. That’s fine, handle them and get back to your dreams. It is the small steps you take over time that lead to big results. Once again there your dreams, so don’t you deserve them NOW?

Many people find that after they go through lots of hypnosis training and gather their diplomas and degrees they just have no clients and no understanding of how to market their new practice. Let me give you some real tips that will help you do just that without spending unnecessary money.

First and foremost, let me suggest that you do not waste your money with newspaper or phonebook ads. They will do little or nothing to bring you clients…they just don’t work!

11 Proven Ways To Promote Your Hypnosis Business

Here are a few ideas for you to get the ball rolling and build your reputation and client base without breaking your bank account. These are things that have been proven to work well by me as well as others I have consulted with.

1) Do Comedy Hypnosis Shows – without a doubt, this is the number #1 way to get clients. Once people see you in action on stage, they will perceive you as an expert. Far too many hypnotists avoid doing these shows and it’s unfortunate because most people get their first impressions about hypnosis through seeing these performances. You see, almost every person who seeks out a hypnotherapist for treatment, does so after seeing a live Comedy Hypnosis Show …plus you make some extra cash for doing the shows.

2) Public Libraries – check with your local librarians and see if they ever bring in public speakers for interesting and informative information for their patrons. It’s an ideal way to get the word out that there is a hypnotist in the area and you can pass out literature about your business. Perhaps teach self-hypnosis, do sessions on smoking cessations, weight control, study improvement, just pick some popular subjects and get the word out.

3) Use business Networking – if you look around at the library, you will likely find names of local Business Networking Groups and you should join these groups. You’ll find an abundance of people from these groups, as well as, their family members and associates who will easily seek your services.

4) Work with Non-Profit Organizations – Each community has volunteer organizations that gather weekly or monthly and they all seek speakers to present programs to their organizations. Contact their program directors and see if they could use your services to solve some of their problems like fundraisers. Ask to place an article in their newsletters.

5) Write Articles for Local Papers – provide new articles for the local papers on your own experiences. Give the readers tips on how to overcome stress, how to sleep better, stop smoking, lose weight, whatever. Just get the formatting requirements from the editors and build your reputation. It’s easy and effective.

6) Contact Chiropractors – Get to know local Chiropractors and most are usually fascinated by hypnosis so you can teach the Chiropractor’s clients to relax, therefore making it easier for them to be treated properly. Teach relaxation exercises right at the Chiropractor’s office!

7) Massage Therapists – Find licensed therapists and offer special discounts to their clients!

8. Hair Stylists – People who are willing to spend lots of money fixing up their hair are often ready to spend their money on other problems they face. Locate the high-end beauty salons and offer the owners a free hypnosis seminar for their customers …something like a free weight-loss seminar. This should lead to individual clients or even paid weight-loss workshops! And you can do these right at the salon.

9) Medical Doctors – eventually you will need to get a referral from a licensed physician before you can work with someone for pain or any other medically related situations. If you don’t have a referral, you risk getting prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. Patients are always asking their doctors about hypnotists. You may benefit very well with client referrals.

10) Offer Stress Reduction Seminars – offer these seminars to local companies to help them reduce stress in the workplace. Perhaps offer the first one for free in exchange for testimonials on paper which will help boost your reputation and then charge a fee. This will also help build the individual client list.

11. Business Cards, Brochures and Fliers – Business cards are the least expensive form of advertisement and I recommend using a company like VistaPrint.com or overnightprints.com for the best deals and best quality. Don’t hang on to these cards, give them away to everybody you meet. I even leave them in diners, restaurants, just about everywhere I go. Use fliers sparingly because people tend to toss them away. Brochures are good for targeting certain groups like high schools for hypnosis shows but you can expects less than a one percents return on brochures and fliers.

These are just a few ways to help you get the word out about your new practice without emptying your wallet. Give them a good effort and watch the returns come your way! If you want to know more about marketing and the best ways to gain new clients check out many of the other articles on this site by clicking the following link: Marketing Tips For Hypnotists

Have Fun!

Thanks,
HypnoRich

Rich Wilson has been a professional entertainer, Stage Hypnotists & Motivational Speaker for thirty years. He has graced the stages of just about every type of venue that is available. As a professional entertainer Rich has shared the stage with such artists as Willie Nelson, The Platters, The Drifters, Charlie Daniels, The Tokens, Toby Keith, The Del-Vikings, Alabama, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Martina McBride and many more.

The HypnoRich Stage Show is filled with a wide variety of routines that are created to entertain everyone. A clean and completely interactive performance that is designed to show how remarkable the human mind is while sharing some wonderful laughs throughout the show.

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I had a couple of sessions the other day for smoking and some stuff that came up during them that gave me an idea for a post. When I work with people for smoking I have certain steps that I like to follow. Before I even work with a client I like to just talk to them for a while. Similar to a pre-talk, but it is designed to educate the person about the habit they are trying to quit. I like to think that most of the stuff I talk about is important, but there is one part of the talk that is the most important. This is the real reason for becoming a non-smoker. Everyone has different motivations and reasons for quitting.

I have heard all types of reasons such as better health, getting a doctor off of their backs, for the children, save money and the list goes on and on. All of these are important and valid reasons for becoming a non-smoker now, but if you think about it, none of these reasons will help you to quit smoking in my opinion.

It’s true that hypnosis works great for helping people to quit smoking. Is it 100 percent successful in helping people to quit smoking? I would love to tell you yes, but than I would be lying. Yet, clinical studies are now starting to pop up claiming that hypnosis is one of the best methods to become a non-smoker. Even though hypnosis is stepping out into the forefront there has yet to be a method of quitting that is 100 percent successful.

All Hypnosis Isn’t The Same

There are tons of hypnotists out there and everyone one of them has a different method of using hypnosis to help people quit smoking. Every hypnotist has different views on this subject and most of them are successful. So how can all these different methods be to some degree, successful? Well, its because at its purest form hypnosis has the ability to alter habits. Many clinical studies have backed up this statement. Hypnosis allows people to alter their perception or in other words, reprogram their organic computer to view the habit differently or eliminate it all together.

So even though different methods are used success can still be reached because of this one common factor, yet is there a way to make what you do even more powerful? Is there something you can do to increase your overall session with clients? There is and it’s the real reason needed to quit smoking or at least the real issue that is at the base of the problem in my opinion. You can always disagree with me, but it’s so easy to just go with me and learn now.

You Must Take Back Control

In my own opinion and experience there is only one real reason that will get the majority of your clients to stop smoking for good and increase your clients success. The reason is a simple one and one most smokers never even thing about. Your client must be able to pick up a smoke stick, look at it and say to it ‘they want to take back control of your life and that it will never control them again‘. I am dead serious here people. You have to get down to the truth of the matter and the truth is that this little leaf wrapped in paper has been controlling your life. You have been nothing more than a slave to it and the people who produce it.

Most of the time when I tell people this they just laugh and say that’s funny. I don’t laugh and tell them I’m not kidding, I’m serious as a heart attack. If you find being a slave funny than I don’t think we should work together. If you really think about it, than why don’t you just stop smoking? If it isn’t controlling you than just stop. Go ahead, prove me wrong right now and just stop smoking…. forever. Yes, a very small part of the population who can do this, but most people won’t be able to quit smoking in an instant.

I don’t want to hear excurses about the nicotine in your system and all that jive. Now, I’m not saying nicotine doesn’t play some part and that it isn’t bad for you. Yet, clinical studies have shown that this nasty stuff leaves your body within just a couple of days. In fact, your entire body begins to get better just within a couple days. So if this is the case, just stop, smoking, now. So lets get honest with people this little leaf is controlling your life and this the only real reason that will help you to truly kick the habit in my opinion. All of the other reasons are great and provide benefits, but the real issue is you are being controlled. Once you realize this it can give you more personal power than you know.

Now, have other people quit smoking for different reasons? I’m pretty sure they have, but what is the ratio of people who have quit for a period of 3 to 5 years and a person who starts up again within a couple of months. Have you ever wondered why some of your clients seem to take up the habit again when you know you did everything you could? I know I have and I’m sure some of you out there have as well.

See this is the one thing that I find interesting about hypnosis. Hypnosis works in conjunction with many different factors and we are working with a person on a personal level. Each and every person in this world is built different. Each and every person has his or her own motivations and beliefs. Yet, in my experience and the experiences of many other hypnotists who are very successful dealing with Smoking Cessation this is the real issue that needs to be addressed………..Control.

I believe so strongly in this that I will turn down anyone who can’t come to terms with this concept. I will tell them to come back when they are ready or see someone else. The client must be ready for the change, they must have the motivation, and they must want to quit for themselves and nothing else. They must want to take back control of their lives, NOW!!!!! I truly wish I had some magical power with hypnosis because than I could change millions of people’s lives with just a few suggestions, but I don’t have any special power.

Here’s An Example For You

Let me give you an example of why you must screen and talk to the client about this situation. I asked a person once I was working with to close their eyes and imagine if the doctor wasn’t on his back, which is very common and if he wasn’t having health problems would he give up the habit. The answer was a very quick, No. So I sent him away and told him when he was ready to come back and see me. I told him I didn’t want to steal his money because that’s what I would be doing if I worked with him.

This guy wasn’t ready to quit. If I would have worked with him we may have ended up with another person who claimed ‘Hypnosis didn’t work for me’. He was just tired of having people on his case. This guy was even sent to me by his doctor, but all he really wanted was a way out, not to become a non-smoker. In the beginning I worked with everyone and I never had any idea of the concept I’m talking about. I just figured if they came to see they must be ready to quit. Let’s just say I didn’t have the best success rate with my clients at the time.

I worked with a total of 7 people during this time frame and out of the 7 people 2 people haven’t smoked in a little over 2 years. The rest of them continued smoking after a period of 3 months. So as you see I didn’t consider that to be good numbers in my opinion. Yes, I helped two people, but what about the rest. I got into this profession to help people and that is what I want to do. Will I ever be able to help every single person to become a non-smoker? No, I won’t be able to help every single person, but I want to help the majority of the people I work with.

Since I have learned the concept I’m talking about my numbers have improved by leaps and bounds. I have seen a total of 22 people for smoking since the results above. 21 of the people have been smoke free for at least a year or more now. 1 of them was smoke free for about 5 months and started to smoke again. So as you see the numbers are much better, but why didn’t the other one quit?

If They Don’t WANT to quit you can’t make them

The simple reason is because he wasn’t ready to quit. Here is the reason I know. I stayed in touch with him and discovered that he lied to me. He believed he could quit no matter the reason and didn’t want to wait. I’m a hypnotist, not a lie detector and I have to say that person was a great actor. So, as you see the numbers speak for themselves. Now in some of these cases I did see these people for a second session. Typically if the person has smoked for more than 25 or 30 years I will set up a second session.

When a person has smoked this long the habit has had many years to become seriously planted deep in the person. It can be eliminated using direct suggestion, but in these cases I like to use other techniques that are more powerful. I also like to give clients some tools to help with the management of stress. One of the biggest reasons people start smoking again is because they get stressed out.

They don’t know how to deal with the stress in an effective manner and so the mind looks for a familiar way of dealing with stress. Remember, the mind never forgets anything. It knows you we’re once a smoker, but at the end of your day if you have been smoke free for over 2 years or more and you start smoking again it was your choice. Nobody put a gun to your head and made you do it. This, in my opinion is free will and not the fault of the hypnotist, in some cases. Now that is a different post all together.

What it really comes down to is the desire to change. A person has to have the motivation and desire to change. If you get the desire to change, motivation, expectation and the real reason needed to quit smoking you are going to see a huge jump in your client’s success rates. Yes, the reason is they need to take back control of their life, but the foundation of the habit still has to be the desire for chance, for themselves and no one else.

Hypnosis isn’t mind control and I can’t make you quit. All I do is help you to realize the potential within yourself. The techniques I use are pretty much the same for everyone else. The thing that makes the difference is your motivation and desire to change. All change starts with ‘YOU’ I’m not here to put down any hypnotists or the method they use. If you are getting great results than keep doing what you are doing. Shoot, let me know so I can find a way to incorporate it into my sessions. I’m just addresses what has worked for me.

For those of you wondering I didn’t come up with this concept. I learned it from someone else and just adapted it to work for me. A great Hypnotist by the name of Gerald Kein of The Omni Hypnosis Center is where I learned these concepts. He has a DVD program, which is all about dealing with Smoking Cessation, and it is great.

I highly recommend it if you wish to become a better Hypnotist and he goes over a whole lot more than I could cover here. I have to run, but I hope this article can give you some ideas or help you in some way.