The Agree and Repeat Strategy: How to Get What You Want Without Arguments

Tired of losing negotiations? Here’s a simple trick that works every time.Imagine getting the best price on your gym membership, lowering your cable bill, or confidently saying no to an unreasonable request—without arguments, frustration, or guilt. Sounds too good to

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Are you following the light or chasing shadows?

Is that a lighthouse, or a labyrinth?Many years ago, while visiting my genetic roots in the UK, I found myself in a small coastal village in Cornwall. It was one of those places where the land feels old, and the

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How Metaphors Shape Reality: Change Your Metaphor, Change Your Life

Ever feel like life is running on autopilot, with the same challenges and frustrations repeating over and over? The way the mind interprets the world has a huge impact on how life unfolds, and one of the most powerful yet

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Subjective Units of Distress (SUDs): A Hypnotist’s Guide to Measuring Change

Imagine walking into a hypnosis session and being asked, “On a scale from 0 to 10, how bad does this issue feel right now?” This simple question might seem insignificant, but it’s actually a powerful tool for measuring emotional or

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Sometimes the Escape Is Simpler Than You Think

He never looked at his hands…My father, a good man, had some interesting eccentricities - usually around topics like tea, amateur radio, and the unquestioned superiority of all things British.My mother was also eccentric, though nowhere near as interestingly strange

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How to Make People Like You — Master the Art of Rapport

Want people to like, trust, and listen to you almost instantly?Rapport is one of those invisible forces that makes life easier. Whether you’re having a casual conversation, leading a business meeting, or guiding someone into hypnosis, rapport is what makes

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The Universal Hypnotherapy Method

No matter how experienced, every hypnotist will eventually find themselves in a situation where they don’t know what to do. A client comes in with a problem that feels unfamiliar, complex, or overwhelming. The instinct might be to jump in

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The Storm That Almost Took Me

"Looks like we’re in for nasty weather…" – Bad Moon Rising by CCRA few years back, I was summering at our cabin in the Great White North on a hot, humid day. The air was thick with the scent of

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Is Hypnosis Mind Control? The Truth Revealed

Hypnosis is happening all around you—you just don’t see it.Can someone be hypnotized without their knowledge? Is it possible to control another person’s mind using hypnosis? These are the kinds of questions that spark curiosity—and often fear—around the subject of

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How My Biggest Setback Became My Greatest Comeback

Being Blocked Means a New Opportunity Awaits You…Circumstances can derail even our best-laid plans. As the saying goes, no plan survives first contact with the enemy—and in this case, the "enemy" might simply be unexpected disruptions beyond our control.We set

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