The Mike Mandel Hypnosis Blog

Work is what you HAVE to do…fun is what you GET to do… Most people grow up with a quiet, almost unquestioned assumption that work and fun belong in completely separate categories. Work is what you have to do. Fun

Most people don’t struggle because they are lazy, lack ambition, or aim too high. They struggle because their goals are too vague to guide their actions. They might say things like: “I want to be successful.” “I want to get

One tiny word quietly controls more of your life than you might think. The choice to use it can shape your time, your energy, your relationships, and even your financial future. Most people use it far less than they should,

Is it really out there..is it out there at all? There is something both obvious and deeply strange about perception, and most people never stop to examine it. We move through life assuming that what we see, hear, and feel

Most people don’t fail because they aim too high. They fail because they never truly aim at all. Instead, they drift. They wait. They quietly hope things will somehow improve on their own. Maybe a better opportunity will show up.

Who hypnotized you to believe that? Every now and then, it’s worth asking a very simple question, and not just asking it casually, but actually sitting with it for a moment. When and where did I decide what I can’t

We humans are a fascinating bunch… A few months ago I was sitting in Koerner Hall in Toronto, listening to Vikingur Olafsson play piano. It was his encore, and he was playing Philip Glass Etude No. 6. It hardly matters

Skills are different from knowledge… And that difference is one of the most quietly dangerous blind spots I see in people all the time, especially in those who consider themselves intelligent, well-read, and highly informed. We humans have an extraordinary