The Tony Robbins Model: Identifying The 6 Human Needs

Tony Robbins has been all over the world interacting with millions of people and listening to their stories. In this work, he began to uncover a pattern that answers the question: ”Why do people do what they do?” The answer to

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Two Ways To Lose Weight (Easy vs. Hard)

In this post we’ll discuss two ways to lose weight. One method requires a lot of effort and willpower. The other is much easier.  Pay close attention and let this be the few minutes of your life that makes all

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What is the Pareto Principle and Why Should I Care?

If we rewind the clock to 1896, we might see the Italian economist Wilfredo Pareto walking up and down the aisles of his garden observing that 20% of the pea plants in his garden were reliably producing 80% of all

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The Human Givens Model: Can Mental Illness Be Impossible?

Are you ready to start living an AWESOME life?  I sure hope so!   Maybe you are traveling a path of personal growth while supporting others in that same journey?   “Human Givens” is the name of a model that describes

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Top 10 Non-Hypnosis Books Every Hypnotist Should Read

In this blog post we’re giving you a list of 10 books that will not only make you a better person, but also a more effective hypnotherapist. Oddly enough, none of these books are about hypnosis.There’s more to life than

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Fear and Suggestibility – Why Emotions Make You Stupid

Have you ever noticed how people tend to throw reason away and act irrationally when they're under intense emotional distress? As you can probably guess, that can be a real issue sometimes. With this blog post, we hope to explain

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Should You Practice Hypnosis With Friends and Family?

Among the various schools of hypnosis (including direct suggestion-based hypnotherapy, the more conversational Ericksonian hypnosis, and even street and stage hypnotists), it’s common sense that one of the keys to mastering hypnosis is practice.Granted, practicing hypnosis is not the simplest

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Achieve Your True Potential Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

At a time when psychology was fixated with treating the “problems,” Abraham Maslow was busy researching what allows humans to flourish.   As he learned the key ingredients for optimal psychology, he translated his knowledge into “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs”.

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Hypnosis vs. NLP: What Should You Learn First?

Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is an incredible tool for personal change. Excellent hypnotists also learn NLP so they can help clients, using NLP techniques and principles, within a hypnotic trance.  If you plan to learn both NLP and hypnosis, which should

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Proxemics and Body Language in Interpersonal Communication

You’ve probably heard of body language, which is the idea that our posture and gestures are sending specific messages, whether or not we’re aware of them.  The concept includes things like how we stand, and what we do with our

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