Did you know that you are already practicing hypnosis, even if you’ve never studied it a day in your life? Influence isn't just for hypnotists with swinging watches; it’s woven into the fabric of our daily conversations. In this episode, we strip away the mysticism and hand you seven practical hypnotic tools you can start using today!
From building "Yes Sets" that create a flywheel of agreement to using dissociation to strip the power away from stressful emotions, these are techniques you can use immediately to become a better communicator, leader, and helper.
What You’ll Learn:
- The "Flywheel" of Agreement: Use "Yes Sets" to get a person into an agreement frame of mind; once you get three "yes" responses, you create psychological momentum that makes it difficult for them to resist subsequent suggestions.
- Dissociation and Future Pacing: You can help someone resolve anxiety or stress by having them imagine stepping out of their body to view the situation dispassionately, and then imagining a future where the problem is already solved.
- Instant Emotional Anchoring: You can use unique gestures or words to lock in positive states and fire them later when needed.
- Embedded Commands: By slightly altering your tone or pausing, you can hide a command within a regular sentence (e.g., "how amazed will you be when you let this go"), which allows the instruction to sneak past conscious resistance.
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Episode Summary
You don't need to be a professional hypnotist to start using the power of hypnosis in your daily life. In fact,, you are likely already using these techniques without realizing it, so the real magic happens when you start applying them with intention. In this episode, Mike and Chris unpack powerful hypnotic tools that coaches, therapists, teachers, and leaders can use immediately to create positive shifts in those around them.
The conversation breaks down seven specific concepts, moving from the foundational "Yes Sets" and "Compliance Sets" that build agreement momentum, to advanced emotional regulation tools like dissociation. They also dive into the mechanics of anchoring, explaining how to trigger positive emotional states on command using simple physical or auditory cues.
Finally, the episode covers the subtle art of linguistic influence through embedded commands, presuppositions, and metaphoric storytelling. Mike and Chris demonstrate how to hide instructions within ordinary sentences to bypass the conscious mind’s resistance and use stories to map solutions onto a listener's problems.
Whether you want to improve your communication at work or simply manage your own state better, this episode provides a toolkit for ethical influence without the need for a formal trance.
Resources:
- Mike's interview with Dirk Winter: Spotify, Castbox, Apple Podcasts.
- How to use No Sets.
- Hypnotic Language Cards.
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