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Guest Hypnotist Hellen Buttigieg on Beating Procrastination and Boosting Productivity · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  Hi, it's Adam here. And on today's episode of The
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  Hypnotist, I'm joined by a guest hypnotist and today we are
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  joined by Helen Buttergegg. Welcome to the show.
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  Thank you Adam. Nice pronunciation there.
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  You know what I was, I was worried I might get that wrong,
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  Helen, but you know, I, I bet you in in Vegas in hypno
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  thoughts and it's always good to meet someone very passionate
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  about hypnotherapy, very enthusiastic.
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  I I have a feeling that you got bitten by the hypnosis bug, but
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  I never asked you how and and why that came about.
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  Tell us what got you into the world of hypnotherapy.
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  OK, so let me just backtrack a little to let you know that
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  before I got into hypnotherapy, I had a business that I ran for
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  20 years. And what I was doing, I was a
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  professional organizer and a productivity coach.
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  So I would go into cluttered homes, I would help them
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  declutter, and then we would talk about how they could move
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  forward in their lives and make the most of the time that they
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  had. And that.
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  Was fabulous. I felt very passionate about it.
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  I even ended up getting a television show out of it.
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  So I would go into homes on TV and I would declutter and we
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  would do this beautiful reveal, bring in new furniture,
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  furniture and decor, and then their lives would change, which
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  was amazing. Then I started doing this
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  privately, and the more I did it, the more I realized that
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  there were subconscious obstacles in the way so we
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  could. Declutter the space.
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  But if the mind wasn't decluttered, how could we put in
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  the good stuff? Right.
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  Those positive affirmations or techniques to overcome
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  procrastination or to follow your dreams when it, when it's
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  full, when the mind is full of all those negative feelings and
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  images and thoughts and emotions, there's no room for
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  the good stuff. So that's how I started to find
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  out about hypnosis. COVID hit and I had a lot of
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  free time so I started taking online courses and I got bitten
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  by the hypnosis bug. So since then I have trained
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  with some of the best hypnotists in the world and I've taken all
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  their different techniques and made it my own, as we all do I I
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  feel. Absolutely.
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  And I think the one thing I love about hypnosis is that it is
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  more of an art. It's it's definitely based on
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  science. And there's, you know, I love
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  going on Google Scholar and seeing all these kind of peer
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  reviewed studies of the meta studies and all the change and
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  hypnosis linked to CBT and, and all different modalities.
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  But where the rubber meets the road is that you have a
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  practitioner and a client and there is a very individual style
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  that takes place. Mine tends to be using lots of
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  stories and metaphor, but I feel like I'm an engineer.
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  I'm trying to reverse engineer the problem and then come up
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  with a solution. Other people are more spiritual
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  and and more kind of intuitive. How would you describe your
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  style of hypnotherapy? Well it's funny, I think I come
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  from both sides. And what I mean by that is that
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  I was very left brained my whole life, Analytical, logical,
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  linear. And the more I start to find out
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  about the subconscious mind, the more I noticed that I was
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  shifting and becoming more right brained and the intuition did
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  start to slowly kick in. And I thought this is amazing
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  because I would say something I didn't plan on saying and it
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  would be just the right thing to say to someone.
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  So now I've let go of that internal judge that says, oh, do
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  you really want to say that? You know, that critical voice
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  that we all have at the back of our minds?
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  And I just really trust my gut and my intuition and it's really
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  paying off. So yes, definitely intuitive,
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  definitely spiritual. But I will always have that
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  analytical part of me as well. And I think that's good.
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  I think it's good to have a balance of the two and to to
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  watch science come together with spirituality for me is the most
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  exciting anything right now. And I think we're just on the
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  cusp of something really great in terms of healing through that
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  through science and spirituality coming together.
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  And have you noticed actually, you know, being in Vegas and
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  you've met so many hypnotists? Have you noticed how?
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  Smart hypnotists are. You know what I have and, and,
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  and I think it was a maybe a preconceived idea.
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  Before I became a hypnotherapist, I thought the
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  the world of hypnotists would be old ladies wearing cardigans or,
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  you know, kind of odds manipulative, you know, kind of
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  men with waist coats. You know, with that stage
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  hypnosis, we, we had ATV show here in, in the UK called Little
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  Britain. And it was a sketch show.
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  And they had this kind of character that would be like a
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  stage hypnotist, that would be like the Machiavellian, like
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  evil, you know, thing. And I, and I think a lot of
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  people have this idea of what a hypnotist or a hypnotherapist
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  is. But actually when you go out and
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  have conversations with hypnotists, you're right.
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  They, they strike me as intelligent, smart, but also a
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  deep level of compassion. There is a few, I would say
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  with, with huge egos that are bizarrely delicate, those egos.
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  But at the same time, we're in the business of ego
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  strengthening and having, you know, kind of like a lot of
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  confidence. But it but it is a strange mix
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  of people. But I would say you're right,
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  very smart caring people that I think do it mainly because of
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  the fulfillment they get from helping people, which which is a
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  wonderful bunch of people to be around.
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  Exactly, yes. And you know, right now my
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  husband's retired IA, lot of my friends are retired and they
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  look at me saying you've started a career, you know, because I
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  started this a couple of years ago.
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  What are you thinking? Why aren't you retiring on some
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  beach? And I thought I.
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  Love this, I'm passionate about it.
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  It's so fulfilling to change people's lives, and The thing is
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  that we get. The benefits too, so.
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  That when we're hypnotizing our clients and.
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  Giving them all that. Ego strengthening and all those
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  suggestions, I truly believe that we internalize it as well
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  because I feel so fulfilled, so happy to do this.
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  I can't imagine not doing this. I, I agree.
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  And, and I was actually having a conversation at the UK hypnosis
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  conference. I, I bumped into a therapist
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  and, and they asked me the question.
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  It's kind of like, because they know, you know, of my, my
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  different career, like you, I, I was quite successful in the
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  world of public relations. So I had that career and I've
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  been quite successful in investments.
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  And they're like, you don't need to do this.
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  Why don't you just retire? And, and just because you can,
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  doesn't mean you should. And, and I think, I think it's a
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  Buddha quote, which is something along the lines of, you know, if
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  you love what you do, you never have to work a day in your life.
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  And I think the ideal way of making money is to make money in
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  a way that you would never want to stop doing that.
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  And then that Venn diagram gives you both you get the fulfillment
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  and you get the quality of life that comes from, you know,
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  earning money in a way that that gives you that kind of feeling
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  of doing something valuable for the world.
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  And I think there's a lot of people that hate their jobs,
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  hate their work, don't really feel like they're making a big
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  difference. And I feel that's a tragedy.
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  Like I think one of the the ways to make the most of a life is to
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  find something that you enjoy and makes the world a better
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  place. Yeah, I agree and.
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  You know, when we look back at some of the biggest influences,
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  for example, Louise Hay, she started her career something
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  like 6065 years old. She built this publishing
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  empire. She introduced us to Wayne Dyer,
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  the the grandfather of spirituality and personal
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  growth. And it's, you know, snowballed
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  since then. Imagine if she said, well, I'll
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  just retire. I'm getting up there in age.
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  You know, it's just. I don't have it in me to stop,
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  you know, I, I just when I see the transformations, even after
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  one session, you know, helping people get their taste back, for
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  example, after having Covic or overcoming a fear that has kept
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  them and shackled their whole lives.
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  Like it doesn't get better than that to see that happen.
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  So yeah, I think we're very fortunate to have stumbled on a
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  career that that not only gives so much back to the world, but
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  that we really feel passionate about and enjoy doing and never
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  ending learning as well, which I love to do, I love to learn and
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  I'm constantly learning new techniques from other hypnotists
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  and just growing and and filling my toolbox.
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  And I think, you know, when you're in any industry, it's
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  good to see people that have been doing it a long time and to
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  see their energy levels. Just before we started
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  recording, we were talking about Mike Mandel, who, you know, we
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  both, you know, really respect and admire, you know, in terms
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  of his training, but also abilities as a as a hypnotist.
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  And seeing someone in their 70s with a youthfulness and an
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  energy, I think is really inspiring.
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  And and Freddie Jackwin, who similar age to Mike, just seems
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  to be someone much younger than his physical age.
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  And I think I want to be like these kind of older guys with a
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  lot of youth and energy. And I think that comes from
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  doing something that is genuinely fulfilling and and
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  enjoyable. Yes.
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  Exactly. I interviewed Mike actually just
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  recently when I was taking the architecture of Hypnosis, and it
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  was just such an honor and a pleasure even just to be in his
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  presence. And I actually do mentoring with
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  Freddie Jackman as well, who sadly had a heart attack, but
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  he's OK. I don't know if you heard this
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  literally just happened. So if he's listening, just
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  sending love and prayers. But you know, he he's in in
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  amazing shape and so I'm sure that he will come through
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  perfectly. I did see something on social
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  media, something about his, his dog sending him wishes and and
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  those kind of things. And yeah.
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  He has a sense of humour, you know, he took a picture of his
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  socks while he lays in his hospital bed.
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  You know, he's a great guy and, and it's just a privilege to
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  learn from him and from Mike and Karl Smith, who I've also done
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  mentoring with. It's just so many giving
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  brilliant people out there and none of them have to keep doing
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  this. None of them have to do this
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  mentoring, but they do it because they love it and they
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  want to see this industry grow. So I just, I love being part of
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  it. And you mentioned your original
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  career was in this kind of mix of kind of productivity and
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  decluttering, but but also being a television presenter.
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  Now as a hypnotherapist, does that overlap with your
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  specialism now? Because I think a lot of
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  hypnotists, they see metaphors everywhere.
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  And, and my client yesterday, she wanted to feel more
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  organized in life. And, and I had this whole kind
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  of spring cleaning decluttering thing as a metaphor for kind of,
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  you know, as you declutter your physical environment, you're
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  decluttering your mind. Have you, have you gravitated
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  towards what you would call a niche or a specialism?
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  Yes, definitely. Well, I do a lot of work around
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  procrastination and the reason I do that is because for me,
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  nothing makes me happier than to see people follow their dreams
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  and fulfill their dreams. And very often procrastination
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  because we feel we don't know enough yet or you know, we
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  haven't perfected the skill yet. It holds us back.
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  And so for me, you know, to to help people let.
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  Go of that. So that they can.
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  Offer. Their gifts to the world and
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  feel fulfilled and follow that dream.
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  That is my passion. I also work with a lot of people
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  in the the film industry, television industry, recording
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  artists and leaders because I've been there and I know the
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  pressure that we're under. And so it's so important to just
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  do that emotional detox as well and let go of all of that
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  shoulds. And you know, being so worried
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  about what people think, there's a lot of that.
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  There's a lot of insecurities and a lot of self doubt all
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  over, but especially in that industry because being in the
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  public eye, right? And yet.
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  We're in a position where we can influence hundreds of thousands
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  of people and so. That's why it's so important,
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  especially for. Leaders and for people who are
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  in the public eye to really just let go of all of that baggage
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  that's holding them back. And I say baggage, not to be
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  judgmental. We all have.
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  It we've all. Had all of these.
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  Things that happened when we were young that we couldn't
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  process properly, so we just stored them in our bodies and
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  then when? We go to do.
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  Something that we want to do, for example, write a book.
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  A lot of people have that dream. All of a sudden we find trivial
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  things to do instead. Why?
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  Because we feel that buzzing in our body.
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  That's. Connected to something that
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  maybe someone said to us when we were four years old.
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  And so, you know, we come up with an excuse why we can't work
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  on that book. And instead we go and, you know,
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  organize our desk. That's the best way to organize,
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  right? When you're procrastinating,
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  doing something that's really important.
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  Yeah, And, and maybe you can explain this.
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  You know, it's a pattern that I have, but I will have my best
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  and most creative ideas when I'm meant to be doing something
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  else. And, you know, there'll be might
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  be a tax return or it might be this thing I've been putting
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  off. And at that point, my mind is
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  like, hey, here's this incredible idea that's going to
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  do amazing things. You know, why is it that, you
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  know, at the point where we should just be doing one thing,
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  the mind either gives us distractions or avoidance or
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  just other things to think about?
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  What, Why? Why do you think that happens?
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  Well, when that does happen, I'll give you a quick tip that I
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  give all my clients have sticky notes handy and justice deposit
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  that idea. I call it a brain dump.
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  Put it on the sticky note. And as soon as.
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  You're done, whatever it is, your taxes or whatever you're
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  working on. Then you can.
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  Always go back on it. So I think the reason it happens
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  is because we're worried we're going to forget the idea.
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  So we just stop whatever we're doing, especially because we
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  love to start new things, right? It's much more exciting than
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  doing boring tasks that we the mundane that we have to do.
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  So that's just a little tip, as you know, if you're worried that
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  you're going to lose it. Don't let that.
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  Be your excuse to stop doing whatever it is that you know, is
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  urgent, for example. So it's, it's how important is
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  it? You know, if the taxes are were
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  due yesterday, then that's that's urgent and important.
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  And that's what you should be focusing on.
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  However, if the idea is so important, it's going to be, you
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  know, changing the world, but you don't want to let that go
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  either. So just make a note of it.
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  Come back to it. But you know the subconscious
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  mind is in the business of protecting us, right?
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  So if something seems like. Oh, you're going.
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  To become very successful. And maybe you have a belief
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  that, oh, if I become successful, I won't have time to
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  relax. That's a limiting belief.
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  So you, you may not even be conscious of that.
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  But if that's working in the background, then the minute you
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  know, you, you want to be working on that book, that comes
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  up as an excuse. Oh, well, yeah.
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  But my desk needs organizing right now.
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  Yeah, it's, it's, it's very incredible how the unconscious
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  is, is hardwired for survival and protection.
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  And a lot of it is based on, on kind of false beliefs.
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  I, I do a lot of work with people on the financial side of
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  things. And a lot of people have
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  connotations that if they're wealthy, if they're financially
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  successful, then it means they could be sued or it could mean
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  they're going to be a target or they're going to be, you know,
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  people are going to be out to get them or whatever it might
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  be. That doesn't even have to be
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  true, but if you believe it, you're going to sabotage that
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  that thing. And a lot of procrastination, I
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  think is that it's the kind of, well, if you delay it, you get
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  to avoid that kind of that dissonance, that discomfort
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  temporarily. But because you avoid it, you
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  have to come back to it. And then it's there much more
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  often than if you would have just done it properly once the
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  first time. What are your tips outside of
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  hypnosis and and dealing with the underlying beliefs to help
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  someone go from this kind of, let's say procrastination or
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  hesitation or distraction to just getting it done?
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  Well, one trick that I learned from Mike Mandel actually is if
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  you're really good at procrastinating, then
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  procrastinate on procrastination.
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  Put off putting it off. I thought that was brilliant
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  because that just satisfies that part of us that wants to put it
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  on. I, I think that's a, it's a,
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  it's a nice, I think Richard Bandler had a very similar kind
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  of psychological trick, which is, you know, if you're certain
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  that you can't change, then how certain are you that you can be
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  uncertain? And I think this kind of element
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  of whatever the strategy is, it's almost like an Uno reverse
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  card, like use the same strategy on itself and then you can kind
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  of get out of that. And also like, I think
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  procrastination can be good in the right context.
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  Like if you tend to worry about stuff, we'll just procrastinate
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  the worry. Or if you, you know feel rage
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  with someone like leave that you know to a month's time, decide
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  to get angry then, and by the time it comes around, you
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  probably won't won't feel that way.
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  So I think it can be deployed in a in a useful context.
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  Yes. Like a lot of things, right?
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  There's the light and the dark side of it.
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  And so it's just being really conscious of what's going on.
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  If it's getting in your way, if it's preventing you from doing
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  things that you want to do and that you know you have to do for
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  your own benefit, then it becomes a problem.
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  But if it's something that's working out for you, then
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  fantastic. There's just got to be a balance
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  there. And The thing is that we're not
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  always conscious of that voice inside our mind that says, oh,
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  you know, do this instead. And we don't know why we're
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  doing the trivial work instead of focusing on the big stuff.
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  So hopefully, you know, your listeners are now hearing this,
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  that at least become aware of that voice that kicks in.
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  That can be self sabotaging. So I know you're going to do a
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  session for us, but before we get into that, you're part of a
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  group called the Hypnotic Healers.
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  The. Hypnosis healers.
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  The hypnosis healers and so I, I believe you do retreat.
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  So tell us a bit about some of the experiences, the events that
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  you put on. Yes, I would love to thank you
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  for bringing it up. So the Hypnosis Healers, it is a
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  group of four powerful women we met learning hypnosis.
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  We actually met online, and when we got together in person, we
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  realized we all had other talents and abilities and
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  experience that we could also pull from.
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  So we decided in that moment that we would do women's
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  retreats and help women with the healing that we so desperately
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  need. So that's what we do.
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  We get together at some of the premiers.
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  Spas in the world, and we offer various modalities, including
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  hypnosis to help with the personal development, with the
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  restorative part of life, you know, and we focus on women
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  because we just feel like there's just so much pressure on
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  women right now to be everything and to do everything.
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  And yet we feel that we're not enough and we're not doing
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  enough. So that is a big thing.
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  It's just to realize that you're not alone.
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  It's a sisterhood. Once you come to these retreats,
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  you realize that the things that you have been feeling, you're
• 20:38
  not the only one. So we take women through various
• 20:41
  things. We do cord cutting meditations,
• 20:44
  we do yoga. We do, of course, hypnosis and
• 20:47
  emotional detox. We do sound baths.
• 20:50
  So many different healings. It's usually over a couple of
• 20:53
  days. And so we can build on, you
• 20:56
  know, each modality that we've experienced, we can just build
• 21:00
  on it and telling you the, the transformations that we've seen
• 21:05
  And from when they come in and we have circle and we talk about
• 21:09
  what is it you're here for? And then we do a circle at the
• 21:12
  end and they, they express what they got from it.
• 21:14
  It is just a so rewarding to do so.
• 21:18
  Yeah. So the the hypnosis healers will
• 21:20
  be presenting in Ireland. We are super excited to be at
• 21:25
  the Irish Hypnotherapy Conference and we're going to
• 21:29
  talk about money wounds because as you, you know, brought up
• 21:31
  earlier, there are so many limiting beliefs that keep
• 21:35
  people small. And that doesn't work for me.
• 21:39
  I don't want to see people play small.
• 21:41
  I want to see them play big. I want them to to be on that big
• 21:44
  stage. And it could be a metaphorical
• 21:46
  big stage, whatever success means to them because it's
• 21:49
  different for everyone. But so much shame around money.
• 21:53
  So, so many limiting beliefs that we're not even aware of
• 21:57
  that have been passed down, maybe not even just from our
• 22:00
  parents, but from their parents from generations ago.
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  And it's time to make those changes so that we feel good.
• 22:07
  Listen, I love money and money loves me.
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  Why? Because it gives me freedom and
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  I can share that. And I can, you know, do things
• 22:16
  with my family and with my friends, and I can be generous.
• 22:19
  And it's it's there to. Circulate, you know.
• 22:22
  Absolutely. And I, I think also culturally
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  there are, you know, media propagates this idea that a lot
• 22:30
  of the time, like the, the villains in, you know, a lot of
• 22:34
  movies, they tend to be rich and powerful.
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  And I think, you know, you watch enough movies like I do, it's
• 22:40
  kind of like you, you start spotting patterns.
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  And one of those patterns is that a lot of the bad people
• 22:46
  tend to be, you know, rich or financially successful.
• 22:51
  They also, remarkably, a lot of them have English accents or
• 22:54
  Russian accents, which I don't know what Hollywood is trying to
• 22:57
  say about us Brits just. Don't tell me that they're also
• 23:00
  bald. Otherwise, you're really.
• 23:01
  In trouble. No, no, there are a lot of Bond
• 23:03
  villains are are bold in English.
• 23:04
  So I don't know what this is. No, that's it.
• 23:08
  That's what I'll be in my future.
• 23:10
  I'll I'll manifest a Bond villain future archetype for
• 23:13
  myself. So if people are curious about
• 23:15
  working with you, Helen, or the hypnosis healers, or seeing you
• 23:20
  in Ireland, where's the best place where they can go For more
• 23:22
  information? OK, so they can go to
• 23:25
  helenthehypnotist.com and that's Helen with 2L's.
• 23:29
  So Helen, thehypnotist.com if you are interested in our
• 23:32
  retreats, it's hypnosis healers.ca, hypnosishealers.ca.
• 23:38
  OK. And we are.
• 23:39
  Currently we've got one coming up in the Toronto area, so jump
• 23:44
  on we're we offer them quite a bit at a beautiful spa called
• 23:48
  Saint Anne's. It's an old castle.
• 23:49
  You would love it actually. Nice, nice.
• 23:52
  I mean that that does sound amazing.
• 23:54
  Maybe I'll try and sneak into the sisterhood and and and and
• 23:58
  we'll. Take you as a presenter?
• 23:59
  No worries. There we go and for the Irish
• 24:03
  Hypnotherapy Conference, I think it's just Irish Hypnotherapy
• 24:05
  Conference dot IE and we'll put all the links in the show notes.
• 24:08
  So if you're interested in Helen, the Hypnosis Healers that
• 24:11
  Retreat or the Irish Hypnotherapy Conference, and
• 24:14
  I'll be speaking there alongside Helen and the Hypnosis healers,
• 24:17
  you can you can check us out there.
• 24:18
  There's an early bird offer available at the moment.
• 24:22
  But Helen, you're about to do a session for us.
• 24:23
  This is the the Hypnotist podcast.
• 24:25
  We're going to do some real hypnosis and with all the
• 24:28
  hypnosis sessions, I tend to go along for the ride and enjoy it.
• 24:32
  So. Amazing.
• 24:33
  I'll put myself on mute. I'll be thinking of my tax
• 24:35
  return while you're talking about procrastination and, and,
• 24:39
  and if there's any pre talk or anything you want to tear it up
• 24:42
  first. I'll you just do that now.
• 24:44
  So I'll put myself on mute. Over to you.
• 24:46
  OK. So hi, it's Helen and what I'd
• 24:50
  like to do today is help you. Overcome.
• 24:52
  Procrastination so that you can be more.
• 24:54
  Productive and really. Work towards your dreams and see
• 24:58
  all of those things become a reality.
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  So what I'd like you to do is find a comfortable place.
• 25:03
  Where you can relax and you'll be uninterrupted.
• 25:08
  And just that, you can sit down in a comfortable chair or lay
• 25:11
  down whatever is best for you. And just go ahead and gently
• 25:14
  close your eyes and take a deep breath in and just hold it for a
• 25:20
  moment and exhale slowly. That's it.
• 25:27
  And just notice the rise and fall of your chest, feel the
• 25:35
  support of the surface beneath you, and just allow yourself to
• 25:42
  melt into it. Breathe in relaxation and
• 25:50
  breathe out any tension or stress.
• 25:56
  And with each exhalation, let go of anything that no longer
• 26:03
  serves you. Let's begin to relax your body
• 26:10
  now. Start with your face, releasing
• 26:16
  those tiny muscles around your eyes, loosening your jaw,
• 26:27
  relaxing your neck, and just allow your shoulders to drop and
• 26:37
  your arms to feel heavy. That's it.
• 26:44
  Relax your chest, soften your stomach, loosen the muscles in
• 26:57
  your back. And feel that wave of relaxation
• 27:08
  flowing from the top of your head all the way down to the
• 27:16
  tips of your toes. And as your body relaxes, your
• 27:25
  mind begins to slow down and you may discover your thoughts
• 27:36
  become softer, like clouds drifting by, and you feel calm
• 27:44
  and centered. Your unconscious mind knows
• 27:54
  there's a level even deeper than this one, and it can take you
• 28:01
  there. Now imagine, only imagine now,
• 28:13
  going to a mystical place, a magical place, a place where you
• 28:19
  feel completely at peace. This is a space where
• 28:27
  transformation is a simple thing and powerful changes can happen
• 28:37
  effortlessly. So go ahead and step into that
• 28:42
  space now and notice any images or colours.
• 28:57
  Just notice what you can see good and notice if there are any
• 29:12
  sounds. Just take in whatever you can
• 29:16
  hear and feel any sensations on your skin or inside your body.
• 29:33
  Just feel what it feels like to be here now.
• 29:38
  I have to feel those good positive emotions now in this
• 29:53
  place. Your unconscious mind knows how
• 29:58
  to let go of old habits that are holding you back in the past.
• 30:06
  It's safe now to release doubt, hesitation, or fear and step
• 30:15
  forward into inspired action. It's safe now to release that
• 30:27
  procrastination habit. Feel yourself stepping into your
• 30:36
  personal power, embracing your ability to take action.
• 30:46
  From this moment on, you'll notice how naturally and easily
• 30:52
  you move towards your goals. Starting today, if resistance or
• 31:02
  hesitation should happen to arise, you'll pause, breathe,
• 31:08
  and remind yourself you are capable.
• 31:14
  You'll say to yourself I am capable.
• 31:19
  Anytime any resistance or hesitation should come up,
• 31:25
  simply pause, breathe, and say to yourself I am capable because
• 31:34
  you are capable. And anytime that procrastination
• 31:40
  habit should kick in in the future, you'll count backwards
• 31:46
  from 5:00 to 1:00, And as you reach one, you'll feel ready to
• 31:52
  take the first step. So from this moment on, should
• 32:00
  any procrastination come up for you, you'll know what to do.
• 32:06
  You'll pause, You'll breathe. You'll say to yourself, I am
• 32:13
  capable because you are capable. And you'll count backward from
• 32:19
  5:00 to 1:00. And as you reach one, you'll
• 32:23
  feel ready to take that first step.
• 32:29
  That's right, each small step, each small step builds momentum.
• 32:36
  And you'll notice how good it feels.
• 32:40
  I mean really good to make progress.
• 32:45
  You'll find yourself saying I'll just start for 3 minutes and
• 32:50
  soon you'll be fully engaged, moving forward effortlessly.
• 32:59
  That's right, because you know, each small step builds momentum
• 33:05
  and it's just about getting started.
• 33:08
  So in the future, should any hesitation or resistance come
• 33:12
  in, you'll know what to do. You'll simply say to yourself,
• 33:19
  I'll just start for 3 minutes and soon you'll be moving
• 33:24
  forward effortlessly. You'll find joy even in the
• 33:32
  small, mundane tasks, knowing that each action brings you
• 33:37
  closer to what you truly desire. Imagine how great it'll feel to
• 33:47
  make decisions with clarity and ease.
• 33:53
  Solutions will come to you effortlessly because
• 34:01
  procrastination no longer serves you and you can simply delay it
• 34:07
  until later, knowing action is what matters now.
• 34:19
  And so anytime from this moment on that you feel hesitation or
• 34:28
  resistance, you know what to do. Pause, breathe, Remember you are
• 34:37
  capable. Count backward from 5:00 to 1:00
• 34:43
  and as you reach one, you'll be ready to take that first step,
• 34:48
  saying to yourself, I'll just start for 3 minutes and soon
• 34:54
  you'll be completing the task effortlessly.
• 35:03
  That's right. So just imagine, only imagine
• 35:09
  now what it would feel like now, waking up tomorrow morning
• 35:16
  feeling energized, motivated and excited for the day ahead.
• 35:24
  See yourself throughout the week tackling your To Do List with
• 35:30
  ease, knocking off tasks 1 by 1. Feeling confident, I mean really
• 35:42
  confident, organized and productive.
• 35:48
  As you move through your plans, you'll find balance in your
• 35:54
  efforts. Knowing when to focus deeply and
• 35:59
  when to take a well earned break.
• 36:03
  And as you approach. The end of your week, imagine
• 36:09
  feeling proud, accomplished, and so relieved knowing you've done
• 36:18
  your best. Your mind is clear, your heart
• 36:27
  is light, and your energy is aligned with success.
• 36:34
  That's right, you now recognize that hesitation no longer
• 36:41
  protects you. It feels safe and empowering to
• 36:47
  step into action and let all limitations simply dissolve from
• 36:59
  this moment forward. Every inspired action you take
• 37:06
  strengthens your confidence, aligns with your highest
• 37:11
  potential, and draws opportunities, people, and
• 37:17
  positive outcomes into your life.
• 37:22
  Just imagine what this feels like.
• 37:26
  Your intentions are so powerful and you're supported by a force
• 37:34
  greater than yourself, and you know that the moment you take
• 37:41
  inspired action, magically, you'll be supported.
• 37:47
  All the right people will show up.
• 37:50
  All the opportunities will be at your doorstep.
• 37:55
  All you have to do is just take that first step, just for three
• 38:00
  minutes. Just start it.
• 38:07
  Your intentions are so powerful, and you're so powerful too.
• 38:15
  You're ready to embrace each day with the belief that your best
• 38:22
  is more than enough. And anytime you step through a
• 38:28
  doorway. You'll.
• 38:30
  Remember to just start things anytime you open a.
• 38:37
  Door and walk. Through you'll remember to just
• 38:42
  begin and anytime you see a doorway.
• 38:51
  You'll remember. That you are powerful and
• 38:54
  supported by a force greater than yourself, because all you
• 38:59
  need to do is just start. Take a moment now and thank your
• 39:11
  inner self for guiding you here and for embracing this powerful
• 39:16
  transformation, and feel the shift within as if a switch has
• 39:25
  been flipped, turning on your energy, your focus, your
• 39:31
  motivation, while cutting off old habits of hesitation and
• 39:38
  procrastination. The procrastination is gone.
• 39:46
  That's right, that useless and unnecessary procrastination is
• 39:54
  switched off. And it feels good to let go of
• 40:03
  that habit, because that habit is simply learned, and if you
• 40:07
  can learn something, you can unlearn it.
• 40:11
  And you can just let it go now. That's it.
• 40:19
  Good. In a moment I'll count from 1:00
• 40:23
  to 5:00. With each number, you'll return
• 40:26
  to full awareness, bringing with you all the energy, clarity, and
• 40:32
  inner resources to. Create your best time ever.
• 40:38
  One, your energy begins to rise 2.
• 40:43
  Feeling stronger and more confident 3.
• 40:48
  Becoming aware of the. Room around you 4 returning to
• 40:53
  full awareness, refreshed and positive.
• 40:56
  And Five Eyes. Open.
• 40:58
  Open. Wide.
• 40:59
  Ready. To take inspired action.
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