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Schrödinger’s Box - Hypnosis to Explore Multiple Possibilities · The Hypnotist

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Hi. It's Adam here, and in this
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episode of The Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to a
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hypnosis session that utilizes certain elements of quantum
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physics and principles of the 4th dimension.
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And it's a topic that I actually talk quite a bit about some of
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the hypnosis conventions and conferences because I feel like
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it's an excellent metaphor to do things that you can do in
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hypnosis that you clearly can't do in reality.
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In reality, you can't travel forwards and backwards in time,
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but you certainly can do that in your imagination.
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A memory is going back into the past, and even a worry or a
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sense of excitement quite often is because you're thinking about
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a future that hasn't happened yet.
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And I was working with a client that was in the process of
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selling their business. And they'd had several offers,
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but the offers were lower than they ideally wanted.
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And they'd clearly worked very hard to build their business.
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And therefore they were conflicted because part of them
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really did want to exit the business and, and kind of steer
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their life towards perhaps an early retirement.
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But equally, there was an element of feeling that it was
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being priced too low. And what this does is it takes
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the thought experiment called Schrodinger's cat.
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And the thought experiment of Schrodinger's cat is this idea
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that you've got this sealed chamber.
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People think it's the thought experiment.
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It's like a little cardboard box.
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It's not. It's like a sealed gas chamber.
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And inside the the gas chamber is this very volatile gas that
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if the cat was to knock that, then it would release the gas
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and then kill the cat. But there's no way of knowing
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because there's no senses. There's no way of knowing if the
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cat has done that or not. And therefore, before you open
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this chamber or the the box, the cat is both alive and dead
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simultaneously, which is counterintuitive because it
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either is or it isn't. But you don't know that until
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you actually open the box. So until the box is opened, all
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possibilities remain. And it's a great thought
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experiment to highlight this idea that in the quantum realm,
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if you want to call it that, there's certain things that all
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possibilities exist until they are observed.
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And Schrodinger's cat is obviously, you know, a, a
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metaphor for quite complicated science, but it has this element
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that the observer can have an impact on the outcome, if that
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makes sense. So what I've actually done for
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this client is that they were considering 3 broad strategies
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when it came to selling their business, accepting one of the
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offers even though it was lower than they wanted, negotiating to
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see if they can get it to a place where they'd be happy with
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it. So a much more improved offer or
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on terms that they were OK with. And then the third is walking
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away and then perhaps selling it at some point in the future,
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perhaps at a much better price because they've got more time to
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grow the business even more. So it uses this idea of
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Schrodinger's box to explore the pros and cons of each of those
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choices, but through the lens of all realities coexist.
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And there's a couple of things. One is this idea of
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Schrodinger's box of being. All possibilities exist until
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the decision is made. But you've also got this idea of
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the multiverse, which is this theory that every single
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possible iteration of every single decision exists, so there
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are infinite versions of you. So if you think of major life
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decisions, then there is a an iteration of you that did make
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that decision and didn't make that decision.
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And every decision you've made since then exists.
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That's the idea of the multiverse.
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More recently, you know, kind of that's found its way into, let's
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say, popular psychology through the Marvel Universe and some of
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the Doctor Strange movies. But it's a great concept because
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what it does is it enables you to take all the theory out of it
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and just say, well, if it did happen, what would that future
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probably look like as an observer?
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And most people explore the future from a first person
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perspective. So you sometimes get very heavy
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emotions connected to that and you lack the clarity that you
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get from being an observer rather than someone experiencing
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an anxiety. Quite often it's people
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teleporting to a future event that hasn't happened yet, but
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acting as if it's happening in the present.
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It's that anticipation elements. There's a bit going on in this
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session, but I love talking and and thinking about some of these
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kind of quantum and 4th dimensional elements because you
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can play with these things in hypnosis and you totally can't
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play with them in reality. You don't get to test drives
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multiple decisions simultaneously.
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In reality, you either make the decision or you don't.
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It's kind of what decisiveness is, but this is designed to help
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get to a place of intuitive insights so that when the
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decision is made, it feels like the right decision for the
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client I was working with. Also, if you're listening to
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this and you are fascinated by these things about the fourth
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dimension and, and quantum, let's say theory fused into how
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the the mind works. I'm actually talking about this
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at the Irish Hypnotherapy conference in a few weeks time.
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It's in the first few days of April in Dublin.
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If you go to Irish Hypnotherapy conference dot IE, you can check
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that out and if you use the code Adam, you will get a discount on
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the tickets. So if you've never been to
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Dublin before and you want to learn a lot about hypnosis in a
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very short period of time, there'll be me and many other
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speakers talking on different topics there, so it'd be great
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to see you there. In the meantime though, if this
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session feels like it's interesting for you, find a
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quiet, comfortable place where you won't be disturbed, Relax
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and enjoy the session. Take a deep breath in and as you
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breathe in, breathe in a feeling of calm relaxation, and as you
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exhale slowly, allow your eyes to close or to relax, feeling
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your eyelids getting heavier and heavier.
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Position your body in a way where you can feel settled,
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comfortable. As you breathe in and breathe
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out, allow yourself to begin drifting into a deep state of
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pure relaxation. Notice your breathing and allow
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yourself to breathe in deeper than before and and exhale for
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longer, each breath slightly deeper than the last.
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But as you breathe in, imagine breathing in a feeling of
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clarity, a sense of objectivity. Breathe in that feeling of
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clarity and just allow any doubts or confusion to feel like
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it's leaving your body in that outward breath.
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As you breathe in that clarity, scan your body for any clues of
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tension or stress. And sometimes it's in obvious
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places like your forehead, jaw, neck, or shoulders, but
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sometimes it's in an arm, a leg, or somewhere in the chest.
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But as you breathe in that relaxation and clarity, feel any
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tension melting away, and imagine that tension leaving
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your body in that outward breath as you exhale, as you breathe in
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and breathe out. I'd like you to imagine a
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magnificent staircase, perhaps made of mahogany or marble or
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maybe something else. And imagine yourself at the top
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of that staircase, looking down, getting a sense that there is
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something interesting, unusual, perhaps a strange looking box
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there at the bottom of the staircase.
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Very soon I will countdown from 12:50 and you will imagine
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walking down the staircase. With each step down the
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staircase, you will allow your body to relax even deeper.
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So imagine being at the very top of that staircase, looking down,
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perhaps even seeing that mysterious box somewhere on that
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lower level. As you breathe in and breathe
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out, I will count downwards, each number giving you the
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ability to take another step down the staircase. 10 Feeling a
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wave of relaxation wash over you, melting away any remaining
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tension. Nine.
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Your breathing slows, steady and deep. 8A.
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Warm, gentle heaviness spreads through your body as you
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continue down the staircase. 7 Drifting, perhaps even floating,
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letting go. Six.
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Your mind opens like a door into new possibilities. 5 Halfway
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down the staircase now, as you feel yourself softly descending
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into a calm, weightless space. 4 the boundaries between past,
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present and future begin to dissolve.
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Three, as if time itself bends, stretching beyond the limits of
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what you once knew. Getting towards the end of this
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staircase, 2 Almost there, stepping through, and 1
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completely relaxed, deeply at ease.
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Allow your consciousness to open to new dimensions of thought and
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clarity. And perhaps there is a hallway,
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corridor, or just an open space at the bottom of this staircase.
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A vast Chamber of time, space and infinite potential.
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Consider this like a limbo. A place beyond the known
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dimensions. A place where past, present and
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future exist all at once. A place where choices are made
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and unmade in the same breath. A place where all versions of
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you exist, observing, learning and waiting.
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And up ahead you can see then mysterious box.
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Approach the box, and that box represents a thought experiment
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unfolding before you. Just like Schrodinger's cat,
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inside this box exists every iteration, every possible
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outcome of a major life decision.
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Until the box is opened, until observed, all paths remain open,
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undetermined, waiting for you to peer inside and bring them to
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life. Keep the box closed and just
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imagine you now exist in the closed box, able to experience
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or observe all the possible connotations, iterations, and
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possibilities. But to narrow these
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possibilities down from the infinite, I want you to imagine.
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Inside the box has four walls, and on three of those walls are
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three shimmering doorways, each representing one of three
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possible choices. See what the doors look like.
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Try and figure out why they're shimmering.
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Shimmering from light or particles or something else.
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The first doorway represents the choice to sell your business
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now, but in doing so accepting a lower price than you wanted.
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Imagine walking through the door, allowing time to shift and
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find yourself in the near future.
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That could be several months or maybe a year or two.
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You are the observer. I want you to see the natural
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timeline of your life with that choice.
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Perhaps feel like you're going to a different world where that
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decision has already been made and you're just seeing what life
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is like for you with that ripple through the space-time
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continuum. What has changed?
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Notice the details. What are the advantages?
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Maybe see yourself with more time.
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Observe what you do with the additional resources of money.
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Perhaps less stress, more balance, but also allow yourself
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to visit a future where that was an undesirable choice.
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Maybe you see a version of you with frustrations, regrets, or
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resentment. Allow yourself to observe the
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good and the bad, the positive and the undesirable.
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Perhaps as two different realities, explore the version
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of you where that choice to sell, even at a lower price, was
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the best decision you could ever make.
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But then also observe what would have to happen for to feel like
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a mistake, a regret? Time stretches further.
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What are the undesirable consequences of that earlier
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decision? Did you sell yourself short?
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Observe if there feels like a missed opportunity.
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Is it more about regret or liberation?
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You're simply the observer, so take a moment to absorb
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everything, the best and the worst that this choice may
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bring. As this scene dissolves.
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Feel like you're walking backwards through the original
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door and now seeing another shimmering door.
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On a different wall, knowing that this is just one internal
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side of the box that you currently exist in this new
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doorway. The second door is the path of
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negotiation. In this outcome, that version of
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you secured a fair and acceptable price before selling.
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Maybe the terms were changed, maybe they increased their
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offer, maybe someone else also took an interest.
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I want you to get a sense. Then you're just observing.
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And as you observe that reality, what do you see?
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See yourself with all of the resources necessary to negotiate
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the fairest and best terms, securing an outcome that is good
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for you but also good for those that matter most to you, perhaps
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partners or family. I want you to get a sense that
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see what would need to happen for this outcome to be
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desirable, but also what could happen in this decision to make
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it undesirable. I want you to get a sense that
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rarely is anything black and white, it's always Shades of
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Grey. And if securing a higher price
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meant a bigger time commitment, you can observe if that makes it
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more or less desirable for you. And we need to get a sense that
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each decision comes with a potential benefit, but either
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increasing or reducing risk depending on the choice.
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But observe your facial expressions in this future.
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Do you see yourself with a sense of achievement, feeling of
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peace, knowing that you held your ground, Maybe you did
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secure a higher price? And what new opportunities arise
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from that decision? But then also see the
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challenges. Did the brinkmanship lead to
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more stress, more fees? Did any unexpected factors arise
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and then go off into that future?
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Maybe the terms that you negotiated take you to a better
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future, or perhaps certain terms with performance related
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accelerators and acknowledgments somehow make things worse.
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Explore all the possibilities and get a sense that you're just
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observing, allowing your intuition to give you more
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insight. And with any new information,
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allow these variables to ripple through time and show you the
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good and the bad. Absorb these insights, knowing
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that this path might seem like the obvious solution, in the
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same way that a cloud has a silver lining.
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Sometimes all that glitters is not gold.
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It's time to leave this choice. Go back in reverse, through that
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door. Still in Schrodinger's box, but
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see the third door. The third door is the path where
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you walk away. You don't sell at this moment.
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So step through that door and see yourself in a desirable
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future where this was the most beneficial thing to do, giving
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you more time to build your business, make it more
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profitable, securing a higher valuation in this future.
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Perhaps you have to give maybe two or three more years, but in
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doing so, you create a legacy that is good for you and good
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for your family. I want you to get a sense that
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it wasn't without its risks. Maybe there were consultancy
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fees that had to be paid that offered no guarantee of even
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selling in the future at a better price.
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But see the future where it all works out that it was the right
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thing to do. By walking away, maybe it led to
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an improved offer, meaning that that's what it took to get the
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best outcome in door to. Or maybe by walking away you
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freed up a new level of resolve, dedication, tenacity to build it
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even bigger, better, more profitable than before.
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Perhaps knowing that those earlier prospective buyers
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keeping an eye on what's happening, and maybe it is they
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that have that regret, they regret not improving their offer
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when they had the chance, see it all in the most beneficial way.
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But also explore a future where walking away and not selling at
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that time doesn't work out. Your intuition will show you
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what would have to happen. I want you to get a sense then,
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if a company in a certain sector was just about to sell their
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business at a less than optimal price right before the pandemic,
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not knowing what impact the pandemic would have, there's a
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possibility that they wish they could have gone back in time,
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sold it at that price, and then deployed the resources or built
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something new when this Black Swan event happened.
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The nature of the Black Swan event is that they are
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unforeseeable. Unpredictable maybe in this
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undesirable future by you not selling.
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What if it leads to a missed opportunity?
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This is Schrodinger's box. Every iteration, every
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possibility coexists at exactly the same time.
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See the good, see the bad? See this third door being the
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best choice and the worst choice, giving your unconscious
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mind all the information to allow you to make intuitive
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decisions or negotiations. Step back into Schrodinger's
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box, in that vast Chamber of infinite time and possibility,
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and allow yourself to see all versions, versions of you,
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perhaps two or three years from now, standing in the box with
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you. Each decision created a
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different version of you. And allow them all to be in that
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room, judge their facial expressions, and maybe all three
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of them are happy. It's quite possible that
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whatever decision you make takes you to a good place.
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It's also possible then there will always be something to
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regret because your mind could go to that place of what if I
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did something different? Each version of you has learned
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something different from a different choice, lived
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something unique. But trust that because you are
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you in every iteration of you, your resources will always be
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there. Whatever happens.
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You have Dr. Tenacity, Determination, and Resilience as
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you start coming to the conclusion that you will make
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the best of whatever choice you make.
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Each version of you offers you a perspective, a lesson, or a
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piece of wisdom from a possible future.
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Allow yourself to soak up that wisdom in advance, distorting
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the linear nature of time. And as you look upon these
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versions of you, something remarkable happens.
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The 4th dimension bends around you, folding and merging.
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And in a moment, these timelines will collapse, coming together
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to form the best path. Whether you know it now or in
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the future, you will conclude that it was the right choice for
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you, the one that aligns with your values, your goals, and
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your truest desires. Take a deep breath in, and as
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you exhale, feel even more clarity washing over you and
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allow the past, the future, the Merton multiverse all coalescing
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into a singular moment, perhaps an epiphany of knowing.
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And if that sense of knowing doesn't appear, have an
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expectation that it will come to you in the very near future,
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that your intuition will allow you, and validate that when the
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right choice comes along, you will know it.
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It will feel right. It's time to leave Schrodinger's
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box and now appear on the outside, still seeing the box
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closed. Because the box will only open
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when you actually make your choice.
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Before then, all possibilities exist.
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Schrodinger's cat is both alive and dead, and all decisions are
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possible before you make it. It's time to leave this place,
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but you leave this place with a deep sense of trust that things
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will work out for the best, A feeling of more wisdom and
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insight, A feeling that whatever the right choice is, it will
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feel like the right choice when you make it.
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So just imagine walking back up that staircase that we can call
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perhaps the here and the now. As you walk up that staircase,
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feel yourself increasing your awareness.
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Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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nose. Just wiggle your fingers and
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wiggle your toes. Start to connect with the here
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and the now as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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You will awaken with a deep feeling of insight and clarity
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and all the resources to increase the probability of the
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ideal choice and decision for you.
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Starting to count 123 Waking up 456.
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More alert 7-8. Open your eyes, Open your eyes.
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910. Wide awake, wide awake, wide
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