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Freedom From the Trap of Analysis Paralysis · The Hypnotist

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  Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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  access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's. Adam here.
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  And in this episode of The Hypnotist, you'll be listening
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  to a hypnosis session that deals with this idea of analysis
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  paralysis. And I think it's quite well
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  known just. Because of the.
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  Alliteration. But in a nutshell, if you're not
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  familiar with this term, it just means that when you think things
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  too much that you end up doing nothing.
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  And a lot of people do this in many different areas of their
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  life. It might be considering a
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  relationship, considering an investment, the possibility of a
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  new job or a new business. And they think it.
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  Over. So many different ways,
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  different connotations, and that's beyond due diligence,
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  that's beyond research and caution.
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  It gets to a point where the more they think about it, the
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  more paralyzed they become. And I was working with a client
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  and for them, it was relocating to a different part of the
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  country. They wanted to do that, but
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  they've been trapped in their own head for years, and it was
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  leading them to hesitate. And that kind of makes sense
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  because if you feel anxious or worried about something, they're
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  not making a decision feels safe.
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  But quite often the consequence of not doing anything is that it
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  keeps you stuck in a situation that you've already evaluated is
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  not a great situation to be in. And that's why analysis
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  paralysis is such a crippling thing.
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  Many people experience a mild form of this in procrastination,
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  that they've got that thing to do, but they're not sure if
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  they're going to do it well. They.
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  Don't do it. They put it off and then in the
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  end they have to either rush it or it just never gets done.
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  This is a more bigger form of that.
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  So if there's big life decisions, quite often people.
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  Get into this state of. Analysis paralysis.
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  Or if there's something at risk like money or time, then that
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  can lead to that place. But here's the interesting
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  thing. As a child, they were quite
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  adventurous. So this uses.
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  In a child work regression and resource states, but also a
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  metaphor of. Berries.
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  Because berries. Were something they used to go
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  out and pick when they were a child.
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  And all of it comes down to this element of freeing themselves
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  from this kind of feeling of having to make a perfect
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  decision and instead making a decision that moves them to a
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  better place when they are currently knowing they can
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  always make new decisions in the future.
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  So if you can resonate with this idea of analysis paralysis,
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  maybe there's an area of your life that you've been kind of on
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  pause and and just kind of. Stuck with think.
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  About that area of your life before the hypnosis starts
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  because you'll be able to get more from the session if you
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  make. It specific to you so.
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  Think of where in your life are you stuck?
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  Where in your life do you know you want to make a change, but
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  you haven't made the change yet? Think of that as you listen to
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  the session. And as always, if you like the
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  idea of working with me directly but you haven't done, you know,
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  anything about that, maybe you're stuck, you know, in that
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  area of your life. Click the link in the show
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  notes. Book the consultation call.
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  We'll have a chat. And it might be that I am the
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  right person to work with, or it might not.
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  But at least by taking that action, you'll figure out if
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  it's worthwhile or viable. For you.
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  So consider that. But for now, find a quiet,
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  comfortable place where you won't be disturbed.
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  Relax and enjoy the session. The.
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  Take a deep breath in and AS. You breathe in.
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  Feel like you're breathing in a? Sensation of calm and
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  relaxation. And as you exhale, just feel a
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  wonderful sense of release and. Relaxation, particularly.
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  Around your eyelids. Feeling a.
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  Heaviness and a. Feeling of.
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  Wonderful relaxation starting from your eyelids going down
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  into your jaw, finding it easier to breathe in deeper and out for
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  longer. Scan your body for any clues of
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  tension and imagine breathing in that.
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  Resourceful feeling of relaxation.
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  And as you exhale. Feel.
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  Any tension melting away and leaving your body.
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  In that outward. Breath.
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  The deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become, And the more
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  relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe.
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  I want you to use the power of your imagination to just imagine
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  a glowing light hovering above your head, emitting wonderful
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  resources. Feel the warmth of the light,
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  almost like you're bathing in that light.
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  And I wonder if you could imagine a wonderful sense that
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  that light is melting away any tension, releasing any tension,
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  the light touches and feeling floating down through your face,
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  your neck, your shoulders, all the way down into your arms,
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  bringing a wave of ripples of calmness from your head
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  downwards. And this light continues to
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  spread down your chest, into your back, down your legs, all
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  the way down to your toes. And imagine this light as an
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  energy that resonates at a cellular level.
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  You are relaxing from the top of your head all the way down to
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  the tips of your fingers and the tips of your toes.
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  And as your body relaxes, your imagination awakens, and I
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  wonder if you could imagine standing right at the beginning
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  of a forest, maybe the kind of forest that you can recall from
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  your childhood that used to collect berries.
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  The air is fresh, there's a coolness, and maybe you can hear
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  the gentle rustling of leaves, the distant sound of birds
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  singing or chatting to each other.
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  And as you start to walk through the forest, feel that each step
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  deeper into the forest is taking you into a deeper part of your
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  subconscious mind, the part where change happens.
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  With every step, your mind quiets and your body relaxes.
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  Feel the sensation, the sounds that every step you take takes
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  you deeper and deeper, relaxed, going further, deeper into the
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  forest. Continue down into the forest
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  until you find a clearing. Allow this clearing to be a calm
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  and peaceful place. And I wonder if in this clearing
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  of the forest, surrounded by nature, you can focus on the
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  power of your breath. Breathing and relaxation.
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  Breathing out worries, worries of what if?
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  What if there's a mistake? What if it doesn't work out?
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  All of those what ifs. Feel free to release them now.
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  I want you to imagine a stream now appears in that clearing of
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  the forest and you'll know the recurring thoughts, the
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  recurring worries, those niggling thoughts that have come
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  back more. Than once.
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  I want you to try and think them, but as the thought
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  appears, imagine it leaving your head and turning into a leaf and
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  place a leaf on the stream and watch it as it floats away.
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  Think of historical fears and worries and concerns as you
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  think of them. Turn them into a leaf and place
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  it on the surface of that fast flowing stream and watch as the
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  stream carries those thoughts, worries and fears away.
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  One by one they drift away leaving your mind clear and
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  still and feel an ever growing acceptance that it's OK not to
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  have all of the answers, not to pre empt everything that happens
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  in the future because nobody can.
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  That it's OK to make a decision and learn as you go.
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  You don't need to be perfect, just take the very next step.
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  If when you woke up in the morning you had to wonder what
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  you're three hundredth thing you would do, you might not do
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  anything. So instead we get through each
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  day with a broad idea of priorities and doing whatever
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  needs to be done in the order that it needs to be done, making
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  it manageable. You can eat a spoonful of food
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  at a time, but you couldn't eat a whole meal in one bite but by
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  chunking it down. It's manageable.
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  And this big thing you've been thinking about doesn't have to
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  be eaten in one bite. You get to go through it one
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  step at a time. I want you to imagine living in
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  a future city, town or place and imagine yourself on an early
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  morning walk. Imagine the temperature, how
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  much sunshine there is in the sky.
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  Maybe it's even before sunrise. Imagine feeling the ground
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  beneath your feet, feel the sense of being steady and
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  grounded with each step, and notice that the rhythm of your
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  steps feels like it's having a calming effect on your mind, but
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  also it connects you to your body.
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  By noticing your steps and noticing your breath, you become
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  free of any thoughts, any analysis, and start to feel
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  present. Maybe you can see trees on this
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  early morning walk. A child would say that all the
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  leaves are green, but I want you to notice that that isn't true.
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  There is 1000 different shades of green, but also lots of other
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  colors. A single tree.
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  Has so many different things to notice and I want you to feel
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  that you are unlocking a new level of mindfulness and we can
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  call mindfulness simply noticing.
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  The more things you notice, sounds, smells, tastes and
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  things to see, changes in texture and colours, the more
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  mindful you're being. And the more mindful you are,
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  the more you are escaping the trap of analysis paralysis and
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  overthinking. And what if by not thinking, you
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  facilitate a different form of thinking?
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  And maybe that's the thinking that you really need.
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  Feel the wonderful sense of being free.
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  Free from overthinking and free from doubts.
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  Free from worries and free from what ifs.
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  I want you to imagine exploring a local park and notice a cup of
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  berries in your hand. Elderberries, blackberries.
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  Notice the colour, the shade, the structure of those berries.
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  Imagine tasting one. Maybe it's sweet, maybe tart or
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  bitter, but you're reminded of the simple joys of life as you
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  feel present, appreciating the beauty of nature, textures,
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  colours and sensations. Each moment spent in this place
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  that we can call noticing or mindfulness strengthens your
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  ability to break free from analysis paralysis.
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  The more you move your body, the more mindful you're being as you
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  find yourself inspired to embrace movement, Exercise,
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  meditation, anything that connects your body with your
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  breath. Imagine now doing just enough
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  research to make a decision, just like Goldilocks.
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  Not too much, but not too little, just enough.
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  And then imagine taking decisive, bold action.
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  That you trust yourself to learn from the experience, knowing
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  that every decision can lead to growth.
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  Even if you make a mistake. You remind yourself that
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  mistakes are simply opportunities to choose again.
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  But better to learn and to grow and imagine in that same park,
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  with a cup of berries still in your hand.
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  I want you to imagine seeing a young girl playing freely, maybe
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  about four years old. Allow this girl to remind you of
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  who you were when you were that age.
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  She's laughing, running, and also has the same cup that you
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  have and she's picking berries. See qualities that you admire in
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  this girl. Curious, adventurous.
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  I want you to get a sense. Then you want to connect with
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  this young girl. Imagine walking over to her.
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  Bring yourself down to her level where your eyes are the same
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  height as the horizon. Compliment her on her bury
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  collection. Ask if she wants to have one of
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  yours. Imagine looking into her eyes
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  and telling her that she is free to explore, to play and to make
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  wonderful adventures, and to let her know that a true adventure
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  means there's risks. Without risk, there is no
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  adventure, that mistakes can lead to wonderful new
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  possibilities, that it all happens for good reasons.
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  Tell her she is free to make mistakes, to not be perfect, and
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  see her expression change as it feels like a weight has been
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  lifted. She can be more of the person
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  she already is, free from the worry of making mistakes and
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  free from the worry of ridicule. Mistakes are necessary because
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  it leads to wisdom, and wisdom leads to better decisions, and
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  better decisions lead to less mistakes.
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  Tell her the mistakes not just acceptable, they're necessary,
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  and see her look even more relaxed.
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  And these berries are berries of resourcefulness.
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  Your berries contain the resources that this child needs,
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  and her berries contain something that you had as a
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  child you've lost connection with.
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  Imagine tasting one of her berries as she tastes one of
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  yours. She is accessing your resources
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  that you have that she doesn't, and maybe you're accessing a
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  wonderful feeling of freedom, playfulness, curiosity, or
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  something else that you've lost connection with.
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  It's more than just a Berry. It's like one of the foods from
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  Alice in Wonderland. A vehicle to create change and
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  as you eat the Berry, feel the change taking place within you.
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  Something locked has been unlocked.
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  The door of resourcefulness has been opened, freeing you of
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  something that's been holding you back for many years.
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  But before you leave this park and this child, tell her that
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  she is loved, she is worthy, she will have a wonderful life.
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  Give her a hug and then as you go, find yourself back in the
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  forest, but leaving the forest, leaving the forest and leaving
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  the stream with those leaves still floating all the way down.
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  I want you to get a sense then all of that paralysis from all
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  of that overthinking is melting away like the icicles melting
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  after a thaw. Feel a sense of liberation,
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  freedom of possibility, and hold on to that and bring it back
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  with you as you return to the here and now.
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  Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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  nose. Wiggle your fingers and wiggle
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  your toes. Calibrate with the here and now
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  fully in the moment as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to
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  awaken you. Starting to count 123 waking up
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  456 more alert 7-8. Open your eyes.
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  Open your eyes, 910. Wide awake, wide awake, wide
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  awake. Thank you for listening to The
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