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The Castle of Limitless Confidence · 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 and in this episode of the Hypnotist you'll
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  be listening to a confidence based hypnosis session and it
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  was created for a client that. Really felt that.
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  As a result of their upbringing, they couldn't really be the
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  version of them they wanted to be.
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  They had to be small, almost apologetic and and withdraw.
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  And they didn't quite feel worthy to.
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  Be them. At their most authentic, and I
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  think a lot of people can relate to that.
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  I could certainly relate to the client I was working with from
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  my past because I certainly had that experience of holding back
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  and. This.
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  Hypnosis Session uses a lot of metaphor.
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  For those that listen to the podcast, you'll know just how
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  much metaphor and analogies I use in these hypnosis sessions.
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  The reason why metaphors are so powerful is that.
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  You take your. Experience your history, your
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  background into the metaphor. So the metaphor uses this idea
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  of a castle, castle on a hill. And inside the castle are these
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  wonderful resources like infinite confidence, infinite
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  courage, all of this kind of high self esteem, but it's all
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  locked in the castle. And then it uses this idea of a
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  of. A drawbridge.
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  And a port colour. So port colours is the the metal
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  gridded gate that tends to guard the front of the the castle and
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  part of the induction in the deep now.
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  Is to see the. The drawbridge being lowered and
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  the port colours being opened and then accessing these
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  resources. It also utilizes this idea of a
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  framework, which I think is a fantastic framework, is imagine
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  that you already have the resources that you want and it's
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  a variation of this idea of fake it till you make it.
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  But I think a much better way of framing that is believe it until
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  you achieve it, because then. If if you.
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  Believe that you have the resources.
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  That you would. Already need and you act as if
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  you do. That belief tends to open up and
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  unlock the resources to create that self fulfilling prophecy.
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  So believing it till you achieve it, I would say is more of an
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  accurate representation of what's going on than this idea
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  of faking it until you make it. So it has this kind of idea of
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  this castle. It has this idea of unlocking
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  infinite confidence, limitless confidence.
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  But interestingly, it. Has a time frame on it.
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  This idea of it does it for seven days, and that's done
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  deliberately. Because if you.
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  Had limitless confidence, limitless resources for seven
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  days, then you've got scarcity and it would encourage you to be
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  very, very determined, strategic and, and decisive as to what to
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  do with those resources so that they wouldn't go to waste.
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  And what was really interesting is that the client that I was
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  working with, I said, what would you do if you had all the
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  confidence you wanted for seven days?
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  And they had a great answer. They said that they would do
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  things in that seven days that would give them evidence that
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  they had that confidence so then they could get it back after the
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  seven days had gone up. And I think that's a great way
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  of thinking about it. And that's how most people build
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  belief systems. There's a different belief
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  system called self efficacy, and that is the beliefs that you
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  evaluate from the things that you've actually done.
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  So if you've, let's say lifted a certain amount of weights, you
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  believe that you can lift those weights.
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  Of course it's going to be there because you've actually done
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  that thing, that self efficacy. There's also a metaphor about
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  clearing up rubbish and it's a a parallel to a different metaphor
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  which is wedding the garden of your mind.
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  But the rubbish here on the beach represents old, out of
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  date, unuseful belief systems or ways of thinking.
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  And because this is so metaphorical, I think it's going
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  to be very useful for lots of different people in lots of
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  different situations. So if you feel like you could do
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  with more confidence, you might benefit from this session.
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  And the ideal way to get the most of this session is to find
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  a quiet place, ideally the kind of place where you're not going
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  to be disturbed while you're listening to it.
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  So find that. Place, relax and.
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  Enjoy the session. Take a deep breath in and.
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  As you breathe in. Just imagine breathing in a
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  resourceful feeling of calm and relaxation, and as you exhale,
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  feel a wonderful sense of release with your eyes closed,
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  allowing tension all around your eyes to leave your body in that
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  outward breath. And just for a moment, focus
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  your eyes on a point in your forehead with your eyes closed,
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  focus on that point, feeling the tension in your eyes, the
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  heaviness in your eyelids, tension.
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  And as you breathe in, breathe in a feeling of resourcefulness.
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  And as you exhale, shift your focus downwards, feeling that
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  relaxation spread from your forehead all the way down into
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  your jaw. That's it.
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  Relax those muscles in the forehead.
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  Allow your eyes to relax and notice the increase in tension.
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  Temporarily Allow. I want you to feel even more
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  relaxation. In contrast, the deeper you
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  breathe, the more relaxed you become, and the more relaxed you
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  become, the deeper and more effortless it is to breathe.
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  Because even though you're breathing deeper, allow your
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  body to do the breathing for you.
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  No need to force it. Almost like your heart and your
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  lungs are doing the work for you.
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  Breathing in deeper and exhaling for longer allow the breathing
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  to slow, enabling you to feel more relaxed than you have for a
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  long time. As you relax, you allow your
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  body to settle, your mind to quiet, and your breath to flow
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  naturally, easily. And I wonder if you could
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  imagine standing on a beautiful beach.
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  The sun is warm, the waves gently lap against the shore,
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  and a gentle breeze carries with it a sense of calm and
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  possibility. But ahead of you, just imagine
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  up on a hill is a magnificent castle with tall towers reaching
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  into the sky and surrounding it is a strong protective wall.
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  Maybe this castle represents all the inner resources you have,
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  the confidence, self esteem, self acceptance that already
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  exist within you just waiting to be accessed.
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  Imagine the castle being close enough to see every detail, but
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  there's something blocking the way the drawbridge is raised and
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  the portcullis is down, and you realise that the way to access
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  the treasures inside is to give yourself permission to lower the
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  drawbridge. So imagine being now just on the
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  other side of the Moat, and take another deep breath in.
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  And as you exhale, imagine the drawbridge beginning to lower,
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  creaking slowly but steadily downward, connecting the castle
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  to the land beyond the Moat. And as the drawbridge lowers
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  with each moment, feel yourself sinking deeper into relaxation,
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  deeper into a sense of connection with the real you.
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  As the drawbridge touches the ground, imagine walking toward
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  the castle. With every step you take, you
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  feel yourself becoming calmer, more focused, and more open to
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  wonderful possibilities. I want you to imagine in a few
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  seconds time the portcullis will begin to rise slowly and
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  steadily, but in direct proportion to the portcullis
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  rising. You will feel yourself going
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  deeper and deeper into a place we can call hypnosis.
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  To stare at the port colours, maybe see the material, imagine
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  it's weight and maybe hear the sound of a winch or a mechanism
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  rising it. As I countdown from 12:50, you
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  will imagine the port colours rising as you fall deeper and
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  deeper into hypnosis. 10 hearing the crank of that port colours
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  rising as you find yourself going deeper and calmer. 9 Just
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  feeling the weight of the world melting away.
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  Eight. Maybe you're already walking
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  across the drawbridge now, stepping closer to the castle,
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  and Seven deeper still, relaxed and open, Six letting go of all
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  tension, and Five halfway there as you.
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  Feel yourself becoming. So deeply relaxed, the port
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  colours continues to rise as 4, you feel calm and serene and you
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  don't pass the threshold until the.
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  Portcullis is. All the way up at the top three
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  just outside the castle walls. 2 Feeling ready to access the
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  castle and all those inner treasures within, and one see
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  the port colours fully at the top while you feel deeply
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  relaxed. And then imagine walking into
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  the castle walls, seeing the castle from within.
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  There you are in the courtyard, starting to fully connect to
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  your inner world. And now that you're inside the
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  castle, imagine it filled with limitless resources.
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  In the kingdoms, the resources were kept inside the castle.
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  That's where the values were kept.
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  So imagine your valuable resources are here within the
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  castle, and every room contains something valuable.
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  Courage, self acceptance, confidence, creativity.
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  This castle is a part of you, it always has been.
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  And in one particular room, just imagine there is some kind of
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  glowing gas, a bright vibrant colour that represents limitless
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  confidence, and take a moment to breathe in that hypnotic energy.
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  With every breath you feel yourself becoming more aligned
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  with these limitless resources, feel connected to all of the
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  resources in every room. And for the next 7 days, imagine
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  this hypnotic energy is giving you all of these resources
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  whenever you need the most. The ability to live as if you
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  have all the confidence in the world where you are free to
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  pursue your passions. Speak your mind and embrace life
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  without hesitation. What if the superpower isn't
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  waiting for this, but taking it? Consider this a thought
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  experiment. For seven days, you will live as
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  if you cannot fail. You will imagine yourself
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  pursuing, even achieving your goals, being decisive,
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  proactive, embracing your authentic self, wearing all of
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  your idiosyncrasies is a badge of honor.
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  And during this time, you will create a strategy, a plan, a
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  plan to access this feeling long after the seven days are over.
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  Maybe we'll build up irrefutable evidence that you don't need
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  Dumbo's Feather after all. And here's something you'll
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  realise. Confidence is not the starting
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  point. Confidence is the prize.
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  Each step you take toward your goals builds the very confidence
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  you seek. The actions create and sustain
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  the feeling. So imagine leaving the castle,
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  going over the drawbridge, but holding on to all of those
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  wonderful resources. Sky high self esteem, limitless
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  confidence, courage, decisiveness.
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  Feel it within you. And as you imagine walking back
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  to the beach and you stroll along the shoreline, feel that
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  spring in your step, the ease. Just how easy it is to smile and
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  feel good in your own body. But then you notice pieces of
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  rubbish scattered randomly across the beach, and these
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  items were left by others as you imagine picking up the rubbish.
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  Imagine that each item of rubbish represents the
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  disempowering beliefs of your past.
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  Intrusive thoughts, emotional baggage.
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  This isn't yours to hold on to, this is yours to throw away.
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  Anything that no longer serves you can be discarded.
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  So imagine picking up that first piece of rubbish and as you do
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  feel a sense of relief, you realise that this is not yours.
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  It never was. And by picking it up and
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  clearing it away, you're letting go of something that.
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  No longer serves you. With every piece you clear, the
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  beach becomes brighter, cleaner and more beautiful.
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  What if the beach is your life or your future?
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  And with each item you remove, you feel lighter, freer and more
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  empowered. You realise that this is your
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  beach, your life, and you have the power to make it a place of
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  beauty and pride. So imagine yourself standing
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  there on the beach, looking up at the castle.
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  The drawbridge is down, the portcullis is open, and the
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  treasures inside are yours to access whenever you choose.
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  Even after seven days. You could always just return
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  back to the castle and top up whatever resources you need.
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  But for now, just imagine daydreaming on the beach of a
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  future self. See yourself standing tall,
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  exuding self acceptance. Imagine yourself radiating
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  confidence. See yourself in a moment of
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  triumph or doing something that only a confident version of you
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  would be able to do. Do not perceive this to be a
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  possibility. See it as a destiny.
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  This is your future, that version of you pursuing your
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  passions, embracing your life and feeling unstoppable.
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  This is not wishful thinking or a distant dream.
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  It's a natural evolution of the steps you take that begin today.
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  So imagine for the next 7 days act as if you have this
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  limitless resources and as you do you will create energy,
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  momentum and strategies to carry this feeling forward.
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  You will notice that each step you take and each piece of
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  rubbish you clear brings you closer to this future.
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  Just as you left the castle to the beach, holding on to all of
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  these feelings, you will now return to the present, the here
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  and now. With all of these resources and
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  feelings, Notice where in the body you feel them, where that
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  confidence lies, that self acceptance is.
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  Notice that in a dialogue is encouraging, supportive and
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  limitless. But it's time to bring all of
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  that back to the here and now. So take a deep breath in through
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  your nose and out through your nose.
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  Just wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes.
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  Connect in the here and now 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 awake.
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