{"id":2988,"date":"2012-10-05T08:18:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T15:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mindworkshypnosis.net\/hypnotizer\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2019-05-03T18:23:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T01:23:18","slug":"hypnosis-is-not-a-can-of-peas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindworkshypnosis.net\/hypnotizer\/2012\/10\/05\/hypnosis-is-not-a-can-of-peas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypnosis is not a can of peas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Best<\/a>Hi, there, Hypno-Friends!<\/p>\n

I got a lovely client update this morning, that I will be adding to the testimonial pile on the website shortly.\u00a0\u00a0 I helped a man dump anxiety, anger, and feelings of low self worth.\u00a0 He wrote to me that he feels “great, refreshed, full of life.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

He goes on to say to me:\u00a0 “You are an artist of a person’s mind and soul.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

That email made my morning!<\/p>\n

The keyword here is artist.\u00a0 Yes, Hypnotherapy is absolutely an art form.\u00a0 Today I want to talk about a misunderstanding that’s out there in the world.\u00a0 An erroneous idea.\u00a0 Here it is:\u00a0 “Hypnosis is a can of peas.”<\/p>\n

Peas are peas are peas.\u00a0 When you open one can it’s pretty much identical to the contents of another can in another brand.\u00a0 They’re green, they’re round, they’re in a liquid.\u00a0 They taste like canned peas.\u00a0 You can buy them at QFC, you can buy them at Safeway, you can buy them at a drugstore.\u00a0 The price might differ by a few pennies.\u00a0 You can choose the cheapest peas from the nearest store.\u00a0 It doesn’t much matter.<\/p>\n

A lot of people think hypnosis services are like that.\u00a0 A commodity that’s all the same.\u00a0 Might as well pick up those services close to home, or find where it’s cheaper.\u00a0 Here’s my answer to that.\u00a0 “If you’re looking for successful change, that’s the wrong approach.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Washington State, practicing hypnotherapists are required to get registered with the state in order to do business.\u00a0 Registration.\u00a0 Pay a fee, get on the list with the State Department of Health.\u00a0 There is no “credentialing” done.\u00a0 No requirement of education or skill set.\u00a0 The state cares not.\u00a0 Someone could take an online course or read a book, and put out a shingle and say:\u00a0 “I’m a hypnotist.”\u00a0 And so they are.\u00a0 Just not a good one.\u00a0 Not a skilled or knowledgeable one.\u00a0 Not an effective one.<\/p>\n

The truth is, as my successful client noticed, hypnosis is a creative art.\u00a0 And people’s artistic skills vary.\u00a0\u00a0 Lots of people paint, but their work is not necessarily worthy of hanging in fine galleries.\u00a0 \u00a0Hypnosis and change-work skill sets vary as well.\u00a0 Skill is based on the quality and quantity of training in which they have participated and absorbed information, of course.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Skill is also directly influenced by a person’s individual qualities, traits, personality, and life experience.\u00a0\u00a0 Some people are more creative than others.\u00a0 Some people are just plain smarter than others.\u00a0 Some people are more passionate to learn and excel and “be the best” than others.\u00a0 Some people have a powerful, unshakable belief in the power of hypnosis because they’ve lived that success.\u00a0 Other people get hired by the chain store, have a couple days “training,” and can read a script at a client.\u00a0 That chain store, called “Positive Changes” went out of business last year.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because they approached this work as something to be mechanized and one-size-fits-all, and they failed to be creative, effective and do the good work.<\/p>\n

One of my most successful clients (weight loss) came back to me yesterday after about a year.\u00a0 She still looks beautiful, and has maintained her weight loss, wanted to work on some other things.\u00a0 She mentioned that she had gone to Seattle and had hired and worked briefly with two other hypnotists in that interim, figuring that there would be other hypnotists out there “as good as Connie” closer to home.\u00a0\u00a0 I asked her how that worked out for her.\u00a0 Obviously, it hadn’t.\u00a0 She said:\u00a0 “I’m back.”\u00a0 Of course you are, if you want success.<\/p>\n

Hypnosis is not a can of peas, and every hypnotherapist has a different skill set.\u00a0 Michael and I are working to upgrade that skill set in our marketplace.\u00a0 We created our Private Licensed Vocational School:\u00a0 Mindworks NLP.\u00a0 We’re teaching local therapists to be better.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.seattlenlptraining.com<\/a>.\u00a0 NLP in particular is a conversational, high powered hypnosis, been called “hypnosis on steroids.”\u00a0 We teach NLP.<\/p>\n

I recommend to all potential hypnotherapy clients:\u00a0 Do your homework.\u00a0 Ask questions.\u00a0\u00a0 Check out any potential hypnotist.\u00a0 Check out the organizations which they claim certifications from.\u00a0 Check out their “proof” of success.\u00a0 Meet them.\u00a0\u00a0 Trust your vibe as to finding the real deal, an artist to help you.<\/p>\n

\"Connie<\/a>All the Best,
\nConnie<\/p>\n

Connie Brannan, CHt.
\nClinical Neuro-Linguistic Hypnotherapist
\nLicensed Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming\u00ae
\nOriginator of Designer Feelings\u00ae<\/a>
\nOriginator of Designer Beliefs\u00ae<\/a>
\nDesign Human Engineer™
\nPersuasion Engineer™
\nProfessional Conversational Hypnotherapist
\nManaging Partner, Mindworks Hypnosis
\nhttp:\/\/www.mindworkshypnosis.net<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.seattlenlptraining.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi, there, Hypno-Friends! I got a lovely client update this morning, that I will be adding to the testimonial pile on the website shortly.\u00a0\u00a0 I helped a man dump anxiety, anger, and feelings of low self worth.\u00a0 He wrote to me that he feels “great, refreshed, full of life.” He goes on to say to […] <\/p>\n

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