| Hypnosis is a term that brings up a variety of | | | | 2. How it is now. |
| images:of people sleepwalking, stage shows with | | | | 3. How you would like it to be in the near future. |
| people doing odd things or a man with a thick German | | | | It's important to create these pictures as if you were |
| accent, saying, "You are getting very sleepy ...." | | | | watching a scene on a movie screen, not as if you |
| Although all of the above can and does happen, | | | | were seeing them through your own eyes. Remember |
| hypnosis, well and ethically used, is in reality simply a | | | | to picture yourself in each scene. |
| way to help people achieve the changes they desire. | | | | Step two - Place these three pictures on a screen in |
| We all go into a state of something like hypnosis at | | | | your mind at the same time. Place the first picture on |
| least twice a day: when we are waking up and when | | | | the left, the second in the middle and the third on the |
| we are going to sleep. | | | | right. |
| Our bodies are relaxed and out minds are able to | | | | Step three - Now we will set up a conference call |
| focus. How many of you get some of your best ideas | | | | between the three people pictured. |
| as you are waking up or falling asleep? | | | | First, let's pretend that you can talk with the person |
| Some call it `conscious dreaming' | | | | you were when the problem started. Now ask your |
| Think for a moment about the process of "highway | | | | self the following questions: |
| hypnosis." YOU arrive at your destination and may not | | | | 1. What have you learned about dealing with this |
| remember going through pertain parts of your journey. | | | | problem in the time between then and now? |
| The important thing to consider is you were in control | | | | 2. If you could send a letter to the person in the past |
| the whole time. It's much the same with the process of | | | | titled, "Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was You," |
| hypnosis. | | | | what would it say? |
| In my practice, I have found hypnosis to be very useful | | | | Step four - Next, let's have you talk with the person |
| in helping people achieve the changes they want, | | | | you will be in the near future, when this problem is |
| simply and quickly. | | | | solved. |
| Many of the methods I use in hypnosis are just | | | | Looking through the eyes of the future you, what will |
| problem-solving techniques, or what I call "change | | | | you know then that you don't know now? |
| techniques." | | | | This is my favorite part of this exercise: If you could |
| One of my favorites is the "Three Picture Technique." | | | | walk out to your mailbox today and receive a letter |
| It involves the use of your imagination and some | | | | from the person you will be in the future titled, "Here |
| well-considered questions. | | | | Are The Things I Wish I Had Known When I Was |
| Before I describe the Three Picture Technique further, | | | | You," what would it say? |
| it's very important for you to know two things: | | | | Here's the last question: |
| 1. If you read on, you will not be hypnotized. | | | | Looking through the eyes of the person you'll be in the |
| 2. You can use this problem-solving technique without | | | | future, what is the very next step you need to take to |
| hypnosis. | | | | head in that direction? And then the next step? And |
| Hypnosis can simply make it happen faster. | | | | so on. |
| Picture yourself on a movie screen | | | | These are simply questions you can ask yourself |
| Step one - In your own imagination, come up with | | | | about any problem you want to solve. It can give you |
| pictures of yourself in three different situations that | | | | very clear direction on how to get where you want to |
| have to do with the problem you want to solve: | | | | be. |
| 1. How the problem started. | | | | |
