I just read an article by my friend Linda Griffin, and it really got me thinking.
In it, Linda mentions how important it is for managers to keep their commitments. This is different from a generalized ‘keeping your word’ concept, she’s not talking about ‘lying’ here. She’s talking specifically about backing up what you say.
I realized [...]

5-30-07 (updated 7-25-07 below)
I’m definitely off my rocker. I’ve started a new sleep schedule, commonly called on the internet the ‘uberman sleep schedule’, to see how well this will work for me. I’ve wanted to try it for a long time, and due to recent illness and lack of discipline, my sleep schedule of late [...]

This is actually something I ask my clients when the come in the first time, and they usually answer in the negative. Happily, they’re wrong! Hypnosis is learning, and learning is hypnosis. Hypnosis is not necessarily trance, and trance is not necessarily hypnosis.
Now, the reason I talk about learning instead of trance in my definitions [...]

My perfect customer expects me to…

…Get the big picture
…Care about them as a person
…Be Courteous
…Charge for my value, not my time
…Be honest with them
…Help them grow past old habits, beliefs and mistakes
…Be direct and push them to get the results they want
…Be professional
…Be patient
Jeremy

My perfect client…
…Is excited to find a solution to their problem
…Wants to build their successes for the long term, not just for today
…Lets me know when things are going well and not-so-well
…Doesn’t expect success to happen overnight
…Has decided to be finished with failure
…Values their time and would rather get things done properly the first time
…Is [...]

The American fairy tale is an interesting animal. When you look at how different cultures tell stories, the American way stands out from the crowd - it’s really fascinating.
I grew up reading mythology, fairy tales, fantasy, all kinds of stories. Kind of handy, I guess, since much of what I do now is just that [...]

All my life, I was afraid of being a ‘lazy’ person. I was never very interested in ‘normal’ things, and I did many different things for a living. Up until last year, I was fighting myself, trying to find some information that would offer hope. I wouldn’t even take clients for ’self-motivation’ because I couldn’t [...]