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I’ve just made a huge decision.

I’m making 18 tickets for my January public speaking workshop available for free, in honor of my friend, colleague, and original trainer of Presenting with Passion, Eugene Hoang.

These tickets will go quick.  Get one now while you can.  After all 18 are taken, the price will revert back to the early-bird special of $147:

http://tdnlp.com/c/27-71

-Michael

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One of my graduates posed a question to me today, and it’s a question that I think most in the “healing” or self-help profession don’t know the answer to.

As coaches, hypnotists, therapists and other professionals, we invest ourselves in our work like no other profession.

We invest not only with our hearts and our minds, but also, our energy.

Have you ever noticed that after a long day of working with clients, you feel drained?

Having one of the most rewarding careers I could imagine, I used to often wonder how something that made me feel so good, could also leave me so drained.

The Natural Flow of Energy

Speaking spiritually, energy flows much like water.  It flows from higher energy to lower energy.

I’m sure you’ve had the experience of being around someone who you might call an “energy vampire.”  These are people who drain us with negativity, drama, or just by being around.

This is how the flow of energy works.  You have a higher energy, they have a lower energy, so they drain you by the very nature of the flow of energy. Since the contrast with energy vampires is so great, we feel it immediately.

With your clients, it will be more subtle, yet it can build up and leave you feeling generally drained.

An Ancient Hawaiian Secret Rejuvenates

The secret to overcoming this drain lies in an ancient Hawaiian philosophy called, Ho’oponopono.

The Hawaiians believed that for each person we come in contact with, we form an energetic connection with them.  You might imagine that as a silvery thread connecting your third-eye (forehead) to their third eye.

Imagine there are “cords” connecting you to each of the people you’ve connected with in your life.  Thousands of connections, some of them feeding your energy, and some of them draining it.

To “reset” the connection, you cut the cord, with love, acceptance and forgiveness.

Whether you believe this process is an energetic one, or a metaphorical exercise for your unconscious mind doesn’t matter.  Either way, the technique works wonders for your own energy.  It’s very simple to do, and you can do this for family, friends and co-workers as well as both new clients, and all the clients you’ve ever seen in a short period of time.

The Process of Ho’oponopono

Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian philosophy based on the principles and methods of Hawaiian Huna. Many techniques have been created based on this philosophy, and the following is one I particularly like.

Ho means, “To make.”

Pono means, “Right.”

So, Ho’ Oponopono means, “To make right twice.”  It is the Huna process for forgiveness.

Cutting the cord does not mean you can never communicate with that person again.  It simply means that person will not have the energetic connection with you in this moment.  That connection can always be recreated through contact or even through prolonged thought about them.

If you don’t want the connection, simply cut it again, next time.  Because of this, I recommend that you cut the cord even with people you love, if you feel that connection isn’t serving you.  You can always recreate it again at another time.

1. Imagine a stage in front of you, while you sit in the audience.  The stage is rather large, and lit in the front.  In the darkness at the back of the stage, you can see the shadows of all the people you’ve ever been connected with - family, spouses, partners, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, etc.  While you can’t see their exact details, you notice that for each person, there is a silvery thread or “cord” coming from your third eye to each of their third eyes.

2. Beginning with the most impactful or strongest connection, ask the first person to come out to the front of the stage.  (Usually starting with parents, then spouse, then siblings, intimate partners, friends, co-workers, and finally, clients)

3. Ask them, “Are you here to support me in being the most magnificent person I can be?”

If the answer isn’t a congruent, resounding, “Yes,” you may want to move on to step 4 and cut the cord, even if you love them.  Otherwise, ask them to go to the back of the stage and bring up the next person.

4. Both say the following, and send these messages energetically through the cord, with meaning and feeling.  Imagine them echoing the same message to you, both verbally and energetically:

1. I love you.
2. I forgive you.
3. I release you.

5. With scissors, shears or your fingers, cut the cord and draw the remaining stub into your forehead.  Watch as they begin drifting upward off the stage and floating up into the darkness and out of your awareness.

6. Repeat steps 2 - 5 for each person.

Final Thoughts

It’s important to remember that this is always done out of love and forgiveness.

There may be people in your life who you feel don’t deserve forgiveness, and you may be right.

The most important thing to realize is that this forgiveness is for you, not for them.

Hanging onto whatever it was that happened in the past only hurts you, and after doing this a few times you’ll realize the importance of creating that forgiveness within yourself.

Now, go heal thyself.

When people ask me what hypnosis can be used for, I have a hard time pinning it down, because it can literally be used in all areas of life.

It can be used for everything from smoking to weightloss, nail biting to fears, and can even be effective for improving your performance on a hobby.

In fact, when I think about the benefits of hypnosis, I’m often reminded of the story of Houdini, the greatest escape-artist of all time.

Houdini was famous for being able to pick any lock in the world. In fact, he had a standing challenge to anyone that could make a lock that he couldn’t pick.

One day, the Masterlock company decided to take him up on his challenge.

They said that they had developed a lock that was impossible to pick, and if it was fastened to a barrier, it would be impenetrable.

Houdini, never being one to walk away from a challenge, told his challengers, “I can get inside whatever you have locked. No matter how sturdy your lock may be, I can get through it.”

This was a bit of a bold claim, but he knew he had the skills. It became a wonderful media event.

Masterlock decided to place Houdini in a jail cell, and fasten the lock to the door. The only stipulation that Houdini made is that no one was allowed to watch him pick the lock.

So off into the cell he went. Searched thoroughly before entering, and stripped down to nothing but a pair of shorts, Houdini had one hour to pick the lock.

The camera crews, the reporters, all of the press were anxiously waiting to see if he could actually pick the lock. At fifteen minutes they checked in with Houdini to see if he had made his escape. When they opened the door, to their surprise, they saw Houdini still locked in the cell, desperately trying to get out. By this time, he had broken a sweat and was seriously beginning to wonder if he had the skills to open the door.

And you know, when you think about it, that’s very similar to what some people experience daily in their lives. They can see where they want to go, it’s just an arms length away in some cases, whether that be financial security, or getting their body into shape, or having a fulfilling relationship.

Often times, people can almost reach out and touch what it is that they want, but there is something holding them back, keeping them trapped in their cells of mediocrity or lack. This is where hypnosis works its magic.

You see, if Houdini would have known what you know about the unconscious mind, perhaps he would have been more successful in opening the lock, because after two hours of attempting to break free from this lock, the press came in to find him dripping in sweat, emotionally and physically spent.

Masterlock had won, and as Houdini collapsed with fatigue and fell against the door, it opened without any resistance.

It was never locked in the first place.

And you can’t pick a lock that isn’t locked. So many times, we have these barriers in our life that we think are locked tight. But sometimes, all we have to do is turn the handle and open the door.

What handles do you need to turn on the doorways of opportunity in your life?

Well, it has been five-and-a-half long, satisfying weeks.

Our once-per-year round of NLP trainings, starting with NLP Practitioner, then NLP Master Practitioner and finally NLP Trainer’s Training has come to a close.

After graduation and a few days off for relaxation and reflection, it’s time to get back to the work of spreading the message.

And it really is a simple message: We have the inner-mind tools to change people’s lives, and ANYONE can learn them.

You can learn them to eliminate all the negativity from your life and create happiness, health, wealth and abundance for yourself.

You can learn them to help your family - parents, siblings, kids, whomever - to change their lives for the better.

You can learn them to help others overcome all the obstacles that have ever held them back and charge hundreds of dollars per hour to do something truly amazing.

And you can learn to train others to do all of that and to create immense prosperity at the same time.

The problem with all the get rich quick scams, pyramid schemes and other “opportunities” that have traditionally been available, is the focus. It’s all about the money.

Don’t get me wrong, money is awesome. I love having it, and I love helping other people have it, too.

But money doesn’t make people happy. Study after study of lotto winners will show you that.

What makes you happy is having a purpose in life and working to fulfill it. And when you have that, and you live it with real passion, the money flows in easily and effortlessly.

We’ve got a great new bunch of trainers this year who have adopted my mission to change the world, one person at a time. I want to congratulate them all on an amazing Trainer’s Training. Here’s what some of them said about the event:

“Truly the most intense growth experience I have ever had! I cannot recommend it enough.” -Ryan Camana

“This has been amazing. I feel completely transformed in regards to speaking in front of people.” -Chris Crockett

“I pretty much love Transform Destiny! Michael comes from a place of genuine, positive intention and is committed to his students excellence.” -Ami Izzo

“I entered as a timid, nervous young man, not knowing how to express myself in front of a crowd. I left as a confident, congruent young man with a burning passion to go out and connect with people, spreading the message of love and oneness that will ripple out, creating an unstoppable positive change.” -Chris Rodriguez

“Trainer’s Training has been the best training I’ve had and I commend Michael for his expertise, practicality and care. If you want to transform your speaking and presentation skills to the next level, invest in yourself and attend Transform Destiny’s Trainer’s Training” -Cesar Vargas

“Thank you for taking me to the next level. I look forward to going out and sharing NLP with as many people as possible. I now know that my message will be well received by everyone, thank to this training. Speaking and presenting are now in my future timeline.” -Alisha Camana

“Thank you Michael for an awesome training, for ensuring a supportive and conducive learning environment. Thanks to you, Eugene and Andrew for the quality feedback that caused me to break the boundaries of my comfort zone. :-)” -Alicia C.

It didn’t take them a lifetime of learning to achieve this. It didn’t even take years of schooling, because as we evolve and learn more about the human mind, what we find is that tools can be (and have) developed and discovered to make change easy.

If this notion of changing the world from the inside-out appeals to you, you don’t have to take a big leap and sign up for all our trainings at once (even though you’ll get massive discounts if you do just that!).

If you want, you can dip your toe in and try it out. We have several introductory trainings both live and online. Even if you just want to improve your own life, you should definitely check them all out.

Here is some of what we offer that is guaranteed to change your life for the better:

Online Trainings:

• Learn Hypnosis… At Home! http://tdnlp.com/lhah
• CORE Success Coach Certification Training: http://tdnlp.com/successcoach
• Intro to NLP (Coming soon, online): http://tdnlp.com/nlpi
• Decide to Succeed (Coming soon, online): http://tdnlp.com/dts

Live Trainings
New event dates coming soon!

• Learn Hypnosis… Live!: http://tdnlp.com/lhl
• Intro to NLP: http://tdnlp.com/nlpi
• Decide to Succeed: http://tdnlp.com/dts
• NLP Practitioner Training (Seven-day, or over three consecutive weekends): http://tdnlp.com/nlpp
• NLP Master Practitioner Training: http://tdnlp.com/nlpmp
• Trainer’s Training: http://tdnlp.com/nlptt
• Special Event! The Secrets of Running Your Own Successful Hypnotherapy Practice: http://tdnlp.com/hpt

My mission is to impact the lives of as many people as I can while I’m here, sending a ripple of change around the world. If you feel like your purpose or mission is to change the world in some way too, come join me and find out exactly how possible that is.

To your success,
Michael

Some people have been asking me to post some of my quotes in one place.  Here you go:

“You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want.” (Not my quote, but everyone asks for this one)

“At the end of the day… guess what? You’re short one more day. Better get off your butt and do something that counts while you’ve got the chance!”

“Your obstacles to happiness, success and prosperity are simply projections of the limits you believe yourself to have. Powerfully shift your beliefs and the doorways of success will open for you, no key needed.”

“The only limits you have are those you’ve decided to believe. Learn to control your beliefs, or they will control you.”

“Intention + potential x action = change”

“(Intention + potential x action) x repetition = success”

“Now is not the time to worry about details, to fret about what-ifs or to learn that ‘just one more thing.’ Now is the time for action.”

“Nothing is more important right now than gaining total control over your emotions, your decisions, and your beliefs. Life after that will never be the same again.”

I’m sure there are more than that.  When I think of more, I’ll update the blog. 

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The title of this show is, “Changing Your Thoughts for Automatic Success.”

Deep inside, you know that we are all unlimited and capable of anything. We are all born as whole individuals with no bad thoughts or limiting beliefs. We learn those on the path to growing up.

But we can unlearn those things that block us, as well, by changing our thoughts and focus. That’s the topic of this show, and I guarantee you’ll get some nuggets worth their weight in gold.

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One person posted on facebook last night, “Swine Flu now a pandemic.”

The definition of a pandemic, according to wikipedia is, “an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region.”

65 US cases of the flu out of 303M+ hardly seems to be epidemic. And it has to be epidemic before it can be pandemic, by definition.

Here’s Congressman Ron Paul - who is also a physician - talking about the issue:
http://www.tdnlp.com/l/1243

Now I like Ron Paul’s case, but the argument can be made even more relevant. This took me less than ten minutes of research:

According to the CDCs own numbers, 200,000 people were infected by the flu in the US last year, and 35,000 died from it. That’s 547 people infected daily with 95 dying EACH DAY.

So far, we’ve got only 65 cases in the ENTIRE US over the period of a week or so, and only one death - an infant - which is unfortunately, tragically, normal for an influenza infection at that age.

And many of the 159 deaths reported in Mexico are attributed by guess only. They can’t confirm many of them, because they were buried or cremated before they could be tested. Only eight are actually confirmed by lab results. EIGHT! The media sure aren’t trumpeting that fact… it doesn’t net ratings like 159 does!

This is the SARS debacle all over again. This is the WHO and agencies like DHS flexing their muscles, just like they did back then.

It’s the medical equivalent of keeping the terror threat level at yellow for the last eight years.

It’s the flu, people. It might be a bit of a nasty flu, but it’s still the flu. I really think people need to calm down and think rationally about this.

Eat well, take your supplements, get sleep and wash you hands. That’s what most of the experts are saying. And most of all, stay positive. After all, your immune system is listening.

Update: This just in…

It’s possible you won’t choose to believe me or Congressman Paul. But how about the scientists? They don’t think it’s a big deal either, and they are predicting this outbreak won’t be any worse than your average winter flu season: http://www.tdnlp.com/l/1246

Stay empowered,
-Michael

People are always surprised when I tell them I’m a hypnotist.

It starts with a twinkle in their eye, then a curiosity builds. Then, often, they put up their fingers in the sign of a cross and jokingly say, “Don’t look at me!”

People often wonder what the limits really are. Is it just for fun? Can it be used to hurt people? Isn’t it all just in your mind?

All good questions, but let’s look at the last.

The evidence for a mind-body connection has been conclusive for decades now.

Neuro-transmitter, the chemical that shuttles thoughts between your brain cells, has now been found communicating these “thought messages” to all cells. This means that your mind has the ability to speak to any organ in the body.

Deepak Chopra put it best in the late-eighties when he said, “The immune system is constantly eavesdropping on our internal dialogue.”

What this means is, that while hypnosis does start in the mind, your mind has the ability to communicate hypnotic suggestions to any cell in the body at a speed of over 200 MPH.

This was dramatically illustrated in two cases involving heart surgery for two teens, written up in the TIME Magazine article called, “The Hypnotized Heart.”

This article describes two surgeries, one with a thirteen year old girl, and the other with a 14 year old boy. Because of the delicate nature of the nerves that control breathing and heart rate, chemical anesthesia is always a danger. And in these two particular cases, the danger was even greater, due to the deteriorating health of the patients.

So, anesthesiologist Milton Marmer decided to use hypnosis.

Not only did both surgeries go well, Marmer had each teen open their eyes and communicate with doctors in the room while on heart bypass with an open ventricle during each operation.

Surprised? This certainly sounds like ground-breaking, cutting edge use of hypnosis, doesn’t it?

It’s not. The article was written in July 1958.

The fact is, the average person hasn’t been made aware enough yet of the amazing ability of the human mind. And this ability is enhanced to nearly limitless degrees using hypnosis.

In the 1920s, the Mayo brothers performed more than 17,000 deep-abdominal surgeries using no anesthetic, whatsoever.

And, nearly 150 years ago in the 1860s, Esdaille used hypnosis to improve his morbidity rate for amputations from 80% down to just 10% - a feat totally unheard of at the time. Unfortunately, within a few years of his discovery, chemical anesthesia was invented, which was far easier and quicker to use, despite the chemical drawbacks.

The most important thing to remember in your life is that you and your mind are unlimited. You have to fix the realization in your mind that your mind and body are intimately connected and can influence each other on a level still not fully understood by modern science.

The more you believe in your ability to have, be and do what you want, the better results you will get in your life.

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Michael Stevenson is a recognized expert in the field of human potential. He has been in the helping and healing profession for over a decade, and speaks routinely in and around Southern California.

To realize and reach your own potential, visit one of Michael’s seminars and workshops, which you can read about at the following page at Transform Destiny’s website.