Personal Skills HypnosisYou don't have to pass an exam before you get to live your life, but you probably wish sometimes that there were some courses in developing personal skills that you could take.
Some time in adolescence most of us wake up to the fact that life is more than just a random set of 'happenstances' (though there's plenty of randomness to go around). How our lives turn out also depends to a large extent on what we know how to do. Both outwardly, in terms of what you might call hard skills and knowledge, and, more importantly, inwardly. — read more
Chocoholics - overcome chocolate addiction now!When it comes to chocolate addiction, chocoholics usually find the best of intentions get thrown out the window. No matter how hard you 'put your foot down', the chocolate usually finds some way to convince you to eat more.
So why is it that mere motivation or willpower is not enough?
Anybody who experiences cravings for any substance finds that simply trying not to eat it falls short of what is required to quit successfully.
This is because this 'decision' is made at a conscious level whereas the chocolate addiction is being driven unconsciously.
What you need is a boost to your unconscious determination so that the desire to remain free of chocolate addiction becomes stronger than the desire to eat chocolate. — read more
Take the anxiety out of waiting for exam or test resultsWaiting for results whether academic exam results or medical test results can cause huge anxiety. The powerful desire to know the outcome is magnified by the impossibility of knowing. And people often say that not knowing is the worst thing.
We humans dislike uncertainly. We like things to be clear, wrapped up with certainty and completed.
Not knowing the outcome of results that are important to your future can be hard to handle. Yet leaning to deeply relax with the uncertainties of life is such a hugely life enhancing skill. — read more