Hartland’s Medical and Dental Hypnosis is a classic book in the profession of hypnosis, exploring what can be achieved when you have somebody hypnotized. The book, written by Michael Heap and Kottiyattil Aravind, highlights some of the work from one of the unsung pioneers of hypnotic change work, Dr. John Hartand. John lived from 1901 to 1977, working as a British Psychiatrist and was involved with the British Society of Medical an...

Bob Martel is an ICBCH and NGH Board Certified Hypnotist, Confidence Coach, Sleep Coach, and the Founder of Positive Results Hypnosis. He works with a broad range of clients, including business owners and entrepreneurs, helping them with their confidence, self-value, and self-worth. He is a writer and author of The Magic of Aesop: How to Use the Wisdom of Aesop's Fables to Spark Transformational Change and the upcoming book, I ...

Vinnie Brigance is a certified hypnotherapist and the Founder of Kalamazoo Hypnosis where he helps clients permanently quit smoking - without cravings. His passion for helping people quit smoking stems from his mother’s struggle with COPD and emphysema, which ultimately led to her passing in 2018. Born and raised in Michigan, Vinnie discovered the impact and effectiveness hypnosis can have on creating positive change after graduati...

How do you follow-up with your stop smoking clients? Many hypnotists fall prey to the game of assumption - assuming that if they follow-up with their clients, it will sow the seeds of doubt in your services and reduce their confidence in your skills. But following up is a critical step on achieving your client’s desired results. After all - it’s always a great idea to check your work.

So, how do you follow-up with your clients with...

Sean Michael Andrews is a Certified Hypnotist and Hypnosis Instructor, Master Practitioner of NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP), and the Founder of World’s Fastest Hypnosis. He is the author of Who, Me?: How to Choose The Best Volunteers, Street Hypnosis: World’s Leading Street Hypnotist Shows Techniques for the Office, Stage, and Street, and eight educational videos. Sean speaks at hypnosis conferences such as HypnoThoughts Live a...

Jess Marion is a Certified (H)NLP and NLP Trainer, Hypnosis Trainer, Tree of Life Coach, and a Consulting Hypnotist and Partner at The Intelligent Hypnotist. She is a conference speaker and the co-author of seven books and three digital training programs and was previously a university instructor for seven years in the fields of anthropology and comparative religions. She has a Ph.D., Master’s degree, and Bachelor’s degree from Tem...

Traci Kanaan is a Certified Hypnotist and Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Trainer, Life Coach, and the Founder of Wings Hypnosis. She specializes in working with sexually adventurous adults as a Certified Transpersonal Hypnotherapist and Sexual Freedom Hypnosis Practitioner. Traci discovered hypnosis on a swinger cruise where she served as the entertainment, working as a comedian. She has since been awarded many accolades, including bei...

Dr. Jim Wand is a Therapist, Motivational Speaker, Personal Coach, and a Comedy Stage Hypnotist. He has performed at more than 2,000 colleges with his back-to-college boot camp, responding to campus, music, and social media trends. He has also appeared on numerous TV programs, including the national FOX special WOW.

Dan Candell is a Board Certified Hypnotist and the Founder of Anxiety Relief Guy and Dan Candell Hypnosis. Dan is a c...

The adage, “Whoever is the most flexible in their communication drives the communication” can often be considered as the cornerstone of a successful hypnosis session. You might have a client that isn’t paying for the session for themselves and recognize that this could be a red flag. Or maybe you have a difficult or resistant client sitting in front of you. Perhaps you have issues with no-shows and non-compliant clients. These situ...

Richard Clark is a Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in Brief Solution Focused Therapy. He is also one-third of the team that hosts the HypnoThoughts Live event. Richard previously worked as a Clinical Casework Supervisor for Gateways Psychiatric Hospital. He has an Associate degree in Business Administration from El Camino College, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach, and a Ma...

As I record the last show for the Work Smart Hypnosis Podcast from an empty office in Virginia, I reflect back on how my story has unfolded. From beginning my journey as a stage hypnotist to seeing clients and opening my own practice to launching the podcast, speaking at conferences, and teaching students - my career has been filled with many successes, failures, and pivots. As I look around my former recording studio and gaze on t...

Leon Sankofa is a renowned Social worker, Clinical Therapist, hypnotist, and the Founder and CEO of Family & Youth Foundations, a community-based mental health agency. He has dedicated over thirty years to working with families and youths in areas of substance abuse, mental health, and school social work. Leon holds a Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and has received the Men of Vision Award fro...

Chris Lemig is a Self Esteem Hypnotist and the Founder of True Nature Hypnotherapy. After initial struggles with chronic depression, addiction, and alcoholism, Chris traveled to India and became an Ordained Tibetan Buddhist Monk before returning to America and starting a career in hypnotherapy. He is the author of the acclaimed book The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean, and Finding Buddha. Chris has a BA equivalent...

Many people in the hypnosis industry are feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. It can be easy to find yourself stuck in the model of dollars for hours, serving one customer at a time, which limits your income potential. Scaling up your hypnosis business might seem difficult, so how do you take what you do to a greater audience?

Check out the LIVE training to build your passive income empire, happening at HypnoThoughts LIVE in Las Veg...

Wieslaw Rocki is a health coach and the Owner of Self-Healing Care. He has a medical background as a doctor in Europe, later moving to the United States to continue his work and further explore the complementary healing arts. He is an author of Embrace Your Grace: A Physician's Guide to Dynamic Self-Healing, a speaker, scientist, and educator who formerly owned the N. Virginia Mind-Body Medicine Clinic. Wieslaw holds a Masters ...

James Seetoo is the President of JC2 Consulting and an executive coach and talent acquisition professional. James is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Licensed NLP Coach Trainer, and a Licensed Trainer in Neurolinguistic Programming. He is the Amazon best-selling author of Influential Rapport: Influence and Persuade in Work, Life, and Leisure and The 5 Keys To Hypnotic Selling: How To Use Hypnotic Selling And Conversational Hypnosis To E...

When looking to grow your business and find success, it helps to focus on what works today and what will work tomorrow. You need to look for new opportunities, set rules, and hold yourself accountable to ensure that you follow your strategies through. By being transparent, you can set a date to motivate change and ensure that you make it happen.

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Karen Hand is a Board Certified Hypnotist, Trainer, and the Founder of Karen Hand Hypnosis, where she runs her entire business on Zoom, achieving a global reach. She is the author of Magic Words and Language Patterns: The Hypnotist's Essential Guide to Crafting Irresistible Suggestions and the recipient of multiple awards, including Educator of the Year, Hypnosis Leadership, The Pen & Quill Award for Literary Excellence, an...

When people begin training in hypnosis, they learn certain methodologies and how to do things in a specific way. Students in hypnotherapy are taught that ‘this’ technique is good, and ‘that’ technique is bad. This approach works well as a good confidence-builder in the beginning stages of a career in hypnosis; however, it can create a mindset of absolutes, and believing that there is only one way to do things becomes a sticking poi...