Content from “Can You Be A Hypnotist?” by Erika Flint
Hypnosis does not fix our clients. It offers them more information - we call it insight. And with insight, we have more choice. The power to choose what we want to do. The power of choice is liberating. We are no longer stuck in knee-jerk reactionary behavior. We can choose how we want to respond.
After releasing tears and decades of generational pain, Jim continued, “My father never meant to be so hard on me. He only wanted me to avoid the pain and struggle he endured, and saw his own father suffer with. My grandfather felt like a failure, because he couldn’t properly provide for his family. Even though so many others were suffering in the same way, at the same time. My father vowed to not let that happen to us. That’s why he was so strict. That’s why nothing less than perfect was allowed.”
And for Jim’s father as a young child during the depression -- anything less than perfect could mean starvation and possibly death.
Not only did Jim improve his public speaking, he also realized something so vital about himself, and the human experience. We all have long-standing and deep-seated fears that are impacting us. We have generational stories that are part of our own story, that if we don’t address can negatively impact our lives.
Jim took his experience of being his father, and it helped him to understand what his customers may be feeling. He used the same technique to understand what his employees may be feeling. The things they are afraid of, the things that keep them up at night. And it changed him; it empowered him.