Over recent weeks and months, I have championed pieces of research showing the efficacy and usefulness of hypnosis in conventional healthcare and so naturally, I could not let this one slip by unmentioned… Then as it is Friday, I have to point out one of the most hilarious pieces of research I have ever read… Scientifically proving that ‘Beer Goggles’ really do exist… (more…)
It is compelling to watch…I mean watching Michael Phelps tear the competition apart as he motors through the water with such seeming ease… Knocking up more world records and gold medals to become the Olympian with the most gold medals in history.
Todays blog is simply a duplicate of a Times article about Michael Phelps that shows that he has a brilliant mind as well as everything else… For me he is a shining example of self-hypnosis in action, when you read this, you’ll know why… (more…)
Have you ever seen the hilarious black and white clip of Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann… At least, my brother and I used to find it funny to watch when we were kids and we used to watch every kind of football video imaginable…
Named FWA Footballer of the Year for 1956, Trautmann entered football folklore with his performance in the 1956 FA Cup Final. With 15 minutes of the match remaining Trautmann suffered serious injury after diving at the feet of Birmingham City’s Peter Murphy. Despite his injury he continued to play, making crucial saves to preserve his team’s 3–1 lead. His neck was noticeably crooked as he collected his winners’ medal, when he collects his winners medal, he just rubs his neck casually; three days later an X-ray revealed it to be broken. He had a broken neck!! Haha!
Good old Bert was not one to cry in the face of pain… He got on with it. I wonder if he was raised that way?
Yesterday, I spent seemingly hours putting up a new greenhouse in my garden…We are going to grow tomatoes, wheat grass, runner beans, courgettes and all sorts of other things… It is so exciting. Anyway, have you ever seen how complex a greenhouse is?
It must have a million parts… Another million screws and bolts and then fitting the glass… Not only did time seem to vanish… When I was in the bath soaking my backs aches and pains away, I noticed a big cut on my thumb which is really throbbing this morning, yet I felt nothing when it happened, such was my focus…
Ok, so a cut on the thumb is quite different to Bert Trautmann’s broken neck.
Maybe you an recall when you were last in pain. Maybe it was a headache (a hangover?) or a bang on the knee. How did you handle it? What about for something more chronic? What about when you were a child? Did you cope better or worse? Do children today cope better or worse? Where am I going with this? Let me explain…. (more…)
This weekend I ran my self-hypnosis seminar here on the south coast, overlooking the sea with the most glorious sunshine and what a weekend I had… Having given a lot of energy to it throughout the weekend, I like to take things easy the day after…. I had to just blog about one thing in particular though… (more…)
As you regular readers are sure to know, one of my published books is about self-esteem… Lots of individuals I work with come to see me to help with confidence and self-esteem related issues and I really want to share with you some fascinating new theory and work that relates to a very different notion than you usually get in the field of self-esteem enhancement…
Have a think about the people you give the most thought to… Unusual idea? Who do you think about? Do you know what affect thinking about these people has on the way you perceive your self? This is the topic of todays blog entry and it is incredibly fascinating… (more…)