LOOK IN THE MIRROR by John Dawson, Certified Hypnotist

"Most people hypnotize themselves to get the things they don't want, rather than the things they do want." -Zig Ziglar, speaker and author, See You at the Top

A wise person once said, "When you point your finger at someone, look at your hand. You'll find three fingers pointing back at yourself!" When you look into a mirror, your life and your future depends on whether on not you like the person you see. A sizable percentage of our problems, hurts, attitudes, frustrations and failures are born and nourished within ourselves. So are our achievements and successes.

A low or negative sense of self worth may be a response to an unfortunate event or experience in life, as a child or an adult, which takes root, festers and grows within, creating attitudes and behaviors damaging to self-esteem. Hypnosis can bring these causes into focus, permit understanding and healing, thereby enabling us to learn to like and respect ourselves, opening doors to progress, success and satisfaction.

Every human being, psychologists claim, has an ultimate goal. The ultimate goal for each individual is Self-Actualization: achieving what sports people call a "personal best". Regardless of background, education, financial standing or other factors, every individual is subconsciously induced to move onward and upward, to be the best possible in relation to beliefs and values.

There are three factors essential to positive progress to your ultimate goal: self-esteem, confidence and motivation. During the course of a lifetime, virtually everyone experiences problems involving one or more of these elements. Resolving such problems is one of the most important and valuable capabilities of hypnosis.

High self-esteem is a basic essential of success. Low self-esteem, however, does not suddenly appear, like the symptom of an illness. It develops unnoticed in early stages, but spreading slowly throughout the mind until it progresses and worsens.

Low self-esteem must be dealt with before progress can be achieved in building self-confidence and creating motivation. It is difficult for a person to show confidence when he views himself as low man on his own totem pole.

Hypnosis is a tool that can enable you to take control again. Have you experienced hypnosis? Chances are you have been hypnotized and didn't know it. Have you ever been driving down the road daydreaming or listening to music and you ended up driving past your exit? Have you ever been so engrossed in a good book or movie that you didn't hear someone call your name? These are examples of light hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a natural state that is very relaxing; it is like mental massage. Hypnosis is a wonderful wellness experience that can enable you to make positive changes in your life. Most anyone, adults and children, can be hypnotized and get the results they want if they are truly committed to the change.

Through relaxation and suggestion anyone can improve their self-esteem, confidence, and motivation to reach goals whether personal, professional, health wise or otherwise. People who are successful in life believe in themselves. Believe, conceive, and you will achieve. What the mind can conceive, the body will achieve.

About the author. John Dawson, certified hypnotist, author and speaker, is a provider at Kaner Medical Group in Bedford, Texas where he maintains a highly successful hypnosis practice. http://www.kanermed.com. (817)358-5880.

If you would like more information on John Dawson or hypnotism email John at jdawson@wellnessii.com.