"In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy." -J. Paul Getty Human beings love certainty. Our need for certainty is encoded within us. It's a survival instinct. The more we stick with what we know, what consistently works, the more likely we are to survive. Unfortunately, no survival instinct is perfect for […]
What I'm about to discuss is so simple, yet profoundly important for achieving success in just about every endeavor one can pursue. Perhaps the simplicity of it is what makes it easy to overlook. In any case, if you take this blog post to heart, and truly raise your awareness afterward, it could save you […]
I recently had a show at a boarding school. It was a gorgeous campus, made up of classic federal style buildings from the 1800's and newer contemporary buildings that glistened with glass that allowed the warm light of the interior to spill out into the cold January evening. The campus was nicer than many colleges […]
There has long been a division in the profession of hypnotism between consulting (or clinical) hypnotists and stage hypnotists. Many consulting hypnotists believe that stage hypnotists misrepresent the true value of hypnotism, and some would even say that stage hypnotists hurt the profession with their playful use of a skill set that can help people […]
Have you thought about getting into stage hypnotism? What would you leave behind in order to fulfill that desire? In this video, Paul talks about his own journey to a new career as a hypnotist.
Zach Pincince trained with us in 2018, and when he finished his training he immediately started working on his social media branding, primarily through Instagram and YouTube. But then, Zach heard about a lesser-known platform called Tik Tok, which was getting more attention with young people. He joined the platform, and in just months skyrocketed […]
When asked to speak at a conference for stage hypnotists in 2018, I framed my presentation right away from a perspective that was bound to make some people in the room uncomfortable, but it's important that we be honest about what's going on in our profession: there's a serious lack of innovation.
I was fortunate to spend time discussing entrepreneurship in hypnotism with Helen Mitas and Jason Linett. Besides being fantastic human beings, Helen and Jason are great hypnotists and savvy business people. Each of them has built a hypnotism practice in less than a decade that generates nearly half a million dollars per year. That puts […]
Forgive the rawness of the video, but I wanted to show the real process I go through when I'm generating content for my show. No fancy lighting, no effects. This is me in my living room grinding through the creative process.