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Help for Peak Performance For Athletes with Mental Blocks or Glitches

September 11, 2019 by Mark Shepard

Almost every Fall I get calls from desperate parents of peak performance high school and college athletes desperate for help. The usual scenario is that their daughter or son suddenly can’t do something that they used to be able to do. Call it a mental block or a performance “glitch,” Chuck Knobloch syndrome, or being a “head case,” it’s a cause of deep pain and concern. Whether it’s a specific tumble or move in gymnastics, cheerleading, baseball, figure skating, or even in the arts of Ballet, music or theater, they used to do this one thing spectacularly but now they can’t seem to do it at all. At stake is often hundreds of dollars in college scholarships or championship games that they will be “benched” for, the pain and suffering is real. The pressure is real. The pattern is starting to sink in and depression and discouragement are getting heavier and heavier.

The solution is not to search the world wide web for some “miracle worker” or sports psychologist or hypnotist who can “fix” it. The solution is for the student to learn to run their own mind.

That’s where I come in. Most of the “experts” have never experienced anything remotely like the blocks or neurological interference that these athletes or performers are experiencing.

I have.

In fact I never even had a chance to became an athlete because I did exactly the kinds of things with my mind in elementary school that caused me to want to quit that these kids are doing NOW.

I also did the same self sabotaging neurological processes with my musical performing.

But ultimately I had to learn how to run my OWN mind.

So that’s what I do with athletes. I first explore with them HOW they are doing the problem. This is usually an unconscious process until I help them to tease it out of themselves.

Then I can teach them the same tools that I’ve used now for over 20 years and that I’ve taught to countless others in person and online.

My suggestion if you or your child is struggling with this is to check out my “How To CRUSH anxiety NOW!” course and practice those tools and techniques.

Sports performance blocks are 99% of the time Performance Anxiety. Anxiety is focusing your mind on what you DO NOT want to have happen. Changing your focus is a PRACTICE that anyone can do. But most people don’t realize that THEY are the cause of their blocks or what in the world they can do to break through them and get back to winning.

Anyway, THIS song is actually a hypnosis session all about this. Give it a listen. No. It’s not “hip hop.” It’s not the most modern “cool” crunchy urban grunge rhythm. But it DOES work.

It works because it’s filled with “Why” and “how” questions which combined with music get “stuck” in the rostromedial prefrontal cortex of your brain.

The Victory Song

any questions?
Contact me.

Filed Under: Articles, Chuck Knoblauch Syndrome, Hypnosis for anxiety, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Peak Performance, Performance Anxiety

The Hypnosis of Credit Cards (humor, sort of)

January 7, 2019 by Mark Shepard

Have you ever wondered why credit cards are so addictive?

It’s a highly hypnotic process that fools us into spending more than we have for things we think we have to have right now.

As a highly suggestible hypnotic subject, I have fallen for the credit card scheme too many times. Back in the late 1980’s I actually bought a house with credit cards… remind me to tell you that story some day…. but in the meantime this short video is almost humorous.

One of the projects I’m working on right now is a program called, “The Hypnosis of Money” and it seems like the entire WORLD is drowning in so many layers and types of debt that the whole thing is literally a “hall of Mirrors in a House of Cards…”

Watch for my new song and music video, “Welcome to Amerika” coming soon!

If you have any questions about how hypnosis can help you to change the financial habits and patterns that have held you prisoner for so long reach out to me! I promise to respond personally.

Contact me now!

Filed Under: Articles, Humor, Hypnosis for Money

Fructose, The Liver Toxin (Why Sugar is as Bad as Alcohol)

January 5, 2019 by Mark Shepard

Did you know that an increasing number of people are being diagnosed with Fatty Liver Disease who aren’t alcoholics?

One of the challenges I have as a hypnotist with weight loss clients is countering the multi billion dollar bombardment of misinformation and mass hypnosis of the food industry.

I just watched this short video and thought I’d share it with you so you could see what we’re up against in the disinformation war.

I can’t tell you how many weight loss clients I’ve worked with since 2002 who said to me, “But I AM eating healthy!”

Then it turns out they were consuming a bunch of foods “marketed” as healthy, like sweetened yogurt, “heart healthy whole grain cereal,” sports drinks, fruit juices, energy bars etc. Or they were eating out a lot. It turns out there is fructose in a lot of condiments, salad dressings, sauces, etc.

I even explored those weight loss shakes and surprise! One of the main ingredients?

Fructose, (which sounds healthy cuz it comes from fruit right? )

Wrong.

Despite any number of hypnosis sessions, if a person continues to be influenced by the media to BELIEVE orange juice and granola for breakfast are “healthy” and doesn’t actually CHANGE what they eat, it’s not going to get through. Does that make sense? It’s not just about portion control. And “organic” brands are STILL full of sugar. I just looked at the label of a jar of salsa and one of the main ingredients was “Organic Evaporated Cane Sugar” as if the diced tomatos weren’t already sweet enough! And this video points out that every Cane Sugar molecule is comprised of a sucrose molecule and a fructose molecule. Even Honey has it.

So once you know about this, the next question is what do you DO about it? How do you break the trance the master marketers have used to make the entire world obese?

THAT’S where hypnosis can help. It’s about YOU becoming the master of your own MIND.

And I’m right here with you. I’m just a little ahead of you on the learning curve.

As I have gradually and sometimes inconsistently eliminated more and more simple carbs and sugar sources from my own diet I’ve

a. lost 30 pounds

b. had more energy and

c. my MIND has continued to be clearer.

Would those 3 outcomes be of interest to you?

In my own process of clearing the health myths and misinformation out of my own mind and body, I created what is arguably my most comprehensive self hypnosis course,  “It’s Not Just About The Food.”

It’s not just about losing weight. It’s about changing the multiple factors that combine to make us fat and keep us stuck.

It’s all about supporting yourself in getting OUT of the “manufactured food trance”, of the American Diet and taking charge of your own  your own mind and body.

I also continue to explore how to get the weight off and keep it off without having to spend 4 hours in the gym every day, without counting calories, without being hungry and deprived, without having to weigh your food or going to expensive weekly support groups…

One of the things I explore in the course is how to “trick” yourself into finding ways to move your body that are so joyful and fun you can’t wait to do it again. so enjoyable that you sometimes even FORGET about eating… I was FOOD OBSESSED for most of my life so if you can relate it’s pretty cool to no longer be obsessed.

I also cover how to make the transition to whole foods that actually HEAL your body reduce your risk of diabetes and make you feel full and satisfied.

Stuff like that.

I hope this is helpful to you.

Let me know if you have any questions. Contact Me!

Here’s the direct link to the course again: It’s Not Just About The Food!

Filed Under: Articles, Hypnosis For Weight Loss, Online Weight Loss Course, Sugar, Weight Loss

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