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Hypnosis for Peak Performance

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

Sound Healing Hypnosis Goes To College

April 5, 2018 by Mark Shepard

Staying the course: It’s about hanging in there when you WANT to give up… when other people WOULD give up… But YOU keep your mind focused on where you want to be, what you want to do and who you truly want to be…

Hey There Transformation Nation!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here at Honest Hypnosis, but I have not been idle! I have been deep in the grooves of my path with heart STAYING THE COURSE!

  • I’ve been continuing to develop and integrate my hypnosis, neuro linguistics and personal transformation work with my music.
  • I’ve been learning how to do some serious video editing in Adobe Premiere (seriously anxiety provoking program! Just today I “had to use my CRUSH anxiety tools” to manage the frustration and stress of attempting my first 4 camera edit!)…
  • I’ve been studying film making, videography, sound recording and anything else that can help me to get my music and my message OUT into the world where it can do some good.

In the midst of all that, I had the privilege of doing a bit of a workshop recently on Overtone Singing and Neuro Linguistics as well as a Sound Healing Hypnosis Session with a group of Mercy College Speech & Hearing Pathology students and professors.

Since it came out pretty well (in spite of one of my camera’s running out of storage in the middle of it), I was able to edit the S.H.H. portion of the program for YOUR personal use and enjoyment. The theme is loosely woven around the concept of “Stay the Course,” “hang in there” “You Can Make It Through This!” which some of the students asked for when I invited them to share some areas in general they could use some positive suggestions in.

Since it was mid-term crunch time there was just a wee bit of stress and anxiety in the room.

So, that’s where I went with this session. I’ve used it myself a few times and it’s arguably one of my best hypnosis programs ever… and it’s FREEE!

Enjoy!      – Mark

p.s. Special thanks to Dr. Shari Berkowitz, Associate Professor, Program in Communication Disorders, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry NY for inviting me to speak AND sing!

P.P.S. Got anxiety? First. Watch/Listen to the video…

Second. Check out my powerful and easy to master home study course: CRUSH anxiety NOW!

(It’s how I overcame my own social anxiety, stage fright, shyness, panic attacks and how I manage to keep my own anxiety down to minuscule and easy to manage levels…)

Third. Have an awesome rest of the day!!!

Filed Under: Adversity, Anxiety, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Hypnosis to Relax, Overcoming Obstacles, Stress, Triumph Over Adversity

Sound Healing Music Video: Rain

February 5, 2017 by Mark Shepard

New Sound Healing Music Video of Song #518 “Rain”….

Enjoy your musical, “wide awake,” “uptime” hypnosis session in about 5 minutes…

YOUR Trance Formation. Faster. Easier. Better… See you on the “INSIDE”

If you are ready and would like to go deeper with me… here’s how

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Filed Under: 90 Day Challenge, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Self Hypnosis, Self Improvement, Transformation Songs

The Essence of Honest Hypnosis

July 27, 2016 by Mark Shepard

37314437_mlImagine YOU.

Getting what you want.

Doing what you want.

Being who you want to be.

Faster.

Easier.

Better.

If you’re open to learning and applying what you learn, I can teach you how…

   – Mark Shepard, NLPT – “America’s Honest Hypnotist” 

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

Click the link below to:

  • Review my hypnosis video programs
  • Contact me today

 

Filed Under: Articles, Conversational Hypnosis, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Hypnosis for anxiety, Hypnosis for exercise, Hypnosis For Habit Change, Hypnosis for Life Purpose, Hypnosis for Money, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Hypnosis for PTSD, Hypnosis For Self Confidence, Hypnosis for Self Esteem, Hypnosis For Skin Irritations, Hypnosis For Weight Loss, Hypnosis to Relax, Peak Performance, Self Hypnosis, Self Improvement

The Master Mind Effect

April 11, 2016 by Mark Shepard

mark mccoy 700xI was away last week in Toronto for a very cool “Immersion Master Mind” for Thought leaders. It was MONUMENTAL.

Seriously. MONUMENTAL

I thought I would be able to keep posting my Mind Mastery Daily and Transformation Tunes for you while I was away… but IMMERSION is IMMERSION.

So I accepted that some “routines” were going to be “interrupted” and I embraced FOCUSING on soaking up some powerful and transformative ideas and strategies for doing what I do, BETTER.

And YOU will benefit from that in the days and weeks to come.
Now back to today.

mmmmmmmmmm MONDAY!
One of my absolute FAVORITE days of the week!

Here we go:

Monday’s Mind Mastery Message:
The Power of the Master Mind!
I’m kind of on the “M” kick today. As well as a MASTERY kick…

One of the great “take aways” from my learning adventure in Toronto last week was the absolute POWER of hanging out with people who are pursuing their passionate purpose in life.

Study after study has shown that people tend to match the income and achievement levels of the people they hang out with the most.

Napoleon Hill in his MASTERFUL book “Think and Grow Rich” mapped out the idea of the “master mind”.

And my favorite songwriter said, “Together we can change the world”…

And of course there was a dude back in “0” AD who said to his 12 buddies, “Where two or more are gathered amazing stuff can happen…”

So last week, not only did I get to experience the inspirational company of some amazing peak performers who like myself are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work on themselves, their lives, and bringing their talents and gifts to the task of making a positive difference in the world,

I got to rub elbows a bit with Olympic Gold Medalist, Mark McKoy.

Not only is he the only Canadian to bring home an Olympic Gold medal in the last 30 years, but he did it at age 30 in an event that considers a 25 year old… OLD.

For a 2 minute jolt of joy, inspiration and grooviness watch this video and see Mark McKoy WIN the Olypmic Gold Medal AGAINST ALL ODDS!

I LOVE the part where the STUNNED CBC broadcasters literally didn’t know what to say other than, “Unbelievable!” (Luckily HE believed in himself because THEY surely didn’t).

One of the key strategies he employed in his 16 year quest was to find and work with the best coaches in the world as well as to surround himself with the company of his BEST competitors.  The Master Mind Effect.

The guy who won Silver was his best friend who he lived and trained with. They pushed each other and caused each other to be better.

One of the greatest challenges with anyone who seeks to transform his or her life is to seek the company of other people who have the effect of PULLING YOU UP. Sometimes this requires letting go of some relationships that do not PULL YOU UP.

I found this to be incredibly true over the years as a hypnotherapist working with people who wanted to stop smoking (or other habits and addictions) if you quit smoking and then go hang out with a bunch of smokers, it’s going to be a lot harder than if you go hang out with a bunch of non smokers. Does that make sense?

Same deal with food issues. If you are attempting to transform your eating and exercise habits, it’s a lot more helpful to hang out with folks who are exercising and nourishing their bodies intelligently than your old gang of couch potato fast food fans.

Whatever you want to achieve in life, you might want to consider finding some other people who have done that or are deep in the process of doing it, and go hang out with them.

Make sense? Engage the master mind effect.

So your assignment today (should you choose to accept it) is to take a loving, compassionate look at the company you keep.
Is it supporting you becoming a better person? Or is it pulling you back to being someone you “used” to be? (And BTW my new weekly Music, Message, Meditation, Movement Meet-Up called “Transformation Tuesday” will be a place where you’ll be able to meet other people like yourself who are seeking the source of their own healing, success, strengths, talents and magnificence. ) The Master Mind Effect.

If you’re local to Albany NY I hope you’ll join us. If you are not, please watch this space for info on our live streaming broadcasts and replays.

And Now for Today’s Transformation Tune:
Song # 320 “Field of Dreams”

That’s it for now!

COWABUNGAH BABY!

Ahhhh Who Ahhh!

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

Click the link below to:

  • Review my hypnosis video programs
  • Contact me today

Or just leave a comment below 🙂

P.S. Jump onto the Transformation Nation email list and watch your inbox for your live streaming of Transformation. Tuesday.

Filed Under: Articles, Changing The World, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Empowerment Songs, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Master Mind, Mentors & Coaches, Overcoming Obstacles, Path with Heart - Massive Throbbing Vision, Peak Performance, Self Improvement, Shoulders of Giants, Sports Hypnosis, Teamwork, Transformation, Transformation Songs, Transformation Tuesdays

Jim Carrey: Mind Mastery Mentor

March 28, 2016 by Mark Shepard

Hey there my beloved Transformation Nation!

On this rainy March Monday as I began to imagine what the Daily Mind Mastery Moment would be about, I stumbled upon this incredible nugget of transformation GOLD…

Jim Carrey’s Commencement Address at the 2014 Maharishi University Graduation

This guy is a Modern Jedi Mind Master. Holy Guacamole!

It caused me to laugh and reflect and renew my commitment to supporting YOU in your journey of transformation with the tools, techniques and talents that I bring to the world… so that YOU can bring YOURS to the world as well.

Like a lot of Processes, it started with a short “taste” of what Jim Carrey said…
if you are pressed for time, watch this first…
Short version of Jim Carrey’s Commencement Address at the 2014 Maharishi University Graduation:

Everyone Is Talking About Jim Carrey’s Speech. In Just 1 Minute, He Absolutely NAILS Life.

Posted by Tyrone Hoskins on Friday, June 20, 2014

Then if you are ready to go deeper, check out the full speech. it totally and positively transformed my day (and my day was ALREADY AWESOME)….I hope it does the same for YOU. Enjoy!
Jim Carrey’s Full Commencement Address at the 2014 Maharishi University Graduation

– Mark

The really important thing is just to be fully aware that you can realize the change you’re looking for…

And here’s how

Click the link below to:

  • Review my hypnosis video programs
  • Contact me today

Or just leave a comment below 🙂

Filed Under: Articles, Changing The World, Creating Change, Cultural Conditioning, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Dominant Thoughts, Enlightenment, Experts We Can Trust, Happiness, Hypnosis for Peak Performance, Innovative Thinking, Keys To Cowabungah, Overcoming Obstacles, Path with Heart - Massive Throbbing Vision, Present Moment Awareness, Self Hypnosis, Self Improvement, Self Love, Shoulders of Giants

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