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Your Body Language is Hypnosis

May 5, 2017 by Mark Shepard

It’s Day 27 of 90 Day Transformation Challenge #5.

This week in the “Beyond Beliefs Course” that I’m building in this 90 Day Challenge, I taught the mastermind class the NLP technique of Anchoring. As part of the course I gave them the assignment to watch this video by Harvard researcher, Amy Cuddy. Ms. Cuddy very clearly demonstrates (and backs it up with solid data) the power of our physiological movements to communicate not only to other people non verbally, but to communicate to ourselves as well.

And if you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time you will not be surprised when I say, Hey! That’s HYPNOSIS!.

Hypnosis is not some weird mumbo jumbo magic show baloney. Hypnosis is how we communicate to ourselves and others. More importantly, hypnosis is communicating with your unconscious mind and with other people’s unconscious minds as well.

Take advertising for example, EVERY advertiser is attempting to motivate you to take some kind of action. Rule #1 of advertising is to focus on your audience’s SELF INTEREST.

They don’t say.  “Hey person watching this, buy Tide so we can make our quarterly earning goals.”

YOU don’t care about THEIR earnings goals. YOU care about YOU. That’s self interest. It’s not a bad thing. Every organism on this planet is programmed from the “factory” to but their own needs first. There are no altruistic squirrels, amoebas or humans.

So when the advertiser is selling you Tide, they HAVE to communicate why it is better for YOU to buy their laundry detergent. “It gets your clothes whiter! It makes your colors brighter! Your family will LOVE you for using Tide“.

Get it? You and I are constantly being bombarded with messages designed to sneak past your conscious mind and fit like a key into the lock of your unconscious fears, desires, motivations, longings etc.

And BTW, fear is way easier to trigger than the other motivating emotions.

“OMG! What if my family doesn’t love me because their clothes aren’t clean?”

So paying attention to what THEY (the advertisers and manipulators in power) are attempting to communicate to us makes a ton of sense to me. Not to follow their suggestions. But to evaluate them and block them if you so choose.

One excellent technique for STOPPING the influence of the mass media is to STOP WATCHING IT!

Another excellent technique for stopping the influence of the mass media and other people is to TAKE CHARGE of your own hypnosis. In other words, TAKE CHARGE OF HOW YOU COMMUNICATE TO YOURSELF. Take charge of what you do allow past your conscious vigilance. For me that means I stop listening to music with dysfunctional and victim mind set lyrics… in other words MOST popular music. LOL.

It’s about visual, auditory and kinesthetic hygiene. Essentially Amy Cuddy is teaching us Physical or kinesthetic hygiene.

One key way to do this is to become aware of your body language and what it communicates to yourself and others.

You mind mastery assignment today (should you choose to accept it) is to watch Amy Cuddy’s TED talk video.

Put a few of her empowering body language ideas into practice. Keep track in your journal of how you feel as you experiment. See if you can notice and document a positive difference in your own life. Then, let me know how it’s going for you…

(BTW what Ms. Cuddy DOESN’T seem to know is that she unconsciously uses a body position as she speaks that we in NLP call “Placater” which is forearms out and hands up. It is NOT a power position… It’s subconsciously communicates, “Please accept me and my ideas…”

DO NOT use “placater!”Turn your hands so that palms are DOWN. and all of a sudden you have a more powerful message being “broadcast”… but she gets the rest of it spot on.)

Extra Credit:

I call Amy Cuddy’s “power position” with your arms up over your head in a “V” position, “The Victory Position” (maybe she calls it that too, I’ll have to re-watch it) and that suggests to me that the “Victory Song” might be a sweet support vehicle to lock in this concept… And please know that this song is designed to be helpfully hypnotic. In fact it was one of the first songs I wrote that fully incorporated NLP and Conversational Hypnosis language patterns… so technically it is “Sound Healing Hypnosis” The key difference is that I’m “selling” you on your own power and magnificence.
here it is,

Here’s the audio only version in case that works better for you…

Peace out.

– Mark

p.s. Have questions? Thoughts? Comments? Inappropriate Jokes? Contact me!

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Filed Under: 90 Day Challenge, body language, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Experts We Can Trust, NLP, Peak Performance, Power

Sound Healing Hypnosis: Taking Back Your Power (New Song + Conversational Hypnosis)

February 17, 2017 by Mark Shepard

New song alert!

My friend Robin stopped by for a little Sound Healing Hypnosis session the other day… Here’s Part 1. It’s a new song that came in last week… It’s all about Taking Back Your Power! In the midst of all the other songs I’d recorded in Joe Mennonna’s studio it kind of got set aside… But it felt GOOD to sing it to Robin. I hope it feels good for YOU to hear it. NOW! :o)

Your Mind Mastery Assignment for today (should you choose to accept it):

  • Take that power back that you gave away to “authority” as a kid. You’re a grown up now. Do what YOU really want to do with your life. NOW.
  • Men, Stop giving your power away to women! Women are AWESOME (and fun) but they don’t even want to be up on that pedestal you keep putting them on.
  • Women Stop giving your power away to men! Men are AWESOME (and fun) but you don’t need a man to give you permission for anything any more.
  • Stop hypnotizing yourself into thinking that you can’t change anything.
  • Start Loving yourself enough to give yourself permission to be YOU.

Because YOU can Change the Way you think! SHAZAAAAAM! Master Your Mind For A Change!

Be who you most want to be. Start today.

BTW we are deeeeeeep into this current 90 day challenge (day 40 to be exact!). And “Stuff” is MOVING. Have you noticed? Have you felt it? Shifts happening left and right. Let me know how you’re doing. I really want to know.

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Filed Under: 90 Day Challenge, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Power, Sound Healing, Transformation Songs

Intention To Be Awesome

December 1, 2015 by Mark Shepard

hh-12-01-intention-ss1What to do first?

Hmmmmm…. I could do 20 things. But which one first?

Maybe ask yourself a question. But not just any question…

Ok. How about this question:

“What is the one thing I can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary?”

While it’s getting into my unconscious mind, it might be a good start to take a shower.

Don’t you get great ideas in the shower? I do. Something about the negative ions of splashing water seems to spark creativity.

After that I can  do my Mind Mastery Daily video. Very well then…

Ready. Go….

HEY There Transformation Nation!

It’s TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY! Again! God I love Tuesdays!

Are you ready for a SPANKING new video today?

Here it is. FRESH content! mmmmmm… about self hypnosis for goal setting… or goal setting for self hypnosis… or setting the intention to be awesome… Let’s see what happens when I open up my mouth and start yapping… It’s less than 7 minutes… so give it a shot…

ooooooooo It came out pretty well…

Your take away today is to continue practicing focusing on what you want and asking for what you want and making step by step, small improvements in your thinking, beliefs, attitudes and actions that SUSTAINABLY get you where you want to be faster, easier, better…

No test today. Unless that’s the test…

Yeah that probably WAS the test… Good job. Awesome job.

I love you. I believe in you. You can do this thing called life… Today…

– Mark

p.s. Just yesterday my dad was visiting and he just flat out stated something that made me realize he’s been watching these videos and reading the emails and blog posts… He said,“Mark. I’m AWESOME!”

And I could tell he truly BELIEVES it. He’s CONGRUENT with it.

And you know what?

He IS Awesome!

At age 88 he heats his house with wood which requires several trips up and down the basement steps (he’s an above the knee amputee BTW so just going up and down stairs is actually a big deal).

While he’s down in the basement waiting for the wood stove to get up to temp, he bounces 600 times on a mini trampoline (to activate his lymphatic system).

Or, he does some exercises on his Powerplate machine (which vibrates at high speed to stimulate muscle growth).

He also swims 3 times a week and does a weekly slow burn resistance training program for 30 intense minutes…

So yeah. I’d say he’s AWESOME. (At 88 he’s healthier and does more than many people in their 20’s or 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s or 70’s.)

AND…

So are YOU…

When you interact with the world from a place of deep self appreciation and self valuing, it’s NOT an ego trip. What is the actual “ego stuff”, is worrying about what other people think. Seeking other people’s approval is definitely ego shit. But self love? It takes nothing away from anyone else’s awesomeness to realize you are awesome.

In fact, the more you realize YOU are AWESOME, the more you are able to recognize it in other people.

“Heavens to Mergatroid! Exit. Stage left. Stage right even…”

out a here…

Filed Under: Appointments with yourself, Articles, Daily Mind Mastery Tip, Dominant Thoughts, Fitness, Focus, Goal Setting, Power, Self Hypnosis, Self Love, The One Thing, Transformation

What Women Really Want

June 15, 2015 by Mark Shepard

38983255_sFired up by yesterday’s humor piece, Beware The Dog House, where guys who gave thoughtless, sexist, misogynistic gifts got sent to the purgatory of a concentration camp/prison called “the Dog House” I started thinking…

What is it that women really want?

Aside from the fact that the mainstream media seems bent on emasculating us men and manipulating us to put women up on pedestals so we buy them whatever shiny shit they say they want… there seems to be something else going on…

I get that men often forget to give gifts or often don’t put a lot of thought behind their gifts or give their woman something that the guy actually wants. And yeah, those guys are immature and clueless.

But legions of “nice” guys attempt to overcompensate by giving such incredible gifts that somehow will make her love them more and that usually back fires as well (for him, not for the restaurant, florist or jewelry businesses)…

I remember one weekend searching every store for a baking pan that didn’t have some kind of “non-stick coating” on it so I could bake a cake for my girlfriend at the time. She was a fanatic about toxic chemicals leaching into our food. So out of respect for her I wanted to make sure even her birthday cake was “in compliance” with her wishes.

How thoughtful of me?

Yes it was thoughtful but on another level, not really. I was afraid she would reject me and put me in the dog house if I didn’t do it “right.”

I was tip toeing around HER agenda.

And when she got home from the meditation retreat where she went to celebrate her birthday without me, she wasn’t particularly impressed with my valiant efforts to make her a great meal and welcome her home with full romantic fanfare.

WTF?

Women SAY they want a man to cater to their every whim and desire. And we “good guys,” “nice guys,” caring guys who fall for that are missing something MASSIVELY significant.

Women don’t want a man who tippy toes around them or their feelings. Women want a man to lead them. Yes they want a man who is not totally clueless about their preferences and desires, BUT. Ultimately women are repulsed by pleasers.

THEY want to PLEASE their MAN. They want to look up with admiration to their man.

Interesting note: When I was searching for a stock photo for this post, I typed in “women admiring a powerful man” to see what would come up. NOTHING. This is so beneath the radar of our culture that there are no pictures in t he thousands and thousands of stock photos that represent what I’m talking about. Interesting. Finally I found a pic where if you notice, HE is leading HER. She is looking at him with admiration. HE is looking back at her from his place of power.

This explains why so many women are hot for CEO’s, Doctors, Lawyers, Millionaires, Movie Stars. They are attracted to POWER. They are not attracted to WIMPY-NESS.

They want a man who is so into his own MASSIVE THROBBING vision for his life that if he does remember her birthday she is grateful simply for the acknowledgement and his appreciation of her.

A lot of women say they are waiting for their “prince.”

But ultimately women do not want a “prince” — they want a KING.

Think about it. A “Prince” is usually a spoiled, self absorbed, immature, privileged, coddled and narcissistic brat.

A “King” on the other hand has shit to do. He has more important things to do than a prince. He has a kingdom to run. He has enemies to deal with. He has responsibilities and demands upon his time, talent and treasure. He is a leader. He is powerful. He is feared.

What women really want is a man like that who in spite of all that he has to deal with, still remembers her birthday.

Why? Because she looks up to him and realizes that he is on a higher level than she is and yet she still matters to him.

Does that make any logical sense?

In other words if SHE is the King in your relationship with her, then you BETTER get her a great gift or you will be sent away from “court.”

Ultimately it is all about Who has the power. Women will try to take your power from you. But they don’t really want to succeed at that. They want YOU to be immune to their power plays and to prove that you are THEIR King.

It is called a “test”

So here are your action steps for the day…

  1. Fvck the dog house. BEWARE of the barrage of emasculating messages from the mainstream media. Turn off the TV. Turn off the Radio. Take even their ‘humor’ with a grain of salt. Pay attention to what your woman is really saying between the lines of her complaints. She wants to matter to her powerful, dominant man. She wants to be touched by his thoughtfulness BECAUSE he is more focused on his path and mission than on her. It seems like a paradox and perhaps it is. But it really isn’t the gift that matters. It is the THOUGHT that counts.
  2. So really the greatest gift you can give her is to focus on becoming master of YOUR world. Master of your life. MASTER of your relationships. Again, that doesn’t mean becoming a bossy, arrogant asshole, it’s about OWNING your own power and purpose for your life. It’s about getting your ass in gear and going for greatness.

No one teaches us men how to be the kinds of men we could be. Most of us have been raised by women, taught by women, trained to obey and supplicate to women. That has to stop.

It is time to step fully into your own personal mastery as a man. It’s time to become the KING in your own life, in your own world, in your relationships.

King? I meant EMPEROR!

Need help? Know when to get some coaching. Start educating yourself about this stuff.

Your world is about to get a lot bigger… Your Majesty.

If you have any thoughts or questions or subjects you would like me to reflect upon in future videos, click the button below and contact me today.

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Filed Under: Dating and Relating, Keys To Cowabungah, masculine - feminine, Path with Heart - Massive Throbbing Vision, Power

Overcoming Obstacles

March 28, 2015 by Mark Shepard

A new short video I made for you about overcoming obstacles in all areas of your life:

  • Dating and Relationships: Shyness, Social Anxiety, Performance Anxiety, Approach anxiety, personal empowerment…
  • Career Success: Sales, Persuasion, Leadership, Innovation, Communication
  • Health: Weight Loss and Fitness, healing old childhood traumas etc…

Cowabungah!

P.S. If you have any thoughts or questions or subjects you would like me to reflect upon in future videos, click the button below and contact me today.

Let’s talk…

Filed Under: Dating and Relating, Goal Setting, Keys To Cowabungah, Overcoming Obstacles, Power, success

Introduction To Deep Awareness

March 24, 2015 by Mark Shepard

Not sure where this idea came from, but as a disciplined “warrior” of Cowabungah! I mapped it out on my trusty white board and then played with it like a dawg gnaws on a bone… Enjoy.

Essentially, we are working towards living life from that deep, calm, almost indifferent place where whatever happens is “interesting”. Nothing upsets you. Nothing surprises you. You can roll with whatever life throws at you…

Questions? Comments? Thoughts?

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Cowabungah!

P.S. If you have any thoughts or questions or subjects you would like me to reflect upon in future videos, click the button below and contact me today.

Let’s talk…

Filed Under: Awareness, Keys To Cowabungah, Path with Heart - Massive Throbbing Vision, Power

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