Too-Busy Syndrome

What is your hobby?

Do you have a hobby?

What ever happened to hobbies?

People used to have hobbies. Now all they do is work. I think it is a symptom of Too-busy Syndrome or TBS. The word hobby used to mean a diversion. Now work is our diversion and many have 2 jobs or more. We seem to personify the rule, "Idle hands do the devil's work." and "Keep busy to keep your mind off it."

What's so great about work?

It can be lucrative. It can also be exhausting.

I see a lot of clients with TBS. Hypnosis is such a welcome relief after a busy day. And I teach my clients self-hypnosis so they can enjoy it every day. I haven't heard much about "burnout" lately, but TBS leads to burnout and if you don't find a way to nurture yourself, you cannot possibly nurture anyone else!

I guess self-hypnosis is my hobby. One of them, anyway. I have learned that I must take care of myself, or I'm not good for anyone else.

World Hypnotism Day

Unbelievable as it seems, there is a new holiday, called World Hypnotism Day. I think we should all get January 4th off! January 1 is Tuesday, I believe, so just take Friday off as well!

This will be the fourth WHD, which was established by one of my favorite hypnotists, Tom Nicoli, of the National Guild of Hypnotists.

On Friday, January 4, at 4pm, I will celebrate WHD by presenting a program at the Tarpon Springs Library, called New Year's Resolutions you can keep! I'm going to discuss some simple techniques you can use to make those resolutions stick until you have reached your goal! I hope to see you there!

Remember: Jan. 4 at 4, the 4th WHD.

After the presentation

Wow! It's so great! 20 people showed up for How to Stop Smoking Using Affirmations. At least 18 or 90% were smokers. Also, 100% were intelligent, open minded individuals, a great audience.

I think the library will welcome me back as they haven't had such an exceptional audience in quite a while.

Thank you for attending!

Remember to affirm every day as often as possible, I am a healthy, active, fresh-air breather!
I quickly and easily reach my goals! Every day in every respect I get better and better!

How to Stop Smoking

Tomorrow night I will be presenting:

How to Stop Smoking Using Affirmations

at the Tarpon Springs Library
(on E. Lemon St.)
at 7 pm.

I'm going to discuss different ways to quit smoking, and how to create affirmations to assist you to achieve your goals (not just smoking cessation, any goal you desire)!

Creativity vs. Stress

I think it is interesting that all of the suggestions for reducing stress are also ways of enhancing creativity. I guess that should be no surprise, since Stress kills Creativity. When a creative person experiences a block, it is always caused by stress. Sometimes we create our own stress. And the right amount of stress motivates us to accomplish things. Stress can be a tribulation or an opportunity. But when our modern lives seem to be spinning out of control, that means it’s time to slow down and Take a Break!

Take a Break, Now! Wednesday 5:30pm at The You-nit Holistic Wellness Center in Palm Harbor. See previous post: Stress Workshop.

Stress is all around us. It’s right behind you! But don’t get paranoid!

NGH meeting and convention

They got me! They thought I was funny. They didn't want the session to end. They told me they wished I had more time and I should do this same topic next year for 2 hours! I was so high when I ran to the next seminar!

I'm referring to the presentation of Verbal Impact which I did on Sunday morning. 18 people made it there by 8am, the morning after the Banquet dinner. So that's not bad. I've done an 8am before when only 8 people showed up.

Now I'm looking forward to the Local Chapter meeting which is on Monday night (8-20) at 7pm in Tarpon Springs. We are going to discuss the highlights of the convention. We are going to decide what to discuss at the next meeting. I will recommend that we listen to one of the presentations recorded at the convention this year. They record all the seminars every year. There are a few I want to buy because I had to miss them.

If you are interested in attending the Tampa Bay Area Chapter of the NGH, please see my website, http://www.enlightenedhypnosis.com/ for the details. All are invited and the meeting is free.