Life's Ups and Downs

Well, here I am on a Monday lunchtime wondering what on earth to say in this blog. Just sitting here waiting for inspiration, when I started to think about a party I went to on Friday night. I met this amazing lady there and we started to talk about our journeys and how we both got to where we are now.
Life is an amazing journey. Sometimes we're going along quite smoothly, other times things seem so very tough and we don't know how we're going to cope, and then there are the times when we are on a high and everything is so wonderful.  We all have our ups and downs in life.  The only difference is how we cope with those ups and downs.  This is something that I talk about constantly to my clients and even when a client comes to me and says "There's been absolutely nothing good about the week", I can always find something positive and it usually about how they dealt with something or coped with something.  In there eyes it had been an awful week but in mine, they'd overcome their problems so much better than they had before, they'd coped with their problems in a much more positive way than they'd thought.  Our conversations usually end with them saying "Oh yes, I hadn't thought about it in that way".
This is what I love about the work I do - changing people's perceptions.  I always tell my clients "I can't stop sh*t happening in your life, but what I can do is help you cope with it in a much more positive way"
I suppose that's become my philosophy of life.

The Subtleties of Change

One of my clients last week said to me "I don't think this is working" meaning, of course, that Hypnotherapy wasn't working for her.
"Oh" I said, "Isn't it, well lets discuss that in a moment, first, tell me what's been good about your week". "Well" she said "my kids have been a lot calmer this week".
"That great, why do you think that is?" I asked.
"I suppose I've been a lot calmer as well"
"That's good, what else"
"I suppose I've managed to get on with things this last week, like housework and washing "
"Great, what else?"
"I've been able to get out and about and went to a friends for coffee, which was nice"
"Excellent. What else?"
"That's it really, actually it's been a really good week, I've achieved quite a lot"
"So you still think this isn't working?"
"Oh, well when you put it that way, I suppose it is"
I love the fact that for some clients change is so subtle they don't actually realise its happening. Then when you point it out they have a real lightbulb moment.

Blogging is Essential - Apparently!

Well, this is my first blog!  I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing!  Nothing is explained as you go through the stages to create your first blog.  I don't even know what I'm going talk about. But apparently, blogging is essential if I want to reach out and find more clients.  But how many people will this blog actually reach? One person or several hundred or no-one?  Who knows, but it will be interesting to find out.  So I'm actually looking forward to the journey of becoming a Blogger and sharing my world with you.