To turn people around (from drugs, alcohol, depression, or anything that doesn’t serve them!): Find a way to agree with them, when they are whining and in victimhood: “Yes, I know. That must have been horrible for you. It was lousy for me, too!” Then: 1. How do you want your life to go? What do you wish would happen? 2. Describe it to me? (suspend all judgment!) 3. Why does that feel good to you? What about that makes you feel happy? Then, “That sounds like a happy future […]

An interview by Janeen Detrick with Dr. Norman Miller www.hypnovisualization.com www.thevizproject.com Dr. Miller, a professor of dentistry, realized that he could help students gain confidence to succeed, by guiding them through visualizations of themselves succeeding. He would guide the students to see themselves in the future. He became a student ombudsman and decided that he wanted to further that practice. He teaches that we dream our successes way before we act on them. We get confident as we visualize it in great detail. Dr. Miller decided to use I-Phone applications […]