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Using Self Hypnosis To Achieve Life Goals – Perma Hypnotherapy

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I will soon be coming to the end of my Hypnotherapy course. What a journey it’s been. 

I feel totally transformed as a person, and I wanted to provide a further update on where I am. Both with my self hypnosis skills and my current life situation. Read on for more details about Perma Hypnotherapy and how to book your therapist!

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I don’t recognise the person I am now. But I am so happy to meet this new version of myself. And my only intention now is to keep progressing in life. Dealing with stress when it arises and becoming resilient to the challenges life throws our way.

Hard work pays off

To clarify, this journey has been long, enjoyable, difficult at times and emotionally exhausting. You can’t expect to change your subconscious brain, or master self hypnosis, without an impact on your emotional energy. This is the nature of inner work. It takes time and effort to make significant changes.

However, regular breaks in between sessions and a whole heap of self-care have helped. 

Booking a therapist 

Should you decide now is the time to improve your life, I recommend having a therapist to guide you. It enables boundaries to be set, a slow, methodical approach to the work you are doing. Agreed sessions help me to remain focused and accountable. 

Also, the wealth of knowledge I’ve been given by Kevin just isn’t something I could have picked up from Google or textbooks. I wouldn’t know where to look. I think it’s important to have a qualified guide who can adapt the work you do, to your individual needs.

Following this great course, I now have the tools I need to move forward with self-hypnosis.

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Practice makes perfect, in any area of life. Now I’m at the end of the process, I’ve cut down my meditation time, from 40 minutes to just six. Which means I can still fit it in around a busy lifestyle. More importantly, I’ve taught myself a technique for reducing the stress life causes. 

Recent past VS future self

The Perma model is all about looking to the future and creating the version of ourselves which serves us best. One of the exercises we completed was looking at a recent past image and also a happy one I could envision for the future. During my sessions, I had the recent past image of too many things going around in my head and being overwhelmed. Then a really happy memory had been playing with a balloon with my little one at soft play.

I wanted to create a visual – and you can see the difference…

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I am actively creating a happy image whenever I can fit in family time and memory-making. But I am under no illusions about the reality of anxiety. It will always be here. It’s a mechanism that can help people, with me it just needs a bit of control. Something I am now equipped to do moving forward.

Life update 

From an anxious, nervous wreck, to a more confident person. I’ve applied for another job position I’ve wanted to do for a while. Really, it’s my dream job and means the career change I made back in May was the correct decision and has led me to this point.

From where I was mentally and career-wise, this is huge progress. I am proud of myself. Something I’ve probably never said before! Ever.

Final thoughts

Finally, my wants and desires are lined up with my priorities and goals. All because I am being open and honest, putting the work into myself and finally standing up and taking the opportunities I want. 

I don’t recognise the person I am now. But I am so happy to meet this new version of myself. And my only intention now is to keep progressing in life. Dealing with stress when it arises and becoming resilient to the challenges life throws our way.

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Achieving personal development, Mental Health, Mindset change

Perma Hypnotherapy – The Reward of Transformation Is Worth the Struggle

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“Yes, your transformation will be hard. Yes, you will feel frightened, messed up and knocked down. Yes, you’ll want to stop. Yes, it’s the best work you’ll ever do.”

Robin Sharma

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My recent struggles

I haven’t had a great time over the last few weeks. We’ve had yet another sickness bug in the house. On top of this, I’ve felt burnout, stress and depression. Whilst I am now starting to look back on the situation with hindsight, a few weeks back I was in the midst of serious brain fog. And I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. Negative thoughts started creeping back in and I was in self-destruct mode for a short time. I am currently in the midst of transformation and didn’t expect a setback.

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Self-care requires constant maintenance

It’s a great reminder that I will never really be free of anxiety or stress. None of us will. And the vital part is self-maintenance. Like physical self-care, mental well-being is something we must stay on top of. 

Transformation isn’t sweet and bright. It’s a dark and murky, painful pushing. An unravelling of the untruths you’ve carried in your body. A practice in facing your own created demons. A complete uprooting, before becoming.

Victoria Erickson

The techniques I am learning

The techniques I am learning in my solution-focused hypnotherapy course, centre around emptying your stress bucket regularly. I’ve experienced the catastrophic implications of not doing this. And I intend to never return to that place again.

Recognising the self-destruct feeling

Lately, I was feeling, reckless, and rebellious and was starting to pay attention to the negative thoughts inside my head. Now this phase has mostly passed, I am able to look back with logic and say my relationships weren’t the greatest. In our house, there was no priority on genuine communication, which eventually has consequences. This, coupled with stress, burnout and physical illness, isn’t a good combination.

I felt like you might just before something great happens. Ever felt totally anxious or flat before an exam, driving test, or a change of some kind? I feel like these growing pains are a sign, that change is happening. And I have to ride it out and continue.

How is my hypnotherapy course going?

I am now halfway through my hypnotherapy sessions. During the trance parts we are initiating change directly with my subconscious mind, therefore I don’t consciously know some of these changes are happening. As quite a controlling person, it’s an adjustment period for me.

Transformation is difficult for a reason

If the transformation was easy, we would all just say one positive sentence to ourselves and that would be the end of it. How dangerous would this be for anyone susceptible to negative thinking though? it could easily go the other way. We have to work hard to implement lasting change.  

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

– Lao Tzu

Final thoughts

In this update, I wanted to be honest about how things have been going with me. To be honest and say that transformation can be a struggle.

BUT it is worth your time and effort – keep going.

Ready to start your transformation journey? Book a free discovery call with Kevin.

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Time for a cup of tea and a little chat – come & join me

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I love a good Christmas gift guide and I am enjoying reading through everyone else’s guides this year. It gets me in the Christmas spirit. But today I wanted to change up the post and write something more personal. It’s time for a cup of tea and a little chat.

A catch-up with my loyal readers and hello to my new ones. I am eternally grateful you’re all here. Simply because the interaction with you has helped me heal from a mental breakdown. 

Last month I included a review of my goals in my monthly newsletter. I wanted to keep this exclusively for my subscribers. It’s now time to share a snippet of how October went and share my goals for November and the coming months. 

You’ve all helped me achieve my dreams. It may sound corny, but it’s true. Back In May 2021, I was at rock bottom in my life and this blog literally pulled me out of the darkness.

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    Review of my goals for October

    Check out my goals for the October post.

    This was the summary and whether I achieved the goals I set out…

    I want to smash Blogtober

    I am pleased with the progress I made during October and that I was able to decide to stop the challenge and put my mental health first.

    Up my game on Pinterest

    I have pinned more this month, and it is now easier because I am only releasing three posts each week.

    Still lots of work to be done on this topic though.

    I am considering buying Pinterest templates as I think this may help. Maybe taking a Pinterest course, because it is something I want to focus on more.

    350 blog views by month-end

    My blog views are still quite low and I have some strategies I want to try to improve this. Watch this space.

    1500 followers on Twitter

    I have 1724 followers. Thank you, everyone. Making connections with like-minded people means the world to me!

    3500 followers on Instagram

    I have 3276 followers, so almost there 🙂

    Get my first affiliate sale

    I have had an affiliate sale, but have not yet received the commission from it. Very happy with this.

    My other wins throughout the month of October

    My DA score jumped to 11 and I landed a partnership with a brand I wanted to work with before I set up my blog.

    I have also received my first paid partnership!

    I am over the moon with these wins because it confirms I was correct to start walking down this path and begin my blogging journey. I am turning my goals into a reality and I couldn’t be happier.

    Goals for November 

    I didn’t set fixed goals for November, but I can give you an update on where I am with the previous goals:

    Up my game on Pinterest

    I am pinning for every blog post and it is on my to-do list to organise folders and set up pin covers. I have also purchased Pinterest and Instagram branding for my new blog to ensure a consistent approach.

    With this blog, I did want it to be colorful and eye-catching. Simply because talking about mental health can be heavy. It was intentional to use vibrant colours and graphics. I want to cheer up my readers and I hope the blog does that.

    350 blog views by month-end

    I am pleased to report my blog views are slowly increasing daily and I am starting to see organic traffic coming through. The views for the last 30 days are over 400. I am thankful to have now smashed my target.

    1500 followers on Twitter

    I am now at 1860 followers and thankful for every single one of you! I genuinely enjoy chatting with everyone on Twitter and it never feels like work.

    3500 followers on Instagram

    Currently at 3277, so still some more work to be done on Insta.

    Get my first affiliate sale

    I now have three affiliate sales under my belt and it makes me happy. I have also recently bought Neesha’s e-book and I intend to learn everything I need to create passive income for my blogs. More importantly, recommend trusted products and services I use and I think could help others. I honestly love some of the products I’ve recommended recently. Check out my media kit below to find out who I’ve worked with so far.

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    Future of the blog 

    I set out my goals for the future of the blog in an earlier post.

    I am currently working on my e-book. Creating lovely, printable worksheets and planners is also keeping me busy and now I’ve mastered my first one, I love doing them.

    The new blog is set up, but in the very early stages at the moment. Keep an eye on social media for announcements of the launch.

    What I did on my week off work

    On a personal note, I had a week away from work to relax and focus on the blog. As it turned out, reality meant I had a poorly toddler who didn’t attend nursery all week and a sick hubby. Although my week off got hijacked, I dealt with it pretty well and made the best of it. This proves my mindset has changed for the better. The old me would have gone into full meltdown mode and threatened to return to work. That’s what living under the negative pull of toxic anxiety does to you.

    I mean, there is always a silver lining. Even under sicky conditions, we had some family time on the sofa to play games and interact with one another. For this I’m thankful.

    I did also get some blogging done and I am happy to report I completed the following:

    Scheduled posts into January 

    Wrote all of my gift guides 

    Created and released my first freebie

    Secured some further blogging jobs 

    Set up my new blog (still, lots to be done) 

    New blogging schedule reminder

    I previously released a new blogging schedule. Just a reminder below about when you will be hearing from me.

    Final thoughts

    I need to thank each and every one of you. From those who read my blog, comment, interact, send blogging opportunities.

    You’ve all helped me achieve my dreams. It may sound corny, but it’s true. Back In May 2021, I was at rock bottom in my life and this blog literally pulled me out of the darkness.

    Come and share some of your blogging or life goals with me. I would love to know what you hope to achieve in the future.

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    Blogtober, Round-up posts

    A look back on how far I got with the blogtober challenge

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    I recently decided to stop the blogtober challenge. However, I wanted to look back at the posts I created, published, and promoted.

    Following the blogtober challenge, I am particularly proud of the mental health-related topics I released. I will be honest and confess I was unsure about releasing some of them. But I decided to be brutally honest and share the reality of mental illness. I hope it helps other people.

    All the lovely comments and feedback on my posts have spurred me on to continue to ensure my blog thrives. I am now ready to tackle some of the other goals I have and work on bigger projects. I am also starting to see the results of my hard work.

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    Here is a summary of the posts I released during the challenge

    I’m participating in Blogtober – here are 4 reasons I’m thrilled about it
    My September round-up post
    The stark truth about my last anxiety-filled day and exactly what it felt like
    5 amazing days out on my 2021 autumn bucket list
    Why it’s vital to understand the workplace conditions which led to my breakdown
    5 vital tools to prevent seasonal affective disorder during the cold months of the year
    How relaxing our routine transformed our lives
    An open letter to my anxiety
    How I plan to transform after years of being ruled by fear
    My review of Billy Bobs Parlour, Skipton, North Yorkshire
    Why financial worries can impact your mental health
    Why It’s time to let you in on another one of my passions so you can get to know me better
    Why you won’t regret booking an overnight stay at a Village Hotel
    Why I’m glad the negative aspects of office culture will be left behind
    Affirmation cards from Mål paper to help inspire and motivate

    My final post of the blogtober challenge

    Knowing when to stop is how I know I’ve evolved

    To everyone still taking part

    You can do this!

    I enjoy reading your daily posts.

    It’s the final week of October 2021 – you got this 🙂

    Reflecting on the goals I’ve achieved this month

    To add some context regarding my blogging journey so far, I released my first post on 12 August 2021.

    I found my feet in September 2021 and worked very hard to spread the word about my blog. I then decided to turn my half-written blog posts into the blogtober challenge.

    The challenge meant I was busy. It was fast-paced and involved a lot of late nights and early mornings. However, it taught me I am able to maintain quality but also keep up with my goals. It just involves hard work and determination.

    All the lovely comments and feedback on my posts have spurred me on to continue to ensure my blog thrives. I am now ready to tackle some of the other goals I have and work on bigger projects. I am also starting to see the results of my hard work.

    I now have confidence I am able to break down the next project into manageable sections and complete it.

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    Final thoughts…

    I hope you’re all having a wonderful October.

    This time of year is so magical. Cold weather setting in, Halloween fun, and the lead-up to Christmas.

    After the constraints we’ve faced over the past few years, I wish you all the fun this season has to offer.

    Let me know what you have planned in the comments below.

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    Blogtober

    Knowing when to stop is how I know I’ve evolved

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    I know I’ve evolved – what an amazing statement. What’s better is a really mean it!

    Friends, I’ve made the executive decision to end my participation in #blogtober. It’s the best thing for me.

    I’ve been feeling a bit flat lately, deflated, and not sure why. The old me would never have recognised it needed to happen. I would have carried on regardless and ticked off another superwoman task on my endless, unachievable list. 

    However, the new me is all about a manageable to-do list and living life to the full.

    I know I've evolved

    My reasons for ending the challenge

    Well. Firstly I’m exhausted. I am sure my fellow bloggers who are taking part in Blogtober are feeling the same. I want to say a huge well done to anyone who is still going. Along with the bloggers who didn’t take part, well because blogging is the hardest work I’ve probably ever done. But I love it. 

    When I first started this challenge, I had enough content and I still have endless ideas recorded and blog posts partly written. But I reached a point where I’m just not feeling it. I am not happy with the posts I still need to finalise and I think I am experiencing burnout or the beginning of it. Something is missing and dare I say it, I think I may have writer’s block. Maybe more writers exhaustion. I need a break and luckily I am on another mini holiday at the point this post is being published. Cheers to that!

    Perspective and starting my fixed blogging schedule

    I’ve achieved so much in my short time blogging, but I was planning to release a fixed blogging schedule and try and plan as far in advance as I can. I am going to reorganise some posts and start the below schedule from Monday 18th October 2021.

    I know I've evolved

    Because I’m all about self-care, taking mental health breaks, and generally avoiding ever experiencing a mental breakdown again, it’s something I must do. 

    I know I’ve evolved because I feel differently now. But I will be honest and say before Blogtober began, I had thoughts about looking weak if I gave up. I also wondered what other people would think. Those toxic anxiety thoughts are creeping back in, but I’m not going to let them. I’ve challenged myself by completing two weeks of this amazing challenge and now it’s time to get organised. From now on, I have the blog to focus on, alongside working and I need to plan ahead.

    Final thoughts

    Hey, did I just write a blog post after releasing some pressure on myself after totally giving myself a break? It works. 

    Here’s to all you amazing bloggers for putting out amazing content each week. I can’t wait to keep reading your work and interacting with you. I can’t help but smile when I reply to comments and read your creations. 

    Take care of yoursleves and eachother

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