April is Poetry Month and today we explore the connections between poetry and a hypnotic therapy script - and how YOU can use BOTH in Coaching.

I share several poems in this episode and read some sample Trance Scripts to illustrate the similarities.

One poem I read is by David Whyte who's website is www.davidwhyte.com.

Another is by E. E. Cummings (1894–1962)

Another poem I read comes to us courtesy of the poet Julie Flanders. Julie is also a founding member of the band "October Project" and writes all of their lyrics and sings in the band.

Julie is posting a new poem everyday this month on the October Project's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/octoberproject/

They are also sponsoring their 6th annual poetry contest.

To learn more and ENTER their poetry contest, please click here: https://www.octoberprojectmusic.com/poetry-contest/annual-poetry-contest

I talk with Damon Cart about the "Self-Concept Model™," originally created by NLP Co-Developer, Steve Andreas. Damon is the only person ever Steve ever endorsed to teach the Self-Concept model and he wiil explain why he believes it to be the very pinnacle of all change-work approaches.

Find more about Damon and his work at selfconcept.com or email him at [email protected]

In this episode, I talk about Sleight of Mouth and my approach to teaching Sleight of Mouth classes. AND I talk about first impressions of Dilts's "Sleight of Mouth II"... what I learned from taking Robert's wonderful 4-Day Training on Sleight of Mouth II and his beautiful new book of the same name - filled with rich illustrations!

Come to my free Webinar on Tuesday March 5th at 1:00 Eastern. Click here to register: https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com/som-webinar

In this episode, I interview Robert Dilts about his new book, "Sleight of Mouth II", and why he needed such a thing. In this far-reaching conversation we dive deeply into the subject and uncover some fascinating tidbits. To find out more about this and other Robert Dilts offerings, go to www.robertdilts.com or ww.nlpu.com.

In today's podcast, we talk about how to combine the principles from Stephen Covey's "Seven habits of Highly Effective People" and his book "First Things First," with the E.A.S.E. model to create new habits that will last a lifetime.

Find out about our E.A.S.E. Challenge at www.Ericksonian.com.

Today I have a conversation with Kim West, Sleep Coach. In this episode, we discuss how to get a good nights sleep, what are the factors involved in getting your brain and body ready for a good night's sleep, and what are some of the tricks of the trade to create this very essential, healthy lifestyle habit. Find out More or Contact Kim at https://bettersleepmadesimple.com.

Learn how you can easily set goals and actually achieve them! Inluding the 4 Keys to a Well-Formed Outcome from NLP. As a Bonus - we also add in a few refinements borrowed from SMART Goals to make it even better. These are the filters I have ALL my Coaching Clients run thier goals through to make sure they are ultimately acheivable and not just a pleasant dream. Want to find out about Coaching with me? Go to DougOBrienHypnosis.com

In this episode, Bruce Teall, a licensed social worker in the state of New York and an NLP Practitione, talks about how he is teaching social workers and other traditional talk therapists to use NLP in their practice. Particularly, he is interested in what he calls "the magic of reconsolidation," and how it seems to be a common denominator for much of what really works in therapy.

Contact Bruce at www.magicofreconsolidation.com

Adam Wade is a 20 time Moth story-slam winner. He is an author, he is a teacher of storytelling in New York City and he's going to reveal some of his secrets of storytelling.

Find out more about Adam at www.adamwade.com

In today's episode we look at motivation... How do you get yourself motivated? How do you motivate your clients? Is there a good kind of motivation and a kind that's less good? Is comparing yourself to others bad? Is intrinsic motivation necessary or can extrinsic motivation be ok? Episode 154 - MOTIVATION, How do you get fires burning?