I hear a lot of people throw the word "expert" around quite a bit, and while I really like the Malcom Gladwell 10,000 hour rule, I think this is an interesting take on things.

What marks the transition from novice to expert?

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Direct link to Article:  http://io9.com/5839517/an-objective-way-to-measure-pain-its-closer-than-you-think

An Objective Way to Measure Pain?  It's Closer Than You Think

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This is a pretty useful article on writing  a business plan.  People tell me they know what they want to see clients but not run a business.  If that's the case, get hired by another hypnotist and work for them (less risk and less money).

If, on the other hand, you want to run your own practice, it's a good idea to be able to think of it like a business.  You don't only have to think that way, but it's good to be able to.  Here is an article that breaks down what that…

Today was one of those days that being a nerd paid off.  It was also one of those days that rewards hard work and preparation.

Today I saw 5 clients and had one group session.  All of them were very different challenges that needed a wide variety of techniques applied.

Everything from forgiveness work, to ideo dynamic responses, to NLP, obscure pain control, medical hypnosis, family systems applications, utilization of weird research I've picked up…

Just a quick note from me that I'm leaving Thursday and won't be back until Monday afternoon, so I won't be as actively moderating on here while I'm gone.

I'm teaching a class on pain control and medical/dental applications of hypnosis with Michael Ellner.  We are both excited about it and are thankful that Roger Moore put it all together so that it could be fun.

So it's 2 travel days and 3 teaching days, which means less moderation from…