So yesterday after my morning clients I went up to HMI and did a quick interview for their Hot Topics program (I'll update you guys with a link when it's available). It was a lot of fun to just chat about Hypnosis, HypnoThoughts, and the HypnoSummit in front of a studio audience. What added to the fun was that the host interviewing me was a longtime member of HypnoThoughts,
Wendi Eckstein. I then got to hang out with George Kappas for a bit and discuss all sorts of fun th…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on August 12, 2010 at 12:30pm —
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Some of you saw my other blog post about a few people threatening to sue HypnoThoughts (for no real good reason, it was actually pretty funny). I want to share with you how small 3 offenses really is though, and to compare it to the overwhelming support this community is creating.
Below are the statistics for this site over the last couple of months. They are incredible, and trending up. Anyone familiar with Google Analytics is going to love this.
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on February 24, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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I hate to be a downer, but I've got to get this out there.
In the last five days I've had three people threaten to sue HypnoThoughts (or me personally) because of actions of other members. This has graduated from silly to annoying.
The other moderators and I get reports of spam, abusive behavior, and inappropriate comments on a weekly basis and
I'm totally fine with that.
We are here to help keep things o…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on February 23, 2010 at 6:49pm —
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Recently I was invited to teach a module to first year med students on Complimentary and Alternative Medicine at UC Irvine. This is a school known for having a great science department, including its medical school and integrative medicine research. Obviously, I was very excited to be given the opportunity to present there.
The class is an elective for first year med students, and has been growing in content over the last few years. It started with only acupuncture, and has since grown. This is…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on October 15, 2009 at 3:32pm —
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The first message ever posted on this site was a note of remembrance I posted for one of my great friends and teachers, Janet Macy. Today I find myself in a similar place as I did just over a year ago. One of my greatest teachers in life, and a man who has had a profound impact on the person I am and hope to be, is gone.
Dr. Don Hunter passed away today at the age of 92. His wife of almost seventy years and two of his three children were by his side in his hospital room. For those of us who lov…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on January 30, 2009 at 2:53pm —
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With the current economy and the holidays upon us, I hear hypnotists talking about, "the slow season" or the dead time before new years resolutions and wonder,
"what are they talking about?" Some are even talking about lowering their rates just to stay busy. That just doesn't make sense to me at all.
Last December was my busiest month of the entire year. This one isn't quite as packed as last year, but I'm seeing 16 clients this week (3 had to reschedule to next week due to flu or family…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on December 11, 2008 at 10:40am —
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Hey Everyone-
Just wanted to let you know that a few features will be down for until Friday morning (California time) while some behind the scenes stuff gets updated. As usual, the core functionality of the site should remain up and functional during this rolling update.
As you can tell, we are working hard to make this community great for you all, and in doing so we want to provide you with the most and best features possible. The new color scheme, logo, and organization is another example of…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on October 9, 2008 at 12:30pm —
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Just thought I would pass this on to all of you. I think it is great advice for members of this site, just change a few words here and there to make it HypnoThoughts specific.
Here ya go:
...The Times Online is reporting that church leaders for the Evangelical Alliance have drawn up ten blogging commandments, meant to mimic the ten commandments that were delivered to Moses by God at the top of Mount Sinai.
Each of the commandments takes its inspiration from the real ten commandments:
1. Y…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on September 30, 2008 at 11:16am —
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With the economy doing what it's doing, I am soooo grateful that I have the docs referring to me. My general stress, motivation, etc. clients are down as people tighten their spending. Fortunately, 9 clients this week are straight from medical referals and I have my meeting about the next series of groups and the drug rehab center next week.
9 extra clients a week and 6 weeks of twice a week group sessions is a great addition to a private practice. If you are so inclined, I highly recommend you…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on September 17, 2008 at 5:25am —
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As many of you know, comedian George Carlin passed away a little while ago. What you probably don't know, however, is that he is widely regarded among comedians as a pioneer in the field who changed stand-up performing forever. Dissecting what he did is incredibly valuable to any hypnotist, especially those of us who give any type of lecture or public presentation.
George Carlin was, in my opinion, one of the most talented orators in the second half of the 20th century. He studied words and the…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on July 7, 2008 at 5:32pm —
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Congratulations to Tina Clark for being the 1000th member of HypnoThoughts.com. Welcome to the site Tina, you have just become a local celebrity. :)
She, and the person who referred her to the site, will both be recieving a complete set of (mister hypnosis himself) Richard Rumble's Stage Hypnosis DVDs. Thanks to Richard Rumble for making such a great donation.
Congratulations also go out to all of you for creating such an amazing network of people. Over 600 people have visited the site every d…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on June 13, 2008 at 7:17am —
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I was one of the speakers at this year's conference for the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners over the weekend, did any of you attend? It was only my second time attending the conference, so there were few familiar faces.
In a week and a half I'm heading to Florida for the IMDHA / IACT conference in Daytona Beach, where I will be presenting on a few topics.
If you are going to be at the conference, be sure to say hi.
Looking forward to seeing you all there,
Scott Sandland
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on May 6, 2008 at 4:53pm —
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Dear HypnoThoughts members,
This is the second time in the history of the site I have sent a mass mail to all the members of our community. I want to make you all aware of a fellow hypnotherapist who is in need of our support. Henry Buldoc was recently in a very serious accident that will change his life and the life of his family forever.
His friend and colleague, Dan Cleary, has sent me the following message from him and Henry’s wife Joan that I’m forwarding to you all. Please take a moment…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on April 25, 2008 at 3:30pm —
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Hi Everyone-
Tonight, Wednesday the 19th, at 9:00pm (pacific time) I will be on 97.1fm again. I will be the guest on the Conway and Witman show, hanging out with the guys again. This is the third time I will be on the show, and they keep having me take more and more calls each time I'm on. Please tune in and call into 888-520-9710 and support me and hypnosis on the radio.
If you are out of the Los Angeles area you can listen on the web at www.971freefm.com
Last time I was on I got a lot of gre…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on March 19, 2008 at 7:33am —
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Path of Least Resistance vs. Path of Greatest Reward
I have a lot of clients come to me looking for a quick fix. People who want a magic wand to solve their problem without any effort on their part. Sometimes this is achievable, as in a phobia shift or something of equal simplicity, while other times it can be a significantly larger issue that does actually take a commitment and dedication on their part.
For example, I work with athletes for performance enhancement. It would be r…
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on March 8, 2008 at 2:49pm —
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Hi-
So it's been about a month since I was on 97.1 fm, and guess what, they want me back! That's right, I guess they got enough possitive calls, emails, etc that they have decided to have me back on the show for another hour.
It's a very cool thing, and I'm really excited about it. I will be talking about addiction and hypnosis again. I may take a call or two as well, we will see how it goes.
The only bad part is I don't have a great time slot
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on January 15, 2008 at 10:13pm —
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There really are lot's of conferences and great opportunities to learn lately, aren't there? Brian David Phillips has his two events, Mark Cunningham has his training in Thailand, I have a few classes coming up, and more.
With all these trainings, I want people to be aware of some of the cool features about the IMDHA/IACT seminar happening in Newport Beach. Registration gives you access to some great speakers gi
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on January 11, 2008 at 4:59pm —
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Hey Everyone-
Just wanted to give you the reminder that you have less than a month to sign up for the 3 day event in newport beach with 6 hypnotherapists speaking on very practical techniques for your practice in 2008.
Names like Jerry Kein, Kim Manning, Michael Ellner, Anne King, Sue Hull, and (me) Scott Sandland will each be giving 4 hour workshops, and here is the great part, each has their own time slot. No wondering which presenter to see or which topic sounds more interesting
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on January 4, 2008 at 5:38pm —
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Robert Otto asked me to share this with you all. Six hypnosis presenters will be sharing practical insights that can be applied directly to your practice. Some really big names will be in attendance. It's going to be a lot of fun, so sign up or call the number below for quesitons.
February 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on December 20, 2007 at 11:17am —
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I will be talking hypnosis on 97.1 free FM this tuesday night at 9:00pm. The Conway and Wittman show has invited me to talk about how hypnosis relates to addiction, take some calls, etc.
If you wan to listen in and aren't in the area you can listen from their website here: http://www.971freefm.com/ and click on 'live'
Should be a lot of fun. Let me know if you've listened in.
Scott Sandland
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Added by Scott Sandland, C.Ht. on December 16, 2007 at 2:56pm —
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