Some years ago, Lyndsay, our Performance Manager, worked for the Body Shop in their factory in Littlehampton. One thing she loved about it was the LOVE scheme: Learning is Of Value to Everyone. Inspired by this, we stole it and now every employee gets £100 a year to learn something completely new. It can be […]
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Where in the world are you? (A quick photoguide to Oban)
“Whereabouts are you based?” It’s a question we get asked a lot, after all our customers come from all over the world. So it may surprise you to hear it (unless you’ve guessed from the accent on our downloads) but the world’s busiest hypnosis site and Uncommon Practitioners is run from Oban, a small coastal […]
How To Maximize Client Motivation (It’s All About The Words You Choose)
If client motivation is something you’ve struggled with from time to time, here are some quick tips…
How to Help Smokers Escape Their Doomed Romance with Cigarettes
Why understanding Stockholm syndrome can help you help smokers quit.
6 Things to Say to Motivate Smokers to Quit
Splitting the person from the problem can deeply motivate smokers to quit
How A Clever Little Boy Can Help You Help People Quit Smoking
Sometimes when you talk about quitting smoking to a smoker, you see a look of terror (or defiance!) flit across their features – even if they have explicitly asked for help in quitting.
3 Simple Ways To Reframe Your Client’s Negative Bias
Depression gets us using a strictly negative bias. Under its baleful influence, anything ‘good’ that happens is interpreted as simply the ‘exception that proves the negative rule’. Here’s how to reframe that toxic outlook.
How to Help Your Client Beat ‘Learned Helplessness’
Feeling helpless when you’re not, because you were helpless in the past, is known as ‘learned helplessness’
How To Boost Your Personal Power In Two Minutes (A Quick Psychology Tip)
What we do with our bodies during the day has direct and immediate effects on our psychology – and on our life as a whole.
Build Your Client A Roadmap Out Of Depression (4 Quick Psychotherapy Techniques)
A depressed client may (quite naturally) want to tell you all about their depression, but to really begin working with them you’ll need to discover where they actually want to go in positive terms.
