Monday, August 20, 2007

Health Fair - Instant Inductions

Went to a health fair today. One lady asked me if I would hypnotize her and after that, a line formed! I did about 18 inductions in four hours... about half Elman inductions and the other half instant inductions. I had a great time and the organizer told me I was "the life of the party." I don't know if I'll get any clients out of the outing, but I had a really good time and showed lots of people how hypnosis works.

Television Interview!

Got a call from the local television station and they want to do an interview with me next Tuesday about hypnosis and weight loss. They want to interview one of my star clients too. I think this will be a great opportunity to show that hypnosis is a scientific, natural state... definitely non-spooky stuff. We need to educate the public that this is "regular guy-type stuff" and not weird new-age woo-woo.

Friday, August 3, 2007

A Call From the Washington Post

Received a call today from the Post. They wanted to know about increases in the number of people with bridge phobias following the bridge collapse two days ago. I told them that as far as I was concerned, there has been no increase in the number of people calling in to find out about removing that fear. So from where I sit, all the media attention is not fueling the flames of bridge phobia, at least not around these parts.

Thursday, August 2, 2007

My First Time on Radio

Got a call from Chris Emry of WZBA 100.7 FM this morning and he interviewed me on the air about the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. Wanted to know how hypnosis works and if my operation was swamped with clients because of it. Chris asked if I had talked with Lisa Robinson of WBAL about her bridge phobia. I told him that I hadn't yet, but I was sure hypnotherapy would fix her quickly and I really hoped to work with her. After asking about how phobias are formed, Chris shared with me his practical joke he played on his cousin and I said, "Man, you're a phobia factory!" This was a first for me, being on the radio. Sort of intimidating, but fun!

Our Bridges are Safe

Big story today is about the bridge collapse over the Mississippi. I found this article:
http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1338956.html
which indicates that in the past 40 years, only 13 people have been killed in bridge collapses caused by poor maintenance. There were others, but they were caused by barges slamming into the bridge or by earthquakes. If you're afraid of bridges, I know this doesn't help much, but I thought I'd post it anyway.