We're all in our own personal fight club and we don't realize it because of the number one rule of fight club... We don't talk about fight club.

This really hit home for me and I noticed it all over, again, like I said, with friends, family, clients... this "theme", if you will, that we are all going through some shit, whatever our personal shit may be... and we're totally unaware of what others around us are going through and so we feel like we're the only ones struggling. Or maybe we have no patience for the other guy, because how-dare-they do whatever they did and affect us in whatever way they did...

At its core, hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness, characterized by being in a state of deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility.

Contrary to popular belief, it's not about losing control; instead, it's about gaining access to the subconscious mind, the powerhouse of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.