Category Archives: Productivity

Your Life in Balance? Forget About It.

Rock and The Chick in the outdoor dining area of Chez SD (my backyard) (This post is was originally published on May 17, 2010.) A few weeks back I was hanging out with my two daughters, The Chick and Rock. It … Continue reading

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Video: Success in Business with Hypnosis

I was recently featured again on HMI Web TV (HMI is the college of hypnotherapy that I attended) on the “Amazing Minds” segment. In the video, my client Robb talks about his experience with hypnotherapy and how it helped him … Continue reading

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How to Stay Calm and Effective When Chaos is Swirling Around You.

There’s a photo on the wall in a restaurant near the Grand Canyon. It shows a rubber pontoon raft in the middle of a rapid on the Colorado River in the Canyon. It’s in the process of flipping over, and inside are a … Continue reading

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Cure for Procrastination: Hire the Gorilla

I first experienced the wrath of the Gorilla  in 1982. I was an hour late turning in a final paper for a college English class. “Sorry” the instructor told me “You’ve just flunked and will have to repeat the class.” “No way!” I exclaimed. “Way” … Continue reading

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Are You A DIY? Attend my Self Hypnosis Class Starting 10/23 at PCC

  If you are a DIY (Do It Yourselfer) then you might be interested in taking my Self Hypnosis for Success Class at PCC starting October 23rd and continuing for the next three Saturdays: October 30th and November 6th from … Continue reading

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How To Have Lots of Energy

I’ll never forget the time that I found instant energy. For a while I’d been trying  to find the energy to get started on all the things I wanted to do.  I’d be sitting in front of the television thinking “If only I could find the energy to get … Continue reading

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Your Life in Balance? Forget About It.

A few weeks back I was hanging out with my two daughters, The Chick and Rock. It was a beautiful day in the San Gabriel valley, and on such days I like to take them to the park. That day, however, there were a … Continue reading

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A Powerful Daily Practice

I was talking with my soon to be four year old daughter the other day. She said “Dad, if I blink my eyes, then it’ s nighttime.” Out of the mouths of babes…I said “Yes sweetheart, in the blink of … Continue reading

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10 Time Management Tips I Learned as a “[Former] Struggling Consultant”

Today’s blog is from a guest author, Craig Valine. He is the Independent Business Advisor for the Glazer Kennedy Insiders Circle Chapter here in Pasadena.  Craig has been a great help to me in creating my marketing strategies, and it … Continue reading

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Getting Things Done: The Basics

Many of my hypnotherapy clients come to me for help with procrastination. They want to get more accomplished but they seem to lack the motivation. Most of us want to be more productive, but  with the tremendous demands on our time and attention, it’s easy to … Continue reading

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