There is a difference, a space, between reaching and stretching.

When reaching for something, it tends to be nearby and within your reach, like the salt shaker on the kitchen table. Stretching, on the other hand, requires effort as you have to really commit to obtaining whatever it is you want.

When I fly and have a carry on in the overhead compartment, I’m not reaching to get the bag; I have to stretch for it. Sometimes I need to improvise and stand on a seat or ask a taller person if they’d reach and get it for me.

How often do you reach?

If you primarily rely on reaching you can’t create new skills, abilities, or go further than you’ve gone before. You’re just left with ‘the same old’. After all, you’re still within reach of what you’ve experienced, done, or known.

Do you regularly stretch yourself?

In doing so, you give yourself the opportunity to learn and to make changes, whether personally or professionally.

Coming up in October I’m holding a number of events (most are free) that are designed to help you stretch – emotionally, mentally, and intellectually. Care to join us? Click here for more information.

I hope to see you!

The past and present converged this week. Many people experienced devastation, fear, and uncertainty 16 years ago on 9/11 and Hurricane Irma hit the US after devastating other countries and territories.

A good friend from high school was two blocks away from the World Trade Towers when they fell. I had family members living on both the east and west coasts of Florida when Irma hit; all are fine, one was lucky as fallen trees did not hit their home. I don’t know if all of them are without power, but one is.

Each of us has our own way of responding to devastation, to any life event. Some are inspired to engage in creative expression such as art or writing, while others become activists. There are people who go on as if they’re unaffected, while others rage. Some get stuck in grief and others heart’s expand and open through being vulnerable.

You could judge people’s reactions, including your own, but your response is a reflection of your own uniqueness. You aren’t supposed to be somebody else. If activism calls you – follow it. If creative expression or no expression at all is what you do, go with it. This diversity of collective expression has its place. By appreciating your own uniqueness and that of others, you can view things from a different perspective without being judgmental, providing an opportunity to learn and expand your worldview.

May you honor yourself and others through compassion and understanding. There is the potential for so much healing when you do.

Beth

“Wait for what?” you ask.

Perhaps like you, I’ve been asking myself, how much longer am I going to wait to say ‘yes’ to what I need, so I have more of what I want---more energy, less inner stress, as well as even better health and wellness. I know none of this can happen without action, but action isn’t the birthplace of change.

I hear people say they know they are capable, smart, and have the ability to accomplish their goals but a nagging voice in their head makes them feel they really aren’t, that they really can’t. This duality, this struggle, is what stops people from being in action, consistently doing what they need to do.

So what is the first step? It’s working with your MindSet, so those nagging voices stop having power over you.

How do you do that? You could use positive affirmations and thoughts, but when they keep hitting up against that voice, they lose their strength just like a hurricane (easy to imagine given current weather events), once it hits land it hits resistance and weakens.

Then what is really effective? Hypnosis, which is a powerful tool allowing you to access your subconscious mind, where these nagging voices live, and change them at their source.
I’d like to help.

You may already know I regularly return to Delaware and present seminars, classes, and see private clients in person. I will be back this October and I’m very excited about the programs I will be offering as well as the opportunity to work with you in person.

If you’re ready to commit to action and change then you’re ready for One-on-one individual personal sessions. Individual sessions allow you to gain great clarity and understanding of the MindSet that led you to distrait behaviors, clear them, and put in place what you want! You will need to schedule your complimentary Discovery Session to explore what you want to change and to find out how hypnosis can be the solution you’ve been looking for.

Beth

It’s natural, when investing time and money in something new, to ask “Will this be worth it?” Of course, there’s no way to know until you try it--that’s where measuring the Return On Investment (ROI) comes in.

If you are interested in changing your life using hypnosis, you can use a ROI of your own to evaluate the return of your time, money and effort. After all, when looking at hypnosis to create positive changes such as losing weight, becoming a non-smoker, feeling happier and less stressed--using ROI makes good common sense.

So how would a smoker benefit from using hypnosis? If cigarettes cost between $4-$8 a pack that adds up to $728 - $1,456 every 6 months or $1,456 - $2,912 a year. This amount only includes the actual cost of the cigarettes, not the added impact on your health, increased health and life insurance premiums, the social stigma and isolation, and for some, shame.

What if you’re overweight? There’s the financial cost of the food you eat, the loss of good health (especially for yo-yo dieters), and the far greater emotional cost of lowered self-esteem and self-confidence. You might need to spend extra money on clothes that fit.

Next, look at the effects of stress. It has been implicated in many diseases and illnesses such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) which includes arteriosclerosis, heart failure, and high blood pressure that can lead to stroke. Did you know, according to the American Heart Association, that nearly twice as many women in the United States die of heart disease, stroke and other CVDs then from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer?

Depression, too, is worsened or triggered by stress.

Healthy behaviors are less likely to be adopted by people who are under stress as they are less likely to exercise, eat healthfully, or sleep well. Chronic stress also keeps Cortisol, a stress hormone, high leading to weight gain. Too much stress also lowers the immune system leading to more colds and illness.

What’s your life worth?

What’s the ROI for good health and feeling good? Just imagine yourself in 2018 (it starts in just four months) living all the benefits of making good healthy changes that you start making now!

Getting started is simple. Just click on this link which will take you to an online scheduler so you can arrange for your free 20 minute phone consultation to find out how hypnosis can be the solution you’ve been looking for.

I look forward to us speaking!

Beth