As with any goal setting, make sure your goals are SMART. This means your goal is:
Specific; - you have an exact goal rather than a general one
Measurable - you will know when
you’ve succeeded and how far you are along your path during your
journey
Attainable your goals are actually possible for you to accomplish
Reasonable - ;you give yourself the time you will need to achieve your goal
Timely - ; you give yourself a timeline to follow, although you can be fairly flexible about this
If you want to lose weight, rather than say: I want to lose
weight, it is better to choose something more specific and measurable:
I will lose 2 pounds a week.
Also make sure goals are attainable - ; hypnotism cannot help you
win the lottery, to build a house if you don’t know how to build
a house or to build a house in one day. It can help you to gain more
confidence at work or to overcome your fear of heights. A timeline is
good to follow for many goals, such as quitting smoking or improving
job performance, although for other goals, it can be difficult to
quantify objectives. It’s hard to say how much you will improve
your confidence by, or when you will be done improving your self
confidence. Improving your confidence and self esteem is a more long
term goal, which makes it more difficult to define.
You can however, decide that each day you will become more confident,
or that you will begin to say no to things you cannot do, and
congratulate yourself each day for becoming more confident and for
anytime which you said no.
Choose the goal which is most important to you and use self hypnosis to
help you achieve that goal. Self hypnosis can help you get past any
obstacles that may be blocking your path, whether it be lack of
confidence (I can’t do this), patterns of behavior (I always do
this while I am doing this), or other destructive behaviors.
Your goal may be one of a variety of things, such as:
- to improve memory and/or concentration
- to lower blood pressure or improve health in other ways
- to quit smoking or other destructive behaviors
- to increase self esteem or do better at work
- to improve your job performance or other skill
- to help you get to sleep, and help you get better sleep
Hypnotherapy can also be used to help expectant mothers relax during
labor and have an easier birth, and to help reduce anxiety about
childbirth. This can be learned with special coaches who specialize in
hypnosis during pregnancy.
Your goals will also be achieved more easily if you repeat them in a
waking (non hypnotic) state, to reinforce the idea in both your
subconscious and conscious mind. Also, remember that during any
process, there will be setbacks. When you have set backs, just take the
time to refocus. Maybe take another look at your goal, or rewrite your
hypnotic prescription, and then keep going.
