The Best Interview

The best interview is the kind where they basically ask you 2 questions:

What do you want to know about the position? and
When can you start?

This happens rarely. Only if you know someone and have been recommended or recruited for the job. They want you to work there. They are just hoping that you will consider working for them.

This is the reverse of what usually happens for a job seeker. Many job seekers are just looking for "anything," for anyone who will hire them at a decent rate. The interviewer has the advantage in that case.

I guess networking can give the job seeker the advantage.

Got this message today

Gloria, the beginner scorns criticism.
The wise soul carefully weighs it.
And the Master says, "But, of course!"

The Universe


Very Interesting Message. You can get messages like this if you sign up for Notes from the Universe at www.tut.com.

Why smoke?

As a hypnotist I know many reasons NOT to smoke. I think we all know the devastating effects on a smoker's health, and even on the non-smoking spouse of a smoker. Among them are: lung cancer, heart disease, strokes, throat cancer, breast cancer, and so many other potentially fatal conditions.

So today I am wondering not about why Quit smoking, but why smoke?

Most people start in their teens. The statistics say 80%. Just try to imagine a 50 year old person sitting at their desk at work, thinking. Why don't I start smoking? How about a 30 year old who has just completed running in the park, Hmmmm, maybe I should have a cigarette. Or a 40 year-old at a convenience store having the impulse to buy a carton of cigarettes on sale. I just have trouble imagining how one would get the inspiration to light up after being a teen.

Teens start for social reasons. They want to be like their friends, they want to be liked, they think it makes them grown up as it is illegal for minors but not for adults. How bad could it be? They know many smokers, may even live with one. Sometimes they think they can do it temporarily, so they can hang out with their friends now and when they graduate college, it will be easy to stop. No teenager I ever spoke to admitted they were addicted.

But what is an addiction? There are choices all along the way. I don't know anyone who was forced to take up smoking. After 30 years, it doesn't seem like a choice, but during the first few years, you have to force yourself to continue, you have to persist or it won't become a habit.

But it's easy to quit smoking. Mark Twain said,

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I have done it thousands of times!

He was trying to be humorous, BUT the fact is, people quit every day. Some use hypnosis. Some use other methods. The statistics say that 15 million people attempt to quit smoking every day, yet less than 3 percent of these people succeed. That means less than 5 million. So let me assert that 4 million people quit permanently every day!


You can quit too. Call Wisdom Hypnosis at 727-781-8483.

Who am I?

Who am I to teach  or even co-teach a Prosperity class?

What do I know about prosperity?

 I know I am not the most prosperous person on the planet. That's why this class was set up as a peer coaching program. I am on my way to prosperity. So is my co-teacher. And the 6 participants in the class. Actually, I would say that one is already there. I told her she was beyond us, and she said she would love to participate and share what she knows with the group. Also, she said, it can't hurt to learn something new!

I know I feel prosperous. I have been actively learning about prosperity for almost 4 years now. And things have turned around for me. I have been learning recently about investing and financial matters. Everything is not in order yet, but will be soon. I used to avoid finances altogether. Now I can make decisions about investing and spending.

I am in the process of writing a book about the process. Of course, I don't know everything, yet, but in a few months I expect to know a lot more. And I already know that the process will be different for each person. But I look forward to sharing my process with all of you.

Military Concerns

For the past 2 or 3 years, I have been working with military families and active service members.

Some join the military for a job.
Most join for a career.
Military members face all the problems that non-military face, and then some. Being in the military means you move every 2 or 3 years. You can be deployed at any time, in the army this means that you will relocate to a war zone for 15 or 18 months. You can be deployed numerous times.

The stress for military members and their families is very high. This is worsened by the fact that many service members and military spouses are still teenagers, or in their early 20s.

How do you reduce stress while in the military?
Right now the Department of Defense is offering Mindfulness training. I think this will be very helpful. I also find hypnosis can be very effective.