I have a new favorite TV show: Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. And, anyone reading this may start to say, “Okay… but what’s that got to do with hypnotism, Bryan?”

Good question. And the answer is nothing.

And everything.

Confused? Good. Here’s what I mean…

Hypnosis is about change, right? Change in habits. Change in life. Change.

Okay, so I am watching these shows (they are very addictive) where the restaurant owner is hemorrhaging money by the thousands every week. Some will lose their homes very soon. And, in comes Ramsay to the rescue.

It’s a reality TV show, so I really don’t know if they pay him to come to their restaurant, but he shows up to save the day.

First, he eats a full meal from the menu. Usually, it’s awful. He observes the staff, the patrons (if any) and how the place looks. He’ll check out the kitchen and the staff and then comes back the next day.

Then, the fun happens! He basically rips their heads off (with the F-word almost every 5 seconds!) and shows them the filth in the kitchen, how badly the meal was prepared, how some of the food in storage is poisonous, how the wait staff and management was inept and on and on and on.

The funny thing is that Ramsay, who owns many, MANY successful restaurants and pubs all over the world and is a world-class chef, does know what he’s talking about.

But, do they listen with rapt attention waiting to scrap their beloved menu, decor and such? Ha. Nope. They fight him tooth and nail.

Now, you would think that if you were about to lose your house and business that you would probably listen to this bloke, right? I mean… RIGHT?

But fights break out and words are shouted… it’s a real hoot to watch!

Anyway, so what has this got to do with hypnosis?

These people HATE CHANGE. They just hate it!

And, so will many of your clients and people you hypnotize. Even though they are hugely overweight or smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day… well, they think they know better.

And they will fight you tooth and nail.

So, like Ramsay, you need to stay your ground. If you let them placate you — and they WILL! — you’ll get no change at all. Watch the show; you’ll never see Gordon Ramsay accept anyone placating him! He’ll leave the place the way it is, sinking into deep $%*@, before he let’s them have their way with things.

Make sure your hypnosis subjects or clients stay the course with any program they are on. If they keep doing what they’ve done in the past, they’ll just keep getting the same results.

You may even see this occasionally on the show. In the final few minutes of the show, he revisits the restaurant he “fixed”. Many are doing amazingly well. Some have exceeded his expectations, too!

Some are still struggling because they didn’t do the program he set out for them.

Some are gone and out of business.

Isn’t this an amazing metaphor for your weight loss (or other) clients? Do you see it now?

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