Pain and Healing, By Norm Caldwell

Row of Electric Light Switches:

a.) Imagine a row of electric light switches in your head. A different color light above each switch. All are turned on. Each switch goes to a different part or your body. Go to your right or left hand. Take a deep breath. Allow it to become anesthetized when you stroke it 3 times. (Pinch, pressure, no discomfort)

b.)When the body experiences pain, muscles tense and contract. Relaxation relaxes muscles and assists in alleviating any discomfort.

c.)Think about wire like nerves coming from the hand, like phone or electrical wires. Imagine wires going through the shoulders and neck. As they approach the brain they become thicker, enabling them to carry more information. These are the ones you are very interested in at their thickest part just as they enter the brain. Just as the enter the brain they go through a signal box equipped with a lever for turning on and off. The off position stops any signal from traveling back down the wire as surely as turning of a light switch.



I will be blogging on a more regular basis now. I apologize for a delay in posting. I will be posting about many things, ranging from pain and stress relief, to just tips and advice for a healthy lifestyle. If you have any questions or want to request a topic for me to discuss, feel free to email me at norm@simplysuccessnow.com or visit my website simplysuccessnow.com. Thank you.

It's that time of year again...Shorts, Tank tops, sandals and the ever dreaded Bathing Suit!

Every year around this time my phone starts ringing like crazy.  Can you help me?  I’ve been trying to lose weight and nothing seems to work.  Can you help me?  I always answer, YES!  If your ready to commit to a change in your life and follow my suggestions.  In just a couple of  hypno-sessions I can get you on your way to where you want to be in your life, not only with your weight but other areas of your life….I can help you quit smoking, I can help you stop drinking, etc…..but I regress, The dreaded first try on of the season, the bathing suit, you’ve put it off and now want to know what you can do to make a change….(and don’t you dare think all the callers, emailers are women, men worry just as much about their weight as women do…sometimes more.)

Here are a few suggestions for Eating Smarter and Reducing Weight…Start with these and check back over the next few weeks for more….

1. Eat 3 balanced meals a day, or 4-6 small portioned balanced meals.
2. Never skip meals.  ESPECIALLY BREAKFAST!  You may end up eating more in the later hours of the day!
3. Weigh yourself when you feel necessary, perhaps once a month.  (The looseness of your clothes generally has a bigger impact on you than the numbers on a scale…)
4. When eating your meal, chew thoroughly, 8-12 times a bite and keep a natural pace throughout the entire meal.
5. Get a sufficient amount of rest.  You tend to eat unnecessarily when you are tired.
6. Plan your meals ahead of time.  Being unprepared makes it easier to take a short cut through the drive through!
7. Explain to family and friends why you are interested in good eating habits.
8. Remember! the only way to lose weight permanently is to learn new eating habits…

If your ready for a change, and want that extra help call or email me….all sessions are confidential!

For a consultation, call me directly at 734-287-2930 or email me at Norm@SimplySuccessNow.com or visit my website at http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/.

MORE NATURAL WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR LIFE AND OVERCOME OLD HABITS!

Here we are, begininning our third month of the new year...we're all doing great with our New Year's Resolutions right?...If you are, GREAT JOB, my second installment of "New Ways of Thinking" will help you continue on your path with more tools to help you overcome those old habits and move forward in your life.  If, like the majority of us, you're not succeeding as you would like, or have given up completely, these additional "New Ways of Thinking" when incorporated into your life intentionally and consistently will help get you, and keep you on the path to success that you deserve.  Remember, it's not the goal you set, but the time frame you give yourself to meet it.....the only failure is the lack of trying!

1. Plan quality time with those most important in your life.
2. Develop unconditional self-love and acceptance of yourself.  This makes it easier to treat others the same as you treat yourself.
3. Keep yourself and your life at a high level of standards.  (If someone tries to pull you down, move away from him or her.)
4. Let others take responsibility for their own actions, you are not responsible for what others do.
5. Think clearly when making decisions.  Set emotions aside.  Check the facts.  (Sleep on it if you need to.)
6. Difficult situations can benefit you, face them, make a decision and move on.
7. Look forward to better days...things do change!

Always keep a positive outlook on life.  "I can do this.  I can succeed.  I deserve good things.  I am open to success in all areas.  Relaxation and the understanding of myself is the key!"
There's an old saying.."if at first you don't succeed"....well, you know the rest...
If you need a more personal touch to help you reach your goals for success in overcoming old habits and moving forward in your life, contact me...We all deserve to be happy and successful....I've helped many, and can help you too!
For a consultation, call me directly at 734-287-2930 or email me at Norm@SimplySuccessNow.com or visit my website at http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/.
(Keep watching for upcoming information on a weekend seminar....if your interested, drop us a line.)

NATURAL WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR LIFE AND OVERCOME OLD HABITS!

We are two months into the new year now.  Have you kept your New Year Resolutions or are you back to the person you were trying to change in the first place?  Many of us start a resolution strong and somewhere, quickly down the line, we give up.  The reason? We generally set our goal to high and give ourselves too short of a time to reach them.  Instead of "resolutions", here are some "New Ways of Thinking" that will help you overcome old habits and give you natural ways to move forward in your life.

1. When you see others working toward success, encourage and support them.
2. There are no limits; limits exist on conscious levels only.  (Let your inner mind guide you!)
3. Look for challenges in your life - they keep you feeling young and on top of things.
4. Surround yourself with positive, honest people.  Your success feels more natural with them.
5. Practice relaxation techniques everyday.  They will become natural and automatic.
6. Get enough sleep!  Adequate amounts of sleep helps keep your energy level high.
7. Do exercise you can live with everyday.  (push yourself at first if needed.  Within 7 to 10 days it will become automatic.)

These are just a few...next week I'll give you a few more to add to your arsenal.

In the meantime, if you need a more personal approach to meeting your goals for the new year let me help you.  We all deserve to be happy and successful!!  I have helped many and can help you too!

Call me for a consultation. I can answer any questions you have and get you on the successful and healthy path you deserve.

Call me directly at 734-287-2930 or email me at Norm@SimplySuccessNow.com. or visit us at http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/

 

New Years Resolutions!!!

Christmas is over, New Years is just around the corner! Are you tired of breaking your New Years Resolution? I can help you! I can give you the tools to help you focus on your resolution and make the life changes you desire. Hypnosis is an effective means of weight reduction and one of the most effective tools available for combating the problems of smoking dependancy (two of the most "popular..." New Years Resolutions!) Make this year different and take control of your life! Most appointments can be scheduled within 24 to 48 hours.

Call us for a consultation. We can answer any questions you have and get you on the successful and healthy path you deserve.

Call me directly at 734-287-2930 or email me at Norm@NormCaldwell.com.
Visit us at http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/

 

Tis the Season!!!

TIS THE SEASON....Aah the holidays..starting with Thanksgiving and running through the new year, they're a time for Love, Family, Friendship and Thanksgiving!!! Yet there are many of us feeling overly stressed, having problems sleeping, worried about gaining extra weight. If this sounds like you Hypnosis can help! One of the most common questions about hypnoss is "What is it?" Hypnosis is a deeeeply relaxed state by which suggestions by-pass the conscious mind (critical factor) and go directly to the inner conscious mind for acceptance. You are more open to suggestion, yet are in complete control. You are not "asleep", just deeply relaxed.

Hypnosis is one of the most effective tools available for combating smoking, weight loss, and negative stress. You respond to suggestions daily, which is a form of Self Hypnosis. Our techniques at Simply Success Now are a dynamic and effective way of unleashing your own skills and abilities for a happier and more meaningul life.

Want to bring about a desired change in your life? Want to make a meaningful improvement in your life? If you answered yes to any of these, visit my website, http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/, for information on how I can help you personally or contact me directly at 734-287-2930 or via email at norm@simplysuccessnow.com.

16 PROVEN WAYS TO BOOST YOUR SELF ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE…By Norm Caldwell part 2

We gave you 8 techniques to practice for allowing your mind, body and spirit to work together as one to boost your self-esteem and your confidence!

Here are 8 additional techniques: 

• Hugs are fun and necessary for human happiness and feeling good.  (2 or 3 a day is a good average).
• Aim High!  Goals are meant to be reached.  Write them, read them, DO THEM!
• Changing others and what happens to us may be difficult or impossible to do.  How we reach is the key.  Continue forward movement to better the situation.
• Act as if you are successful, confident, wealthy, handsome, beautiful...You'll grow into it!
• Start your own success file, your goals and dreams: check it everyday and add to it each week.
• The mirror reflects what it sees, so do other people; practice positive, mirror techniques everyday!
• Be willing to take risks.  It helps build confidence and self-esteem.  (Win or lose, at least you are moving forward.)
• Rehearse you new powerful self-image.  Actors do it, practice makes perfect!

Keep a positive outlook on life.  "I can do this.  I can achieve now.  I deserve good things.  I am open to success in all areas.  Relaxation and the understanding of myself is the key!"

Want to bring about a desired change in your life? Want to make a meaningful improvement in your life? If you answered yes to any of these, visit my website, http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/, for information on how I can help you personally or contact me directly at 734-287-2930 or via email at norm@simplysuccessnow.com.

16 PROVEN WAYS TO BOOST YOUR SELF ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE...By Norm Caldwell

 

Practice these 8 techniques and allow your mind, body and spirit to work together as one to boost your self-esteem and your confidence!  

 Look next week for 8 more to practice! 

 

• Always be willing to speak highly of others. Look for their good points.
• Make a decision, right or wrong...most of the time it will be right, even if you're wrong, you will feel better than if you put it off.
• Compliment yourself and allow others to do so, a pat on the back builds confidence.
• If you broke a promise or agreement, apologize and explain truthfully why you couldn't carry it through.
• When somebody puts you down, say the truth to yourself and to him or her. “I am somebody. I will not be torn down. I am not a building!” (it all depends on how you say it!)
• Say thank you for deeds done. People remember that and will help in the future.
• One hour before sleep, stay relaxed and calm. Read an inspirational book or listen to a relaxing CD. When we go to sleep, our mind helps to overcome difficulties.
• Be positive in talk about yourself. If a self put-down comes out, stop, re-think and re-word it!

Want to bring about a desired change in your life?  Want to make a meaningful improvement in your life?  If you answered yes to any of these, visit my website, http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/, for information on how I can help you personally or contact me directly at 734-287-2930 or via email at norm@simplysuccessnow.com.

7 HELPFUL HINTS FOR EVERYDAY LIVING....BY NORM CALDWELL

1)  If I can not say something nice about someone then I will not say anything at all.   

     I will look for something good to say!

2)  I have no right to judge anyone!

3)  I have an open mind!

4)  I keep my words about others soft and digestible!

5)  I look at them as good ---- unless proven otherwise!

6)  I maintain a balanced outlook!

7)  If I find them uncomfortable, then I refer to number 1!


Want to bring about a desired change in your life?  Want to make a meaningful improvement in your life?  If you answered yes to any of these, visit my website, http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/, for information on how I can help you personally or contact me directly at 734-287-2930 or via email at norm@simplysuccessnow.com.

 

 

I'm here to help and remember HYPNOSIS WORKS!!

Plain Talk About.......HANDLING STRESS from Norm Caldwell -- Part 2

As I posted last week, we all need stress in our life.  And whether we want to admit it or not, stress is with us all the time.  Too much stress, however, can seriously affect your physical and mental well being.  Too much emotional stress, for example, can cause physical illness such as high blood pressure, ulcers, or even heart disease.  Stress can cause, help continue or even worsen other diseases such as migraine headaches, high blood pressure, backaches or insomnia. 


As you begin to understand more about how stress affects you as an individual, you will come up with your own ideas of helping to ease the tensions.  Last week I gave you 5 different ways to help yourself handle stress.  Here are a few others...


A-Be A Participant
B-Check Off Your Tasks
C-Must You Always Be Right?
D-It's OK To Cry
E-Create a Quiet Scene
F-Avoid Self Medication.


Remember, the BEST strategy for avoiding stress is LEARN TO RELAX!!!  And BE GOOD TO YOURSELF!!!

Having a hard time dealing with stress?  Want to bring about a desired change in your life?  Want to make a meaningful improvement in your life?  If you answered yes to any of these, visit my website, http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/, for information on how I can help you personally or contact me directly at 734-287-2930 or via email at norm@simplysuccessnow.com.

I'm here to help and remember HYPNOSIS WORKS!!

Plain Talk About.......HANDLING STRESS from Norm Caldwell

YOU NEED STRESS IN YOUR LIFE!!!   Does that surprise you?  Perhaps so, but it is quite true.  Without stress, life would be dull and unexciting.  Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life. Too much stress, however, can seriously affect your physical and mental well being.  A major challenge in this stress-filled world of today is to make the stress in your life work for you intead of against you.

To use stress in a positive way and prevent it from becoming distress, you should become aware of your own reactions to stressful events.  The body responds to stress by going through three stages:  1-alarm, 2-resistance and 3-exhaustion.

When stress does occur, it is important to recognize and deal with it.  Here are some suggestions for ways to handle stress.

A-Try Physical Activity
B-Share you stress by talking to someone.
C-Know your limits
D-Take care of yourself
E-Make time for fun

Come back next week for other suggestions and information on handling stress.

Visit Norm Caldwell at http://www.simplysuccessnow.com/ for other helpful information and remember:  Hypnosis Works!!!

From HERE'S A THOUGHT! by Norm Caldwell

THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME IS USUALLY GIVEN ONCE!


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From Lunch Box Notes: Thought for the week!

COURAGE IS WHAT WE'RE RUNNING ON WHEN WE RUN OUT OF EVERYTHING ELSE!!!

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Lunch Box Notes

Create Your Own Reality!

"See" Your Success

Morning, Noon & Night

Lunch Box Notes From Those Who Care, Norm Caldwell Copyright 1997, 1998

Hypnosis Can Help Shed Weight Without Pill Popping - ABC News

As people are considering losing weight for the summer, I found this article:

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Sept. 17, 2005

As Americans gain girth, and yo-yo dieting or diet pills rarely have lasting effects, many are at a loss when it comes to losing weight.
The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older -- more than 60 million people -- are obese. And kids are following suit, with the number of overweight young people tripling since 1980.
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Hypnosis is an age-old technique designed to speak to your subconscious mind and alter your behavior. Known to work well to quit smoking, can it re-program your eating habits?

Tried-and-True Weight Loss

Judy Lederman has struggled with her weight all her life, and said hypnosis helped her lose 95 pounds.
"I've tried every diet known to man," she said.
Not wanting to deal with another diet, she went to a hypnotist. At the time, Lederman weighed 224 pounds.
Initially, she was skeptical. Not so, when she saw the results.
Her hypnotist, Rosemarie Schulman, uses a two-part process. First, she gets the patient to understand his or her behavior. And then, through a relaxed state of mind, she suggests they alter their habits.
"When they are completely relaxed and open to suggestion,'' said Schulman, "then you go into saying things like, 'The sugar cravings you have in the afternoon no longer interest you. The wonderful smell of fresh fruit, and taste, now interest you and make you feel very strong.' "
Three years since Lederman's first session, she now weighs 129 pounds and still works with her hypnotist to maintain her healthy lifestyle.
"I used to go out of my way to find the best bakery or the best cakes or pastries," Lederman said. "At this point, I would go anywhere to find the best hypnotist, the best gym. My whole way of thinking has turned on that. And the pastries, they can just sit in the bakery."

To read the Full article, please click link below.


Hypnosis Can Help Shed Weight Without Pill Popping - ABC News

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Relaxation Techniques Everyone Can Do

OVERCOMING STRESS

Relaxation Techniques that Everyone Can Accomplish

By Norm Caldwell, CHT, Director of Simply Success Now

There are symptoms of stress that effect everyone. Sometimes these symptoms get out of control and can result in anger, depression, fatigue, scattered thoughts, lack of sex drive, headaches, neck, back and shoulder pains, poor digestion and just general health problems to name a few.


Below are some simple relaxation techniques that everyone can do when feeling overwhelmed. Allow your mind, body and spirit to work together as on and try the following:

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• When pulling in the driveway after a hard days work, shut off the car and just sit there for 1 or 2 minutes. Unwind and relax your day.
  
  
• Walk or drive to a restful, relaxing place such as a park, beach, ocean or along a path with trees and become one with nature.
  
  
• Take a relaxing warm bath instead of a shower.
  
  
• Look for happier programs on TV. Comedies or a Mystery, perhaps.
  
  
• Curl up with a good book.
  
  
• Set up one night a week to go out. Either by yourself or with a companion. Enjoy yourself!
  
  
• Call Simply Success Now to see when the next stress relief class will be held.
  
  
• Remember, your best is good enough.
  
  
• Think... will your anger or hurt really CHANGE anything?
  
  
• And never forget, the freedom of choice is always yours.
  
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For more helpful hints and relaxation techniques, Call Simply Success Now to see when the next stress relief class will be held. We are here to help.

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More reasons to be nice: It's less work for everyone

More reasons to be nice: It's less work for everyone
A great article promoting kindness to one another.

5 Easy Ways to Boost Self Esteem

5 Proven Ways to Boost Self Esteem & Confidence 

Try these techniques and allow your mind, body and spirit to work together as one to boost your self-esteem and your confidence.  

- Norm Caldwell ~ CHT, Director of Simply Success Now

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1. Do unto others. 
   Always be willing to speak highly of others. Look for their good points.
   
   
2. Don't sit on the fence. 
   Make a decision, right or wrong... most of the time it will be right, even if you are wrong, you'll feel better than if you put it off.
   
   
3. Say good things about yourself. 
   Compliment yourself and allow others to do so, a pat on the back builds confidence.
   
   
4. Tying up loose ends. 
   If you broke a promise or agreement, apologize and explain truthfully why you couldn't carry through.
   
   
5. Thank you goes a long way. Say thank you for deeds done. People remember that and will help in the future.

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Does Hypnotherapy Really Work?

During the 1770s and 1780s, Franz Mesmer, a German physician famous for "mesmerizing" his patients, was booted from town after town as a charlatan. The townsfolk believed his technique for putting his subjects in a trance-like state, using merely the power of suggestion, was foolish.

Today, though, Mesmer is vindicated: Extensive research has shown that hypnosis is not in fact foolishness, and hypnotists are now respected members of the psychology community.

Today that property is primarily utilized in two ways: for "stage hypnosis," in which hypnotists wow audiences by inducing volunteers into trances and then making them perform ridiculous tasks such as clucking like chickens, and for a well-respected treatment called hypnotherapy.  Norm Caldwell is certified in both areas.

To name but two examples, Norm Caldwell has used hypnotherapy to help her patients lose weight and quit smoking and for pain relief. Oncologists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have even used the method to ease the healing process for breast cancer patients after surgery.

As with many brain phenomena, scientists don't know exactly how or why hypnotism works, but they're getting closer, thanks to recent EEG scans of hypnotized brains. Dr. Mark Jensen, a psychologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, found that hypnosis and meditation have similar neurophysiological profiles.

"During both, fast-wave brain activity, which correlates to thinking and processing, decreases, while slow-wave activity — exhibited during both relaxation and focus — increases," Jensen said.
Jensen prescribes hypnosis for chronic pain treatment, and has scanned his patients' brains during sessions. "All pain is processed in the head," he explained. "First it's registered in the sensory cortex, but then the prefrontal cortex gives it meaning, and panic and stress as a result of the pain occur in the thalamus and other parts.

"During hypnosis, you can ask people to imagine that the sensation that usually induces extreme pain is minor — that it isn't bothersome — and you immediately see a decrease in activity in the prefrontal cortex and those other parts. In other words, my patients change the meaning that their brains give to the pain."

Roughly 80 percent of Jensen's patients report a marked decrease in pain during hypnosis sessions; for 50 percent, the decrease lasts hours afterward. By practicing meditation by themselves, many patients learn to treat their own pain automatically. So ask youself, is there something hypnosis can do for you?

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