“I don’t think I can be hypnotized,” is a statement I often hear in my office as my client gently drifts off to sleep. As a Nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, I have guided thousands of people over my twenty years of practice on a journey of self discovery and empowerment. My job, as a therapist, is to facilitate the individual to remove blocks and identify and reinforce goals while reminding them that everything they accomplish is their accomplishment and that, in fac (more…)

What is this Ebook about?  How to help yourself in your Growth Journey and bring to yourself all the best resources you can muster to achieve your goals.

What Information do you need?   You need to understand basic self-help categories.

·       Do you have problems to solve (e.g. anxiety, depression, low self-esteem)?

·       Do you have goals you wish to achieve (e.g. co (more…)

There seem to be so many people today jumping on the new age bandwagon of self-improvement and personal development. Some of the bestselling self-help books are by authors who are reportedly helping people change their lives, feel happier and learn to love themselves. The problem is that not everyone has the time to get to the bookstore to buy the books, let alone find a quiet place and moment to be able to read them. Self-help audio books are a definite solution, with popular works being (more…)

The basis of self help is that everyone has the capacity to improve his or her own life and needs simply to plug in to that power inside of themselves. The first awareness of the self-consciously driven power to help oneself appears in Self Help by Samuel Smiles, published in 1859. In a direct, take charge approach that would become synonymous with the term “self help” in later years, Smiles delivers the opening line of his book: “Heaven helps those that help themselves.” And it seems t (more…)

Self help refers to an improvement in an individual or group that is brought about by the individual’s or group’s own efforts. This improvement can be emotional, intellectual or economical. However, generally self help is used to bring about an improvement on a spiritual or psychological level.

Several writings and works of literature have emulated the concept of self help in the past. In fact, the stoic and the Islamic scholars advised others in a manner, so as to help people (more…)

Do a search on the internet for self help programs and prepare to be amazed. I am a self help guy from way back too, and I am amazed at all that is available for purchase.

You can find a self help site for anything, I think, which is a tribute to both American ingenuity and marketing.

We seem to be adept at finding a problem and creating a program to solve it.

The problem with some of our self help programs is that sometimes they are very light weight, implying that a soluti (more…)

There are times in life when we all need a little help. Unwilling to admit we do can just prolong the problem. A self help group can not only be a great source of comfort, but also takes away the aching feeling you are all alone in your suffering.

No matter what the problem is, a self help group may be the method by which you can discuss, listen, interact, network, and be counseled by those who are probably going through the same life-altering struggle and pain you are experien (more…)

Why is it more effective to hear a Self Help Audio Book than a book?

I am big rooter of self help audio books. Do you know why?

Well, if you are the same as me, you just don’t have that much time to read. work, family, friends take up most of time and I when I want to unwind, reading a self help book that needs concentration isn’t always on the top of my list.

That’s why self help audio books are effective. I find it much better to hear to anything than study (more…)

How to Assess Your Self-Help Needs

Self Help is, itself, a broad category from which to choose resources for your personal benefit:  It is wise to assess yourself first, in terms of “needs”, “goals” and “problems” to be solved. Because as you work through this process you will find that more than one Online Resource may fit the bill.  Then you are in a good position to test a number of things to see what works best. That’s why you read reviews (more…)

Overeating can be a root cause for many serious health problems such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure etc. People who overeat do not do so intentionally but their addiction to food makes them do so. If you are not able to control your temptation when you see some food, even if you are not hungry, it may lead to overeating.

Many people overeat occasionally which may cause indigestion, bowel disturbance and stomach distension. When you happen to overeat regularly you becom (more…)

There are number of problems that revolve around us during our life cycle. The small problems like getting good results during our educational years, getting success in our profession life or even maintaining a good relation with our friends, relatives and partners affect us adversely.

People have constantly been gazing through the various sources to get rid of such problems. Self-help book are meant to resolve such issues in our daily life and give us a happy and satisfied lif (more…)

Shyness, also known as social anxiety, is a burden to your social life.

Children and adults alike face this problem no matter which economic status they belong to.

Though many self-help materials are available, sometimes it just does not seem to assist you much in alleviating your phobia. Some people complain that there are no results even if they follow some procedure step by step. This happens because of some reasons. But first, what is self help?

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