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I've not been around here much for the last week or so due to working on lots of things. It's been a very busy time lately...

Today I'm off to see Derren Brown in Bournemouth, UK then spending the weekend in Bournemouth...

Hope the weather holds out!!! It says rain all weekend so probably no laying on the beach relaxing in the sun!!! Maybe the weather will be wrong? Here's hoping...

Will aim to spend more time back on here within a week or so...

Research shows daydreaming leads to improved learning; enhanced abilities; greater creativity & increased success


I researched how people achieve success. I wanted to find out if there is a pattern that can be replicated and used to help others get the same results.


I initially looked at highly successful people in their chosen field from Entrepreneurs like Richard Branson & Peter Jones to Geniuses like Albert Einstein & Leonardo Da Vinci. I also looked at the thinking sty… Continue

I remember reading something Derren Brown said once, if you want to match and mirror people properly before you meet them get in the mindset that you like them as much as your best friend. Then when you actually meet keep hold of that feeling that you have known them for years like a long term best friend and you will fall into rapport with them naturally which then won't look faked.

I tried this a few times and found that for planned meetings it worked well (times when you can get into state f… Continue

I match the breathing from the start of the session and keep it matching. I won't match bad breathing patterns like coughing or an asthma attack etc, but normal breathing I match.

I will talk on the out breaths, unless I am going for an arm levitation when I give suggestions on the in breath. If someone is breathing too fast for me to be comfortable with I match every two breaths so that I do one whole in and out breath to every two of theirs.

I believe matching breathing is one of the most im… Continue

Don't let a trance state develop until I have counted all the way down from five... and you can respond to any form of counting... and notice how it develops in stages... with each count from five... and before (four) you three (free) yourself... and allow yourself to (two) go all the way in trance... you can discover what it means being at one now... with your thoughts and feelings and a deep sense of relaxation... as you notice that developing in its own special way... wondering as you wander… Continue