Your mind may be guided by a movie, self-hypnosis tape, or hypnotist, but you still have power to resist. If you fully believe and acknowledge that you have power to resist any control of emotions, then hypnosis is nothing to fear. Unfortunately, some people seem to give up partial control of their minds because they misunderstand who has power. Unquestionably, someone can be fooled into believing that he has given up control in some forms of stage hypnosis or other experiments. That is likely what often happens in stage shows. But just because someone was tricked doesn’t mean it is right or that it will happen to you that way.

Think about it. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. You are one who allows your mind to be placed into deep states. You are one who has power to resist any unwanted suggestions. It’s really a misnomer when people say they were hypnotized. What they really mean is that they allowed their mind to be hypnotized or they allowed a hypnotist to give suggestions that they chose to follow.

Just remember that no one controls your mind unless you first grant permission!

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4. Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. Pick your battles. If you’ve made best case you can for doing something a certain way and boss decides to do it Sally’s way, smile and go along (unless doing it Sally’s way is going to send you to jail). If your way really is better, people will remember that when Sally folds like a cheap card table. When you do decide to keep fighting to do it your way, make sure it’s something worth fighting for and not just because you can’t stand to lose. If you only start a war when stakes are high you have a better chance of coming out on top than if you try to fight every low-level skirmish like Sherman going through Atlanta.

5. Don’t hide your mistakes. As soon as it becomes apparent that something has gone wrong, take it to your boss and be upfront about what happened. Have a plan laid out to correct problem and limit fallout. You should be able to tell boss that you’ve already put recovery in motion and exactly what final outcome will be. The key here is to accept blame without hand wringing or whining and pointing fingers at your subordinates or other departments. You take responsibility, and then you take lead in fixing it.

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