In an operating theatre in the Saint Luc University hospital in Brussels, the anaesthetist is also a hypnotist. Belgium is in the forefront of using hypnotism for surgery, more so than, for instance, France, Switzerland or the US. Compared to general anaesthetic, post-op comfort is greater; people who have been under hypnosis feel more normal; scar-healing goes better, and less pain medication is needed. At St. Luc Hospital in Brussels, one third of all surgeries to remove thyroids and one quarter...

Do you want to have influence? Most people would say, "Of course!" Having influence means being remembered, being asked in on decisions and strategy well before the strategies are selected and the decisions need to be made. Those with influence make an impact on their organizations and the larger world and can advance more rapidly in their careers.  Here's a test of your current level of influence in your organization. Do people hold up meetings, waiting for you to arrive to make important...

Would you believe in your surgeon if he prescribed hypnosis to alleviate your pain quotient? Recent reports have brought out the benefits of hypnotherapy over pain killers and other available modern day anesthetics. Involving hypnotherapy practitioners in surgical processes seems to be a modern day reality in some hospitals across France and Belgium. The Associated Press reports that around 8,000 surgeries or more have been performed across Belgian hospitals. Hypnotherapy as an anesthetic has...

There are many ways to avoid getting what you want in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. How many times have you avoided your intended activities by doing just about anything - even 8 times at once? Is the task too insignificant to be done at any point in time? Or have you convinced yourself that you work best under pressure? Or perhaps you hold such exceptional standards that you refrain from doing? Does any of that describe you? Has procrastination ever hurt you?We are...