Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Back From Perth Shows To A Beautiful New Baby Girl!

Hello All... sorry that the blogs haven't been more frequent but I have just returned from 5 days in Perth, I was doing my HYPNAUGHTY shows at Sexpo and it was, as always a lot of fun... then I had to rush home to the Gold Coast to be greeted by our brand new baby girl 'VEGAS', she's really beautiful and she has two gorgeous big brothers to look after her which i'm sure she won't mind, they'll be watching out for her and checking that the boyfriends are up to scratch! I'm going to take a few days off to help my lovely wife and baby girl get settled, but will keep posting... keep checking in!
QUOTE OF THE DAY: The future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

In Perth For Shows With Sexpo

I arrived in Perth yesterday to set up for my 'HYPNAUGHTY' shows. I have been doing the shows at Sexpo for 18months and I have a lot of fun with them. The volunteers are usually open minded which always helps with the show... The shows seem to go down very well and it's usually 4 days of getting together with other entertainers such as Russell Gilbert, Miss Suzi Q, Pricasso and a cast of other GREATS! The only thing that I had to come away without was my lovely wife, she's at home at the moment because she's too pregnant to fly, but I will have to make do with hanging out with Pricasso as I am sharing an apartment with him!!! (not like that, it's 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, and I'm a married man)!!!
QUOTE OF THE DAY: The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
William James

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Did A STOP SMOKING SEMINAR In Brisbane!


Our day was spent getting everything together for the Stop Smoking Seminar this evening in Brisbane... There's a lot of preparation that goes into the shows and seminars but it's all well worth it, and although it is hard work IT'S WORTH IT!!!

When I see people walking away as HAPPY NON SMOKERS it means a lot to me, as we all know what that dreaded nicotine addiction does to people!

I hate to tell you this, but we stopped off at the Big 'M' again for our late night meal... but it does fill a gap and it doesn't actually taste that bad!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.
Marcia Wieder

Saturday, May 16, 2009

FOOTY FUNDRAISER SHOW... Bray Park!

We went to Brisbane today to do a fundraiser for a footy club... it went very well and they raised a good bit of money for their club... ALWAYS put yourself out to do a few FREEBIES in your career for such occasions as fundraisers, they're mostly appreciated by the people who have put the fundraiser together, and it only takes your time and a small amount of money getting to and from the venue etc! We dropped our camera man off quite late and then made our own way home.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Trust the dreams for hidden in them is the gate to eternity.
Kahlil Gibran

Friday, May 15, 2009

University Show... GREAT SHOW!

We did a show at a university this evening and as always it's great fun, the students love to be hypnotised, so you usually get a very good show because they are so open minded and ready to let themselves go!

We have a ritual of stopping off at the Big 'M' on the way home after a show because by the time we finish up and pack all of our equipment away it's pretty late, and as we all know Big 'M' is very good for us!!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
I Like The Dreams Of The Future Better Than The History Of The Past.
Patrick Henry

Thursday, May 14, 2009

REFUSED Membership Because I Am Also A STAGE HYPNOTIST!!!

It frustrates me SO much when I hear many psychologists and 'hypnotherapists' putting down the 'ART' of 'STAGE HYPNOSIS'!!! I have worked very hard for many, many years perfecting my art of stage hypnosis AS WELL as treating clients one-on-one for Hypnosis Therapy, I have appeared on many top TV channels, radio stations, newspapers and so on, ALWAYS pushing the wonderful things that Hypnosis can help people with on a serious side, so the people o the board probably have benefitted on many times by my appearnces on those channels!!!... and through all of my hard work guess what a small minority of board members for a certain Hypnotherapy organisation have decided to do? They have decided between them to REFUSE ME A MEMBERSHIP TO THE ORGANISATION FOR 'also' BEING A STAGE HYPNOTIST!!!!??%%&@$#

Now I don't know about you but I think that is called 'DISCRIMINATION' is it not, YES IT IS!!!

I have approached them on many occasions asking them to put it in writing but they just don't bother to spend 5 mintes to do so... I wonder why! What makes it worse is that one of their board members used to talk to me on a weekly basis telling me how much he appreciates and understands that if it wasn't for 'STAGE HYPNOTISTS' hypnotism wouldn't get half the recognition that it gets! (he then asked me to do a stage show with him!!!!!!!!!!!)... Surprisingly though, he hasn't spoken to me since they refused me membership....hmmm!

I am pusuing it further but te moral of the story is... if ever you get refused memebership to any organisation because 'the board members' don't like the fact that you're doing something that 'only they' don't like... STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, 'don't be bullied by them' and take it further if you have to, especially when you are 'entitled' to be a member of a group in your chosen field!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.
Publius Syrus

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Had RONRICCO'S Son Over For Dinner!

One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me as a Hypnotist was the day that I was introduced to RONRICCO, in my eyes THE greatest Hypnotist of all time, he was a gentleman, an incredible Hypnotist, he had a great sense of humor and was still doing shows up to the ripe old age of 75years old!

Sadly, RONRICCO passed away a couple of ears ago at the tender young age of just 82years! My wife ad I have become good friends with his son Des and he often does the video work for our shows. Des came over to dinner last night and we discussed a website that I had wanted to put together out of respect for the GREAT RONRICCO, it was agreed upon and the site will be starting to take shape over the next week or two, the website is of course www.RONRICCO.com so please keep checking the website, it will hold many, many great pics and videos of the late GREAT RONRICCO.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Paul Valery

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Clients All Day Today!

I arrived at my office early this morning ready for my day of clients... Do yourself a favor, if you ever sell your desk in your office or home, make sure that you have your new one first!!! I sold my desk in my office about 3 weeks ago, expecting my new desk the following day, but I have only just today found out that my desk won't be here for another 3 days. Meanwhile, everytime I have a client I have to apologise for my papers being in a pile on the floor, so I have learnt the hard way, not to take the word of somebody who says that it's ok to sell my furniture today because the new furniture will be there tomorrow!!!

My clients went well, one was for more motivation to be able to converse with other people at functions, parties etc, one was for Stop Smoking, one for a fear of needles and one was for sexual issues, all went away feeling much better... the joys of being a Hypnotist! :)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
Henry David Thoreau

Monday, May 11, 2009

New Show Is Coming Along GREAT!

The world of entertainment is such a fantastic world! You get to meet so many wonderful and fascinating people... I have had the pleasure in meeting entertainers that I admire and adore from shows that I have heard of and seen, so when I meet them in person it makes me very, very happy... it's something to be able to tell the grandkids when they eventually come along! If you ever go to see a show of any kind that's featuring your favourite entertainer, why not ASK if you can see them after the show and get a photograph done, because I can tell you, that sometimes IF YOU ASK, YOU GET, and to have those photographs on your wall or in an album for the rest of your life is a real PLEASURE...

Our new show is going to feature entertainers that I truly admire and feel honored to work alongside ie: PRICASSO, the only penis artist in the world... SANDY GANDHI, Australia's Most Easterly Indian, and a very funny and naughty lady... and SIMON HEART, a classic magician... if you ever want to watch a GREAT film featuring the mesmerising classic magic, you MUST watch THE PRESTIGE, it's one of the best films that I have ever seen!

Anyway, our new show is now up on the internet, take a look, and if you live in Australia, watch out for it in YOUR town: NAUGHTY NIGHT OUT, http://www.nno.com.au/

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.
Marcia Wieder

Sunday, May 10, 2009

SAVE MY GARDEN!

I decided that I would take a day off today, so no clients, no shows, no NOTHING... why? Because that's the wonderful thing about being your own boss... YOU CAN! :) Although I took the day off, the phone still had to be answered, and I don't nind my friends calling me on a day off. The weather was FANTASTIC and I sat out in the garden and just watched the sun come up and go down! We have a few problems with our Husky dog at the moment, she has this habit of lying all over our flower beds, and no matter how many times she gets told off she still does it when we aren't around... so, if you have any good tips for us about keeping a dog off of the flowerbeds, PLEASE TELL!!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. Henry D. Thoreau

Busy Day Off Doing Nothing!

I decided that I would take a day off today, so no clients, no shows, no NOTHING... why? Because that's the wonderful thing about being your own boss... YOU CAN! :) Although I took the day off, the phone still had to be answered, and I don't nind my friends calling me on a day off. The weather was FANTASTIC and I sat out in the garden and just watched the sun come up and go down! We have a few problems with our Husky dog at the moment, she has this habit of lying all over our flower beds, and no matter how many times she gets told off she still does it when we aren't around... so, if you have any good tips for us about keeping a dog off of the flowerbeds, PLEASE TELL!!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one. Henry D. Thoreau

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Housemate Gets Some Bad News!

Our houemate is absolutely wonderful, she is one of the hardest and smartest workers you could ever meet... she works for a very large boat building company on the Gold Coast and they have just laid hundreds off people off due to going into liquidation, they called her in the next day, sent her home, called her in, sent her home and even now she has no idea what's going on with her job!!! The moral of this story is... that I truly believe people should do their utmost to BE THEIR OWN BOSS, because there is NO SUCH THING as a 'secure' job!!!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:
A skillful man reads his dreams for self-knowledge, yet not the details but the quality.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, May 8, 2009

Baby On It's Way Soon!

My wife and I are expecting a baby very soon so after today's client we went to the hospital for the normal pregnancy bits and pieces and I am pleased to report that all was good! My wife is having our baby using HypnosisBirthing, and for those that aren't sure what and why HypnosisBirthing works so well here's why:
You can find out more very shortly as my clinic introduces HYPNOSISBIRTHING... www.HypnosisBirthing.com
Why choose a natural, easier birth using HynosisBirthing? The benefits are many:

● The Hypno mum will use fewer drugs or NO DRUGS, which means less risk of side effects for mother and baby, due to elimination of the Fear/Tension/Pain Syndrome, and using post-hypnotic suggestions.

● Almost all Hypno Mum's have shorter labors since there is less resistance of the birthing muscles when their pain and fears are minimized or even completely eliminated.

● During birthing, the woman generally has much more energy throughout her first and second stage, due to a total relaxation throughout the birthing process.

● Because of the HypnosisBirthing method, the birthing environment is set for a much more calm and peaceful surrounding when the natural childbirth mother is comfortable.

● Many, if not all breech and posterior babies can be turned using HypnosisBirthing.

● Using Hypnosis can reduce Mum to be's blood pressure, heart rate, and temperatur, they can be lowered and even nausea, back and hip pain can be eliminated with hypnosis during pregnancy and labor.

● Using HypnosisBirthing there are fewer interventions for failure to progress and therefore fewer fetal and maternal complications during the labor.

● Because of the comfortably deep relaxation in HypnosisBirthing sessionsit can help even the most nervous birth partner to relax and therefore to enjoy their partner's pregnancy and childbirth. Also, the skills that the mother and partner will learn for relaxation and hypnosis will benefit them for the rest of not only their lives.

● During the HypnosisBirthing sesions our Hypno parents will be deprogrammed using Hypnosis methods by one of our FULLY TRAINED HypnosisBirthing therapists... this deprogramming then takes away all of the brainwashing that the parents-to-be have grown up hearing from 'this person, that person' about the so-called not too nice birthing stories that they've heard such and such had. During the HypnosisBirthing sessions your subconscious mind will be given very positive messages and hypnotic suggestions. This automatically allows you to have a much more positive and confident attitude during birthing.

Want to find out more, why not email: loranda@hypnotist.com.au

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Another Hypnosis Therapy Client!

I had a client today, and I have been seeing this client on an ongoing basis, not because we haven't had any results, but because this particular client is a professional sports person... and MOST very successful sports persons have either a sports therapist in some way, because the therapist can help them tap into their mind and fully focus and concentrate on the job at hand (their sports game)... The sports person 'has to be' completely 'In The Zone' and have the 'MIND SET' of a winner or else they won't be any good to themselves or anybody else, and I mean that in a nice way... Because unless they are in the right 'MIND SET' they aren't going to win very many games! The session went very well and I will see him again next month.

I then went to look at a couple of offices, as I have just found out that the office I am in at the moment is due to go under a full refurbishment which will affect my Hypnosis Sessions with my clients too much, and I don't like anything that affects the results that I want with my clients!

So, if YOU are a sports person and want to achieve MUCH BETTER results in your chosen sport, why not email me for more info: mark@hypnotist.com.au

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Lanston Hughes

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Private Therapy Clients At Office...

My day was spent treating Hypnosis Therapy clients... one was for stress and anxiety and the other for Stop Smoking! Both clients were successful and they both went away very, very happy and rid of their particular issues, and I went home happy with the results!

I then went back to my home office and worked on the new show for the "NAUGHTY NIGHT OUT" show... check it out at: http://www.nno.com.au/

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Went To Lunch With Other Entertainers!

I look forward to going to a particular lunch club each month with many other entertainers because it's wlways a lot of fun, most of them are getting on now but they are and were GREAT entertainers in their day, and still some of them are entertaining to this day! They have singers, magicians, circus acts, escaplogists, hypnotists, jugglers, comedians and many other types of entertainers and there's a fantastic saying: ALWAYS MIX WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE, OR HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIELD THAT YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN YOURSELF! And these entertainers really are great people to mix with... they could teach you many, many things because of the fact that they have probably learnt the hard way themselves and been through all the ups and downs of show business.

So, if you want to be in the entertainment industry, look for other people in the same or similar industry and MIX WITH THEM!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Patrick Henry

Monday, May 4, 2009

Check Your Tyres Ladies and Gentlemen!!!

S**T!!! My wife had dropped myself and my soundman off at the airport to go and do the show in MT. ISA, but she said that the car had been pulling to one side for a good few weeks, we both noticed it but did nothing about it because of being so busy with other things!!! A couple of days later she decided to take the car to a tyre depot, it was a place called TYRE PLUS in Nerang... because she was a female on her own she thought that the guys were trying to get a sale from her when they said she needed two new tyres on the back because the old ones are badly shot!!! BUT... to her amazement the guys took her to the car on while it was in the air on the ramp and she nearly started crying... why you might ask?

Just look at the 'inner' tread on the tyre, and it wasn't just one tyre, it was both!!! They had both worn away from the 'inside' so it wasn't even visible when we had checked the tyres a few times before, in fact, the tyre treads were only very slightly worn AND, both tyres still had the nobblies on them, just like they do when they're brand new... The man at the tyre depot said that he can't understand how the tyres never blew, and how we weren't sent flying across the motorway!!! SO, please always, always get your car tyres checked, most places won't charge you to get them checked so get it done please!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Henry David Thoreau

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Busy With Show In Mount Isa... Sorry Not Much Of A Blog!

Once again... I am sorry, but because of the ups and downs in MT. ISA with different things, it has been very hard to get time to write about the shows etc... But, I will tell you that the shows went better than we had expected due to the mishaps etc, and I will return to MT. ISA in the very near future, they're great people and 'naughty', and I like that for my shows!!! :)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.

T.E. Lawrence

No Blog Today... Busy With Show!

Sorry ladies and gentlemen but I don't have a lot to write today, been very busy with the show, preparation etc! BUT... here's the...

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. W.B. Yeats

Friday, May 1, 2009

Missed Flight To Mount Isa... Very P***ed Off!

Whenever I go away, to a meeting, out to lunch, dinner etc, I always insist on being early because I can't stand people leaving me hanging around, so therefore don't expect for people to have to wait for me... But if I am doing a show I always insist on being VERY ealry to cover any unexpected delays, mishaps etc... today was no exception! Myself and my soundman Des were all set to go to do a show in MT Isa, a town in the outback of nowhere. We were at the airport on time, booked in on one of those ticket kiosks and then stood inline to check in our baggage. The queue was very, very long, and in fact probably one of the longest queues I have ever waited in at an airport...

Anyway, after 45 minutes of waitng in the queue we eventually got to the ticket desk to check our bags in, only to be told that our flight had now been closed and was leaving after 10 minutes... I asked why were weren't able to still get on t if there was still 10minutes to go, but the ticketdesk girl just didn't want to know! I explained that we had been standing in the queue for 45 minutes, that we had already checked in and that nobody from the ticket desk had called us forward to jump the queue but she didn't want to know, I was a little p*ssed off as you could imagine! We were then sent to another ticket desk where we were told that we wouldn't be on a flight until 3:35pm, which got us into MT Isa by 6:15pm (our show was at 7:30pm), and when I asked why nobody had put a call out over the address system for myself and my soundman the man on the desk said that they don't do it anymore due to privacy policies!!! I accepted that because who was I to tell this man that I didn't believe a single word that he had just said!!!

Anyway, we had to pay an extra $44 each, and wait around in the airport for another 6 hours! It takes a lot to grind my gears and so it didn't take me too long to calm back down once we had walked away from the tikcte desk... UNTIL, we started hearing peoples names being called out over the inhouse system to 'hurry up' and board their planes because the plane was boarded and waiting to leave... this went on every now and again for the extra 6 hours that we were made to wait... So I suggest that qantas shouldn't really lie to passengers whilst the passengers are still hanging around the airport hearing all these calls for other passengers!!! Anyway, 6 hours later we board our plane, the plane is delayed due to a mechanical error and then we eventually take off, and then arrive at Mt Isa at 6:35pm, the venue sends somebody to pick us up, take us to the venue, set up, go to our hotel room, got showered and changed and then got to the venue at 7:45pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The show actually went well considering the mind set that I was in after all the problems, BUT... hurdles are put in front of us to jump, and things aren't always easy to come by.

So, the moral of the story for qantas is: DON'T LIE TO PASSENGERS WHEN THE PASSENGERS ARE STILL AT THE AIRPORT JUST TO COVER UP YOUR OWN ERRORS OR DISSERVICE... Is this a dig at qantas? not really, it's a dig at any airline or other company that are supposedly there to look after their 'paying passengers'!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton