10 Questions with Andy Duncan
Cyber Location: www.thefearmaster.com
1. Are you a full time hypnotist, part-time or hobbyist?
Yes, I am a full time hypnotist, however I use combinations of other techniques in the hypnotic mix!
2. Do you specialize in any type of hypnosis?
Yes and No. If I may answer the question at a different level that would be great, I always use bespoke methods for individuals and groups following a detailed questionnaire. I believe having flexibility in your approach is critical in achieving a 100% success rate, after all thats what we all want.
3. Is there any type of hypnosis you do not do? Why?
I do not and will not do any sort of intervention hypnotically or any other method of intervention without first making sure the outcome and procedure is of a sound ecological result.
4. Do you use self-hypnosis regularly in your life? If so, how?
Self Hypnosis is a great form of self development and yes, I use it regularly. I think people make the mistake of thinking self hypnosis is about being in a quiet place with music in the background, warm atmosphere etc, etc. I use walking the dogs, going for a run, washing the dishes, even doing the gardening!!!! Simply clearing my mind and organizing my structure of the day, week, month and future goals, the list is really endless.
5. Describe your hypnosis office or work setting.
A lot of my work is done in the clients house or office because I want them to feel comfortable and relaxed. If they decide to come to mine they will find a big Mac computer on a desk with a very comfortable cane chair shaped like a donut on a platform that can move, very comfortable indeed. From the moment they walk down the street to my office, they and I know they are having a positive outcome. As soon as they see me, the client knows I’m the right person for the job, check out my website on www.thefearmaster.com, as soon as you see, feel and hear my website you already know if you want to work in my environment or not and that’s the key!!!!
6. Describe a typical day in your life.
Very early to rise, and either walk or run with my dogs and let my thoughts carry me through the physical exercise. Check e-mails, prepare for my clients with paperwork and history ready at hand, any slack time in the day in between clients, use wisely and priorities appropriately!!!!! Always round the day off with the next days activities and paper work completed for that day. Boring really!!!!!! I love it. No one day is ever the same, no one client is ever the same, no one treatment is ever the same and yet I still achieve a 100% success rate, its awesome!!!
7. Where did you get your training in hypnosis and are you certified?
I got my training through a company in Windsor London UK, I had the best trainers in the UK!! Yes, I am certified.
8. Most fabulous hypnosis technique you use?
The most wonderful techniques I use would have to be those ones where the client achieves their goal and is hyper over achieving it, example - a client of mine came over because they had a deep routed fear of drowning and pushing themselves until they were out of breath!!!!!! Seven months later they achieved an awesome result by completing this years UK Ironman Triathlon Championships 2.4 mile open water swim, 112 mile cycle, followed buy a Marathon 26 miles!!!!!!!! all in one day - an amazing fete of human performance, this person now has unlimited resources and confidence to fall back on, they have now absolutely got no limit on what they can achieve, physically and mentally.
9. Worse moment ever in a hypnosis setting that ended up being a valuable learning experience.
You know what, I have no worst moments, everything is about learning and thats how I view things.
10. Any words of advice to potential clients or other hypnotist.
I have lots of words of advice, too many to list. The main few for clients are, make sure the person has insurance for what they are doing and are qualified to do so, expect to remember everything and remain in control at all times, expect fast results and thats what people get with me - ultra fast results!!!! When using someone make sure you can connect to them and they are successful or have been referred buy a trusted friend.
To all hypnotists if you talk the talk, walk the walk, you have got to be on top of your game 100% of the time, learning all the time, the day you stop learning and improving pack up your job and find something out there that gets you fired up, take what makes you fired up and bring it back into your old job and implement it, your business will explode. I’m going to be controversial here. I see to many so called therapists on my travels wearing cardigans and hugging trees,etc etc. They tell other people what to do and they are not doing it themselves, for goodness sake remember if your talk talks and your walk talks, your walk talks speaks louder than your talk talk!!!!! in other words what you do speaks louder than what you say!!!!!!! Command your Fears with the Fear Master.
