You may wondering if self hypnosis is a great tool for goal setting and self improvement to help you achieve your goals. I began several months ago to investigate this for myself, and would suggest you might want to try it also.  

It is important for you to remember how credible your source of instruction and training is, because you do not want to get involved with anyone or anything that is not of the highest integrity. I personally chose the training
provided by Igor Ledochowski and was surprised at how easy it is to learn self hypnosis. Imagine what it would be like to find yourself having the motivation to actually make the changes you need to make, so you can start
becoming the person you really want and need to be. Self hypnosis can help you in that process.

While self hypnosis is usually thought of as a person listening to an audio tape, mp3, or other mass-produced media, intended to induce a willingness to absorb suggestions centered around a specific topic such as weight loss, stop smoking, etc., it is actually much more than this.

Self hypnosis training is generally prepared by someone who has never met the person being hypnotized. However,it is important that your course allow you the oportunity and provide the tools for you to implement the training in a way that is personalized just for you and your specific needs and situation.

You may be wondering, how do I incorporate self improvement into self hypnosis?

To go about self improvement using self hypnosis, you should remember there are certain aspects in your life you will want to address. Beyond addressing the negative aspects which serve as hindrances to improvement in your life, you will want to enhance your positive strengths, which means, you will find yourself becoming the person you really want to be.

Imagine for a moment what it would be like for a mom, if you actually put into practice a self hypnosis plan, designed by you, for you, to address the specific things in your life which needed improvement. How would it make you feel when you began to actually notice those changes becoming a reality in your life?  Isn't that something you would really like to see happen, sooner, rather than later?

In self hypnosis you are the one who gets to craft the process to suit your own needs, and as a result, you come to understand the importantance of the role you had and the benefits achieved in your personally directed outcome. In this case, your unconscious mind works in co-operation with your conscious mind to bring about the positive changes through self hypnosis.

Below is a short view of the self hypnotic process. Though there are lots of variations of this method, imagine for a moment, working through these basic steps in order to hypnotize yourself to accomplish self improvement and find yourself in the place where you would like to be.

1. List your goals from the most important goal to the least important. Make these goals reflect the deep inner desires of your heart, not just a superficial outcome. Turn these goals into an affirmation of life for you personally.

2. For each affirmation, you should formulate a fitting statement which reflects the essence of your desire, which means, you convert your affirmation into a specific instruction your unconscious mind is able to understand and willing to work to achieve. It is important you do not dwell on the negatives, because you do not want to train your unconscious mind to think negatively.  Always look beyond the negatives and make sure your affirmation statements are totally positive.

3. Sooner or later you will begin to understand the importance of relaxation in the process of self hypnosis, so it would be a good thing if you were to use the first minutes of your self hypnotic session to get as relaxed as possible.

4. You may want to consider beginning your self hypnosis session by priming your mind with your primary affirmation so your unconscious mind will be aware of where you want it to focus and the outcome you are looking for.

5. Throughout your day, as your conscious mind thinks about your goal and the desired outcome you are looking for, take a moment to repeat the specific affirmation statement for reinforcement to the unconscious mind.

Remember, your success towards self improvement will be directly linked to the extent you are willing to daily commit to setting aside time for this process.

It would be a good thing if you measured your progress by asking the question, "Am I closer to my goal now than I was before I started?" This is the only way you can find out if what you are doing is really helping you achieve your self improvement goals.