| Michelle was young and had just recently | | | | low enough to be out of spec if they had never |
| graduated from college and moved to the town | | | | been ground since she owned the car?" Steve |
| of Catonsville, just outside of Baltimore, MD. She | | | | wondered. |
| was excited about her new job and starting out | | | | So, Steve suggested she go back to the garage |
| life on her own. | | | | in the next few days, and he told her exactly |
| Unfortunately, she was still driving the old Ford | | | | what to say.... |
| Fiesta her Dad bought for her back in high school; | | | | Michelle did as Steve asked, and the mechanic |
| it was 5 years old way back then. It was still | | | | asked her to wait in the lobby for a moment. The |
| running well enough, but she noticed it was | | | | mechanic came back, and said he spoke with the |
| starting to whine every time she slowed down. | | | | manager. The manager said he was glad she |
| The brakes were worn. | | | | came back, because he had pulled her business |
| So, Michelle did the logical thing and took her | | | | card out of a bowl they were keeping in the |
| Fiesta down to a local garage in Arbutus, MD to | | | | back, and she won a $500 service credit. |
| get the brakes checked. After about an hour and | | | | Michelle left that day with a new set of disks and |
| a half waiting in the smelly lounge with nothing to | | | | brake pads with a "life of the car" guarantee... and |
| do but look at beat up car magazines and watch | | | | a big smile on her face... for a total cost of only |
| TV with terrible reception, the mechanic walked in | | | | $78. |
| with a big greasy smudge on his forehead. | | | | What did Steve say, and why did it make such a |
| The mechanic said, "The disks are shot and we | | | | drastic difference? |
| can't grind them down anymore, because they will | | | | As mentioned above, Steve is a certified clinical |
| be out of spec. We'll have'ta replace 'em". But | | | | hypnotherapist, but Steve is also trained in |
| you're in luck, cause I still have two in stock." | | | | conversational hypnosis... which is really not |
| "Oh... well, how much will that cost?" Michelle | | | | hypnosis at all. |
| asked. | | | | However, both hypnosis and conversational |
| "They run about a hundred dollars each, plus | | | | hypnosis both deal with communicating with the |
| about $68 miscellaneous shop parts, recycle | | | | subconscious mind. The difference is with |
| costs, fuel surcharges, and taxes. Add in labor, | | | | conversational hypnosis, you communicate with |
| and the whole job will cost you about $580", said | | | | the subconscious while the subject is fully awake, |
| the mechanic. | | | | interactive, and completely unaware of your |
| "$580?" Michelle exclaimed. "I don't have that | | | | subtle, hidden communication with his |
| much?" | | | | subconscious. |
| "Well, what d'ya wanna do?" asked the mechanic. | | | | When Michelle said what Steve suggested to the |
| "I guess I'll have to keep driving it awhile until I get | | | | mechanic, she was speaking to his conscious mind |
| that much money saved up," Michelle said feeling | | | | with the obvious dialog. But simultaneously she |
| totally deflated. | | | | told his subconscious to do what she wanted |
| The mechanic asked for her name and phone | | | | using a concept called embedded commands... and |
| number, so she handed him her business card. | | | | it worked! |
| And with that, she drove away. | | | | This is a true story. The names and the details of |
| Later, she was talking to her friend Steve, a | | | | the events were modified a bit, but this really did |
| clinical hypnotherapist, about the problem. Steve | | | | happen. Conversational hypnosis really does work, |
| suspected some foul play especially when Michelle | | | | and you can use in many different ways to |
| pointed out she had never had the brakes | | | | improve your life. |
| replaced before. "Why would the disks be ground | | | | |