{"id":2403,"date":"2020-06-24T14:58:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T13:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pieceofmind.andwedothis.uk\/2020\/06\/24\/build-your-ideal-life-as-a-therapist\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:04:07","slug":"build-your-ideal-life-as-a-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piece-of-mind.co.uk\/ianyoung-birmingham\/blog\/2020\/06\/24\/build-your-ideal-life-as-a-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Build your ideal life as a therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hi, my name is Andy Griffiths and I am the founder of Piece of Mind which is a very successful <strong>hypnotherapy practice and hypnotherapy training school<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I waved goodbye to my former career (and secure salary!) in 2008 and started Piece of Mind from my back bedroom. I launched my therapy service and it very quickly became a runaway success, providing a six-figure income business within 12 months meaning I needed to get a proper therapy room and become a proper grown-up business.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most people don\u2019t set out in life to be a therapist, however, a lot of people end up in a place where they need a change. They have had a career but now want to \u2018make a difference\u2019 or \u2018give something back\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These ambitions are confessed, of course, with a fair bit of British embarrassment, as though it is corny to make a life change and want to help people.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most people spend a great deal of their adult lives either working in professions they never planned to, or doing jobs they really do not enjoy, but believe it or not both of these scenarios has its perks:<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yes you\u2019ve earned a salary and if you were lucky will have had some other benefits, but for most of you, you have worked adjacent with like-minded people, and as a result of which you\u2019ve possibly forged some strong friendships.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You have also gained a lot of experience in working with people; getting to know their tics and tells, hearing their stories and learning to help them to reach their goals.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although at this stage it may feel like you have been on a very different road, some of the skills you already have will help you in a new career.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Online training video\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/422184029?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now where hypnotherapy is concerned, most people can be sceptical; as they don\u2019t know much about it.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Like most people, I guess, when you mention hypnosis you think of Paul McKenna and Derren Brown, and those \u2018comedy\u2019 stage hypnotists making people cluck like chickens.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hypnotherapy is, as the name suggests, a combination of hypnosis and therapy. This is important: you don\u2019t just meet someone and immediately \u2018drop them into hypnosis\u2019! you get to know them, you listen to them, build rapport with them and tailor your work to suit them as an individual.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hypnosis is a powerful technique to have in the therapeutic toolbox, and with all the years of being in practice I can share what I\u2019ve learned and the systems and processes which work particularly well.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I love hypnotherapy because it\u2019s goal-focused and it\u2019s empowering.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is not hocus-pocus; hypnotherapy has practical techniques anyone can learn (which is why we generally don\u2019t see clients for the long term \u2013 as we equip people to help themselves).<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most of you are already using hypnotic techniques in your daily lives, during your self-talk and in your daydreams.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019ve used hypnosis on myself for everything from running a marathon to handling my fears as I hurtled out of an aeroplane doing a parachute jump.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019m no longer self-conscious about saying I want to help people.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I do help people, and I\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">love<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0it.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And I don\u2019t mind admitting that hypnosis helps me too.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My work with clients reminds\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">me<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to remain grounded, it makes\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">me\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">feel safe and at peace \u2013 my own unconscious soaks up a little of the positive messages, and they are powerful.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the last three years, I\u2019ve been spending more and more of my time teaching, coaching and mentoring hypnotherapists and teaching is my biggest passion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019ll be honest, I enjoy it.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I love hearing about how my guidance and advice has helped someone else and has had a positive impact on their life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I enjoy helping therapists build a successful practice and that\u2019s why I am talking to you.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although my business has had its ups and downs (can you name a business that hasn&#8217;t!) Piece of Mind has been a big success.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s given me freedom and security to live the life I want to lead and has given my family and Barney my beloved Cocker Spaniel the lifestyle they really deserve.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I&#8217;ve never looked back, and I&#8217;m delighted to tell you that I&#8217;m hugely passionate about my therapy business and my ability to help people.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I regularly get asked what&#8217;s enabled me to create the freedom and success that I enjoy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So many therapists fail (some quicker than others), many more therapists work insanely long hours for years on end, without ever achieving the success that they desire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So what is it that separates successful and profitable therapists from those that fail?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u200bThere&#8217;s only one answer to that question in my mind:\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">my single biggest advantage over most therapists has been my steadfast devotion to learning from the very best, wherever and whomever they are.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I&#8217;m a committed and constant student of success. Analysing success and its many forms.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As I write this, I&#8217;ve spent over \u00a376,000 on books, manuals, courses, summits, mastermind groups, conferences and seminars.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I&#8217;ve clocked up thousands of air miles searching for the very best and committed hours, days and weeks absorbing, understanding and implementing everything I&#8217;ve learned.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That commitment to learning and replicating success is the key difference between me, and a typical therapist.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most therapists don\u2019t make this type of commitment and most therapists don\u2019t enjoy the success that they set out to achieve&#8230;coincidence? I don\u2019t think so.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I mentor lots of therapists each year and there is a strong correlation between commitment and following a proven process and structure.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There\u2019s no big secret here. If something is working well for someone else, there\u2019s a very good chance that it\u2019s going to work for you too, that\u2019s the shortcut to success.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As with any service, there is a science to it. Just as you\u2019re unlikely to ace an exam without studying, you\u2019re unlikely to become highly successful without spending some time learning what other successful people have done.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why you don\u2019t need to spend 5 years and nearly \u00a380k doing what I\u2019ve done!<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I\u2019ll be straight with you. I know that most people don\u2019t have the luxury of being able to fly around the world to find out what&#8217;s working well for others.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I appreciate you&#8217;re probably very busy working a full-time job whilst trying to find time to do things with your family and loved ones.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That\u2019s why I am talking to you!<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You don\u2019t need to spend years acquiring this knowledge and expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I gift wrap it all and deliver it directly in my training.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sounds crazy let me explain?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every year I run a number of classroom-based training courses teaching people to become fully accredited and registered clinical hypnotherapists. Teaching is my platform to share some of my knowledge on how to learn an amazing new life skill and make an income from it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The feedback from my training is always very positive.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Sheila Testimonial\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/425495768?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The messages students send me on how they are forging new lifestyles for themselves got me thinking (which as my wife would tell you, is dangerous)<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What could I do to help even more people create their own success?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How can I find a way to give other people access to ALL of the knowledge and expertise I\u2019ve used to build my practice up over the years &#8211; so that they can shortcut their journey to freedom and financial success.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The answer to that question is I put all of my experiences good and bad into my training courses.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I now devote 50% of my time to teaching, coaching and mentoring as many new therapists as I can.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My goal is to help them become successful and profitable by using the tried and tested systems and processes that I know will deliver a steady stream of paying clients.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My training is for anyone that&#8217;s committed to learning a proven success strategy and (importantly) implementing those strategies quickly and effectively.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I love working with people who want to immerse themselves in the skills and the knowledge they need to grow a successful lifestyle business regardless of what the economy, government or local competitors are doing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I give all my students exclusive access to me and my library of success shortcuts and resources.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I deliver all the therapy tools and information needed on a plate. I\u2019ve done all the hard work for you over the years, and I keep working hard to make sure that I can keep students informed with all the latest strategies and processes from the most successful and most profitable therapists out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So how will this help you&#8230;.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I thought long and hard about the best, most effective way I can spend a chunk of my time helping others to develop themselves, and I believe I\u2019ve come up with a winning combination of \u2018face time\u2019 as well as regular online and offline communications.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All of my students receive the following as part of my training:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exclusive one to one strategy sessions with me. I discuss practical ideas and methods that help you establish yourself. I devote time to masterminding a valuable opportunity for you to tap into.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Success portal. You get access to an online portal with everything you need to establish your practice. Hours and hours of learning content and templates to use to create everything you will need to get up and running quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A library of over 100 Hypnotherapy Scripts to start using with clients<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Templates for client intake forms and consultations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How-to guides for getting your business online<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fortnightly live training and Seminars. As a member of my private training group, you get access to live training and Q&amp;A sessions with me. You can also talk to other students, share ideas and practice your skills with like-minded people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Access to a private Facebook Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Live calls, these are super valuable. I schedule live call sessions with me twice each month. You\u2019ll be able to pick up the phone or jump online and speak with me directly and talk in detail about your training, your problems and your opportunities and ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All of the Hypnotherapy training material you need to start running sessions with clients. While learning is important, it\u2019s nothing without implementation. That\u2019s why I keep in constant contact with therapists that are committed to creating success.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many other training courses only cover the therapy and you\u2019d have to pay hundreds of pounds each month to get your hands on the content I offer my students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I know most people don\u2019t have lots of time to indulge in lots of theories and advanced thinking, If you are anything like I am, you\u2019re looking for a practical strategy you can put to work straight away and start benefiting from it quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My training is for people who are looking for an opportunity to change their lives, take a new direction and are prepared to implement the ideas and strategies I teach them.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your current career or level of education is not an issue.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sounds good?<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My personal guarantee<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I guarantee that you\u2019ll find the content and material useful, inspirational and practical. You won\u2019t get piles of useless theory, or fluff and puff. Expect practical ideas and training that you can put to work right away.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you are looking to make a change in your life then a business of your own could be the answer. Hypnotherapy is the tool and with a good system of processes, you can create your ideal life.<\/span><br \/>\nI offer classroom, <a href=\"https:\/\/hypnotherapytrainingcollege.co.uk\/\">distanced learning<\/a> and live online tuition.<br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you would like to discuss how you could start a completely new career in Hypnotherapy get in touch for a chat.<\/span><br \/>\n[button link=&#8221;https:\/\/piece-of-mind.co.uk\/ianyoung-birmingham\/contact-us\/&#8221; newwindow=&#8221;yes&#8221;] Let&#8217;s chat some more&#8230;[\/button]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Andy Griffiths and I am the founder of Piece of Mind which is a very successful hypnotherapy practice and hypnotherapy training school.\u00a0 I waved goodbye to my former career (and secure salary!) in 2008 and started Piece of Mind from my back bedroom. 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