Grasshopper Notes Podcast
The Grasshopper Notes Podcast is hosted by John Morgan the man who has been billed as America’s Best Known Hypnotherapist.
John’s podcasts are a collection of guided meditations and bite-sized, mini podcasts which open you to new ways of thinking, communicating, and responding. You get a finer appreciation of how your mind works and how to use your internal resources to your best advantage.
See a video of John's background at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbCPd00ok0I
In short, John Morgan is a people helper. Explore this channel and see what he can help you discover.
Grasshopper Notes Podcast
Situations Become Problems When We Think Too Much
When You turn off the thinker, you turn on the solver. Find out more in this mini podcast from John Morgan.
Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades.
Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's website: https://grasshoppernotes.com
"The Grasshopper" the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom.
Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:
• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement
And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options?
John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change?
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Situations Become Problems When We Think Too Much - Grasshopper
I wonder how many times we’ve labeled a situation a problem and elongated the time it took to come up with a solution.
The solution took longer because we engaged unnecessary thinking. Can you remember a time when you were stuck on coming up with a solution? The more problematic you made the situation and the more thinking you did, the harder it was to come up with an answer. Then you walked away to “clear your head” and then what happened? More times than you can count, you came up with a solution.
This is the case whether you’re working on a crossword or Sudoku puzzle or the Theory of Relativity. Genius isn’t thinking; it’s “other than thinking.”
You may not come up with a solution that will change the world, but you can have fewer problems when you have less thinking. Problems are mind based; it’s our thinking that makes a situation worse.
I’m reminded of the great question Byron Katie asks each person she works with: “Who would you be without that thought?” You’d be a person with one less problem with more space in your head for a solution to pop in.
Thinking is your problem, not your solution.
I’m not naive enough to believe that I’m going to completely stop thinking about my problems, but if I’m aware enough, I can take the time to re-label them as “situations” and remember to take a break from my thinking. This one-two punch is one of the best problem solvers I know of.
Situations are more porous than problems and break down easier when we give our thinking a break and come up with a magic solution.
All the best,
John
