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
Prisoner Of Change
Are you locked into the mindset that you can change people? You'll stay locked behind those bars as long as you live . . . unless you discover the key to change. Find it in this mini podcast.
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 podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038
"The Grasshopper" is 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?
Make sure to order a copy of John's new book: WISDOM OF THE GRASSHOPPER – 21 Days to Creativity. These mini-meditations take you inside where all your creative resources live. And you'll come out not only refreshed but recommitted to creating your future.
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Prisoner of Change
Are you a prisoner of change?
If so, sit with a thought The Grasshopper offered many years ago:
“People are who they are — not who we want them to be.”
Let that sink in for a moment.
How much time have you spent wishing someone would be who they simply aren’t?
In the spirit of full disclosure, there’s a phrase that makes me bristle almost every time I hear it: “That’s just the way I am.”
Because that’s not really true. That’s just the way you’ve been conditioned.
Who we are is largely the result of our conditioning. And wanting someone to be different—really different—takes an enormous amount of time and effort.
That investment might make sense with children who are still growing. But once people become, as my mother used to say, “big and ugly,” the odds of successfully reconditioning them drop . . . dramatically.
When it comes to changing adults, I’m reminded of an old joke: “You can lead a horse to water . . . but remember what a wet horse smells like.”
If you want the smell barn animals in the air all the time, keep trying to change people—especially the ones who have no interest in changing.
How many heartfelt conversations have you had with the family drunk? And honestly . . . how well did the last one work?
You say, “I just can’t accept their behavior.” That’s fair.
But here’s what you’ll also have to accept: you're not going to change them. The desire to change has to come from them.
No one is going to change you but you. Someone—or something—may open your eyes to a new way of seeing things, but you’re the one who has to do the work.
I’ve often thought therapy might be more effective if every session began with this sentence: “After all the work we do together, it’s still your problem to solve.”
Prison doesn’t change criminals—if it did, we wouldn’t have such a high recidivism rate. The changed prisoner is the one who realizes that his way isn’t working . . . and decides to change it.
Our urge to change others stems from a belief like this : “If they were more like me, they’d be better off.”
No. They’d just be more like you.
Becoming more of who they’re meant to be is a choice only they can make.
So if you’re looking for a hobby that consumes all your time and delivers absolutely no reward, try changing other people.
But if you’d like a far better return on your investment . . . work on changing yourself.
All the best,
John
