CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN 7 DAYS

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ALSO BY PAUL McKENNA

The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna

How to Mend Your Broken Heart

( w i t h H u g h W i l l b o u r n )

C H A N G E

Y O U R L I F E I N

7 DAYS

The World's Leading Hypnotist

Shows You How

P A U L M c K E N N A , P h D

E d i t e d b y M i c h a e l N e i l l

H A R M O N Y B O O K S

N E W Y O R K

Copyright © 2004 by Paul McKenna

All rights reserved

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Originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press, a division of

Transworld Publishers, London, in 2004

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McKenna, Paul,

1963-Change your life in seven days : the world's leading hypnotist shows

you how / Paul McKenna.—1st ed

To my parents,

who gave me more than I realized

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DAY 5 Healthy Foundations

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—Henry Ford

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we perceive the world in a heartbeat

t i m e , t h a t s m a l l c h a n g e i n d i r e c t i o n w o u l d t a k e y o u t o a n

e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t d e s t i n a t i o n f r o m t h e o t h e r p e r s o n

T h e t e c h n i q u e s c o n t a i n e d in Change Your Life in Seven

-What would it be like if you woke up one ing and a miracle had happened—your life had become exactly what you wanted it to be?

circum-stances for what they

are I don't believe in

circumstances The

people who get ahead

in this world are the

people who get up

and look for the

circumstances they_

want, and if they

can't find them,

make them

—George Bernard Shaw

THE D I F F E R E N C E THAT

M A K E S THE D I F F E R E N C E

M a n y p e o p l e b e g i n a s e l f - h e l p b o o k o r p e r s o n a l t r a i n i n g

p r o g r a m b u t q u i t h a l f w a y t h r o u g h T h e y c o n v i n c e t h e m selves t h a t it's t o o h a r d o r t h a t t h e y d o n ' t h a v e w h a t i t

It's e a s y t o b l a m e y o u r p a r e n t s , y o u r e m p l o y e r s , o r t h e

g o v e r n m e n t f o r y o u r p r o b l e m s , b u t u n t i l y o u d e c i d e t o

s e e y o u r s e l f a s r e s p o n s i b l e f o r y o u r s i t u a t i o n t h e n y o u

U n t i l o n e is c o m m i t t e d , t h e r e is hesitancy, t h e

c h a n c e t o d r a w b a c k , always ineffectiveness C o n

-c e r n i n g all a-cts of initiative ( a n d -c r e a t i o n ) , t h e r e is

o n e e l e m e n t a r y t r u t h t h e i g n o r a n c e o f w h i c h kills countless ideas a n d s p l e n d i d plans: that t h e m o m e n t

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W H O A R E Y O U ,

R E A L L Y ?

Discover your true potential

and become the person you

truly want to be

deafening roar of loud noises and the uncomfortable sinking

feel-ing when you fell would stick with you for a lifetime After a time,

you would realize that many of the giants seemed friendly, and

that one giant in particular was taking a special interest in your

safety and well-being

Then imagine that one day, for no reason whatsoever, the giant

you had learned to trust completely yelled at you, threatened you,

even hit you How could you ever feel safe again in a land of

giants'? There must be some laws of the land or rules that you

could learn to help you survive

One day, you meet some other little people They appear to be

like you, and in their company, you instantly feel more secure

Some of them claim to know the laws of the land, and share them

with you Combined with the insight you've gained from observing

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the giants and listening to them teach you in their booming,

god-like voices, you begin to figure out what you need to do and not do

to stay safe

Do as you are told It's easier to get along if you go along Don't

cry Don't fight Study hard Get a job Do as you are told Get

married Have children to support you in your old age Do as you

are told

The list grows longer as your once tiny body grows larger

(nur-tured no doubt by the special food produced in the land of the

giants), and eventually you come to realize that there are no

giants left

And then one day you wake up, and there is a tiny little

crea-ture staring up at you She has awakened in a land of giants

And because you love her, you begin to teach her everything you've

learned about how to survive in this land of giants

And so the cycle continues

-W e ' v e all m e t p e o p l e w h o a r e attractive b u t w h o t h i n k

o f t h e m s e l v e s a s u g l y — t o o fat o r t o o t h i n o r t o o o l d o r

t o o y o u n g I f y o u truly b e l i e v e y o u a r e u n a t t r a c t i v e , y o u will u n c o n s c i o u s l y s a b o t a g e a n y a t t e m p t s t o m a k e y o u r s e l f

In t h e b o o k The Mastery of Love, D o n

W e seek the teeth that M i g u d R u i z h r s t h a a l o y o f l i v i n g made the wounds { n a r s t a r n t h r e f o o d ^ p l e n t i

f e e l w e a r e w o r t h — t h a t is, w e will n e v e r a l l o w a n y o n e t o

a b u s e u s m o r e t h a n w e a b u s e o u r s e l v e s

w h o m w e c o n s i d e r i n o u r c u l t u r e t o h a v e e v e r y t h i n g a r e

s e c r e t s e l f - h a t e r s I c a l l this t h e " b l i n g - b l i n g f a c t o r " — t h e

b i g g e r t h e j e w e l r y , t h e s m a l l e r t h e s e l f - i m a g e

H o w e v e r , t h e b l i n g b l i n g f a c t o r i s b y n o m e a n s e x c l u sively a p r o b l e m o f t h e r i c h a n d f a m o u s I n f a c t , h a v i n g

-w o r k e d -w i t h p e o p l e f r o m all -w a l k s o f l i f e , I h a v e c o m e t o

We are born princes,

and the civilizing

process makes us into

is so strongly felt that it c a n easily i m p i n g e on

y o u r basic self-image It's a sorry p i c t u r e : s m a l l helpless powerless dirty socially u n a c c e p t -

a b l e i n f e r i o r c o n f u s e d — a n d in p a r t i c u l a r l y

b a d cases, u n l o v e d a n d u n w a n t e d a s well A n d sorry

t h o u g h i t is, t h e i m a g e was largely a c c u r a t e w h e n i t was laid d o w n — n o t b y yourself, b u t b y t h e a c t i o n s

self-Here is today's key lesson:

The reason you are not yet living the life of your dreams is that you are wasting so much of your time and energy hiding your negative self-image from the world

W h e n all y o u r e n e r g y i s g o i n g i n t o m a i n t a i n i n g t h e

i l l u s i o n o f y o u r p r o j e c t e d self a n d h i d i n g t h e i m a g e o f

y o u r f e a r e d self f r o m t h e w o r l d , t h e still, s m a l l v o i c e o f t h e

a u t h e n t i c s e l f — w h o y o u really a r e — c a n b a r e l y b e h e a r d

B u t a s y o u p r a c t i c e t h e e x e r c i s e s i n t o d a y ' s l e s s o n , y o u will b e g i n t o s e e y o u r s e l f i n a n e w l i g h t Y o u w i l l l e a r n t o

-istics of t h e t h r e e selves as t h e y r e l a t e to The unexamined life

y o u r o w n life I will s h a r e w i t h y o u s o m e is not worth living

i s r a r e l y a n e m o t i o n a l c h a r g e a t t a c h e d I f s o m e t h i n g

u p s e t s u s , it's u s u a l l y b e c a u s e a t s o m e l e v e l w e b e l i e v e i t

m i g h t b e t r u e P e o p l e o f t e n totally d e n y t h a t t h e n e g a t i v e traits t h e y a r e i d e n t i f y i n g h a v e a n y t h i n g t o d o w i t h t h e m

I t c a n b e h a r d t o l o o k d i r e c t l y a t y o u r o w n w o r s t f e a r s

s p e n t a l a r g e p o r t i o n o f y o u r life a v o i d i n g d o i n g j u s t t h a t

F o r t h a t r e a s o n , m o s t o f t h e s e q u e s t i o n s p o i n t t o t h i n g s

t h a t r e v e a l y o u r n e g a t i v e s e l f i m a g e r a t h e r t h a n y o u r n e g ative s e l f - i m a g e itself:

Small Change, Big Results

One of the most profound examples of how a small change can quickly and easily reprogram our self-image was demon- strated in a study by social psychologist Steven J Sherman

He set out to see if he could increase the number of volunteers

in a given area who would go door-to-door collecting for the American Cancer Society

He contacted a number of residents in the area by phone, explaining that he was doing a survey, and he asked them to predict what they would say if asked to go door-to-door for three hours collecting for a very good cause Because no one wanted to see themselves as uncharitable, nearly all of them said they would volunteer

A few days later, a representative from the American Cancer Society called the same people The result of them com- mitting themselves during the survey ?

A phenomenal 700 percent increase in volunteers!

Your Self-image for Success

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-Reprogramming Your Self-image for Success

1 Take a few moments to relax and breathe deeply

As your muscles relax, it b e c o m e s easier and easier to unleash your imagination

2 Now, imagine another you standing in front of you This is the most magnificent you that you can imagine—your authentic self

3 Take a moment to feel totally happy with your authentic self Look at the way that the authentic you stands, breathes, smiles, walks, and talks Look at how the authentic you speaks to others Notice how the authentic you handles problems and g o e s for goals

4 Now, step into and synthesize with your authentic self See through the eyes of your authentic self, hear through the ears of your authentic self, and feel how it feels so g o o d to live life as your

authentic self!

5 Finish your programming session by taking a minute to daydream about how your life will be different as you live more and more from your authentic self You can imagine yourself living authentically in any number of real situations from your past, present, and future

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure It's our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us

We ask ourselves: who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,

talented and fabulous ?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of the universe

Your playing small doesn't serve the world

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking,

so that other people won't feel insecure around you

We are born to make manifest the glory of the universe

that is within us It's not just in some of us: it is in everyone And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same

And as we are liberated from our own fear,

our presence automatically liberates others

w i t h it R a t h e r t h a n a t t a c h y e t a n o t h e r i m a g e o r l i m i t e d

p e r s o n a l i t y o n t o y o u r d e f i n i t i o n o f self, t h e w o r k y o u h a v e

d o n e t o d a y will a l l o w y o u r g r e a t e r p o s s i b i l i t i e s a n d p o t e n tial to c o m e t h r o u g h I p e r s o n a l l y b e l i e v e t h a t if t h e r e is a

-r e a s o n o -r p u -r p o s e t o life, this m a y w e l l b e a k e y p a -r t o f it

Before you begin today, listen to the hypnotic trance (www.paulmckenna.com/trance), then take a few moments

to go through the "Reprogramming Your Self-Image" cise from day one:

exer-1 Relax and breathe deeply As your muscles relax, it

b e c o m e s easier and easier to unleash your imagination

2 Now, imagine another you standing in front of you This

is the most magnificent you that you can imagine—your authentic self

3 Take a moment to feel totally happy with your authentic self Look at the way that the authentic you stands, breathes, smiles, walks, and talks Look at how the authentic you speaks to others Notice how the

authentic you handles problems and g o e s for goals

4 Now, step into and synthesize with your authentic self See through the eyes of your authentic self, hear

through the ears of your authentic self, and feel how it feels so good to live life as your authentic self!

5 Finish your programming session by taking a minute to daydream about how your life will be different as you live more and more from your authentic self You can imagine yourself living authentically in any number of real situations from your past, present and future

stream Because they had sworn a vow of chastity, the younger

monk ignored the woman and crossed the stream quickly

Realizing that the beautiful woman could not safely cross the

stream by herself, the older monk gathered her up in his arms and

carried her across the stream Once they had reached the other side,

he gently returned her to the ground She smiled her thanks, and

the two monks continued on their way

The young monk quietly seethed as he replayed the incident

again and again in his mind

How could he? the young monk thought angrily to himself

Does our vow of chastity mean nothing to him? The more the

young monk thought about what he had seen, the angrier he

became, and the argument in his head grew louder: Why, had I

done such a thing I would've been thrown out of our order This is

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disgusting I may not have been a monk as long as he has, but I

know right from wrong

He looked over at the older monk to see if he at least was

show-ing remorse for what he had done, but the man seemed as serene

and peaceful as ever

Finally, the young monk could stand it no longer

"How could you do that?" he demanded "How could you even

look at that woman, let alone pick her up and carry her? Do you

not remember your vow of chastity?"

The older monk looked surprised, then smiled with great

kind-ness in his eyes

"I am no longer carrying her, brother Are you?"