Personal Development Unplugged

Letting Go In 4 Easy Steps Would being able to change something you do or feel be valuable to you, would that be important? If that was easy to do and comfortable to do what would you change? Breaking down/deconstructing the complicated is what I do here so in this episode I have created a process to let go of an issue. Is there something you would like to change say in your behavior or reaction to something or someone? Maybe you have some feeling that doesn't feel quite right  - We've all got something we would like to let go of or change haven't we? I have deliberately kept this very conversational so as to make it flow and be a 'do with' process. If you want to dive straight in then come on in but if you want to listen first before, a taste as it were just make sure you have nothing that needs your attention(like driving, etc.) and simply listen with your eyes open then when you're comfortable - listen again. For those of you who would not only like to experience this but would like to read the process, I'

My Deep Thinking Is Not Working Do you find it difficult to think, think really deeply? to deep dive as they say. Isn't important to be able to think clearly, focused, and be able to get things straight in your mind? I really believe when you can the whole world changes for you. I've been getting despondent not finding this clarity and was I finding excuses to put it off not overt excuses but as if I'm pretending to deep think and then wondering why it isn't working. I feel I was fidging the process and Ah-Ha that's why I get fudged results. Does that resonate? I know that the questions that I ask myself, and you, are ones that will work and need tweaking if we're to get the results of gaining that clarity. This is a conversation, with you, unusually this time including a couple of F-bombs and I leave a few questions for you. They are hanging in the air and I'd love to hear about how you would answer them. If you are up for that please email me personally at feedback@personaldevelopmentunplugged.com Maybe we

A 3rd Dive Into Loneliness In this episode, I'm looking into the fear behind Loneliness. The fear of being Lonely yet the fear that stops us from letting it go. This is important for all of us to understand and even if you are not lonely there are still good reasons for listening. You may know someone that's suffering right now and you can learn to help You may get lonely and you will understand the signs and what to do or where to look to end it quickly and comfortably If you have a different issue just simply substitute that in place of lonely and explore the emotions and intentions we discuss here There's always something to learn and use So I am taking a great jump and saying fear, anxiety are behind or could be if you look deeper. There will be a reason for that anxiety and that fear, we know that, even if it doesn't feel it's a good reason. Believe me, it is a good reason, a positive intention and it's important to get that. When you do, things will begin to change and life gets better. No more fighti

Hi My friend, Following on from #225 Learning From An Artist I have created a Hypnosis track of the process we discussed so you can experience the full processboth  unconsciously and consciously and notice those minor issues disappear. Please enjoy with my compliments Paul     Personal development [self improvement] [self development] [NLP] [Hypnosis]

Getting The Most From Your Day Leaving Nothing to Chance If you're like me, you meet your commitments in your diary - meetings, phone calls, and you fill in the blanks for yourself. But it's the time in between, those projects that have an end date and those things you want to do but when you do them and by when is entirely up to you and if you're like me time disappears and those things don't get done. Now a long time ago, I used a process that originated with Tony Robbins but it missed out something for me, It was so close but close is not good enough. And then on this particular Sunday afternoon, things came into focus and the missing pieces came into place. Don't you just love intuition coming out of nowhere? I wonder how you do your planning for success and if this adds to it. I would love to hear from you and your thoughts on this (and any other issues/concerns) simply email me and share your dreams at feedback@persoanldevelopmentunpluged.com Talking of sharing, would you pay this forward by sharing thi

Learning From An Artist Change from a different perspective A little while ago I saw something that really got my attention. And as I watched my mind was drawn to thinking how can I use this? I had also been reading that many great developers, creatives, and some would say geniuses would look at other topics away from their field of interest and discover the most amazing solutions to their problems that they had been pondering without success. I'm guessing something inside put the two together. You see this all came together on the day I was to give a live webinar for my son's Mind Mastery group. So I thought what a brilliant subject to explore together and I've been able to extract that part of the webinar to share with you. I found the whole experience of firstly having that Ah-Ha moment, then the mind mapping of something quite different, and then verbalize it really refreshing. As I say you really get to understand things deeper when you share what you learn especially out loud and I did! I'll also be put

Pain Then Pleasure Enjoy the pleasure Warning - this is a New Years Resolution FRREEE ZONE! We know we can make changes any day, any minute of a year and this is the place to come to do just that. In this episode, I'll take you through at least a couple of processes that facilitate making changes at both the conscious and unconscious levels with ease. Sometimes we have to realize what and how not making changes can mean to us now and in the future - the pain - which enhances the motivation for the pleasure of creating a now and the future we desire. I have gone into this subject quite deep because I believe it's important to understand that making our life the one you want is not a pipe dream, not whoo whoo La La, not clickbait for some made-up false guru but totally possible. All you need is the will to do whatever it takes and the limit of your imagination, which we know is limitless.  (that was a little inside my mind rant too!) It's not difficult but it does take effort and commitment. Knowing this stuff

RAOK Random Act Of Kindness This really is a five-minute Quickie episode The other day I fell into the YouTube trap and got kidnapped into watching more than I should. It doesn't happen too often and I'm sure you too have fell foul of that 'Well go on then, just one more'. But something got me thinking as I watched this particular genre. Yep, I know some are set up for the camera but........ Well have a listen to what I took away, there's always something we can learn from everything and anything if we're open to it. The result is it feels so good! You do want that don't you? If you like what you hear here, please share your feedback and this episode: https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq-328-random-acts-of-kindness/ feedback email: feedback@personaldevelopmentunplugged.com Shine brightly Paul Please remember you can leave a comment or email me with questions, requests, and feedback. If you have enjoyed this or any other episode please share and subscribe. Just email me feedback@personaldevelopmentun

Celebrating 21 Years and encouragement to new Hypnotherapists I can't believe it's just over 21 years ago I stepped into my first Hypnosis training, I can still remember my anxiety I felt with my first paying client and that magical feeling of being part of making the wonderful changes my clients have made. I've learned so much over that time and I continue to enjoy still learning AND in breaking down the complicated I just felt it would be nice to share 3-4 of the most powerful and simple things I have learned that will make any aspiring (Hypno)Therapist's work, results, and confidence - awesome! They have nothing to do with the 'magical' processes available and have everything to do with you and how you think and act and trust. Yes, this is deliberately (I wish it could be artfully but Hey Ho!) vague and to get it, whatever it is, you will have to come with me. It won't take long but the effects last forever. If you're interested press play and when you've listened please share this episode: https://person

Negative BiAS Buzzword or BS Before you, well someone might, shout out that Negative bias is a real thing - I know but don't you think there's way too many using this as an excuse or a thing we have to put right because it makes them So So right and it's the popular 'Click Bait' thing to call out. And no I'm not going to talk about that part of the BS I'm going to explore what it really is and what it really does for us, yes the positive in a negative! And then........ With that understanding look to see and hear here what to do when that positive negative is a negative negative. Doesn't that sentence make you just want to dance with joy - Or maybe it's just me and t my unplugged mind  :O) Go on come with me and find out the 'HOW' we can change this negative bias when it gets in our way ad is totally inappropriate. That's the bit everyone fails to tell you because when that happens they would have nothing to say and I'll always have something or some 'HOW' to share. Because that's what we do hear/here. Breaki

Old Advice or Good Advice It seems to me that some people will only take new advice, maybe only when scientifically offered as confirming what we already know because the other advice is out of date. Well, take the teachings of the Stoics, Lao Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, Huna and so much more just going to prove there is very little new new. The real skill is how to use and adapt those teachings in this time, in your life, and in your style. Take it and develop it. And then make sure you share it. Because when you do you will probably learn it even more profoundly and secondly, with selfless service, you will be adding to the health of little ole' planet Earth and those you know in it - That's got to be a great thing to do AND it feels good too!  :O) As always please share this episode and the podcast as your way of paying it forward: https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq-327-old-advice-or-good-advice/ ‎ Please email me your thoughts and feedback at feedback@personaldevelopmentunplugged.com Shine brightly Pa

Introducing Jean Walters The Journey from Anxiety to Peace As you know the PDU podcast is a solo-cast but every now and then someone comes along and this time it is Jean Walters (http://www.spiritualtransformation.com) to share her thoughts of moving from anxiety to peace. I love it when someone has a great message and wants to share it with us here at the Personal Development Unplugged podcast. We, Jean and I, come from different backgrounds but I hope you get to hear our intentions are the same, and sometimes it’s just terminology that differs. I really hope you enjoy and get something from this little departure from the norm.  It can be an amazing Ah-Ha moment hearing things from different backgrounds yet with the same aim in mind - to help people and share what has been learned. Please share this episode:  https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/jean_walters_anxiety_to-_peace/ and what you learned here Jean has a book out now: The Journey from Anxiety to Peace: Practical Steps to Handle Fear, Embrace St

Reaching Out Asking For A Friend Let me share a recent experience that not only made my day but daze. Connecting with people, reaching out is something I've been doing but something made me do it in a different way and way, way better than I could ever imagine. In this 5 Minute Quickie podcast, I'll share it all with you, and if it inspires you to do the same you will not regret it - No Way! Have a listen and make a decision to enjoy time in this MaD WoRlD to make a difference to your world and the world of others. Heaven forbid you carry it on forever making such a positive difference   :O) I know this is so simple and so easy and quick to do please take the time to get this and share it by taking action and by sharing this episode: https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq-326-reaching-out-asking-for-a-friend Shine brightly Paul Please remember you can leave a comment or email me with questions, requests and feedback. If you have enjoyed this or any other episode please share and subscribe. Just email

When is It Not Good To Forget and remember in the right way We all have things/events in our past we would live to forget as if they never happened. As we think of them, remember them we still feel that negative emotion, in other words- still feel bad. Now as a hypnotist I could make them disappear. I could but I wouldn't. Now you might be fooled into thinking well if you can make these memories disappear that would be a good thing but there are good reasons why they are still affecting you and there's a very real positive intent behind them. We'll go through all this and learn when we learn from these events they will lose their negative charge and be 'It was not good BACK THEN but it doesn't affect me anymore' And hey, we break this down into simple ways to do this and as you know it's a doing thing not just a listening thing so, please listen then practice what you hear - it won't be perfect but it can be permanent so practice well my friend and you could get wonderful results with little effort, you only

How Do You KNow And when you do ....... The world is full of generalizations (Just like that one!) and we do it all the time on ourselves (Oh! There's another one) and I think, well I know if you want to change something or change something in you we need to go beneath these generalizations. In NLP there's a pattern called the Meta Program all good therapists use it even if they don't know they are doing it. It takes you below the generalization, the distortions and deletions we use in our vocabulary about ourselves. When you do this you begin to reveal important things and especially when dealing with issues we can head towards the root cause, limiting beliefs. Now I know you're probably thinking but I'm not a therapist and I don't want to learn a pattern - It's too hard! :O( Yes well, you're wrong about it being hard and as usual, I'll break this down into something simple, in fact, 4 words. What are those 4 words? Come with me and find out in the 5-minute quickie podcast episode. Don't be put off by how ea

I'm Struggling Are You? It happens to us all, at some time in our lives and that is to struggle with starting, doing, or finishing those things we want to start, do or finish. I'm currently struggling with doing the things I want to be doing but something seemed to be hampering me and it just feels Ugh! I wanted to share my personal struggle and the thoughts and actions I had and took. It just might resonate with you, encourage you and share some tools and thoughts. In fact, I've come up with 5 ways, 5 options that sprung to mind. I know there are many more and we'll probably talk about them later. If you have some ways that get you over your personal struggles do let me know. You know the email So what are those 5 ways Cloughie? Well before you start to work on this the classic STOP and Pause so we can reset our state and intention. WE all know we cannot solve a problem insie the problem - you can't read the label from inside the jar. Then what? Well now you have to come with me to explore these and understa

I'm Not Ready - I'm Got Good Enough but you are really It's time to do your stuff and show what you've got It's natural to doubt your ability and the thing is you can, because no one can do what you do the way you do it. Knowing you will never know enough - ever. Then it's time to practice what you know and the only way is out in the open. Follow the advice of the likes of  Steven Pressfield, Seth Godin, or Austin Kleon and show your work by showing yourself. We all want to see you and hear you. When you do you will go from strength to strength, success to more success and it will feel great. You only need to trust in you - I do! So go get that motivation rolling, get the momentum moving and go do your stuff. Come with me in this short but deep dive that might just light your fire. and then encourage others by sharing this episode: https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq-324-im-not-ready-im-got-good-enough Shine brightly Paul Please remember you can leave a comment or email me with questions, requests

Don't Put This Off You owe it to yourself As human beings, we have this habit of not sharing when we need help and asking for help. We put a brave face on and all the inside we feel frightened, scared, lonely, anxious, an imposter, low self-esteem, etc. you can really put any negative emotion and its associated limiting belief. In this longer podcast episode, I want to show you options and why the best option is the best. You see it's good to talk, that's been a current strapline in the media. And it is and it isn't. It depends - on how and with who you talk to and as I said we'll explore the options and decide together because that's what we do in this Unplugged Personal Development community. I'm here to tell you that YOU only need one thing to ensure you get your results, let go of those or that issue, quickly and comfortably and that's this: THE WILL TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES If you follow my advice and use that will not only will you find success and happier life so will everybody around you too. This has

That'll do Won't it? We've all said it, I know I have a few too many times, Oh That'll do - Knowing we've undersold, under-delivered, and in truth let ourselves down. If you heard those words from a surgeon, an airplane mechanic even a chef or, well you fill in the blank because virtually any profession will fit you would not be happy. So why is it acceptable for me or you to have such a low standard? There's only one answer to that, isn't there? Let's a quick 5-minute quickie and see what we can do to set the bar higher and notice that a small difference in our mindset makes a massive difference to the result. Please pay this forward by sharing: https://personaldevelopmentunplugged.com/fmq-323-thatll-do/ Shine brightly Paul Please remember you can leave a comment or email me with questions, requests and feedback. If you have enjoyed this or any other episode please share and subscribe. Just email me feedback@personaldevelopmentunplugged.com Go to paulclough.co.uk/subscribe to learn more Or simply click he

Making The Right Decisions No More Excuses This is a must not a maybe and when you make it a must you will make things happen for you and in your way and you get to profoundly enjoy the results. He Who Waits................. tumble weed rolls by Waits and waits and waits and let others decide your fate and results. When this happens you are on the effect side of life and to try to soften the results we, yep both of us, give 'valid' reasons which when you break them down are just feeble excuses. It's harsh but true my friend and that is not what I want for you. That's why getting this is a must. It's simple and you will have to do the work but man the results are unbelievable, especially to those who are still giving excuses why they couldn't. As the start of this, we'll start with painful truths and get the learnings we need to find that ultimate pleasure of success and knowing we made it - no one else! So come down this rabbit hole to discover what you need and even experience a process to make it easier t