The Journey Begins

You’ve got to ask yourself

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you really want to go down the route of becoming a stage hypnotist? And why? The reason I say this is because once (and I mean just once because that’s all it took for me) you have been on stage and have built up your circuit of venues, returning to a normal, 9-to-5, Larry LowWage or Manual Labour, work-a-day pedestrian existence is difficult — maybe impossible.

I’m living proof. Especially after you’ve experienced the thrill of performing stage hypnotism and are well received! Another reason I’m asking basically what your motivation is, is because that building process can be slow and fraught with letdowns and frustrations. It can be a slow process to generate an income to make it worthwhile; you also have to think about the working hours, short-changes to your social life, maybe to family and friends, and such.

For years now, I work almost every evening (yes, that’s at least five evenings and sometimes as many as seven evenings, week in and week out, and some nights I do two shows) over a six month period.Sometimes, when people in my audiences are drinking and laughing, and enjoying themselves, and I am on stage I’d like to be with them relaxing. Just sometimes. But still, every evening when I finish the show and the audience goes home or back to their hotel, I, too, go home where it can get lonely, especially when I’m all wound up on the adrenaline performing produces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People are sometimes strange or cautious, a little reserved when meeting you because they know you hypnotize people for a living. And, you’ll hear all the same, stale jokes and statements like ”can you hypnotize my Bank manager”. Regardless, expect it and smile because for that person it’s usually the first time they’ve met a stage hypnotist. Allow them their curiosity and humour at your expense as the professional you are.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How about money? Travelling constantly, working evenings and weekends can get tiring and become hard on you, even though you realize that you are earning $200-$5,000 for as little as one hour’s work, in spite of the odd, late-night hours. On the other hand, if you decide that after 1 or 2 years stage hypnotism’s not for you, you could end up returning to a normal routine, working harder and earning less money.