Happy New Year to everyone! This year starts a new look for me. Late in 2002 I started a new weight regimen that included exercise and eating right. As of January 2003 I have dropped 115 pounds and lost 20 inches off my waist line. If you've been following this web site you've seen the changes in my look over the years. I'm including some before and after photos on this page. I am hoping to lose 20 to 40 more pounds within the next several months.
This year also marks the start of the ninth year my web site has been on the internet. When my first web site went up I had two Megs of space to work with and MCI was my internet provider. At that time, MCI charged one dollar a minute to log onto the Internet and there was only a handful of stage hypnosis utilizing the web. Today, my site takes up two hundred forty six Megs of space and is still growing. At last count I saw at least fifty stage hypnosis web sites! Yikes, this is getting to be a fiercely competitive business!
HypnoStage started in February 1998 to help those people who are getting started in stage hypnosis and for the seasoned pros in the business to share their information, thoughts and ideas. My philosophy behind HypnoStage is to share information and resources for the betterment of our profession and to help one another on the road to success. The more competent the hypnotists are out there performing will ensure a positive image of our profession is fostered. The unskilled performers hurt everyone's business and hypnosis as an entertainment form in general. Someone once said “Knowledge is
Power” - how very true.
I will do my best to get an issue of HypnoStage out at least every other month or so in 2003, my schedule permitting. If you have any ideas, information or war stories you would like to share, I would welcome them for upcoming issues. My best wishes to all for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2003.
