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Most folks make the effort to start off in a new direction from a place where they're not. Sound confusing? This mini podcast will clear it up.

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? 

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INSIDE OUT

Transcript

Start Here

It’s pretty hard to get where you’re going if you don’t know where you are.

Most of us are experts on where we once were, but that’s little help in getting to where you are going now.

It’s a matter of focus. The comedic phrase, “You can’t get there from here” is always inaccurate. “Here” is always the starting point. You can’t start from “there” because you aren’t there now, you’re here. Before this becomes an old Abbott & Costello routine, let’s just say that it would be productive to find out where you currently are before you step off in any direction.

This is less about caution and more about prudence.

You won’t figure out every contingency in your planned journey to go somewhere. If you attempt to do that, you won't take the first step. It’s like the old dodge used to avoid marriage – “We’ll get married when we have enough money.” That’s like saying, “I’ll diet when I lose some weight.” But enough about caution.

The foundational piece to travel someplace new is to know where you are now. Reminds me of a story . . .

Charles Barkley and Larry Bird are both Hall of Fame, basketball players. Larry won championships; Charles didn’t. Charles played to his strength; Larry went to work on his weaknesses. For example: If someone scored on Larry while he was playing defense, he would take the ball out of bounds and immediately flip it up court to an open man who had an advantage on his defender. Charles, when scored on, would take the ball out of bounds, put his head down, pound the ball and berate himself. He missed his open teammate by this repeated action. Charles didn’t know where he was – Larry did.

When you get lost in your head, you are not here and it would be unwise to step off in any direction.

“Here” is getting out of your head, and it's always the most advantageous starting point.

You're always at a location that doesn’t exist when you are stuck inside your head. It’s the land of make believe. “Here” is reality with a different spelling.

When you get out of your head, you make choices based on what’s here, right now. It’s called noticing reality. Every time we go in our head, we dodge reality and wind up stepping off in a direction that leads us in circles.

Finding the off ramp involves truly discovering where you are right now – here. That way it’s easier to plot a course for your next step.

I trust you have the good sense to hear this.

All the best,

John