Time got expensive.

That's the short version of where I've been.

After all that travel in July, I came home to a house that needed me in about nine directions at once.

Single homeschooling dad, two dogs, two cats (one with a thyroid problem), a business to run, a house to keep standing.

For those of you who are new here, and there are always new readers, this past year has been the hardest of my life.

My wife Shelli died last October.

For years I had this thing down to a science.

This little thing called balance.

I wrote a book about it.

I taught clients about it.

I practiced it.

And then I had to learn it all over again.

It's kinda like losing a leg.

What used to work no longer does.

So I've had less time than I'd like, and you've heard from me less than I'd like.

Those two things are related.

But here's what I've noticed about having less time.

You find out fast what you actually care about.

Things you assumed were essential turn out to be habits.

And a few things you might have called optional turn out to be the whole point.

Teaching hypnotherapy is one of those.

It's one of my favorite things in the world.

But doing it right takes time.

Not just mine.

Yours.

My trainings have run 80 hours in person over four consecutive weekends, plus months of coaching and supervision afterward, plus a reading list and online programs before we ever meet in a room together.

I canceled last fall's training when Shelli got worse.

I tried to reschedule this past spring before I admitted I couldn't run the same format.

Four weekends away from Sienna is not something I'm willing to do to her right now.

So I sat with it for a few months.

And I realized I was asking the training the same question I'd been asking my own life.

What actually has to happen here, and what am I doing out of habit?

That question turned out to be worth a lot.

Because I recorded the last couple of trainings, I have a complete record of everything I taught.

Which means I can take every part that doesn't require me standing in front of you and move it online.

Those parts are still fascinating.

They just don't need a room.

Then when we do meet in person, the room is nothing but hands-on.

I demonstrate from the front.

Real sessions with real people.

You learn by watching and listening.

(This is where the laughter and the tears happen.)

Then it's your turn.

You pair up and do what you just watched me do.

My students hypnotize each other, live in the room, starting on day one.

That part I won't budge on.

Nearly every training out there is fully online now.

I fought with my old marketing people about this.

They told me I'd make far more money if I put the whole thing online, and they were right.

But the most common complaint about those programs is that people graduate holding a certificate without the confidence to use it.

I'm not interested in producing that.

Here's the piece I'm most excited about, and it's about time again.

I'm going to give you AI-assisted notes on the work you see in that room.

Before you wince, this won't be the generic slop that phrase has come to mean.

This AI is trained on my work.

What you get back reads in my voice, with the same clinical detail I'd give you if I had unlimited hours to write it up by hand.

Which means you get to keep your eyes on the room all day.

That's the only way any of this is ever really learned.

So the live portion drops from a month to seven days, which means people with careers and families can actually attend.

The online material gets deeper, so you walk in ready to work.

And the months of supervision afterward stay exactly as they were, because that's where you find out what you're doing well and where you still need work.

By the time you're holding the certificate, you'll have the skills that are supposed to come with it.

This year taught me that time is the one thing you can't make more of.

All you can do is decide what deserves it.

This training deserves mine.

If it might deserve yours, hit reply and I'll make sure you're the first to know when enrollment opens.

We're aiming for spring 2027.

In the meantime, spend yours well.

Cheers,

Sean