Inside the mind of the hypnotist

When I started studying Hypnosis, my first teacher told me that I had such a great enthusiasm that I was destined to become one of the greatest hypnotists she probably had ever met. With these words I set myself out there talking to everyone I could possibly meet about hypnosis and the wonders that it could do for them.  That was over 3 years ago and I have come to the realization that there were a lot of things she didn't tell me. She did indeed teach me about the subject of hypnosis, but nothing about clients and how to get them. I was freshly trained and raring to show others about the fullest potentials they could reach, it never occurred to me that there were some people out there that did not want to change or achieve any more potential than they had already achieved without my assistance. So the first time someone told me that they were fine with the problems in their life I was completely dumbstruck. Why would someone want to keep a problem, or continue to repeat a failed pattern in their life they've never have any luck with? In time I have found out there are a lot of reasons. So now when I talk to my friends and my family I make it a point to mention from time to time that they know things can change. Also I make sure to speak to everyone as positively as is possible about the things they are capable of. But I do not offer my services unless I am asked, not because I don't want to offend anyone really but instead, to remind them that they are the ones that can change things in their lives. After all what I like to do best is to help others and sometimes being a good hypnotist, friend, brother, husband, or even dad is to remember that everyone likes to solve their own problems in some fashion, not just have the answer handed to them, even when I believe I know the solution they need.