Using Hypnotic Sales Techniques on a Prospect - Some Words of Caution

Anytime you are performing sales techniques whichmust be responsible. Encouraging a person to take
can affect a prospect's mind you should use extremeactions that could hurt themselves or others is
caution. Hypnosis and mind control are powerful toolsextremely irresponsible and of course is not what we
that can have far reaching effects on a person'swant to achieve through our sales techniques.
consciousness and unconsciousness.While using mind control to leave a good impression
Remember that when you place suggestions oron your prospect and help close a sale is reasonable,
commands into a prospect's mind under hypnosis aspersuading a person to steal is certainly not. Again, it
part of your sales techniques you're speaking directlyis true that a person will generally not commit actions
to their unconscious mind.that violate their moral character - however you
While a hypnotized prospect will not do anything theyhave no way of knowing what actions they are
would not be willing to do under any otherwilling to take with the proper pushing.
circumstance, their judgment is impaired and theyThere are certain techniques that can be used to
may take actions based on the ideas you give them.change a person's core values and beliefs. Charles
This can have negative consequences if your salesManson used these techniques to get his followers to
techniques are not appropriate.kill for him.
Your memory is also part of your unconscious mind.Remember that with mind control sales techniques
This means it can be easy to create false memoriesyou are not brainwashing the prospect to do your
in a prospect. It is strongly recommended you avoidbidding, but instead are making the subject more
giving people false memories under anyagreeable to your suggestions.
circumstances.Using hypnotic suggestion on a mentally ill person is
Even well intentioned attempts within your salesincredibly dangerous, both for them and for you.
techniques to give the hypnotized prospect 'positiveSuch a person may benefit from hypnotherapy by a
memories' could backfire. It is recommended that youprofessional. Your sales technique should bear this in
not attempt to uncover buried memories throughmind as how will you know if your prospect is
hypnosis except with the guidance of a professional.mentally ill?
Sometimes forgotten memories may be repressedIf a friend or prospect asks you to help them with a
ones, and without the aid of a professional theseproblem through hypnosis always be sure you fully
repressed memories could be overwhelming.understand their mental background before you
Any use of mind control in your sales techniquesattempt any hypnotic suggestion.