Hello NGHers,

Keith Livingston, your president here.

Here's what's in today's newsletter

1) Officer Elections
2) Hypnosis for Smoke-Free Holidays
3) Hypnosis in the News



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Hypnosis for Smoke-Free Holidays and Officer Elections
November 18th, 2005 - 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Mountlake Terrace Public Library
23300 58th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Admission: $5 (free for chapter members)
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The Future of the Chapter Hangs in the Balance...

Tomorrow's meeting is also when we elect next year's officers.
Unfortunately, most of this year's officers and those who were
nominated for next year will be unable to serve and have turned
down the nomination. Currently, we have three candidates for five
positions.

Evie Chan has agreed to do another year as treasurer (if we elect
her, of course). We currently have Jackie Foskett nominated for
Vice President and Cheryl Chamberlain for Secretary. We don't yet
have anyone nominated for President or Events Coordinator.

Let me tell you, being an officer has been rewarding for me. You
might be surprised at how much credibility being an officer gives
you with the public and fellow hypnotists. It's opened a lot of
doors for me. If you're looking to raise your profile in the
industry or gain credibility with clients, consider an officer's
position. If you have ideas about the direction you'd like to see
the chapter go, consider one of the officer's positions.

The officers are required to meet every quarter (we've been
meeting before each chapter meeting, but it's not required). You
can meet by phone if you wish. Here's a little bit about the
positions...

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President

The President is in charge of running both the chapter meetings
(or designating someone to run them) and the quarterly board
meetings.

Vice President
Takes over if the President is unable to attend.

Secretary
Keeps notes of both board meetings and chapter meetings.

Treasurer
Keeps track of the chapter finances.

Events Coordinator
Books speakers for the chapter meetings, coordinates other events
during the year, if any (classes, special events etc.).
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The Events Coordinator position is certainly key. Without high
quality speakers, the chapter goes downhill quickly. As Events
Coordinator, you would contact people to come and speak for us.
Laurie Finkelstein has done a wonderful job this year. She tells
me she's really enjoyed getting to meet folks--many of them top
experts in the field. Laurie has us booked out through March of
2006 so the new EC can take some time to get started. We really
need someone to step up and fill this position for us.

So, if you'd like to be an officer, please contact me before noon
on Friday. You can call me @ 206.721.8751 or email me -
president@...


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Hypnosis for Smoke-Free Holidays

Tomorrow's meeting is going to be very different from our usually
meeting. We're opening our doors to the general public for a FREE
presentation on the benefits of hypnosis for smoking cessation.
The general public gets there at 7:30 (the meeting for us
hypnotists starts @ 7:00). We'll have a brief introduction, 15
minutes on hypnosis (a pre-induction talk), 15 minutes on why
hypnosis is so good for smoking cessation and a brief group
induction.

Then the public will have the chance to meet us. If you're a
local chapter member, you can bring hypnosis related products to
sell.

We've sent out a series of press releases and some of the members
have done some publicity of their own for the event. Hopefully,
we'll get a good crowd. If you know anyone who wants to stop
smoking or is interested in hypnosis, bring them along.

Cheryl Chamberlain is going to be performing the group induction
and I was planning to do the pre-induction talk. Unfortunately,
the person we had picked to do the 15 minutes on "why hypnosis is
so good for smoking cessation," has had to cancel. I can do both
the pre-induction segment and the smoking cessation segment if
need be but I'd rather have one of our other local members rise
to the ocassion. It's your chance to raise your profile and get
your message in front of some potential clients.

So, if you're a local chapter member and you're interested in
giving either a 15 minute pre-induction talk, or doing 15 minutes
on why hypnosis is so effective for smoking cessation, please
email or call me before noon on Friday.


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Hypnosis in the News

A fellow hypnotherapist recently asked me about a client she had
who seemed to fall asleep during a sessions. What should she do?
My answer is here...

http://www.hypnosis101.com/wordpress

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Please feel free to forward this information to anyone you think
might be interested. And remember to invite folks to the
meetings!

See you Friday,

Keith Livingston
206.721.8751

PS At 7:00 we'll be voting for next year's officers, so get there
on time!