What does the word manipulation really mean?
Turns out, it comes from Latin and translates as ‘to use your hand to make something happen on purpose’.
And in this mind-opening video, Igor explains how in today’s culture the word has taken on a more negative meaning and has become associated with making things happen for your benefit, and to someone else’s detriment.
The truth however, is that everyone influences or manipulates at some point in their life…without even realizing it!
Because whenever you have an interaction with another person, you manipulate them.
For example…
When you ask someone for a glass of water.
When you try to help someone achieve a goal.
These are forms of non-negative manipulation.
In the video, you’ll hear Igor talk about how this also applies to hypnosis, and influence.
Because to be an effective hypnotist or public speaker, you need to be influential. But that doesn’t mean you’re manipulating someone negatively! On the contrary, you’re trying to help someone change their life for the better.
Like when someone goes in for hypnosis, they want the hypnotherapist to manipulate them out of having a problem.
So, when you look at it this way, when someone uses the world ‘manipulative’ what they’re really trying to say is that someone is being unethical.
And that’s why it’s important to make the distinction between ethical and unethical manipulation.
Source: hypnosistrainingacademy.com
