Behind The Human with Marc Champagne The Mind Control Skill No One Ever Teaches (Ft Geoff Blades)
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Mar 8, 2026 
Geoff Blades, an ex-Wall Street trader turned mental fitness coach who studies hypnosis and NLP. He explains why most self-help fails. He reveals how automatic thought patterns run our lives. He describes pattern interrupts, energy systems, and daily rituals for mastering attention and building a limitless mind.
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Leaving Goldman And The Long Search For Purpose
- Geoff left Goldman Sachs after the dot-com layoffs and a 25-year search for what he truly wanted.
- He read thousands of self-help books, journaled thousands of pages, then took 18 months off traveling and training mixed martial arts while still feeling lost.
Why 'Choose Your Thoughts' Isn't Enough
- Knowing 'you choose your thoughts' is insufficient because the mind runs automatic negative patterns that overwhelm conscious choice.
- Geoff calls out the paradox: abundant self-help advice but no practical method to actually change automatic thinking.
Use Pattern Interrupts To Stop Automatic Thoughts
- Do use pattern interrupts (journaling, meditation, hypnotic tools) to stop automatic negative thought deluge.
- Geoff started writing thoughts and feelings daily, which slowed automaticity and revealed predictable patterns to change.
