His dissertation was written on heavenly bodies on people's health. This became the basis in which his philosophy of mesmerism would be founded on. His theory of magnetism would come from seeing a street magician use a magnet to get people to do his bidding. Mesmer had success with patients when he used his new founded magnetism techniques. What works for one person will not work for the next person. This applies with ending a self hypnosis session as well. With that said then you should not be discouraged when you have tried one or two different ways and neither one of them are working for you. Just keeping trying out different ways until you find the one that is right for you as an individual. One way that a sports coach can help his/her players be better is to use self hypnosis sessions in a group with the team. Self hypnosis can keep the team focused and motivated, it can help build confidence in each member of the team and overall performance of the team will improve. As the coach you need to learn what you can about self hypnosis techniques and inductions. By maintaining this outlook you will find that you are less stressed and that everyday challenges are getting easier to handle with minimal or no stress at all. If you are having difficulty using your inner voice to place subliminal messages in your mind, then one thing that you can do is record your voice saying these positive messages. The Secrets of Self Hypnosis: Harnessing the Power of Your Unconscious Mind by Adam Eason, will give you many useful tools and much needed insight into self hypnosis. In this book you will learn step-by-step how to reign in the power of your unconscious mind. Also you will learn how to control your state of hypnosis and how to have a deeper and more successful experience. It is important that you become familiar with the terms that you will be hearing in reference to hypnosis and self hypnosis. These terms will give you a clearer insight and understanding into the world of hypnosis. Alpha: This is the state the brain is in during a beginning meditative state. When you are daydreaming you are in an Alpha brainwave state.