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I am very confident. I look confident. I act confident. I speak in a confident way.
Milton H. Erickson
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Milton H. Erickson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1901
Born: January 1
Died: 1980
Died: January 1
Hypnotherapist
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Milton Hyland Erickson
Milton Erickson
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Shut up, sit in that chair there and go into a deep trance!
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