Published: 31 December 2011

Hynoptist Paul McKenna:

The event that altered the course of your life and character...

Reading the book Trance-Formations by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in 1993. Back then, I was a radio DJ, but that book taught me about hypnosis and totally altered my destiny.

The crime you would commit knowing you could get away with it...

You might get away with it in the eyes of the law, but you still have to live with yourself, so have you really got away with it?

The song that means most to you...

Donny Hathaway’s version of Leon Russell’s Song For You. It’s about a man taking stock of his life and realising love and friends are what are most important. I’ve had a similar realisation in recent years. Success is great, but people are the key to a happy life.

The happiest moment you will cherish forever...

A Zen master friend of mine called Genpo Merzel has developed a fast-track meditation technique called ‘Big Mind’. I do this every day and experience extraordinary bliss.

The saddest time that shook your world...

My father died suddenly last March, which was very sad and tough for me. He was good, honest, dignified, generous and charismatic, and made everyone around him feel good.

The unfulfilled ambition that continues to haunt you...

To star as James Bond.

The philosophy that underpins your life...

How much pleasure is it possible for a human being to stand?

The order of service at your funeral...

I want to be cremated and laid to rest next to my dad. To lift the mood I’d have the Benny Hill theme tune Yakety Sax playing as the coffin goes into the cremation chamber. Then I’d lay on champagne and have friends telling stories about me.

The way you want to be remembered...

In the Sultan of Brunei’s will!

Paul’s new book I Can Make You Smarter is out on Thursday (Bantam Press, £10.99). Visit www.paulmckenna.com. 

 

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