Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Karim Boktor was curled on the floor, broke, unable to lead after becoming a father. That moment led him to the subconscious. In this episode he breaks down why 95 percent of performance lives there, the two-step process to remove limiting beliefs, and how to play like you train.
GUEST CONTACT INFO
Karim Boktor
Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/businesshypnotherapist
CHAPTERS
00:01 Welcome and intro
01:52 Karim's breakthrough moment: curled on the floor, broke, new baby, business failing
03:20 The exact crossroads moment and the decision that changed everything
04:00 Discovering NLP and enrolling in the course that shifted everything
05:00 The one question that revealed a pattern replaying since primary school
06:33 What NLP processes made the biggest shift during the two-week course
08:00 John Demartini and the question about the hidden benefit of adversity
09:56 Dissolving negative past emotions and what that actually feels like
11:29 How the Boktor Method was born from combining multiple modalities
13:54 11 million bits of information per second and we only process 64
15:37 How to shift meaning and create a northern star for your life
16:41 The two problems that come from not knowing what you want
17:25 Question your reality: what if your perception has been wrong?
20:14 The one difference between elite performers and everyone else
22:00 Why most coaching targets only 5 percent of your performance
22:32 The 95 percent nobody is working on: the subconscious mind
23:25 How hypnosis bridges the gap between conscious and subconscious
26:23 The history of hypnosis and how it evolved into performance coaching
28:15 The magic stones story and why we are the placebo
31:08 How Karim ended up working with NFL athletes
32:29 At every level it is always the same devil just bigger or smaller
33:30 Why athletes underperform on game day compared to training
34:05 Getting back to the childlike state: playing for the love of the game
35:19 The two-step process to break limiting beliefs revealed
36:01 Step one: when did you first decide that?
36:13 Step two: before you decided that, what were you deciding?
38:18 What clients remember when they go back to that state
40:19 Who Karim works with and how to reach him
43:04 The pain high achievers never talk about: staying vanilla
44:35 What comes next just shows up naturally after doing this work
45:06 We are born perfect. We only ever need to remove.
46:19 The breakthrough challenge: float into your future and see the blueprint
53:53 Karim's stutter, 140 kilos, dyslexia, doctorate: the personal transformation
55:19 The Iron Man suit upgrade: what clients feel after the work
56:28 Final words and close
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Karim Boktor was curled on the floor, broke, unable to lead after becoming a father. That moment led him to the subconscious. In this episode he breaks down why 95 percent of performance lives there, the two-step process to remove limiting beliefs, and how to play like you train.
GUEST CONTACT INFO
Karim Boktor
Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/businesshypnotherapist
CHAPTERS
00:01 Welcome and intro
01:52 Karim's breakthrough moment: curled on the floor, broke, new baby, business failing
03:20 The exact crossroads moment and the decision that changed everything
04:00 Discovering NLP and enrolling in the course that shifted everything
05:00 The one question that revealed a pattern replaying since primary school
06:33 What NLP processes made the biggest shift during the two-week course
08:00 John Demartini and the question about the hidden benefit of adversity
09:56 Dissolving negative past emotions and what that actually feels like
11:29 How the Boktor Method was born from combining multiple modalities
13:54 11 million bits of information per second and we only process 64
15:37 How to shift meaning and create a northern star for your life
16:41 The two problems that come from not knowing what you want
17:25 Question your reality: what if your perception has been wrong?
20:14 The one difference between elite performers and everyone else
22:00 Why most coaching targets only 5 percent of your performance
22:32 The 95 percent nobody is working on: the subconscious mind
23:25 How hypnosis bridges the gap between conscious and subconscious
26:23 The history of hypnosis and how it evolved into performance coaching
28:15 The magic stones story and why we are the placebo
31:08 How Karim ended up working with NFL athletes
32:29 At every level it is always the same devil just bigger or smaller
33:30 Why athletes underperform on game day compared to training
34:05 Getting back to the childlike state: playing for the love of the game
35:19 The two-step process to break limiting beliefs revealed
36:01 Step one: when did you first decide that?
36:13 Step two: before you decided that, what were you deciding?
38:18 What clients remember when they go back to that state
40:19 Who Karim works with and how to reach him
43:04 The pain high achievers never talk about: staying vanilla
44:35 What comes next just shows up naturally after doing this work
45:06 We are born perfect. We only ever need to remove.
46:19 The breakthrough challenge: float into your future and see the blueprint
53:53 Karim's stutter, 140 kilos, dyslexia, doctorate: the personal transformation
55:19 The Iron Man suit upgrade: what clients feel after the work
56:28 Final words and close
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⮕ findapodcast.io
💥 Fill your calendar with dream clients using Facebook and Instagram DM automation:
⮕ start.growthnodes.com/?ref=zacdeane
💥 Know exactly what is happening inside your body at the cellular level (20% off):
⮕ zacdeane.com/bloodtest
💥 The fasting secrets that accelerate fat loss, energy and longevity:
⮕ zacdeane.com/fastingsecrets
💥 Block blue light and protect your sleep and energy every day:
⮕ vivarays.com/?sca_ref=779149.mDVg9ntZ6o
💥 The #1 Korean skincare, haircare and gut health brand (30 Day Money Back Guarantee):
⮕ zacdeane.com/riman
💥 Frequency therapy device used by high performers for recovery and longevity (14 Day Money Back Guarantee):
⮕ zacdeane.com/frequencytherapy
💥 The Life Blueprint System, design the life you actually want:
⮕ zacdeane.com/lifeblueprint
Subscribe for more entrepreneur interviews, vlogs and health content:
⮕ youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRHjY10LU557fNgJU32VrLGQQnAk8s_LP
Want to come on the podcast? Apply here:
⮕ zacdeane.com/podcast
* CONNECT WITH ZAC DEANE *
💥 Podcast Instagram: instagram.com/breakthroughmomentpodcast
💥 Zac's Instagram: instagram.com/zacdeane
💥 Zac's Facebook: facebook.com/zacdeane
💥 The Life Blueprint Community (Facebook Group): facebook.com/groups/1292114595273504
💥 Bio-Hacking Secrets (Facebook Group): facebook.com/groups/1725322884398097
💥 Email: hi@zacdeane.com
