Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
"All behavior and all change is subconscious. If change was a conscious process, everybody would have what they want."
In this episode of The Axel Axe Show, we sit down with world-renowned hypnotherapist and stage hypnotist Glenn Rottmann. We explore the deep-seated "identity traps" that keep high-performers, artists, and entrepreneurs from reaching their full potential.
Glenn breaks down how our minds are programmed before the age of eight and how those early patterns—whether about money, love, or self-worth—continue to run our lives in the background like outdated software. If you've ever felt like you're "one check away from the poor house" or that you aren't "built" for success, this episode is a manual for your mind.
In this episode, we cover:
The Critical Filter: Why your beliefs were set by the age of 8 and how to "update" them.
The Humility Trap: Why "staying humble" might actually be a subconscious dismissal of your own talent.
Money Mindset: How the "voice of your mother" might be the reason you still feel broke despite having money in the bank.
The Power of Visualization: A live, on-camera guided visualization exercise to expand your vision and lower performance anxiety.
Hypnotherapy vs. Willpower: Why willpower fails when your subconscious image doesn't match your goals.
The 2 Fears: The only two fears we are born with—and why everything else is a "learned" limitation.
Special Segment: Stay tuned for a live 10-minute guided session starting at 40:37 where Glenn leads a visualization technique designed to break through creative blocks and install a "Peak Performance" mindset.
Episode Chapters (Timestamps)
0:00 – Intro: The mind of a Chef vs. the average cook
0:56 – The biggest misconception about the brain: "This is just who I am"
1:26 – The 8-year-old "Critical Filter": How your parents programmed you
2:23 – The Journaling Process: Defining a "Beautiful Life"
3:36 – Academy Awards & Ambition: Why we dismiss our own success
5:13 – The Body Language of Dismissal: Why you can't accept a compliment
7:37 – Separating your voice from the voices of your past
8:36 – "One check away from the poor house": Breaking generational money trauma
10:41 – Healing childhood trauma through relationships
13:06 – Differences in expressing love: How childhood shapes marriage
14:51 – From Cuba to LA: Does poverty help or hurt your ambition?
17:36 – Why all behavior change is subconscious
18:07 – What is Hypnotherapy? Breaking into the Alpha brainwave state
19:01 – The Arnold Schwarzenegger Method: Seeing the possibility
20:34 – The Trap of "Today’s Circumstances" vs. "Future Vision"
21:48 – When is the best time to meditate? (Morning vs. Night)
24:13 – Managing Anxiety in Los Angeles: Outgrowing your old tools
27:16 – Why your subconscious mind "protects" you by stopping your dreams
28:48 – The 2 types of fear: Falling and Loud Noises
30:12 – Instant Change: How Street Hypnosis works for phobias
32:18 – The "Merry Christmas" Hypnosis Story
33:32 – Science of the Mind: Analyzing the QEG Brain Scans
35:56 – Subconscious Marketing: How billboards install a victim mentality
40:37 – LIVE SESSION: Guided Visualization for Creative Expansion
46:50 – The GPS of the Mind: Not getting lost in the "Marathon" of life
48:26 – Making the "Hypno Vault" a household name
Connect with Glenn Rottmann:
Website: GlennRottmann.com
Download the App: The Hypno Vault
Instagram: @glennrottmann
Sponsored by:
Red Axe Media: redaxemedia.com/services
Alphagvrd: alphagvrd.com/?aff=34
Connect with Axel Axe:
instagram.com/axelaxeofficial
twitter.com/AxelAxeOfficial
facebook.com/heyaxelarzola
tiktok.com/@axelaxeofficial
imdb.com/name/nm5399415
"All behavior and all change is subconscious. If change was a conscious process, everybody would have what they want."
In this episode of The Axel Axe Show, we sit down with world-renowned hypnotherapist and stage hypnotist Glenn Rottmann. We explore the deep-seated "identity traps" that keep high-performers, artists, and entrepreneurs from reaching their full potential.
Glenn breaks down how our minds are programmed before the age of eight and how those early patterns—whether about money, love, or self-worth—continue to run our lives in the background like outdated software. If you've ever felt like you're "one check away from the poor house" or that you aren't "built" for success, this episode is a manual for your mind.
In this episode, we cover:
The Critical Filter: Why your beliefs were set by the age of 8 and how to "update" them.
The Humility Trap: Why "staying humble" might actually be a subconscious dismissal of your own talent.
Money Mindset: How the "voice of your mother" might be the reason you still feel broke despite having money in the bank.
The Power of Visualization: A live, on-camera guided visualization exercise to expand your vision and lower performance anxiety.
Hypnotherapy vs. Willpower: Why willpower fails when your subconscious image doesn't match your goals.
The 2 Fears: The only two fears we are born with—and why everything else is a "learned" limitation.
Special Segment: Stay tuned for a live 10-minute guided session starting at 40:37 where Glenn leads a visualization technique designed to break through creative blocks and install a "Peak Performance" mindset.
Episode Chapters (Timestamps)
0:00 – Intro: The mind of a Chef vs. the average cook
0:56 – The biggest misconception about the brain: "This is just who I am"
1:26 – The 8-year-old "Critical Filter": How your parents programmed you
2:23 – The Journaling Process: Defining a "Beautiful Life"
3:36 – Academy Awards & Ambition: Why we dismiss our own success
5:13 – The Body Language of Dismissal: Why you can't accept a compliment
7:37 – Separating your voice from the voices of your past
8:36 – "One check away from the poor house": Breaking generational money trauma
10:41 – Healing childhood trauma through relationships
13:06 – Differences in expressing love: How childhood shapes marriage
14:51 – From Cuba to LA: Does poverty help or hurt your ambition?
17:36 – Why all behavior change is subconscious
18:07 – What is Hypnotherapy? Breaking into the Alpha brainwave state
19:01 – The Arnold Schwarzenegger Method: Seeing the possibility
20:34 – The Trap of "Today’s Circumstances" vs. "Future Vision"
21:48 – When is the best time to meditate? (Morning vs. Night)
24:13 – Managing Anxiety in Los Angeles: Outgrowing your old tools
27:16 – Why your subconscious mind "protects" you by stopping your dreams
28:48 – The 2 types of fear: Falling and Loud Noises
30:12 – Instant Change: How Street Hypnosis works for phobias
32:18 – The "Merry Christmas" Hypnosis Story
33:32 – Science of the Mind: Analyzing the QEG Brain Scans
35:56 – Subconscious Marketing: How billboards install a victim mentality
40:37 – LIVE SESSION: Guided Visualization for Creative Expansion
46:50 – The GPS of the Mind: Not getting lost in the "Marathon" of life
48:26 – Making the "Hypno Vault" a household name
Connect with Glenn Rottmann:
Website: GlennRottmann.com
Download the App: The Hypno Vault
Instagram: @glennrottmann
Sponsored by:
Red Axe Media: redaxemedia.com/services
Alphagvrd: alphagvrd.com/?aff=34
Connect with Axel Axe:
instagram.com/axelaxeofficial
twitter.com/AxelAxeOfficial
facebook.com/heyaxelarzola
tiktok.com/@axelaxeofficial
imdb.com/name/nm5399415
