Paul McKenna

Paul McKenna interests me as a man who dragged hypnosis from the stage into the self-help mainstream. Starting with televised hypnotic spectacles, he steadily rebranded himself as a behavioral coach tackling smoking, weight loss, confidence and motivation through NLP and his own techniques. It is easy to be cynical about such figures, and skepticism is warranted, yet the commercial instinct and sheer persuasive energy behind his bestselling books are undeniable. Whatever one makes of the methods, McKenna understood that millions wanted practical tools for change, and he built a remarkable career meeting that demand.

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Name (English)

Paul McKenna

Name (Japanese)

ポール・マッケンナ

Reading

ぽーる・まっけんな

Born

November 8, 1963 (age 62)

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

hypnotist / television presenter / writer / entertainer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

University

St Ignatius College

• Official sitehttps://www.paulmckenna.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20McKenna
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2000621

Tags

• hypnotist
• television presenter
• writer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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