Biography of Jill Jones

Jill worked 33 years at IBM prior to establishing her hypnotherapy and mental skills training business in Tucson, AZ in 2007.  Her career included assignments as a Systems Engineer, Sales and Marketing Executive and Instructor at IBM's Advanced Business Institute.

Jill learned first hand the power of the unconscious mind after she was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996.  She used self-hypnosis before her surgery to supress fear; and during her recovery she used mental imagery to manage pain.

A special issue of Scientific American Magazine in September 1996 alerted her to her condition. A letter to the editor expressing her gratitude was published in January 1997. The magazine, Scientific American Mind, has since become a great source of information for the work at Inspired Motives.

Studying how the mind works is Jill's passion. Having a background in mathematics with its emphasis on logic and reason laid the foundation. The mind can be conditioned to drive the behavior we want, producing repeatable and predictable results.

What sets Jill apart is that she can teach the skills of mental discipline in a relatively short period of time.  She uses the latest discoveries in brain science to explain how the brain functions, how our emotions drive our actions, and how we learn and remember things.  She demonstrates how most of what we do happens outside of our conscious awareness, under the control of our unconscious mind.

Jill is a Certified Hypnotherapist in the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. and a member of the Arizona Society for Professional Hypnosis. She is also a Certified Neuro-linguistic Practitioner.  She received her certifications in Clinical Hypnotherapy and NLP at Wesland Institute in Tucson, AZ.

She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Natural Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.