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Jack D. Rhodes, PhD is the founder and President of MFTI, Inc. (Your Mental Gym) formerly of Fort Worth, Texas, now located in Oklahoma City. He holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from Chatworth College. He is a 1981 graduate of the Monaghan Hypnosis Institute where he received a Bachelor Of Science – Hypnosis degree. He did his post-graduate work in hypnotherapy with the late Dr. John Kappas of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. In 1996 he received his National Certification as a Master Hypnotist. He is an Ordained Minister and Senior Research Fellow at the American Academy Of Natural Health. Jack Rhodes is a former professor of Hypnotherapy at the McDade Institute in Norman, Oklahoma and has authored a number of textbooks on the subject of hypnotherapy. His articles on sports mental training frequently appear in national publications. Since 1988 his private practice has been focused on working young adults, teenagers and pre-teens for sports and/or scholastic improvement. However, in recent years he has expanded his practice to include a wide variety of adult problem areas, such as weight loss, smoking cessation, stress and anger management and other forms of personal development. He has helped hundreds of people to reach their goals and improve the quality of their lives. He is a lecturer and public speaker. For more than 40 years he has also been a professional motorsports announcer, specializing in motocross, arenacross and motorcycle flat track racing, working major events from coast to coast. Jack Rhodes is also very active in the Rotary Club and The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International has named him a Paul Harris Fellow.