How often do we get in the way of our
own success? Often we map out a strategy and goal chart and then set
sail on an unknown ocean in order to achieve that which we truly
desire, only to end up crashing into the reefs. "The best laid plans
of mice and men often go awry." By Robert Burns often comes to mind.
Why is that the plans we so carefully charted out on our passageway to
success so often seem to fail? There are many factors, not the least
of which can be luck or being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
However, there are deeper factors that control our circumstances
hidden within our sub-conscious mind.
I am sure you have often heard how the sub-conscious thoughts we think
can control what happens to us and that we need to "visualize" what we
want in order to obtain "it." Name it and claim it so to speak. While
I have always put stock in visualization, I haven't put a lot of
effort into it myself until I began to research the RAS otherwise
known as the Reticular Activating System of the brain.
What is the Reticular Activating System of the brain? It's a complex
nexus of nerves at the base of your brain. The RAS gives your brain
the ability to sort through all the information around you, allowing
you the
capability to index data that is being thrown at you in order of
importance or relevance. In other words, the RAS tells you what should
pay attention to and what you should ignore.
Let me give you a simple example of an every day occurrence of RAS in
your daily life. Let's say today you went out to purchase a new gold
Ford Excursion. On your way to an important business meeting regarding
your music, you begin to notice a lot of gold Excursions on the road
when you hadn't before. Was there suddenly a huge special on gold
Excursions and now there are hundreds more driving on the road?
Probably not.
Most likely the cars were there all along, it's just your RAS fast at
work. Your Reticular Activating System has now indexed the gold Ford
Excursion as an important factor in your life, causing you to
recognize it at nearly every occurrence. Your RAS is constantly
working in both your personal and your professional life, indexing the
beliefs you have deemed in your personal value system as important and
those that you deem as unobtainable.
Let me give you another example. All your life you have dreamed of
becoming the happening musician on the planet, but you have constantly
heard how impossible that task is and you subconsciously bought into
that belief. Externally, or in your conscious mind you make your plans
and work hard to achieve your desired goal.
Did you know that your conscious mind only controls 17% of what you
actually do? The other 83% is handled by your subconscious mind. Look
at those figures. 17% of your conscious thoughts and actions are now
going to handle your path to success, while the other 83%, the part
that believes you will fail, will control the rest of your path to
success. If you are counting on your conscious mind to control your
life, without reprogramming your subconscious mind, you are fighting a
losing battle. Remember, ".best laid plans of mice and men."
So how do you change the viscous cycle that seems to waylay your life
and your aspirations of a successful music career or success in
anything for that matter? You need to learn to utilize your RAS at
will. If you learn to do so, you will tap into an incredible resource
of authority and resourcefulness that will help you succeed where you
have otherwise failed in the past.
In order to begin your training, you will have to do a few things to
help yourself. You must become 100%, absolutely sure, without a doubt,
crystal clear about your wants, goals, needs and desires. Next. It is
vitally important that you down your goals, plans, dreams and desires
as well as what you will do to obtain them. I know you have heard this
a million times, so I have. This time you must do it! Go over the list
and read it allowed to yourself at least three to four times a day.
Sounds stupid, but you MUST do it! Don't get in the way of yourself!
Somewhere in your subconscious mind is programmed a belief that says
this is a stupid exercise and it won't really work. So you say to
yourself you will either put it off until later or you believe that if
you just read this statement, you'll get it. You won't. You have to
follow it! Be proactive and do it!
This next part is also very important, although you may feel silly
doing it. Tell your subconscious mind that this list is very important
to you and command it to find a way for you to accomplish all the
tasks you listed. Say it allowed at least two to three times a day
(more if you want). Again, get out of the way of yourself and your
past belief system and let your brain and RAS do the job you want it
to!
Once you do this, you will begin to find new ideas and beliefs that
will come into your belief system. It is important to write these down
as you will find a lot of real jewels among them. This is just a start
in your path to success and changing your belief patterns about
success. Are you still sitting here reading? Come on, get on with it!
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