We love to read books and magazine articles about how the rich acquired their wealth. We learn that it’s not that they didn’t experience tough times, but that they didn’t allow the tough times to dominate their thought processes. This is the only way to achieve anything we’re aiming for. We have to consume ourselves with positive beliefs, and not allow negative a foot-hold!
For people who are on a slimming diet, this attitude to weight loss is the key. To successfully complete a weight reduction program, an optimistic mindset is the biggest tool in a dieter’s workbox. An optimistic approach brings about all sorts of opportunities to achieve. It throws up possibilities we might not previously have thought of. On the other hand, a negative outlook blocks us and numbs our ‘can-do’ receptors.
This is because of our Reticular Activation System – a mechanism that automatically tells our brain what to focus on. Over our lives, we’ve experienced a huge number of things that no longer remain in our conscious thoughts – the bulk of what we’ve learned moves from our conscious mind to our sub-conscious mind, a kind of store cupboard stocked up with all our past knowledge and beliefs.
When we attempt to do something, our RAS (Reticular Activation System) will search for anything of significance in the sub-conscious mind, and bring it to our attention. If we’re taking a walk for example, only the things that have meaning to us will be noticed.
As a result, when we’ve fed our sub conscious with buoyant, optimistic communications, we can expect those to be reciprocated. But if our sub-conscious has been given loads of downbeat messages, then that’s equally what will be sent back.
We have an element of control over this. Successful people have generally worked on their attitude and restricted the amount of negative being stored. This makes it an essential instrument for achieving goals, as the sub-conscious mind can’t distinguish between what’s real and what isn’t.
As a result, we should build a precise illustration in our head of the results we want to achieve. The RAS will then pass this on to our sub-conscious – which will then help us achieve the goal. Because when we need to retrieve our old information on losing weight, the message is that it’s a done deal!
The writer Napoleon Hill said that we can achieve any realistic goal if stop dwelling on negative thoughts about it. We must keep a positive focus. Obviously, if we keep telling ourselves that we can’t hit a goal, our sub-conscious won’t allow us to achieve it.
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