Warning: If you read this you will feel different

The hypnotic state is always right there waiting to be induced. It can be
induced at any time in any place. If you want to go into one now all
you need to do is continue to read each word that follows the one
before it, although you read each word one at a time you may find that
you read more than one letter at a time... because if you think about
the last deep breath you take you can begin to relax just a little and
allow yourself to drop your shoulders by just letting go and letting
your breathing become even more comfortable than it was...now because
of your natural ability to read these words and breath at the same
time you may find it natural to notice a sensation somewhere in your
body that you didn't notice before and that is good because it just
proves that going into trance is so easy that you can do it even while
you are on the computer...So breathe deep when you feel like it and
notice how your mind can follow the relaxation of your body into a
state of what you imagine it feels like to be a cloud that just floats
through the air.

Psychological Anchors

When you want to make a change in your life become aware of the existence of anchors. Anchors are unconscious signals to feel a certain way or perform a specific action. Anchors can be something we see, hear, feel, smell, or taste. Most of the time the anchors are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (feelings).

How do they work? You're probably aware of Pavlov and his dogs. He's the guy who conditioned dogs to salivate every time he rang a bell. He did this by ringing a bell every time he put food in front of them. Eventually they salivated just from the bell. It turns out that we aren't to much different when it comes to conditioning. Smokers are one of the more obvious examples of this. An amazing thing about smokers is that they never schedule their cigarettes in a daily
planner and yet they manage to smoke the same number of cigarettes every day. What is even more interesting is that they usually smoke them at the same times, places, and in the same situations every day.

Now what happens is that the morning coffee gets linked to the cigarette and becomes automatic, then it gets linked to the car ride and becomes automatic, and so on. Now they don't schedule these or even think about them because once they get linked with a specific stimulus (coffee, car, after dinner, etc) it becomes automatic and they don't need to think about it anymore.
So when you want to make a change in your behavior begin to look for
anchors that are tied to that behavior. As soon as you sit on the sofa
do feel that you need to eat, if you get in a fight with your spouse
do you feel like you need a drink, when you see that the clock says
12 PM do you feel that you have to eat regardless of if you're hungry
or not. Becoming aware of your anchors will greatly improve your
chances of success in making a change.

The Structure of Our Behavior

Our behaviors flow from whatever particular state we are in at the moment. When you look at your own life you will notice that you act different depending on what state you are in. If you feel depressed you may find yourself watching more tv, eating more, etc. When you feel really confident you may find yourself cleaning, exercising, etc.

When you become aware of this you can begin to influence your behaviors more because you can put your focus on changing your state rather than trying to control each behavior that happens in those states. Our states are created by two things, our physiology and our internal representations. Our physiology has the biggest effect and is the easiest to change. Specifically, I am referring to your posture, breathing, voice, and physical tension.

If you were to describe someone who was depressed you may say shoulders slouched, head down, shallow breathing, kind of quiet. The oppostie is true for someone who exudes confidence, they would be standing straight, head up, speaking more intensely.

Whenever you want to feel different the quickest and easiest way is to change your physiology. Straighten your posture, hold your head up, take a deep breath, and speak with more intensity. You will find that this works every time you do it. As you master your abillity to create your state you will find your behaviors changing naturally. If you want to change a habitual behavior use this information when you get to that time when you usually do this behavior and intentionally change your state and notice that you may want to act differently.

Remember this feeling...

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Your Reticular ActivationSystem - Part One

You create your own reality, but how? One way is by your Reticular Activation System or RAS. This is the part of your brain that automatically filters out information that isn't important to you, and brings your attention to things that are.

A good example of this is when you get a new car. Before you got the car you never noticed them around, but once you got one you begin to see them everywhere. Now this isn't a conscious process, you aren't driving around looking for them, it is completely unconscious and automactic.

This is important because this same process happens in our everyday lives. We are literally surrounded by "unseen" opportunities and choices at all times, but often do not see them because we mentally filter them out.

When something becomes important to us, our RAS begins to notice it in our environment automatically. When your desire to be lean and healthy is a priority, you'll notice all the different foods around you that are both enjoyable and make you lean.

Coming up in part two...
How do you intentionally program your RAS?