Trick Your Brain into Creating Beliefs

"The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind." This statement by Napoleon Hill is probably one of the most important inspirations you will ever read. This is not just his opinion, this is a truth you can accept as your own. Once you have accepted it as truth, you can change your life.

First, be sure you understand exactly what the statement means. It says that each and every one of us has the power to create our own reality because we can control our thoughts and beliefs. By influencing our subconscious minds, we can achieve our goals.

The difficulty most people have is in HOW TO control their thoughts and beliefs to influence their subconscious minds. There are many techniques available, and through reading motivational material you can find what works for you. One technique you can try is something I call 'trick your brain'.

You know that your subconscious mind will believe anything - right or wrong - that your conscious mind convinces it to believe. So you can make a conscious effort to achieve a goal by using phrases in the present tense (in other words, talk as if you already achieved the goal). For example, if you weigh 150 lbs and you want to weigh 120 lbs, you could say to yourself, over and over again, "I weigh 120 lbs."

The problem with this technique, however, is that your subconscious mind is not stupid. It knows you don't weigh 120 lbs, so when you make that statement, your brain says, "yeah, right" and rejects it as a deception. If your subconscious mind cannot easily accept what you consciously tell it, the creation of a belief will be more difficult. So you have to find a way to "trick" your brain into achieving the goal, and the trick is in the wording.

First, establish the reason for the desire (why do you want to weigh 120 lbs). If the reason is not important enough to YOU, it will be difficult to create a compelling belief that will help you achieve the goal. Once you've established the reason (I feel great when I weigh 120 lbs), you can develop phrases that are more believable to your subconscious mind. Here's what you could say to yourself, over and over again, "I feel great at my ideal weight of 120 lbs." Well your brain can't argue with that! "I only eat the kinds of food that will maintain my ideal weight." Hmmm, now your brain is busy thinking about what kinds of foods to pick out at the supermarket!

Before you know it, your brain is convinced that your ideal weight is 120 lbs and you will automatically only buy and eat foods that maintain your ideal weight. A belief has been created, because your subconscious mind could easily accept what your conscious mind told it.

You can use this technique in all areas of your life to trick your brain into believing that something is true. When the brain buys into it, belief gets created.