The most successful people are
those with the most interesting pictures in their minds. If you consciously
paint a picture of yourself as a successful person, success will come to you.
But if you are convinced that you are a failure, you will fail. If you think of
scarcity, scarcity will befall you. If you imagine abundance, abundance will
flow into you.
Consciousness is built of three layers – the conscious, the subconscious and the
super conscious. Tap the powers of the super conscious and the subconscious and
turn failure into success.
The conscious self that thinks feels and takes decisions is a very tiny part of
our consciousness, like the tip of an iceberg floating above water. The
subconscious is much vaster, like the larger portion of an iceberg immersed in
the water. The subconscious cannot think for itself; it cannot decide what is
right and what is wrong. If you believe that you cannot achieve something, the
subconscious will take up your belief. Its job is to see that it proves your
beliefs. Whatever you will believe in, your subconscious will create conditions,
so that your beliefs are proved. Whatever you picture for yourself, the
subconscious will prove that picture as true.
If a fat man believes that he cannot grow slim, he will never grow slim. He may
go on a crash diet, but when he is off guard, something will happen; the
subconscious will create circumstances so that he is caught in the trap unawares
and gains weight.
Subconscious Is Good Servant, Bad Master
To achieve success you must believe in success, and paint a picture of yourself
succeeding. The conscious and the subconscious must cooperate with each other to
create success. Success is not produced only by the conscious self. It is done
with the help of the subconscious. The subconscious is there to obey you; it is
an obedient servant who takes orders from his master. You have to decide. Its
beliefs are to be programmed by you.
The subconscious cannot think for itself; it cannot decide what is right and
what is wrong. It can only obey. It is like the autopilot in an aircraft. If you
set the autopilot to take the plane eastwards, the plane will keep on flying
eastward. Only when you resume manual control you can change the direction of
the plane. Therefore you have to be very careful of the thoughts you think, the
affirmations you make, especially when you fall asleep. There are tremendous
potentialities open to every one of us. If only we make use of the right
affirmations at the right time, we can work wonders.
Speaking to your subconscious with magnetic determination is known as
affirmation. Whatever you wish to affirm, affirm it over and over again. First,
affirm to draw the attention of your own thoughts. Then, softly re-affirm to
draw the interest of your thoughts. Finally, whisper the affirmation as though
you are coaxing your subconscious to cooperate. First affirm loudly, then a
little softly and lastly, in a whisper.
For greater effectiveness, your affirmations must be rhythmic. Repeat the
affirmation as if you were singing. Secondly, it must be positive. For instance,
if you wish to give up smoking, don't say, "I shall never smoke again". Rather,
tell yourself, "I have given up smoking". Affirm this, as if you have done it
already, as if you are free from this habit. Positive thoughts induce magnetism;
negative thoughts weaken your magnetism.