Have you ever experienced a time when you bought a new car and as soon as you drive off the car lot, you see the same make and model everywhere? The car you originally thought was relatively rare, or at least unique is now virtually around every corner. How can this be? Did everyone have the same idea as you and went out and purchased the same car last weekend? Where did they all come from?
Yes, I’m sorry to inform you that the car manufacture “did” build more than one ‘Mars Red Mercedes SLK 350 Roadster’ and the brutal truth is that all the other ones you are seeing have really been there all along.
The good news is that you have now learned a valuable lesson in how to program your mind to work for you! Welcome to the world of your subconscious mind known as the Reticular Activation System - or RAS. Your RAS plays an incredibly vital part in your ability to achieve goals and seek out opportunity.
Your Reticular Activation System is like a filter between your conscious mind and your subconscious mind. It takes instructions from your conscious mind and passes them on to your subconscious. For example, the instruction might be, “I like Mercedes sports cars.” and Whal-la they’re everywhere!
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The true power in the Reticular Activation System is its ability to multi-task and work when you’re not. 24/7 365 days a year, it’s scanning the 4 million bits of information your senses take in every second and sifts through the data looking for pertinent information that will fulfill the objective(s) that have been programmed into it.
By creating a very specific description or picture of your goal/dream/desire in your conscious mind the RAS will then pass this on to your subconscious mind, which will then be programmed to begin searching for specific information that will help you achieve your specific goal.
Perhaps you know people who always seem to find the best deals. An antique dealer who “sees” the exceptional 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Homme Debout that everyone else just walked by. The art collector that “over hears” a conversation about a 1939 rare Picasso ‘Don Quixote Sketch’ for sale, while having coffee at a downtown Starbucks. Or perhaps the real estate investor who drives by an old beat up house and “feels” he needs to stop and inquire about its availability.
You may not have seen the cabinet at the garage sale, or heard the conversation in a noisy coffee house, or cared about a broken down old house, but these individuals had their Reticular Activation Systems tuned in for specific information. Continuously it’s searching and scanning their predominant environments and filtering through the “background noise” for specific cues and details that pertained to their predetermined goals/dreams/desires.
The Other Side of the Coin
So how are predetermined goals/dreams/desires programmed into the Reticular Activation System? With crystal clear clarity! For example, by setting very specific goals, or repeating powerful concise affirmations, or visualizing your dreams down to the last detail, the RAS will begin to respond to the programming you are sending it. I also recommend reading books, watching videos or listening to audios that are congruent with your goals to better stimulate the RAS.
Remember the other side. Your Reticular Activation System cannot distinguish between ‘real events’ and ‘imagined’ reality. In other words, it tends to believe whatever message you give it. Which means that if you are telling yourself you cannot appreciate Picasso, or don’t like antiques or are not interested in real estate, then the RAS will understand that you no longer want to be informed when these things enter your environment and filter them out for you. Thus, these possible opportunities will pass you by.
The Reticular Activation System is your best friend, business partner and confidant. Always at work, listening to your thoughts of your goals/dreams/desires and deciding what you see and what you don’t see, revealing what you want to see, and veils that which you told it you aren’t interested in. So what is your Reticular Activation System programmed for?
“Become the architect of your life and there will be no dream you cannot build.” And in a nutshell, I believe it all comes down to knowing how things work. So with this in mind, I’ve developed my consulting, speaking and seminar business around my love for neuro-science and brain technologies and have been certified by the best trainers in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Emotion Freedom Technique, Hyno-Therapy and Time Line Therapy. All of this, so I can bring an arsenal of techniques to every speaking engagement, every client session and every person I touch on the street. You can enjoy some very interesting videos and audios on my website at http://innerarchitects.com
I have a number of projects that I am involved with and will share details of each throughout my blog. Currently, I am very excited about my new book “Rebuilt with Purpose, get ready for the ride of your life” which will be the first in the “Rebuilt” series. It’s being published by Morgan James Publishing and due out near the first of the year. Its website is www.rebuiltwithpurpose.com.
As an active philanthropist and member of Olive Crest, Habit for Humanity, National Geographic, The World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace and The Red Cross, I have set my targets to give back and help those around me. My greatest personal achievement is the directing of “The Mercer Foundation” which is dedicated to the betterment of the planet through ecological conservation and education. This came about through my activities in marketing properties in Costa Rica and Mexico (www.paradisesbestproperty.com) something I still continue because it is an area everyone should experience at least once. I am designing my new home in Costa Rica and will be living there, at least part of the year. 
Yes! It was amazing all the Mazda 6’s I started seeing on the road when I bought mine.
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