08/27/2021
Do you know what makes you aware of people, places, and situations that help you achieve your goals?
It's, the RAS, the reticular activating system!
RAS is a bundle of nerves at the base of the skull with multiple functions, but one important function is the ability to scan and sort information. It is a filter between what you hear/see and your subconscious mind. It acts like a gate keeper.
Have you ever wanted to buy a particular car? Like a Toyota Corolla for example. For the next few days as I am driving in traffic, what I notice is all the Corollas on the road. These cars were there all the time, but now that I have done my research my reticular was set for a Corolla. I put in my subconscious mind that I am interested in a Corolla, as a result my reticular was activated to notice every Corolla. They were there all the time, but I was not noticing them until now.
What happens is that your Subconscious mind is like a sponge, always in a state of receiving. It is filtered to receive what you are interested in and that is being sent to the conscious mind and this is where the decisions are made. As you know, we have 2 minds: conscious and subconscious mind.
The conscious mind can handle much less data than the the subconscious mind. We are constantly bombarded with data. That is why is important to set the gate keeper/RAS to the things that you want, desire and are interested in.
What does this have to do with focusing on goals?
You are telling your gate-keeper what you are interested in. Then you will notice opportunities that you then can act upon or let them go.
Your RAS is always listening for the “right” thing to let through the gate, people, articles, etc. It will filter through millions bits of data to give you what you want. These manifests into new opportunities which have always been around but you have not seen it.
Affirmations, suggestions in hypnosis or self-hypnosis is a way of getting your RAS on board with what you want. Resources in any form will come to your life to help you get to your goals. You can deliberately create your own future, using RAS, rather than doing this by default.