The New Formula For Success

Great! If it works for you, it's golden!

Great comment! Maybe you would question people learning motivation, because you've not really learned motivation. Maybe you have but don't understand the neural basis of it. Managing your state is something that you can literally train your neurology to do, to a better degree than what it appears you're implying. The truth really is, the old paradigm still lives in many people, obviously. I appreciate the way you feel about this!

It is possible on a consistent level, and the exact reason it hasn't been practiced collectively is because we just hit the tip of the iceberg as to what's possible for the brain. Read up on cortical remapping and brain plasticity. Give yourself 6 months to completely re-train yourself, and then create an opinion. This is my study. Controlling how you feel is not some inherent gene. Remember to differentiate between your model of the world, and what's really happening out there. Thanks for commenting! Great reply.

Donhx,

I agree with one aspect of this, in that minds are constantly being conditioned. Think of training the brain as the same as training the body.

People know that exercise can improve their health, increase their lifespan, give them more energy and a host of other benefits. However, as obesity studies will show, people do not actively pursue a healthy lifestyle.


Anything can be "learned", including motivation. For instance, why do people entering a new relationship often do more "nice" things for the prospective mate then those people who have been married for years. The motivations are different.

Motivation comes in many forms. I might be motivated to sell stuff to earn money for a new home, a new car, or just to avoid bankruptcy.

I disagree that of all things "human" that motivation is the hardest to learn. Motivation itself is easy to learn, in that anyone can "see why they should do something". While the harder part to learn is the process by which to follow through with it.


No one said managing your state of mind was easy to do. However, like most things, it all starts with a choice. If you make a concious choice on your state of mind, and then apply that state of mind, then there is little reason not to be able to maintain it.

IF something bad happens, you can choose to let it bother you or not. You make up your own mind on how things must affect you.

Please see the point I made about exercise. No matter what the endeavor is, people are lazy. A body at rest, blah blah you know the rest.

Alaska has tons of unmined gold still in the ground. How come everyone does not go out and mine it? Because it is hard work.

People want to make money on the internet and yet not everyone does: hard work.

People want to quit smoking: hard to do.

The truth is that people will often put more effort into "avoiding hard work" then the amount of effort needed to "do the hard work".

Perhaps you are not capable of harnessing your own mind. However, other humans, many of more notable reference, such as Einstien, Aristotle, Bell, Hawkins, and probably hundreds more would likely disagree with your assessment regarding "harnessing the mind".

Perhaps we may never use 100% of our brains, at least within our lietimes. But I doubt that anytime soon "humans" still stop trying to excel, grow and reach new heights of technology and understanding.

Sharp! Great reply. Definitely on point.

I think this comment says it all, and why my path might have greater leverage. There is no such thing as "normal physical brains." People are only "Neuro-typical" and that category is very wide ranging.

You miss the mark when you call autism a "physical brain disability." Nothing could be further from the truth, and you're going to have the whole autism community banging at your door over that one! Autism is a cognitive dysfunction. It is developmental in nature. People who emerge to any degree from autism do so as a result of cognitive training, the same kind you and others are speaking about here. But, of course, it's not NLP.

Here is a short but fair definition of autism: "A neurological disorder which affects how a person interacts with their world. Some sensory deficits involving sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch will be involved in varying amounts. Receptive language and difficulties with social interaction exist as well."

These are the same issues Neuro-typical people face (say, your average businessman or IM person), except on a less extreme level. Of course, if a business person can't succeed things get pretty extreme for him or her.

Earlier, rcritchett talked about "we just hit the tip of the iceberg as to what's possible for the brain" and he makes a good point. Best not to limit the science that has come out of the study of autism. It's touches us all. It can be used to help all people live more satisfying, productive lives.