“Humans are wet robots that respond to programming. If you aren’t intentionally programming yourself, the environment and other people are doing it for you.” Scott Adams We all like to think that we have complete autonomy over our thoughts and actions, but that’s not entirely true. We are all the result of our past. We are a complex mix of our genetics, upbringing, peers and environment. Everything you read, including this email, changes your brain a little. Everything to see and everything you hear also changes your brain a little. That’s what Scott means when he states that we respond to programming. He is absolutely correct that we either program ourselves or someone else will do the programming. I know this is a true statement because I learned about this many years ago and set about reprogramming myself to be the person I wanted to be rather than the person I was. It worked. People who knew me before I began the process cannot believe how much I have changed. There is more power in you than you might think. The question is – “Who do you want to be?” What I did was look around me and chose people who had the behaviours and attributes that I wanted for me. Then I copied them. I cloned their behaviours into myself. In time I owned those behaviours, and they became a natural part of me. It’s not about faking it until you make it as some would have you think. It’s about taking those behaviours and mentally becoming that person for the time you need it. The more you do that, the more the behaviours become embedded. You’ll find that eventually, you won’t be doing that mental shift because the behaviours are now your behaviours in those situations. Sure, sometimes the old behaviours surface, but those times are rare now, and I can quickly shift away from them. Your turn. Pick some behaviour of yours that is holding you back. Find a person, or imagine one, who has the behaviour you want to substitute with yours. Clone that behaviour in the situations your old behaviour gets in your way. Keep doing that and you will have that breakthrough. Regards, P.S. There is only one spot left for those who need mentoring help. I expect that to be snapped up shortly after this email hits your inbox, and this offer may not be made again for several months at the soonest. It will not be at the same discounted price when it returns. |
Where the marketing is easy.
