| There is a part of your brain that is called a Reticular | | | | instructions so be very careful what you focus on, as I |
| Activating System, RAS for short, the job of the RAS | | | | stated earlier, focus on what you want not what you |
| is to help you to fulfil your goals, its job is to direct your | | | | don't want. |
| attention to where it is required. | | | | Focus your mind on your past achievements, that will |
| Imagine walking through a busy airport, you have the | | | | empower you and will put you into a positive state of |
| hustle and bustle of thousands of people trying to | | | | mind, if you focus on your past failures and mistakes |
| check-in, trying to get to the correct terminal to catch | | | | that will be totally dis empowering and will instantly put |
| the correct flight to the correct destination while all this | | | | you into a negative state of mind. |
| is going on people are talking, announcements are | | | | If you think you haven't achieved anything yet then |
| being made every minute over the public address | | | | focus your mind like an Olympic athlete, imagine |
| system, background music is playing, children are | | | | achieving your goal, picture it in your head, visualise it, |
| screaming, people are dragging luggage carriers, its | | | | use all your senses, make it into a film, see what you |
| complete pandemonium. | | | | will see when you complete your goal, hear what you |
| How much of this noise is bought to your attention? | | | | will hear, what will it feel like, where will you be, when |
| Not an awful lot, you can hear the general background | | | | will it happen, how will you know when you have |
| noise, after the first five minutes you filter out most of | | | | achieved it, who will be there, how will you feel when |
| the sounds, then suddenly your flight number is called | | | | you accomplish your goal? |
| out, suddenly your RAS has become engaged it | | | | Make the film as detailed as you possibly can, the |
| doesn't want you to miss your flight so it brings the | | | | more detailed you make it the more you will be |
| relevant thing that you require to your attention. | | | | magnetized to it. |
| Your RAS acts as a filter, it will filter out all the things | | | | The more you visualise it the more you can see |
| that it deems unnecessary for the achievement of | | | | yourself achieving your goal, you know you're going to |
| your goal, and bring your attention to the things it | | | | achieve it because you have already felt and seen |
| deems relevant, however your RAS simply follows | | | | yourself achieving it. |