{"id":52401,"date":"2021-11-04T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=52401"},"modified":"2021-11-08T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T17:07:41","slug":"how-to-program-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-program-your-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Program Your Mind for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is it possible to condition yourself for success? How can you make yourself act in ways that are conducive to your goals? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Maxwell Maltz, the author of <em>Psycho-Cybernetics<\/em>, your mind works similar to a machine. Therefore, he argues, you can program yourself to act in a goal-oriented way\u2014the key is to learn to use your imagination constructively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll explore how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-reprogram-your-mind\/\">program your mind<\/a> for success, according to Maltz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use Your Imagination to Create Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his book <em>Psycho-Cybernetics<\/em>, author Maxwell Maltz explains how to program your mind for success using cybernetic principles. At the crux of this idea is his concept of self-image (what you believe is true about yourself). Maltz argues that your self-image is not a real thing. It\u2019s simply a construct of thoughts you chose to think about past experiences: thoughts that often don\u2019t reflect reality because they\u2019re fuelled by your imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Since your self-image is a result of imagination, you can use your imagination to \u201cdehypnotize\u201d yourself and program yourself to act in a goal-oriented way. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maltz argues that the first step to reprogramming your self-image is becoming conscious of whether you\u2019re using your imagination constructively (to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-have-a-positive-mindset\/\">positive thoughts<\/a> and feelings) or deconstructively (to create negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/thoughts-feelings-and-behaviors\/\">thoughts and feelings<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using your imagination deconstructively, Maltz argues that you need to make a conscious effort to instead use it to form a clear mental picture of yourself as successful\u2014this will allow you to practice feeling successful, and will ultimately improve your approach to life. To replace existing negative beliefs with new successful beliefs, you need to create equally strong impressions in your mind\u2014that is, you need to create positive feelings of excitement and desire. <strong>These positive feelings must outweigh your negative feelings so that your self-image can take notice of them and begin to accept them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, you have a job interview coming up. You start to worry about all of the bad things that could happen. The more you think about these bad things, the more anxious you feel. You create such a strong impression in your mind associating your anxious feelings with the job interview. The result is that as soon as you think of your job interview, your mind immediately imagines a negative outcome\u2014your subconscious expects you to feel anxious and uncomfortable at this job interview. To reverse this, you need to create a strong positive impression in your mind so that <em>your subconscious expects you to feel<\/em> confident and successful at this job interview.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Process to Change Your Self-Image Using Your Imagination<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maltz explains that changing your self-image uses the same machine-like process you follow to successfully achieve any goal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Focus<\/strong> on the end result (feeling successful) and let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-subconscious-mind\/\">your subconscious mind<\/a> find the way.<\/li><li><strong>Understand<\/strong> that your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/subconscious-brain\/\">subconscious mind<\/a> is impersonal (like a machine). It will work to achieve the goals that your self-image sets for it. If your self-image presents it with positive goals, it will move you towards success. However, if your self-image presents it with negative goals, it will move you towards failure. <strong>You must visualize and feel what you want internally before you can experience it in reality<\/strong>\u2014your subconscious will produce results that are consistent with your self-image.<\/li><li><strong>Remember<\/strong> that your mistakes are necessary steps in the learning process\u2014 they help direct you towards your goal by providing necessary feedback. Analyze your mistakes so that they help you to understand how to move towards your goal (like a machine processes negative feedback). Then forget your mistakes (don\u2019t focus on them) and focus on where you intend to go. If you don\u2019t forget them, your subconscious might interpret your mistakes as goals to move towards.<\/li><li><strong>Relax<\/strong> as much as possible throughout this process and trust it to work for you. The more relaxed you are, the more likely your subconscious accepts the positive goals you set it to work on.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The Success Process According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/manifesting-money-the-secret\/\">Law of Attraction<\/a><\/strong><br><br>Maltz\u2019s ideas and techniques continue to inform and inspire self-help practitioners, motivational gurus, and sports psychologists. Some self-help practitioners use his techniques to present an entirely different premise to <em>Psycho-Cybernetics<\/em>. For example, Law of Attraction practitioners claim that <em>the universe creates your reality according to your thoughts, <\/em>and amend Maltz\u2019s process as follows:<br><br><strong>Focus<\/strong> on the end result (what you want) and let <strong>the universe <\/strong>find its way.<br><br><strong>Understand<\/strong> that the universe is impersonal. It will deliver things that match your frequency. <strong>You must visualize and feel what you want internally before you can experience it in reality<\/strong>\u2014the universe can\u2019t produce results that are inconsistent with your frequency.<br><br><strong>Remember<\/strong> that you get what you focus on\u2014if you focus on what you don\u2019t want (your mistakes and limitations), the universe will interpret this as an instruction to deliver more disappointing experiences. Knowing what you don\u2019t want is only useful for providing signals about what you do want\u2014only ever focus on what you do want.<br><br><strong>Relax<\/strong> as much as possible and trust that the universe is on your side. The more relaxed you are, the more likely the universe is to respond to your positive suggestions.<br>\u00a0<br>While both Maltz and Law of Attraction practitioners assert that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-way-you-see-yourself\/\">how you perceive yourself<\/a> impacts your reality, there\u2019s an important distinction between the two theories: Maltz encourages you to <strong>take action<\/strong>, whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-law-of-attraction-explained\/\">the Law of Attraction<\/a> encourages you to <strong>be passive<\/strong>.<br><br><strong><em>Active<\/em><\/strong>: Maltz encourages you to change your inner life so that <strong>you can feel motivated and take actions that lead you to success<\/strong>. You\u2019re instructed to visualize and practice being the person <strong>you want to be. <\/strong>Your goal is to align your thoughts, emotions, and desires, so that you can become a better version of yourself and \u201cact\u201d successfully.<br><strong><em>Passive<\/em><\/strong>: The Law of Attraction encourages you to change your inner life so that <strong>you can trust that success will come to you<\/strong>. Your goal is to align your thoughts, emotions, and desires, with what you want so that you can \u201cattract\u201d objects and experiences into your reality.\u00a0<br><br>While both Maltz and the Law of Attraction promote psychological well-being (positive thinking does make you feel better and reduce stress), it\u2019s ultimately up to readers to interpret and act on the information\u2014they decide if and how to take action to improve their lives.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to condition yourself for success? How can you make yourself act in ways that are conducive to your goals? According to Maxwell Maltz, the author of Psycho-Cybernetics, your mind works similar to a machine. Therefore, he argues, you can program yourself to act in a goal-oriented way\u2014the key is to learn to use your imagination constructively. 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