Karl's Blog: December 2008

I must admit that when it comes to self-development, I prefer a scientific approach.

It's just my style.

Give me brainwave charts and feedback forms, vs therapy groups and herbal remedies.

One thing that you should know is that I really believe in the power behind subliminal messages.

I've seem them work with startling results!

Subliminal messages are little positive affirmations that are delivered "below the threshold of consciousness."

So they may be flash quickly on a computer screen, or spoken softly - or in reverse - in an audio recording.

It happens in a way that the conscious mind can't pick it up. But the subconscious does. It takes it as a direct command - and changes the way it operates as a result.

So a subliminal affirmation of "I am confident" - will help you become more confident.

Subliminal messages are powerful. No doubt about it.

That's why today I'd like to tell you about Subliminal Power.

Now, I helped to develop the first version of Subliminal Power. It's now installed on around one million computers worldwide. It's fans include Olympic athlete winners and gurus such as Joe Vitale.

Subliminal Power installs onto your PC and flashes messages around your computer screen as you work.

It turns every minute you're using your computer into a practical self-development workshop.

It's easy to use and completely unobtrusive. It also comes with a full 28-day risk-free guarantee. Try it out, see if it works - get a refund if you're not 100% thrilled.

Interested?

I invite you to discover the official website, online at:

http://www.subliminal-power.com/

(If you own a Mac, you can try out the cross-platform Brain Bullet, which effectively does the same thing.)

Check it out. I promise you'll love it.

Labels: recommendations, self-development, technology

Recently, I've spent much time studying the science of happiness.

What makes us happy. Why we strive for happiness. What, indeed, is happiness.

One theory proposed by scientists is that we each have a default "happiness level" - which we ultimately revert back to, despite the multitude of peaks and troughs we experience around it.

I'm not so sure about that.

But I do think we each have a relatively "default" level of stress and anxiety.

You know what I mean. Some of us deal with the most stressful situations each and every day - and hardly break a sweat. Others lose a pen and it's Panic Central.

I personally cope with quite a substantial amount of stress on a daily basis, with not too much fuss. But I am still a worrier - obsessed with details and the unknown.

I call this default setting our "Worry Space."

(Learn more about this concept by clicking here.)

But here's my own personal theory...

With vigilant practice, we can reduce the size of our Worry Space - so we're no longer a slave to fear and anxiety.

How?

By simply forcing it out of our minds when worry sets itself upon us.

By telling ourselves: "Is this really that important?"

I mean - is it going to kill you if you don't worry about it?

Get into perspective, then stop worrying and move onto something else. If you find your mind returning back to it, force yourself onto something else.

Say "FRICK IT!!"

(Yes, "Frick it!" is the Western equivalent of the Eastern concept of letting go of attachments - a wonderful comparison made in a book of a similar title.)

STOP WORRYING.

Tell your worries to go take a hike, and do not give in or entertain them. Simply... ignore them.

There's a great quote in Peep Show, where Jeremy says: "People talk about running away from your problems as if it's a bad thing. But if they never catch up with you - what's the issue?"

Worries are usually self-created and rarely realized.

So "run away" from them - ignore them, frick them - and they'll never catch up.

And, ultimately, your own Worry Space shrinks away - until it's near invisible.

Try it for a week. See for yourself. Say frick it to worries, and see what happens. You might just surprise yourself.