Your brain filters millions of data points daily, showing you only what it thinks matters. Most people let fear or society program this filter, missing opportunities right in front of them.
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Before I learned this from Attila B. Horvath’s “The Journey,” I wondered why some people seemed to stumble into amazing opportunities while I missed them completely.
Turns out, it’s not luck. It’s your Reticular Activation System.
Your brain is constantly filtering massive amounts of sensory information, and most of us are unaware of how this filtering process shapes our reality. The crazy part? You can reprogram this filter.
When you consistently visualize what you want and truly believe it’s possible, you’re literally rewiring your brain’s attention system. Suddenly you start noticing resources, connections, and opportunities that were always there but invisible to your old programming.
After understanding this, I stopped wondering why that person got the promotion or found the perfect mentor. They weren’t luckier – they had programmed their mental filter differently.
Your brain is constantly choosing what deserves your attention from millions of data points. Most people let society, fear, or random chance make these choices. But whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve – because belief changes what your brain decides to show you.
The question isn’t whether opportunities exist around you right now. They do. The question is: what have you programmed your mind to notice?
Horvath dives deep into this in Phase 5 of “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21.” He shows how visualization and your subconscious mind work together through the Reticular Activation System to focus your attention on what matters most. Worth every page if you want to stop missing what’s right in front of you.
For more about Chapter 6 of Attila B. Horvath’s book, “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21”, visit https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.
