Your brain filters out most opportunities around you right now. I discovered how to retrain this mental gatekeeper to notice what actually helps you succeed.
The story
I just learned something that completely changed how I think about my brain’s potential.
Your brain processes way more information than you consciously realize. We’re basically walking around with most of our mental processing happening below the surface, and most of us never tap into it.
Here’s what really matters: your brain has this filter called the Reticular Activating System that decides what you notice and what gets blocked out.
Think of it as a gatekeeper that sifts through all the stuff hitting your senses and decides what actually reaches your conscious awareness.
This is why you suddenly see red cars everywhere after deciding you want one. They were always there. Your brain just wasn’t letting you see them.
Most opportunities around you are getting filtered out right now because your subconscious hasn’t been directed to look for them.
Napoleon Hill was onto something: “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” But it’s not just positive thinking. It’s literally rewiring your brain’s attention system to notice what serves your goals.
The RAS can be trained through visualization and setting clear intentions. When you visualize a goal as if it’s already happened, your RAS stores that information and helps make it reality.
Your subconscious is already running the show. The question is whether you’re directing it or just letting it run on autopilot.
Attila B. Horvath breaks this down perfectly in Chapter 6 of “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21.” He shows exactly how to harness this system instead of being its victim.
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.
