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Chapter 7
- What it all comes down to is the fact that you want these things because you see them as a means of achieving certain Feelings, emotions, or states you desire. Learn how to take control of emotions consciously instead of living in reaction.
★ - PhysiologyThe difference between acting badly or brilliantly is not based on your ability, but on the state of your mind in a moment.
behavior not result of ability, but of the state you're in at this moment.
- emotion is created by motion. Your Body leads your emotions.
- Smile for a minute at the mirror each day (5x), laugh (3x)
★ - key to success: create Patterns of movement that create confidence, a sense of strength, Flexibility, a sense of Personal Power, and fun.
- "Getting old is not a matter of age; it's a lack of movement. And the ultimate lack of movement is death"
★★ - live differently. You want to live with a spring in your step, a smile on your face.
- Make feeling good your expectation. You're alive; you can feel good for no reason at all.
- FocusWhatever we focus on determines how we feel.
Focus on the solution, not Problem.
- Submodalities (pg. 165). experience of time can be changed by Submodalities (166).
Pg 168My submodalities: movie, color, center, middle, bright, lifesize, fast, watch from distance, frame, 3D, loud, fast. visual
- I can now motivate myself to do Something by changing its imagery to match certain criteria.
- Whether you feel confused or on track is a matter of submodalities.
Always Focus on the best
★ - If you don't control your states, you won't be able to control your behavior. If there are things you need to accomplish but can't get motivated, realize you're not in the appropriate state. You must do Whatever it takes to change states.
★ - Intelligence is a Factor of state.
- "experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him."
- Must master change of states instantly no matter the environment. do it consistently. condition yourself to feel good no matter where you are.
Success—live your life in a way that causes you to Feel tons of Pleasure and very little Pain.
develop a Plan for Pleasure everyday.
★ All you really want in life is to change how you feel.
- whether you feel ecstasy or depression in this moment—it's all up to you.
- drugs can be overpowered by the chemicals in your body, by changing your Focus & Physiology. These chemicals are more Powerful than any outside substance.
★ Ways to instantly Feel good:
- Vividly remembering a wonderful experience
- working out
- Reading
- learning
- improving anything I'm currently doing
- watch Impractical Jokers
- drain some 3's
- hitting baseballs
- Eating healthy
- listening to music
- making money
- Coming up with new ideas
- laughing
- Talking to People
- doing anything that makes me feel like I am contributing
- Being Productive
- competing
- grocery shopping
- Preparing for Just about anything, even tomorrow's outfit.
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