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Intrinsic Motivation - Getting Your Mind Into Gear

Written by: Deon Reynders

Article Overview: Becoming a top-notch marketer is impossible without a proper mind-set. In this article we will look at ways to change our ways of subconscious thinking by means of existing technology.

Intrinsic Motivation - Getting Your Mind Into Gear

In previous articles about network marketing success I have talked about motivators, both positive and negative. Now the time has come for some serious action. We have to devise methods to make these goals part and parcel of our subconscious thinking. If you are a 'left-brain' person you may balk at the idea, but rest assured: conscious (rational, left-brain) goal-setting on its own is a waste of time. It rarely works. Be honest: how effective are your New Years’ resolutions?

Let's do some quick revision. Our past conditioning (P) leads to thoughts (T), which lead to emotions (E), which, in turn, lead to actions (A), which ultimately lead to specific results (R). We could write this as P->T->E->A->R. Depending on our current programming, these results may, or may not be, what we want. In order to change the type of results we've been getting in the past, we need to tackle the problem right at the root and re-adjust out subconscious programming, the ‘P’, to incorporate our new goals. Incidentally, it is totally beyond the scope of this article, but it has already been established, as far back as the seventies, that the human mind operates in very much the same way as a missile guidance system does. Read Dr Maxwell Maltz's Psycho-Cybernetics for some background.

It is quite difficult to change our subconscious programming. In addition to new programs, we often have to overwrite inappropriate stuff imprinted there by society, religion, parents, teachers, peers and personal experience over many years. Sadly there is no shortcut, at least not as far as I know. There are several methods to be used, ranging from reciting affirmations to hypnosis, but at the end of the day you will have to fine-tune your own approach. I discovered the following method quite by accident during my last school year, but, due to a lack of insight, it took me decades before I could apply the technique at will. It goes something like this.

- Take something that you desire 10/10. Just as an example I'll imagine it's a black Audi TT coupe. I like analogies: imagine you are a 15 year-old ‘straight’ boy looking at the prettiest, sexiest little girl in class, the one you’d like to be your girlfriend. That’s a 10 (depending on gender and sexual orientation you may create your own analogy!). Incidentally, at age 59 I’ve progressed a little beyond the ‘girls’, but I happen to be a flying fanatic and if a Douglas Dakota (DC-3) pilot shoves those throttles forward and the two Pratt & Whitney radial engines roar into action, I still experience a 10. That’s why there’s a Dakota on my list.

- Let us continue with our Audi example. If you have not actually experienced one before, do so. Go to the showroom, pretend that you have what it takes financially to buy one, and arrange a test drive. Or just sit in one and smell the upholstery. Even if you’re broke. And before you snigger in disbelief, this is EXACTLY what Sir Richard Branson did in order to find his personal private island, Necker. Go read ‘Screw It, Let’s Do It’ by the man himself.

- Don’t forget to get some good pictures of the car. If you cannot find a nice brochure, take your own pictures and scan them into JPG format. Or find something on the Web. Just be particular about things such as model, color, and so on.

- Get hold of a foot-tapping song, something with a nice beat. Download something from the Internet, or use free ripper software to convert a CD song to MP3 format. As long as you don't post your movie on the Internet, it's fine. I am using 'I've got a feeling' by the Black-Eyed Peas for my latest one.

- While listening to the music, step through your presentation by using the keyboard or mouse. I happen to use Picasa to view pictures, but you can use anything.

- Once you are happy with the result, string your pictures together and overlay the music. Use ‘MemoriesOnWeb’ (freeware) if you have budget constraints.

- If you have a few dollars to spare, you might want to consider something more substantial such as Pinnacle Studio, Sony Vegas or Corel Movie Maker. I initially tried to get Windows Movie Maker to run on XP, but eventually gave up and bought Pinnacle Studio.

- You can make one ‘movie’ per topic, or string several topics into one movie. You should consider making several versions with different songs, so you don't get tired of listening to the same tune over and over.

I tend to listen to mine in the evenings before I go to bed. Doing it just before bedtime could induce sleeplessness due to excitement! Goal setting should not be boring! In the near future I’ll make a detailed video of this method, and post it on my technical blog. Oh, and by the way, all this goal-setting is useless if you do not start moving towards that goal. It does not matter what you do, just do something!

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