Auto-Suggestion?!

“Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

Today, we continue with the TAGR Principles. This morning is Auto-Suggestion, which has not been spoken much about recently. It came out of the early 20th century as a technique that was refined by Napoleon Hill. Like Createyourself, I like to make it one word — Autosuggestion — which I see as the first step in accessing your Infinite Intelligence through the power of faith and belief that it is true. Here is what Hill recommends:

Autosuggestion — the Third Principle to TAGR

This chapter in TAGR tells us how, through repeated suggestions, the subconscious mind can be put to work for us. It is the faculty of being able to concentrate your mind on your burning desire until your subconscious mind accepts it as fact and begins to devise ways of bringing it about.

Following the repeating of your vision two or more times a day, as suggested, will engrain your goals in all your being. This process is where most of my ideas manifest themselves in me as sudden flashes of thought, inspiration, or guidance. These are “eureka” moments as illustrated in the story of Archimedes, who, while taking a bath and relaxing, visualized the discovery of solving the formula for the circumference of the circle and the key, now represented as the number Pi. He jumped out of the bath and ran onto the streets, still naked, loudly shouting to the king, “Eureka!”

The instructions for the repeated suggestions will now be summarized in these three steps from TAGR:

First — Go into a quiet spot alone, close your eyes, and repeat aloud so you may hear your own words reaffirming the written statement of the goal you intend to attain. As you carry out these instructions, see yourself already in possession of your goal. Your written statement of your purpose should be something like the following: If it’s monetary-based, then “by the first day of January [2022], I will have in my possession $$$ in income that will have come to me in various amounts from time to time during the period between now and then. In return for this award, I will give the most efficient service of which I’m capable, rendering the fullest possible quantity and the best possible quality of service in the capacity of… (and here describe the product or service you intend to sell or whatever it is you do for a living).” Continue with, “I believe that I will have this income in my possession. My faith is so strong that I can now see this income before my eyes. I can touch it with my hands. It is now awaiting transfer to me at the time, and in the proportion that I deliver the service, I intend to render in return for it. I have defined a plan by which to accumulate this money, and I will follow that plan to accomplish my goal.”

You can come up with your own statement of exchange to attain your goal — what will you do in order to earn the goal? Most coaches use this technique at some level if you're an athlete. So, if you will earn a Gold Medal at the 2024 Olympics, what are you giving in return to get that goal? First, you need to thank your creator for giving you the body, talent, and mental attitude to operate at that level, then you need to give yourself over to the training and preparation to compete at all.

Second — Repeat this night and morning until you can see the goal you intend to achieve in your imagination.

Third — Place a written copy of your statement where you can see it throughout the day from morning to night and read it just before retiring and upon arising until it’s been memorized. As you carry out these instructions, you are applying the principle of autosuggestion, which is embedding in your heart and soul the desire and effort it will take to attain the goal.

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Have a great week, Gordon

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