Creating "Future Memories" of Success

Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler

Your brain is far more than the simple "stimulus-response machine" it was once thought to be! It is the most dynamic, changeable organ of your body.

In just the past few years -- scientists have proven that our brain constantly alters itself to adapt to our circumstances.

We now know that each choice you make, each new thing you learn, instantly creates physical changes in your brain.

We also now know that this process of dynamic brain growth continues throughout your entire lifetime. And your brain actually becomes even more refined as you grow older. (Watch for more about this in a coming article.)

At this very moment -- as you read these words -- your brain is undergoing instant physical changes. Brand new neural connections are being created. And at the same time, old ones are being modified or eliminated!

Recent PET (positron-emission tomography) scans of healthy brains have now proven beyond a doubt that merely "thinking" about something brings about immediate physical changes in your brain!

The power of your thoughts is beyond concept. You literally DO become what you think about! This is no longer just a "saying" -- it's now an accepted, scientifically-proven fact!

The creation of focused "future memories" plays a key role in manifesting your natural genius.

The process of creating future memories is commonly known as "visualization." But I prefer the term "future memory."

This helps you remember that this process is a very real, scientifically-proven reality -- and creates actual physical changes in your brain.

How Your Brain Creates "Future Memories"

Future memories are created using two specific physical parts of your brain (your prefrontal and frontal lobes.)

Your frontal and prefrontal lobes sit in the very front part of your brain -- and are gigantic compared to the prefrontal lobes of other species. They control your ability to:

• Be aware of what's happening around you,
• Focus your attention,
• Anticipate the potential consequences of your actions, and
• Do several things at once (i.e., drive through rush hour traffic while eating an apple and listening to a motivational tape).

Combined -- these parts of your brain allow you to create an "image" of something in the future. In effect, to overcome time and space.

Suppose you have a vision of becoming a millionaire. If you successfully create a future memory of being a millionaire, you are actually using your brain to "see" yourself in the future!

And as you consciously "replay" such a future memory of yourself as a millionaire in your mind, the physical neural networks storing this "memory" grow physically stronger and more stable.

This is a scientifically-proven reality -- not just some "psychological theory."

The Key to Success

There are a few important things you'll want to remember about future memories:

1. It does NOT matter that what you're picturing as a "future memory" isn't "real" yet!
2. Future memories are NOT just daydreams. They create actual physical neural templates your future reality will be based on.
3. The more detailed your images of your "future memories," the more robust the physical neural networks holding those memories.
4. The more often you focus on your future memories, the more complex and "ingrained" your future memory neural network will become.
5. Your subconscious mind CANNOT tell the difference between something you physically "see," and something you mentally picture as a "future memory." And this part of your mind runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week -- even when your conscious mind is asleep or distracted with something else!
6. Your subconscious mind is the source of the internal messages that program you 24/7 -- and largely determine what you will (and will not) manage to achieve in your life.

Creating Your Own "Future Memories"

OK. Let's return to our example of a future memory of yourself as a millionaire: How could you create and use "future memories" to get you there?

Assuming you have a clear definition of your goal ("to become a millionaire"), your next logical step is to begin to create some detailed "future memories" of how it looks to have already achieved your goal.

You might have heard this before in a self-help book. But we now know that this long proven-effective process works for very real scientific reasons. It creates "pictures" that your subconscious mind accepts as being just as "real" as your outwardly perceived "reality."

But it is impossible to create a "future memory" of such a vague concept as "being a millionaire." Future memories are a "visualization-type" process -- and vision requires an image!

Such a "seeing" process requires that you clearly fill in the details of how it will be to have achieved that goal. The more detailed your goal, the better you will be able to "see" and achieve it.

What does this level of prosperity look like to you? What is your lifestyle like. What do you do each day? How do you live, and where? What car are you driving? What color is it? Does it have leather and a sunroof?

What investments have you made? What kinds of stocks or properties? Who manages it for you? Who are your business associates? What type of people are in your Mastermind group?

The key is to create some very clear and vivid "pictures" of what it "looks like" to be a millionaire.

Then it is absolutely necessary that you set aside some time each day to focus on your vision. If you fail to do this, the physical neural networks dedicated to your vision will simply weaken, and eventually be eliminated. Again -- this is not a theory -- it is a scientifically-proven reality!

NOTE: This is why people "lose their vision" and give up! The physical law that applies to your brain's neural networks is the same physical law that applies to muscles: Use it, or lose it!

This is your life. Future memories are real! And you are the creative force behind them!

So - what do you want in your life?

Start with clarifying your vision of what you want to manifest.

Then create a clear future memory, commit to it, and go to work manifesting it. Your level of confidence will build as you build those neurons!

Get ready for some amazing things to happen in your life! Your mind is the ultimate tool for success!

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