How I Finally broke Free!
Hello and welcome to edition #4 of LBM. Your quick injection of Inspirational stories, science backed personal development mixed with a touch of ancient wisdom just for good measure. Plus the latest in ai tech news & tips for business and life advancement as used and reviewed by yours truly! đđđŒ
Sneak Peak:
My thoughts on: How I Finally broke Free!
Article: Using your "R.A.S." to crush your goals
Ai News and tips: Ai's next frontier: Selling your intentions before you know them!
Getting Drunk All The Time Is Not The Answer Believe Me! How I Finally Broke Free!
Years before I became a mindset coach I studied and practiced self-development starting with the book "Think and Grow Rich" I was successful in my business ventures, relationships in life...until I wasn't! I lost my manufacturing business, it was my baby my whole identity my life (I thought) it was at that point my marriage broke down and well...I was completely f_cked to put it mildly?
I became a severely depressed alcoholic (Truthfully now that I look back I was already drinking a LOT for quite a while/years before this all happened!) wreck of a person there's much more to this story which I have stated elsewhere in the past and will cover in more detail in future editions, let's just say i'm very grateful everyday just to be alive and kicking!
Anyway to keep this as brief as possible I eventually found Bob Proctor who became my coach, mentor and teacher, with his sage advice and methods I was able to empower myself back to sobriety and sanity. What I have learnt from Bob and am learning still is now my life's passion & purpose to pass on to you all in these newsletters as well as anywhere and anyone else I can help through my experiences and life's learnings.
Yours Soberly,
Grant
Maybe It's Just Your Programming Is a Bit Off?
Youâve got big dreams. Goals that need crushing. But every time the excitement fades and is replaced by the thought of all the hard work yet to come, suddenly itâs like your brain clicks âoff.â
You freeze. You feel unfocused, directionless, and distracted.
Whatâs going on?
It is possible that your reticular activating system (RAS) has not been programmed for success.
The good news isâŠthis is an easy fix.
What is the Reticular Activating System?
The Reticular Activating System is the attention centre in the brain.
Physically speaking, it is a bundle of neurons located where the skull connects to the neck. Itâs roughly the size of a golf ball.
The RAS is the key to âturning on your brain.â
You can deliberately program â or more accurately, train â your RAS by choosing the exact messages you send from your subconscious to conscious mind.
You can set goals, say affirmations, use images and VisioneeringÂ©ïž of your goals as already achieved.
Since the reticular activating system cannot distinguish between âreal eventsâ and âsyntheticâ reality,â the brain tends to believe whatever message you give it.
Letâs look at some concrete examples.
Example 1: Giving a speech
Even the best public speakers still get nervous before giving an important speech. Especially if there are investors or stakeholders in the audience. Yikes!
Hereâs what the pros do: activate the RAS.
By practicing a speech repeatedly and visualizing it going really well in their mind, they can actually teach the brain.
This pretend practice boosts their confidence and improves the presenterâs chances of giving a great speech significantly when they finally do it for real.
Example 2: Tuning out noisy distractions
Have you ever been at a party talking with an interesting person in a crowded room, fully engrossed and unaware of any specific sounds? But if someone across the room says your name, you will most likely hear it instantly.
This is your RAS at work again.
In response to an overwhelming number of stimuli (like sights, sounds, smells, etc.) the reticular activating system regulates conscious perception.
This is what allows us to focus on information that matters most.
At any given time, you might have a dozen different things demanding your attention all at once.
An activated RAS helps us concentrate on our goals â not the useless noise.
How to âhackâ your RAS for business & life
Anyone can learn how to strengthen their RAS.
Here are some easy ideas:
- Say your goals out loud & write them out many times a day
- Imagine yourself having already achieved them with strong emotions
- Disrupt negative thinking patterns by swapping immediately to the positive
- Look at images of what you want until the details are burnt into your mind
- Visualize each step towards the final objective as milestones or basecamps
Setting a goal works, in part, because we program our RAS to pay attention to the things that will help us achieve our dreams. (Part of how the "Law of Attraction" works)
Remember, your RAS is working to filter stimuli whether you have set it intentionally or not.
It only makes sense then to program your RAS to pay attention to the things you care about.
What goals have you set for yourself in 2025?
Now that 2024 is wrapped up, think about your own goals for the year ahead. Is your mind in the right headspace?
Feel free to have a chat with me anytime about your goals or lack thereof, it could be your first step towards RAS activation and world domination! (Was that too much?) đ
What's Next:
In the next edition, We'll be exploring Quantum Physics and the "Law of Attraction" how do they it work together from a scientific perspective? And how can you take full advantage of it to achieve your dream life & business
Ai News & Tips
AI's next frontier: Selling your intentions before you know them
The near future could see AI assistants that forecast and influence our decision-making at an early stage, and sell these developing "intentions" in real-time to companies that can meet the needâbefore we even realize we have made up our minds.
This is according to AI ethicists from the University of Cambridge, who say we are at the dawn of a "lucrative yet troubling new marketplace for digital signals of intent," from buying movie tickets to voting for candidates. They call this the "intention economy."
Researchers from Cambridge's Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) argue that the explosion in generative AI, and our increasing familiarity with chatbots, opens a new frontier of "persuasive technologies"âone hinted at in recent corporate announcements by tech giants.
"Anthropomorphic" AI agents, from chatbot assistants to digital tutors and girlfriends, will have access to vast quantities of intimate psychological and behavioural data, often gleaned via informal, conversational spoken dialogue.
This AI will combine knowledge of our online habits with an uncanny ability to attune to us in ways we find comfortingâmimicking personalities and anticipating desired responsesâto build levels of trust and understanding that allow for social manipulation on an industrial scale, say researchers.
"Tremendous resources are being expended to position AI assistants in every area of life, which should raise the question of whose interests and purposes these so-called assistants are designed to serve," said LCFI Visiting Scholar Dr. Yaqub Chaudhary.
Read the whole article here : https://techxplore.com/news/2024-12-ai-frontier-intentions.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
The Deepseek Controversy
I thought I should include something about Deepseek that came out of China this month its supposed to be better than CHATGPT for way less money and time to train however some have argued that DeepSeek's ability to train its model without access to the best American chips suggests that U.S. export controls are ineffective. Others view this as an overreaction, arguing that DeepSeek's claims should not be taken at face value.
So why not give it a try yourself you may get a lot of value out of it for free however I highly recommend you don't input anything into it that you wouldn't make freely available on the internet in general, having said that same goes for all the others out there that are cloud based. Let me know how you go!
Here's the links for Android & IOS:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deepseek.chat
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/deepseek-ai-assistant/id6737597349
So we've come to the end for this month, this newsletter stuff is all new to me so I'd love to know what you think, want more or less of, some of your own stories and anything else you'd like me to add.
Until next time remember "A Goal is a Dream With a Deadline!" G.D.
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Grant Dowsett is a Business & Mindset Coach also working as a Consultant with the Proctor Gallagher Institute he has been helping his clients create the business & life of their dreams. Grant who is intensely growth and goal orientated helps individuals, groups and companies discover their deepest desires, reach their full potential and achieve their personal & professional goals faster than ever before!
If youâd like to create the business & life youâve been dreaming of contact Grant by phone: +61 418 544 322 or Email at: grant@empreneur.com or if you would like to see if you qualify for a complimentary âBusiness Success Blueprintâ call go here: https://tidycal.com/grantdowsett/free-success-blueprint-session