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The law

Revisiting - IX

Visualisation activates the Reticular Activation System (RAS) in the brain. 

RAS is the doorway in your brain through which almost all information(except smell) is received by the brain. The RAS is a part of mammalian brain located in the brain stem. A loose network of neurons and neural fibres, running through the brain stem, make up the RAS. The functions of the RAS are many and varied. Among other functions, it contributes to sleep, walking, wakefulness, sex, eating and elimination functions. Perhaps the most important function of RAS is that it renders it possible to consciously focus attention on something and its ability to damp down the effect of repeated stimulii such as loud noises thus enabling only those information to pass to our brain on which we have focused.

" The RAS filters the incoming information and affects what you pay attention to, how aroused you are, and what is not going to get access to all three pounds of your brain.

For survival’s sake, your RAS responds to your name, anything that threatens your survival, and information that you need immediately. For instance, if you’re looking for a computer file that you’re sure you placed on your desk, your RAS alerts your brain to search for the name of the file — Andrews vs. State of Illinois, say — or focus on one word in the file name to help you find it.

The RAS also responds to novelty. You notice anything new and different. For leadership purposes, this includes anything out of the ordinary in day-to-day activities within your organization, attending to changes in your employees relative to production, mood, and interactions with others.

Your RAS is a great leadership tool. It is your radar detector. As long as you don’t bog it down with your own personal issues, it will work for you. Program your thoughts each morning by doing the following:

• Take care of your personal issues. If you’re concerned about your child’s behavior, for example, devise a plan to deal with it. Make sure your plan includes an appropriate time that you can put your plan into action. And then put the issue on the back burner until you can act on it.
• Read over your long-term goals. Make sure they’re still pertinent to your vision. Change, delete, or add goals as necessary.
• Read or create your short-term goals. Determine the timeline for each. Change them according to current needs, trends, and modifications in your mission or vision.

Make sure that the last list you look at is your list of short-term goals; your RAS helps you keep them in mind. Even when you don’t realize you’re thinking about these goals, your brain knows that they’re important and makes note of anything that might relate to them." - Extracts from "The Leadership Brain for Dummies.

When you pay attention to your desire, all information relevant to your desire are filtered by the RAS and fed to the brain. The result is that you recollect connected incidents, information, experiences, resources etc. which occurred deep into your past. You will recollect the names of old acquaintances, mentors and friends among whom you could find help connected to your desire. You will start to experience lots of, what will appear to be, coincidences. The truth is that these coincidences are activated by you. The Universe will support you with greater information and resources from its accumulated pool of knowledge. You will, still, have to act to take advantage of these coincidences and resources.

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