Brainwashing Exposed

 By William J. Schneider D.C. 

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Brainwashing technique

There are ways of brainwashing you that are covert, repetitious and very effective. You probably are receiving brainwashing without your knowledge right now. These techniques are the reason you are overweight, smoke, have pain, cannot sleep, along with most of your short-comings.
You have been receiving messages your entire life that have caused you to doubt your own thoughts, beliefs and perceptions. This happens all the time and it has become a basic process of human communication. These patterns of communication most often are used to the benefit of another party. However, recognizing these techniques in action you can stop them before they harm you further.
Most of these techniques are so effective that the recipient willingly reevaluates what they perceive. However, these techniques can also be very forceful symbolically demanding the recipient changes their perception.

Questioning Brainwashing

One of these covert brainwashing techniques occurs within the format of questioning. Repeated questioning organized in a precarious pattern will cause the subject to analyze things about which they were not even thinking. As this process proceeds the subject unknowingly follows through until there is a state of confusion regarding the original thought or experience. A new memory, thought or altered way of thinking could be the end result.
Here is what happens when a skilled individual questions you. Each time a questioned is posed you may respond with subtle variations of a story or memory. This skilled practitioner, advertiser, authority figure can cause you to eventually doubt your own thinking. The longer this process, the more it is repeated, the less you recognize the pattern, the more effective the outcome. Before you know it you do not know what you think or have experienced and the more you agree with the message, advertisement or authority figures representation of the information. You have just been brainwashed!

Pay Attention and Recognize the Brainwashing

If you pay attention to the news, to advertisers, to authority figures, you will start to notice this form of brainwashing. Some individuals are so skilled at these techniques that they use it as a standard form of communication.
If you are an innocent, you will become a victim. It is vitally important to be on guard for these techniques. You need to know that you are under constant assault. If you do not it won't be long before you no longer have original thought. You will no longer have discerning thought processes. You will no longer be in charge of your life. You will think, you will do, you will purchase, you will follow and you will be one of the many whom have been brainwashed. And you will not even realize it!

You need to question everything. If you are overweight, if you can't stop smoking, if you are riddled in pain, if you lay awake at night with insomnia, your brain racing, preventing you from sleeping, if you have any condition in which someone else can benefit, that condition was created, and only you can reverse it.

Dr. Schneider is a Holistic Physician, specializing in alternative therapies. He investigates the deep hidden causes of health problems. Imagine having the ability to change who you are. Follow his advice and one day you will reflect back on this point in time and be amazed at what you have learned. You will be grateful that you have control of your life again.

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5 Funny Fears and Phobias

 By Morgan K Taylor 

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If you stop any person in the street and ask them what they are afraid of, you are going to be hard pressed to find anyone that says nothing. The most common answers that you hear will be things like heights, spiders, closed spaces, and flying, as well as several others that you will probably find them all too familiar. What you are unlikely to hear is people speaking in hushed tones about their incredible aversion to celery or wearing fuzzy slippers, but that doesn't mean that those types of phobias do not exist. The truth is that they are far more common than you might imagine, so let's take a look at a few of the most strange and funny fears.

Leprophobia - modern medicine has helped fight against a large number of diseases over the years, but that doesn't seem to stop some people from fearing they might make a comeback. Leprophobia is the fear of leprosy and it's so strong in some people that they are even afraid to attend a hockey game because they heard all about the face-offs.

Ithyphallophobia - this may seem a little hard to believe, but there are some people that are deadly afraid of erections. Even if the erection shows up on a stand-up guy that they have known for years, the very sight of that swollen appendage is enough to have them scampering off in search of a stiff drink.

Nomophobia - it's more than a little frustrating to leave your house without your cell phone, but it isn't usually enough to make you loose control. The same can't be said for nomophobia sufferers who fall into a state of panic if they end up anywhere out of mobile phone range.

Helminthophobia - we all end up in the ground at some point where bugs and worms will eat away at our rotting corpse. This is definitely an unpleasant thought, but not really one that crosses people's minds very often. This is not the case for those who suffer from helminthophobia, as being infested by worms is something that goes through their mind every minute of the day. I guess that rules out fishing as a hobby for those poor folks.

Gymnophobia - most fears and phobias are things that we can avoid with a little bit of effort. Gymnophobia, or the fear of being naked, is one that is especially irrational, unless of course you work as a stripper or a tour guide at a nudist's colony. The only person that need ever see you naked is yourself and even then you can easily snap on a blindfold to protect your modesty.
The list goes on and on, but it's probably best to stop now as there may very well be some folks out there who are deadly afraid of lists. For those of you who have made it to this point without breaking out in hives, I thank you, and you may even want to consider researching some phobias that are even stranger than the ones listed above.

by Morgan K. Taylor
The author has a keen interest in productivity, personal development and life fulfillment. In 2011, he created REALITYPLEX in an effort to provide an online space where people can obtain useful information, connect with others and find solutions to their personal daily concerns and worries. What's in your head? Learn and share @ http://realityplex.com/

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Redefining Failure

 By Debra Payne, PhD 

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It's time for us to redefine what we think of as failure. Failure has gotten a bad rap for far too long, and I, for one, must stand in its defense.
I am an expert on the tyranny of this word. My own definition of failure in my life is strident and all-encompassing. My inner critic is a dictator who wants to crush me into the ground beyond recovery. I grovel at her feet, begging for scraps of approval and forgiveness. In these moments, I am a person whose soul has been stolen by the relentless propaganda running through her own brain. When I see others with amorphous, cruel interpretations of their experiences, I recognize what's going on. As an educator and a coach, I see this over-interpretation of the word failure on a daily basis, and I see the pain that it causes. That's why I'm here to help redefine the word.

We've all read quotes on success, and failure, and trying, and trying again. Some people read those quotes, believe them, get inspired, and move on. Very likely, those people are not reading these observations. We who are reading this are the truly faithful fans of the word - those devout, zealous victims of failure who attach intense emotion to the word. We attach vivid images, too, and a multitude of experiences as evidence of the imminent possibility of failure. We are married to the shoulds and the coulds and the woulds, the unachievable goals, and the standards that shoot far beyond perfectionism. We march with all our might in defense of our own suffering.

But what if failure weren't such a horrible thought? What if we were to welcome it, instead, to the point where we'd want to adorn the walls of our houses with decorative wooden signs sporting this inspirational word f-word? Entertain, briefly, the possibility of embracing failure and delighting in the many interesting details it provides. Failure, instead of being the absence of success, could be nuanced, instead. If failure had a texture, it could be flannel, and we could run our fingers over it and feel the comfort in knowing that there's warmth and softness there.

Failure. Hmm... It's attractive. It's compelling. It means we've accumulated experiences that are contrary to our desired effects, and those unexpected turns taught us, instead. Instead of reinforcing our steadfast beliefs about what should be, we get a beautiful myriad of interesting details that deepen our lives and offer us new directions.

Failure. It's creative. It's a springboard for expanded awareness. Instead of filing away another success, we get to have this rich experience that teaches us and requires us to go beyond what we initially expected. Endless possibilities exist with failure! What if failure were just an invitation for further consideration of options, and an entry point for even better stuff down the road? What if it made us less afraid to try because, suddenly, we realized that without this tyrannical fear of results, a rainbow of rich possibilities could then open up before us?
The definition of failure, then, might be "new possibilities." It could also mean revelry and delight. And the definition must certainly include the term renewal.

Debra Payne, PhD is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and a proud member of the International Coaching Federation. She is also the President/CEO/Big Cheese of her company, Better Than Success. She specializes in helping Academic Women in transition. Her mission is to assist others in taking the lid off anything that is preventing them from pursuing bold, authentic dreams. Kiss your self-limiting beliefs goodbye at http://www.betterthansuccess.com/

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3 Ways People Deal With Failure

by: Adam Khoo

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There are three ways in which people respond to failure.

Pattern 1: Give Excuses, Lay Blame & Give up
What do some people do when they don't get what they want? They will start giving themselves lots of excuses and blame everything and everyone around them. They say things like, 'it's not fair', 'I'm just not smart enough' 'It's just too difficult', 'I'm too young' or 'I'm too old', 'I just didn't have the luck', 'the depressed economy affected me'.

Feeling helpless and frustrated, this first group will stop taking action and give up! They will resign themselves to their goal being out of reach and live a life of mediocrity.
Pattern 2: Keep Trying the Same thing Over and Over Again

These are the people who have a lot more determination than the first. When they don't get their outcome, they will not quit. They will get themselves to take action again. The motto of this group is, 'I failed because I did not try hard enough' 'If I keep trying, I will eventually succeed'. So they keep taking action, putting in more time, energy and effort. No matter how many times they fail, they just keep trying harder and harder.

Will they eventually achieve their goals? It depends. If they set small, incremental goals, they may, with enough time and effort eventually succeed. However, if they set big and exceptional goals, like becoming the top in their field, they will never be successful by just trying again and again. They may experience a better result, but they won't reach the goals they desire. Why?


Because, although they keep taking action, they do not change their strategy. If you keep using the same approach, you are going to keep getting the same result. I have seen so many professionals and businessmen repeat this limiting pattern.
I know many businessmen who fail in their business only to start again and do the same thing. They keep putting in ads that don't work, they hire ineffective people or they use the same business model.
Pattern 3: Get Feedback, Change Strategy and Take Action until you Succeed.


If they still don't succeed, they will get more feedback, change their strategy and take action again. They keep repeating this process until they get what they want. They do whatever it takes. So, remember, every time you don't get what you want, it is life giving you feedback. It is this continuous feedback you need to help you adjust your approach until you hit your target.
Thomas Edison took almost 10,000 attempts before inventing the light bulb. When asked how he did it, he said that he had to first find 9,999 strategies of how not to invent the light bulb. He then used this feedback to change his strategy until he got what he wanted.
Successful people re-look and change their strategy whenever they encounter 'failure'. They understand that failure is feedback. Understand this principle and you will overcome failure and achieve success in no time at all.

Adam Khoo Adam Khoo is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and a self-made millionaire by the age of 26. Discover his million dollar secrets and claim your FREE audio CD program '6 Ways To Achieve Anything' here.
 

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Learning To Be Patient Will Bring Tranquility To Your Life

By Dottie J Eichhorn  

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How many times have you been told to be patient? How exasperating this word can be. We patiently wait for decisions to be made, test results, an arrival of a person or package, a crisis to end, people's sluggish responses, or a telephone call. Wait, wait, and more waiting can lead anyone to be anxious, fearful, restless, frightened, nervous, exhausted, frustrated, annoyed, and worried. Wow, what a mess! There certainly isn't any tranquility in these feelings; and while you are being impatient and going through some of the above emotions, the outcome remains the same. So why put yourself through all of these negative emotions? Could it be that this is how you believe you should respond? Ask yourself this question: "How does God expect me to respond?" The answer is: "Trust Him
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We are such a "got-to-have-it-now" society, that we are programmed to have everything immediately! It is time to reprogram ourselves and be content with God's timing. We are not omniscient, but God is. God knows the precise moment-the perfect day, hour, minute, and second-when the wait will be over. It will not arrive a second before it should. Why? God sees the BIG picture. We aren't capable of this, so it is imperative that we hand this tumultuous time over to God and practice being patient.
How do you learn to be patient by trusting God? First, you have to accept the circumstances that are making you impatient. After your acceptance, it is time to rise above all of the negative emotions and replace them by focusing on something else. This could be achieved by talking to someone, praying for others, completing or starting a task, meditating, reciting applicable affirmations, reading selected Bible passages that pertain to your situation, or helping others. Take your mind off of the unknown outcome. You may find yourself amazed what God will do for you while you wait.

Thank God for this waiting period. Let me explain why this is a logical thing to do. We must realize that God is allowing this to happen, because He knows if we handle the situation patiently, we will benefit from this experience. There will be a real sense of accomplishments-rising above the negative emotions and achieving positive productivity while waiting for God's timing. You will experience a door opening to a personal relationship with God. Hopefully, this will be a great reminder to keep in touch constantly with our Creator. "Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV

Remember this verse when you are impatient. "If you let that patience work in you, the end result will be good. You will be mature and complete. You will be all that God wants you to be." James 1:4 ERV
Patience isn't easy, but it is worth the end results.

Reading God's Mind, His Thoughts for Every Life Situation is a wonderful book to keep handy when you need a spiritual uplifting or need a problem resolved. Book clubs, Bible study groups, and families will find this book engenders stimulating conversations. There are "Study Guide Questions for Discussion" at the back of the book.
If you need to earn extra money for your church or organization, take advantage of Reading God's Mind free. You can view the details at my website, http://www.dottieeichhorn.com, Fundraiser.
Enjoy a peaceful moment with my YouTube video, "Reading God's Mind," which can also be seen on Facebook.

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When You Should Talk To Yourself

By Kaylene S Mathews  

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We all have probably talked to ourselves from time to time. We may do it more than we care to admit publicly. Things get really scary when we start answering ourselves. But talking to yourself can be good and beneficial when done for the correct reasons.
Talking to yourself is okay when you're asking yourself any of the following questions:

1. "Is this activity getting me closer to or further away from my goals?" When you go through your day, stop and question yourself about what you're doing. At any point in time that you're awake, you are giving your energy to some activity. Is that activity moving you closer to the life you want? Is it moving you closer to your goals?

2. "What is the purpose to my activity?" If you can't really answer question number one definitively, then why are you doing what you're doing? You may be thinking that everything you do can't have a purpose. I disagree. Your activity can fall into one of several categories: Goal achievement, relationship building, renewal/recharging, creative endeavors, etc. But your activity shouldn't be for purposes of distraction and procrastination. That never got anyone anywhere worth going. Be honest with yourself about why you do what you do.

3. "How can I be more efficient?" When I started observing my actions throughout the day, I identified areas where I wasn't the most efficient with my time. I have been told that it takes 7+ minutes to fully engage in an activity. So every time I would leave something and then come back to it, I lost anywhere from 7-14 minutes total. That could potentially add up to hours in the day. I know I could use some extra hours in my day. Now I have them!

4. "How can I be more effective?" Are you getting the most out of the effort expended? What times of the day are you at your best? I'm at my best in the morning. So I tend to do activities that require my brain power in the morning. It takes a lot less effort than trying to do the same activities at night, when all I can think about is going to sleep. How can you plan your day and activities around your most effective hours?

5. "Are my thoughts productive?" Are you worrying or thinking about something that you can or can't do anything about? If it's something you can't do anything about ever, then you need to move on. If it's something you can't do anything about now, then you need to table the thought until a future time. And lastly, if you can do something about it, think about what that is and then do it!
When you ask yourself these questions, it's okay to answer back. Listen to your answers and make the changes necessary to be more effective, efficient and purposeful with your energy and time.

If you need help being more effective, efficient and purposeful each day, a life coach can help! Kaylene Mathews is the President and owner of KSMLifeCoaching LLC. She offers both personal and group coaching services. Other offerings include PeopleMap assessments and training workshops for individuals, groups and corporate teams in the DFW area. For more information visit: http://ksmlifecoaching.com/

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Do You Know Where Your Will Power Has Gone?

 By Lynette Crane 

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You know will power - that elusive stuff that other people seem to have, but you don't? Or maybe you had a lot of it on January 1, excited by visions of a new you, but somehow the visions have gotten dimmer as the weeks have gone by.
The parking lot at the fitness center was so crowded on New Year's Day that new members circled endlessly, watching for someone to leave. (The veterans knew, grudgingly, to come early.) Soon there will be ample parking once again for the dedicated few who seem to keep going day after day, year after year, without succumbing to what I call the February Fade.
New Year's Resolutions can take a lot of forms, but all of them start off with a bang and then...
You may even be feeling a little guilt, or even a little disgust, over your difficulty in sticking with your resolutions, and wonder, "What's wrong with me?"
Nothing is wrong with you any more than having a muscle be weak because you haven't used it much, and you don't know quite how to exercise it.
Wouldn't you like to be able to build up your Will Power muscle, just as you build your biceps with curls, or your quadriceps with cycling?
Well, you can. And here's how:
Practice breathing. Practice mindfulbreathing, in this way: close your eyes, breathe in deeply for 4 counts, rest for 4 counts, exhale for 4 counts, rest for 4 counts.
That's all? Well, not quite.
Repeat these deep breaths, focusing on your breathing to the exclusion of everything else. Not quite able to exclude everything else? Join the crowd. You will have intrusive thoughts about what's going to happen today, or what happened earlier, or what happened in the third grade that today reminds you of... mind travel can go on and on. That's okay. Just keep breathing and focusing on your breathing.
Keep bringing your attention back to your breathing, because what you are doing is training your prefrontal cortex, the site of conscious thought and control (aka Will Power), to become stronger in over-riding the lower brain areas, those areas where your impulse to take the easy way out - slump down in front of the TV instead of exercising, eat the entire bag of chocolate chip cookies and skip the vegetables - is dominant.
The more you do this breathing and focusing exercise, the more you develop that control. If you were to do this simple exercise for five minutes per day, at the end of five months a brain scan would show significant changes in the area of your brain from which self control originates.
Isn't that worth the investment of five minutes per day? And hey, you don't have to stop at five minutes. Try it for 10, 15...
I don't think anyone has established an overdose level for mindful breathing.

Lynette Crane, M.A.(Psychology) and Certified Life Coach,is a Minneapolis-based speaker, writer, and coach. She has more than 30 years' experience in the field of stress management. She currently works to provide stress and time pressure solutions to harried women, those women who seek "Islands of Peace" in their overly-busy lives. Her talks to groups of what she calls "harried women" are receiving rave reviews. Visit her website at http://www.creativelifechanges.com/ to see more in-depth articles and to view her programs.

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