What Influences YOU?

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We are influenced by everything we experience in our day. We are MORE influenced by the things we experience EVERY day. What influences YOU? Do you like how these influences are shaping you?

There are some influencers you have no control over, like advertising and commercials, that are pumped through media channels; or your family, some might compare them to mass media blasting. 😉

If you want to have more control over your subconscious and want to sit in the driver’s seat in your evolutionary development, here are some fun tricks to mess with your brain.

For the next month, CHOOSE what you feed your brain through:

  • What you read.

What we read is important because it is a direct link to our brain. When we read, we either consciously accept the information  or our subconscious steps in and accepts it for us. It is important to read more positive than negative, as this can impact our emotions and our outlook on life. Less daily news and more books on something you enjoy, will have a great impact on your perception. Try limiting daily news to 10 minutes a day for the next month and see if it raises your emotional barometer. (Try it)

  • What you watch.

TV quietly robs our time IF we are not careful and do not apply some amount of control. The Government has stepped in and advised us to only let our children watch 30 minutes a day, do you think they did this because TV is healthy? It is very common for us to get home from work and watch TV until bedtime, in doing so you lose valuable life time. Try cutting back on the TV time, plugging into your family and friends around you and watch your relationships transform.

  • What you listen to.

Music can offer a great emotional lift to our psyche. There IS a catch, listen to the lyrics of some of your favorite songs. The words in these songs are important, and can impact your daily experiences. Try incorporating songs that have lyrics that coincide with feelings and experinces you want to be having. If you are always listening to depressing love songs, what are you likely to experience?

  • Who you spend time with.

You can’t ditch your math teacher or a co-worker, BUT you can choose to surround yourself with positive friends and people that love you unconditionally. It is true that who we spend the most time with, influences the person we are. Choose friendships that allow you to be who you are and who make you feel good about it.

By choosing what influences who, you can more actively choose your life experiences. If you want to change aspects of your life, try to find what is influencing those areas and make changes by incorporating new influencers. Life pretty much lasts a lifetime you might as well exert some control over it.

What Influences YOU?