Today I want to talk about why your life never changes, why you never make drastic progress, and why your goals are never achieved.  This may be one of the most important articles you ever read.

Let me start-off by explaining some concepts, and then I will discuss why your life never changes.

The Brain and The Mind

What’s the difference between your brain and your mind? 

I submit to you that your brain is the tangible organ in your head. 

Your mind is something that is intangible; it’s not bound to the confines of your skull.  Your mind consists of your thoughts, your feelings, and your emotions, and it runs “the programming” that you’ve received throughout your life.

Let’s talk about “that programming” and how it’s responsible for your success, or your failure.

Hardware and The Brain

The “computer” that you’re reading this article on has hardware: there’s a monitor, you may have a printer, and there’s definitely a “central processing unit.”

The central processing unit or CPU is the “base” of the computer; it’s very much like your brain. 

…and just like the CPU is very important hardware, your brain is also very important hardware. 

But hardware is not enough?  You can have the best hardware in the world…if that hardware doesn’t have any software…it is useless; just like a body without a mind.

Software

In order for a computer to be of use, it needs to have software.  The better the software the more useful the computer…

You need Microsoft Word, or PowerPoint, or Gaming Software…you need some type of software; otherwise the computer is not much good. 

The computer becomes increasingly valuable to the owner when there is valuable software and data stored on the computer.

The Mind

Your mind is the place where your “software” is uploaded onto the hard-drive of your brain.  Your mind also runs the software that’s stored in your brain.  Information flows through your brain (by way of your senses), is uploaded into your mind (as software); it is then stored in the cells of your brain (on your personal hard-drive), and utilized by the mind to perform certain tasks.  You may want to read that again.

What “software” am I referring to…? What software is being uploaded into your mind?

I’m not talking about “Microsoft Word”….I am talking about software that’s loaded into your “head’s computer.”

What Software Are You Running On?

If you speak English, then you are running on “English software;” you have installed the program for the English language into your “head’s computer.”  Let’s call that program or software: “English 2.0;” if you are a master of the English language, then you might be running on “English 4.0.”

If you speak Chinese, it’s because your mind has uploaded the Chinese language software.

If you know how to walk, it’s because your mind is utilizing the “Walking” software.  If you know how to drive a car, it’s because your mind is utilizing the “Driving” software.

…Everything that you know-how-to-do, and everything that you do, is based on the software that’s running in your “head’s computer.”

…If you speak German, if you know how to fly an airplane, if you can type 60 words a minute, or if you can tap dance, it’s because of the programming that has been uploaded into your mind.

Success and Failure

If your life isn’t changing, it’s because your programming isn’t changing.  If I’m using Microsoft Word 2000, I can’t expect the benefits of Microsoft Word 2010, if I want the additional benefits, I need to update the program.

If I want to succeed, I need to get the program: “Success 4.0!” 

Everything is based on our programming!  If you are failing, it’s because you’re running on software that causes failure.  If you are overweight, it’s because you’re running on software that tells your body to be overweight.  There’s nothing wrong with you! It’s the programming that needs to be changed. If you never change the program, how could you ever change?

Now I want to discuss the easiest way to change that programming….

This article will be continued on tomorrow…it’s going to be good!

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