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I saw Limitless, the newest Bradley Cooper movie, this weekend and I was unable to get it out of my mind. I couldn’t stop imagining what would happen if this drug was real. What will happen to our community as we know it today if something happens? Is it possible to be able to access our brains full potential?”

In case you are totally unfamiliar with Limitless, allow me to provide a basic back-story. No doubt, you are familiar with the claim that humans utilize just a fraction of their brain capacity. This movie’s plot is about a scientifically created drug, known as NZT-48, that allows you to use 100% of your brain’s ability within 30 seconds time after you take the pill. 

Seeing the possibilities of what people can do “under the influence” of this pill was amazing. They would access information on nearly anything they had been exposed to in their past – including books they’ve read, television programs you once watched, lessons that you once learned, and soon. So basically, you will learn to be very intelligent and therefore untouchable since you can get anything you want. Additionally, you may also become both popular and rich.

What can actually happen once you have this? It just so happened that I was re-reading a book by Napoleon Hill called “Think and Grow Rich”.

I’ve been heavily influenced by the teachings in this book and I have seen the power of it in my own life so I decided to read it again to review the concepts.  Maybe it happened by chance but after putting the movie and the book together, I decided we can definitely find a way to access more than 20% of our brain.  Movies like, “The Secret,” have talked about this although they do not necessarily discuss just how we can DO it in real life.

The power lies behind the subconscious mind. We mostly use our conscious mind everyday which is the 20% brain usage capacity you’ve heard before. However, the subconscious mind resides within our entire body.  As said by a good friend of mine, Joseph Giove, who is also a Clinical Hypnotist, “when you engage the mighty subconscious, which is at least ten million times more powerful than your conscious mind, you engage 99.9+ percent of your capacity.”  The good news is, everyone can have access to this power but you have to fully believe that using your subconscious mind to achieve whatever you wish is possible first.  Failure to do that will bring you no results at all.  

In comparison to an iceberg, the tip represents your consciousness, and the hidden remainder of the iceberg represents your subconscious.  Accessing the part of your mind where you operate outside of consciousness is similar to what NZT-48 in Limitless can do.

Here is a great quote that I read from Think and Grow Rich which summarizes what I’m talking about here beautifully:

“Man may become the master of himself, and of his environment, because he has the POWER TO INFLUENCE HIS SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, and through it, gain the cooperation of Infinite Intelligence.”

How to Access Your Subconscious like NZT-48 in Limitless

A simple and effective way I’ve found to do this is as follows. Consider your schedule to find out when you have a minimum of 15 minutes free time available everyday. For me, I designate this time before going to bed as “quiet time”. Using these 15 minutes, spend the time visualizing something that you hope will happen in your life. It could be the time where you finally get your sought after promotion, or setting yourself free of sugar cravings, selling more services or products, completing a marathon or fitting into those skinny jeans hanging in the back of the closet. Whatever it may be, act like you have already succeeded and identify how the situation can occur.

Try to think of smaller details, like who was around, your location, the weather, how you arrived, your clothing, and more. Basically you would want to imagine it as if it were real in your head to associate your feelings so that your subconsciousness can start to believe.

Realize that I was convinced that I need to write a post about this because I have seen its workings in my life.  My only regret is I didn’t start practicing my visualizations earlier.  But, now I do not ever take it for granted. On some nights when I just feel too tired, I force myself to do it because it is that powerful.

Back to the movie, Limitless, Bradley Cooper’s character, Eddie Morra, was able to write a book in 4 days, literally rises in popularity (not to mention riches) in the financial world in 10 days, and ultimately becoming president of the United States (at least from what’s alluded in the movie).  The drug eventually got people sick and they died but Eddie Morra was the only one who figured out how to not die from it and become the perfect version of himself.

Accessing your subconscious mind can help you get close to the perfect version of yourself just without the side effects.  Any changes you make on a conscious level is temporary, any changes you make with your subconscious is lasting and effortless.