Napoleon Hill was no dummy and he understood the power of autosuggestion which he even used in his book, Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill wrote the text with certain phrases and words written in LARGER CAPS. This method of using small caps and large caps created the effect which is known to come from AUTOSUGGESTION. It is not only a very clever way of getting your point across to others but it works very well as a way of changing your own mind when you are determined to improve your attitude for the BETTER. Autosuggestion is a term used to describe the manner in which physical symptoms are said to be the result of the thoughts and beliefs of an individual. If you think it?s going to be bad, it will likely be bad and, if you think it will be GOOD, the physical sensation will likely be good. Scientific experiments have shown that, oftentimes a headache will go away after a patient takes a painkiller, but doctors report that the relief often takes place even before the painkiller could actually start acting on its own. The idea of autosuggestion is also something that is related to the idea known as the placebo-effect and it is something that many doctors have employed in their prescriptive practices and their counseling to patients who complain of imaginary symptoms. Surprisingly, many scientists dismiss the reality of a person?s experience when it takes place as a result of the placebo-effect. The patient may think they feel good but, according to the doctors, they really don?t. What Napoleon Hill has done is to take an entirely different approach to these scientific discoveries and has suggested that the placebo-effect is actually one of the most USEFUL treatments that modern medicine has at its disposal.

According to Napoleon Hill, if the patient thinks they feel good, then they actually do feel good and should consider the treatment a wonderful success. Doctors seem to underestimate the importance of the mind and belief in healing and send their patients away in less than ideal conditions.

According to Napoleon Hill, the influence of the mind on the body can be used in a POSITIVE WAY to improve the way a person feels both mentally and physically. Autosuggestion is the process by which a person can train their subconscious mind to believe something and more swiftly bring about an experience of success in life. This success can even transfer into real, material gain as in the case of a person who thinks positively and grows rich. This result can be accomplished through self-hypnosis and through methods of repetitive, ongoing self-affirmations.

One of the more popular methods of autosuggestion in use today is the famous A Course in Miracles which has been shown to bring about great transformations in a person's attitude when they practice the daily lessons for an extended period of time. Students of this course report a heightened sense of happiness and contentedness which comes through the strict practice of autosuggestion. Another common tool for this end is the famous Hazelden daily affirmations which are very popular among 12-step recovery groups. The daily use of these affirmations has been proven to help an addict or alcoholic recover from the deadly disease of addiction and to eventually live a more happy and productive life.

Critics of the autosuggestion method argue that the method may be seen as a form of self-induced brainwashing. Those who find it BENEFICIAL have often retorted to this criticism by suggesting that their previous way of looking at things or their old brain could use a good scrubbing. The acceptance of autosuggestion is said to be something that only results in amore positive lifestyle and a more productive way of approaching the world. It can even be quickened through mental visualization and has been scientifically correlated with the consistency of its use and length of time that it is used.

Autosuggestion is most easily accomplished by simply presenting, or BOMBARDING, one's mind with repetitive thoughts, until those thoughts become internalized. Practitioners typically hope to turn those thoughts into beliefs and then into actualities. Visualizing the manifestations of a certain belief and then verbally affirming it are typical means that Napoleon Hill has suggested for influencing one's mind and life toward success. In reality, autosuggestion is much different from brainwashing because the suggestions originate within the individual, rather than originating from others. Take it or leave it, autosuggestion works and Napoleon Hill has successfully given it as a suggestion which has led many people to TO GROW RICH!


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