Hey,
I like the topic. It's always beneficial to find new tools for improvement. I really like Fullcrum's post about being present for 20 minutes. I especially love Eckhart Tolle's teaching. It is so simple and so incredible. I just loved his webclass on Oprah.com. Did anyone else see that? I believe it's still available for free on Oprah.com if you wanted to check it out. It's simply amazing.
As for tools for improvement, I just recently read John Assaraf's new book called 'The Answer'. It has a great process called Neural Reconditioning Process I think. It basically teaches you why you always come back to a similar place in their life and how you can change that.
It talks about the RAS (Reticular Activating System), which is basically the bouncer of your brain. It decides which information will come in and which won't.
Your subconscious mind interprets 400,000,000 bits of info every second and only 2,000 bits gets into your conscious awareness. That's a lot of stuff that isn't getting in. This is what your RAS does. It decides what gets in and what doesn't. Our subconscious mind is the decider of what we focus on. If we aren't conscious about improving, we won't see things that will help us improve. If we feel cheated, we will filter our many good things and find a way to see something that shows we have or are being cheated.
The way to work around this is to reprogram what your RAS focuses on. This is done through meditation or presence practice, visualization, affirmations, and like you have mentioned Subliminals, Hypnosis, etc.
But John Assaraf's book The Answer is a great resource for learning about this.
There's also this subliminal DVD that I saw on Joe Vitale's website. I haven't watched it, but the idea sounds incredible. I had a similar idea a while back, but wasn't at the level to develop it. I'm glad he did. You can read about it here
Subliminal Manifestation.com | Fear-Less: Transcend and Break Through Fear
Hope this has helped.
Jared James