Audio Recordings - Improve your brain! Improve your LIFE!!!

[TonyToneTone]

This write-up is really an add-on to “Train Your Brain for Success”

A GREAT, and I mean GREAT way to train your brain for success is through the use of audio recordings. By audio recordings, I mean recordings you either do yourself or purchase pre-made to listen to that contain positive affirmations. The purpose of the recordings is to change your internal self-talk to one that is more positive through constant repetition of the material. For those that are into the Law of Attraction, as your thoughts become more positive, so will whatever you attract into your life. Also, if you are talking more positively to yourself, you will be willing to take more positive actions which will lead to more positive results for you.

Recently I picked up a copy Succeed and Grow Rich through Persuasion by Napoleon Hill that dealt with this concept. In the book Hill talks about how when one is asleep, their subconscious mind is completely open to suggestions. A suggestion is “is the name given to the psychological process by which one person may guide the thoughts, feelings or behavior of another”. For instance, some kids are told by their parents how good looking they are. When these kids grow up, they might see themselves as attractive thanks to the positive suggestions of their parents. Now, back to Hill’s book. In the book Hill proposed that in the future a time would come when people would have audio recordings that would play while they sleep. As the person’s conscious mind was not awake to filter out the recording’s suggestions, whatever was on the recording would go straight into their subconscious mind which would go about manifesting it in their life. As over 90% of what you do is subconscious, impregnating your subconscious with these new powerful suggestions could have an amazingly positive impact on your life. As I was reading that chapter a light bulb went off in my head “Hey, we have that now!” and I decided to put this method to the test.

So with my newfound inspiration, I went to my local Target store and bought a $10 microphone for my computer. I then used the free program “Sound Recorder” (for Windows users go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder) which comes customary with all Windows packages to make a recording of a series of affirmations. The affirmations went something like this:
I am wealthy and successful.
I am well-sexed.
I am confident.
I am wise.
I am happy.
I am loved.
I am wealthy.
I am great with my finances.
My life is great.
I’m in great shape.
My clothes are of the latest trend and fashion.
I enjoy a life of peace and prosperity,
I am whole, perfect, harmonious, and happy.
I express myself clearly and confidently.

And so on. I then downloaded a <a href="http://bluefive.pair.com/alarm.htm">free alarm clock</a> at that plays MP3 files and installed it on my computer. As my computer is in my room, every night at 3:00AM my audio recording comes on and plays for several hours until I wake up for my day.

I have to say, the results have been enlightening. The first few days I did this I started having the most amazing dreams. It’s been said that dreams are your subconscious mind working out your problems/issues while you sleep. If that is the case, my subconscious definitely liked what I was feeding it now. Dreams of me being super successful, surrounded by stunning women, and living my most amazing life were all that would flood my mind (what a great way to sleep). Within a week or so of doing this technique I was offered a new job with better pay, I physically look the best I have ever looked, and I have been getting phone numbers from women nearly everywhere I go. Internally I feel the best I have ever felt and even started this blog after doing this exercise.

I also did a similar recording for a friend of mine who is a young single man trying to raise a daughter. His went something like this:
I am an excellent father.
I am kind, loving, and understanding with my daughter.
I am an excellent provider for my family.
I am in great shape.
I feel good about my life.
Good things are coming to me in all areas of my life now.
I am well-rewarded; physically, mentally, and spiritually for all the good work that I do.
I eat healthy balanced meals and my body looks and feels great.
I am confident

And so on. I even did a second track for him that had the following bonuses. In the first track where it said “I am an excellent father” I then added two more affirmations after that “You are an excellent father” & “Roger is an excellent father” (his name is Roger). The first of the two new affirmations “You are an excellent father” conveys to his mind the image of someone telling him that he is an excellent father. It’s always great to tell yourself something good but sometimes it feels just as good, if not better, to hear it from someone else. The second of the new affirmations “Roger is an excellent father” conveys to his mind the image of him hearing someone else talk about him in a positive way. By adding in these additional affirmations his mind is now receiving these powerful suggestions in the first, second, and third person. The first person would be the “I am”, the second is the “You are” and the third is the “Roger is”.

For those of you that don’t have the time or desire to make your own recordings, there are good resources out there such as Shad Helmstetter’s Self-Talk CDs. Helmstetter is the author of the best selling book: “What to Say When You Talk to Yourself” and has a series of CDs that cover:
• 1 — SELF-ESTEEM
• 2 — TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
• 3 — HEALTH & FITNESS
• 4 — CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
• 5 — FINANCIAL SUCCESS
• 6 — POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• 7 — PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• 8 — QUALITY OF LIFE

Helmstetter has a really powerful and motivating voice that comes through great on the CDs. Each CD has four tracks on it that vary from eight to thirteen minutes in length. I use to listen to these CDs quite frequently while driving in my car or while working on my computer. In fact, now that I think about it, I might start playing some of these CDs again as they really have a good tone to them. The CDs have a ton of powerful affirmations on them and are done in both the first “I am” and second “You are” tones of voice. By the way, when I first started listening to these CDs my business had a positive increase in sales by something like $8000 in one month.

While purchasing pre-made CDs is great, I like the process of making my own recordings as well. It allows me to work on specific key issues that I might be facing or to include something specific I would like in my life. For instance I can add in my recordings: “I enjoy living in my beautiful Penthouse”, “I sleep at a healthy time every night and wake up feeling great”. And so on. Whatever I would like to really key in on, I can.

Notes Regarding Audio Recordings:
1) If you have a recording set to play while you sleep, please check its volume level PRIOR to sleeping. The first few times I set my recordings to play, I didn’t realize how loud they would be. The result was that at 3:00AM I would be woken up abruptly from my sleep by my own voice telling me how awesome I am.

2) You can hear at a much lower level subconsciously then you can consciously. Why is this important? When you sleep or while you work, you can have your recordings playing in the background at lower level then normal. These recordings will literally go to work changing your self-talk as you go about your normal day. There is a great story (watch the video) Helmstetter tells about how he use to have his weight-loss self-talk cassette (they were on cassette at that time) play while he shaved every morning. In 10 ½ weeks while listening to the cassettes, he lost 38lbs!!! And he wasn’t on a diet. Also, his wife, who use to share the same mirror every morning to put on her makeup, lost 25 lbs simply by overhearing the messages played in the recording.

3) There are several good free programs online that you can use to make audio recordings. I just downloaded the recording program “Audacity” to see if it is any good.

So whether you purchase some CDs or decide to make your own, I hope you realize the potential of using audio recordings to improve your brain and your life.

[supertom]

i was hoping that steve would put up his list of audio programs, i remember he said even when he doesnt listen to them, he feels unmotivated.

[TonyToneTone]

Originally Posted by supertom

i was hoping that steve would put up his list of audio programs, i remember he said even when he doesnt listen to them, he feels unmotivated.

I thought he listened to the Paraliminals he sells on here or is there more?

I am going to start listening to my self-talk CDs tomorrow and see what happens.

[Lil Chris]

I think I'm going to try this as well...

As a twist I'm going to make each affirmation or statement it's own track, that way it's easier to utilize a random play function to keep it from getting stale and repetitive...

[JMononoetoe]

1) If you have a recording set to play while you sleep, please check its volume level PRIOR to sleeping. The first few times I set my recordings to play, I didn’t realize how loud they would be. The result was that at 3:00AM I would be woken up abruptly from my sleep by my own voice telling me how awesome I am.

Hahahaha! Oh man
"ZzzzzZzzzzzZzz..."
".... YOU ARE AWESOME"
"Holy frickin' gamba's!"

Thanks for the article I'm definitely gonna try this. Gonna try and talk myself into being a super student

[richloaguy]

I took this a step further.

If you go to
AT&T Labs Text-to-Speech: Demo

there is a free place to type in text. It then says your text in a robot voice or you can download it as a wav file.

I have some that I play all night while I sleep, and some that I play in the car.

One advantage as its easier to pass it off as a self-hypnosis tape to a friend if they hear a bit by accident.

It sounds like a professional tape.

If ur girlfriend hears your voice saying "i'm well sexed" or something embarrassing, its better to let them think its store bought.

listen to only positive songs as well.

[forynav]

bah, my voice woke me up from my beauty sleep too, lol

[TonyToneTone]

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

I think I'm going to try this as well...

As a twist I'm going to make each affirmation or statement it's own track, that way it's easier to utilize a random play function to keep it from getting stale and repetitive...

Very interesting. I think I am going to do this too. Thanks Chris!

richloaguy, thanks for the post. I might have Cindy on the AT &T program (I think that's her name), say some affs to me. Nothing like hearing them from a woman.

And, JMononoetoe, you're welcome!!! I am glad to help.

bah, my voice woke me up from my beauty sleep too, lol

Yeah you have to make sure to set the volume at the right level so you can sleep peacefully when the recording comes on. Also, for one of my friends, I did his recording in a really soft voice so it wouldn't a startling effect when it came on.

[Lil Chris]

I also had another thought on this, Speaking for my self on this, I know that I primarily think in words. I got to thinking that, using this technique I can think in words and record them, then while playing them back it will help me to allow my mind to visualize in images rather than try and think of the words (which is what many seem to believe is better for manifesting). So, for example...

One of the things I want to change or manifest into my life/reality is a healthy body... I could just record, I AM Healthy and listen to it over and over which will probably work, But what if I was to record something like this:

I can imagine all the cells in my body, flowing and moving together healing my body in such a way that I feel amazing everyday. I see all the toxins being collected and carried out of my body by my janitor cells, leaving room for my cell factory to make new, healthy, strong cells. I imagine waking up with strong knees and being able to stand up straight. I see my cells removing the fused bone between my vertebra and repairing my neck allowing me to turn it from left to right, this feels awesome, I can move again. I feel so healthy and strong now. This is amazing... I will now make this part of my waking reality...

I'd like to hear your thoughts on this idea....

Also, I'm working on acquiring a decent microphone to record with, so I'll let you know how things go when I actually get to do this...

[richloaguy]

The AT & T robot voice could save you the bother of getting a microphone. I also say in my recordings Everyday in everyway I seem to be getting younger and younger, healthier and healthier. I am thankful for the way I look and feel.

I leave mine on in the bedroom all night long, I use it as a guided meditation, as it is easier to concentrate. I play it in the car, and randomize my categories as well.

Don't forget to be thankful.
Thank-you
Thank-you
Thank-you.

think thats the key to loa.

[TonyToneTone]

Originally Posted by Lil Chris

I also had another thought on this, Speaking for my self on this, I know that I primarily think in words. I got to thinking that, using this technique I can think in words and record them, then while playing them back it will help me to allow my mind to visualize in images rather than try and think of the words (which is what many seem to believe is better for manifesting). So, for example...

One of the things I want to change or manifest into my life/reality is a healthy body... I could just record, I AM Healthy and listen to it over and over which will probably work, But what if I was to record something like this:

I can imagine all the cells in my body, flowing and moving together healing my body in such a way that I feel amazing everyday. I see all the toxins being collected and carried out of my body by my janitor cells, leaving room for my cell factory to make new, healthy, strong cells. I imagine waking up with strong knees and being able to stand up straight. I see my cells repairing my neck allowing me to turn it from left to right, this feels awesome, I can move again. I feel so healthy and strong now. This is amazing... I will now make this part of my waking reality...

I'd like to hear your thoughts on this idea....

Also, I'm working on acquiring a decent microphone to record with, so I'll let you know how things go when I actually get to do this...

Hey Chris, I love the idea and think it will work great. I might just take out this line: "removing the fused bone between my vertebra and " and leave the rest. I would also have something about you moving around healthy and stuff like that. Also, for your daily visualizations, see yourself as healthy and walking around, enjoying sports (whatever you like) and so on.

Don't forget to be thankful.
Thank-you
Thank-you
Thank-you.

Being grateful is so important. Thanks for the reminder.

[xizor1d]

thanks for the post! i have been planning to do this for a while but never got around to it. now you have layed out how to do it and where to find the equipment . the that was holding me back was not having a mic and now i got one thanks to your tip of where to find one for cheap. excellent site as well.
thanks

[TonyToneTone]

Originally Posted by xizor1d

thanks for the post! i have been planning to do this for a while but never got around to it. now you have layed out how to do it and where to find the equipment . the that was holding me back was not having a mic and now i got one thanks to your tip of where to find one for cheap. excellent site as well.
thanks

You're welcome xizor1d! And thank you for posting. It fuels me to post more.

Thank you again!

[smartile]

Originally posted by ToneToneTone
As over 90% of what you do is subconscious, impregnating your subconscious with these new powerful suggestions could have an amazingly positive impact on your life.

Dennis Rodman was also known to do this. When he played for the Chicago Bulls he would sit on the bench before the warm up and listen to music. When reporters would approach him and ask what he was listening to, he replied, "Pearl Jam"

I found out later in a seminar with Bill Bartman, that Dennis said this to reporters so they would get off his back.

It turns out that Dennis had pre-recorded his own voice and was listening to it before the games. He would use it to pump himself up; tell him how he would steel the ball and beat his opponents to the boards. I'm not sure if it had any subconscious impact, but it definitely improved his performance to collect rebounds.

[TonyToneTone]

Thank you smartile!!! When I start competing again in martial arts, I am going to do this before my matches. THANK YOU!