Biohacking 101: How To Prime The Mind
In practice, you can think of Priming as a way to make ready or to prepare. You might hear people say “Prime the pump” to mean encourage the growth or action of something. Or you might see an athlete who is Primed and ready for action.
Whether Priming works because of mirroring and our innate tendency to imitate, or our reticular activating system, or our subconscious mind, what’s important is that you can prime yourself for better results.
You can create new frames of reference to draw from.
You can fill your mind with hope, aspirations and bold ambitions to crowd out fear, failures, and regrets.
These 6 Tips will show you how to Prime Your Mind for YOUR Best Year Ever!
Here are some ideas on how to prime your mind for great results – to live your best year ever – and make it your epic year …
Prime your mind with great books. Books are a powerful way to fill your mind with possibility, as well as to turn insights into actions, and how to turn dreams into strategies and realities. I have a Great Books Page along with books on personal development, leadership, creativity and more.
Prime your mind with great people. You can inspire yourself with inspiring people. I draw from a lot of amazing people. I’m a fan of living the mantra “stand on the shoulders of giants.” I live and learn vicariously through some of the planets biggest heroes and their life’s work. For me, I like to draw from people like Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, John Maxwell, Russel Brunson, Jim Rohn, Bruce Lee, Eric Thomas, Inky Johnson, Jay Shetty, Wim Hoffman, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Steve Gundry, and many more. Each of these established professionals offer insight on how to create the perfect "Priming Routine." Each individual must find what works best for their daily Priming routine. By mastering your morning, you will be able to seize your thoughts before they seize you!
Prime your mind with great quotes. Quotes are a great way to swap our or squeeze out negative thoughts with better, more empowering mental mantras. You can change your entire mental landscape by cultivating a garden of great thoughts from the wisdom of the ages and modern sages
Read stories of personal transformation. This is where it all starts. If you have changes you’d like to see in your life, look for some stories of personal transformation that inspire you. Nothing beats a story where you walk away feeling, “I can do that, too.”
Build a vision board. A great way to prime your mind is to imagine your desired future state. Use pictures. Find the images that represent the kind of life you want to live. The key here is to find the images that make you come alive in an authentic way. What do you want to spend more time doing? Who do you want to spend more time with? What new things do you want to learn? Who character traits do you want to develop?
BioHacking 101. Creating balance throughout the body is essential for Priming. Becoming informed on how to alkaline your blood levels will aid to creating a sense of wellness. From providing our body with the essential nutrients to cold water therapy, by learning to cleanse the body and alkaline your blood levels you will achieve maximum benefits!
I wrote this article to really give insight for people looking to add structure to their life. If you're reading this, you're the type of person who strives to end each day better than they started it. You're the type of person who aims to get better each day, knowing life is a Journey of self progression.
Your daily physical actions, thoughts, and guided focus will yield you the life you aspire to have OR the life you don't aspire to have. The choice is Yours!
Take life by the horns and gain full control of your mind and body! Optimize Your Life!
Are you Primed to make this your best year ever?
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