Human Brain Is Wired for Survival—Here's How to Rewire It For Success

Human brain is technically a survival organ designed to solve problems related to surviving in a constantly changing environment. That is why your brain will subconsciously hold you back from the success that you desire if your goals are not wired in to feel safe. This is why we need to normalize our goals in our brains. Recently, Emily McDonald, a neurologist and a social media influencer, suggested three steps to prompt your brain to thrive.

What Are Three Steps To Achieve Success?

• The first step is to do grounding activities like breathwork, meditation, or going outside in nature to signal to your nervous system that you are safe.

• The second tip is to actually rewire the association between safety and your goals in your brain. You can do this using hypnosis, affirmations, or visualization. You can visualize being in your ultimate state of success while also feeling safe, loved, and supported.

• Step number three is a mantra that is generally used in communities. "Start small and celebrate it. You do not need to know or feel safe going from the bottom of the mountain all the way to the top. All you need to know how to do is take the next step. So focus on that," she said.

Being Delusional Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

Being delusion triggers the production and release of dopamine. If you are realistic or limit yourself disrupts your dopamine system, which leads to a lack of motivation and action towards your pursuing goals. However, believing in the possibility of your dreams causes your brain to anticipate rewards. This boosts dopamine and motivates you into action.

Delusion Normalizes Your Goals

Being delusional about your goals also normalizes them in your brain. Empirical evidence shows that the human brain is designed to survive and not thrive. Since ancient times, brains have been keeping us safe and comfortable. However, being delusional about dreams makes them familiar to your brain. This leads to a shift in the nervous system and therfore, your reliability.

Delusion Shapes Your Real-Life Algorithms

The third reason is that your reality is like social media where your beliefs determine the algorithm. Your reality is based on your mindset, conditioning and beliefs. Start believing in the impossible and your system changes.

But How Does Manifestation Work?

Manifestation is not just a social media trend, there is a solid science behind it. When you manifest something, it is actually your Reticular Activating System (RAS) that is put to work. Now, one of the RAS’s most powerful functions is selective attention. Imagine you’re striving to land a job as a journalist. As you start focusing on this goal, your RAS kicks into gear. Suddenly, job opportunities begin to pop up on your social media feeds, conversations about media vacancies seem to happen around you, and relevant information for job tests appears more frequently. This isn’t the universe magically aligning things for you, it’s your brain actively filtering and spotlighting the information that matters most.