Wired For Success

We're all wired, but for what? Find out about your wiring and how to update it in this mini podcast.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038

"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change? 

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Transcript

Wired For Success

I heard an expression on morning TV one day that captured my attention – “Wired for success.”

This phrase is so telling about our habit patterns being the generator of behavior.

We got many of our patterns by accident through social, cultural and parental conditioning. Yea for us if we got productive patterns from our older models. That means our chances for success are greater than those who had less than productive people to learn from.

Productive patterns wire us for success. Patterns are the foundation for all that we do.Patterns, per se, don’t talk or justify, they cause us to act. If our actions are producing less than success, we have to examine and work to outgrow our patterns if we expect to change course.

Recognition is always the first step in change. When we recognize that what we routinely do is not working, we are at the doorstep of discovery with the option of opening a new door.

But beware. Justifying our failures at this point is one of the most self-limiting things we can do. It keeps our wiring plugged into failure. The late Dr. Dave Dobson spoke of this phenomenon many years ago when he referenced an old telephone switchboard. He said imagine a call coming in for extension 302 and the operator accidentally plugging the cord into your extension of 203. You’re going to get an entirely different message than the one intended.

That’s the way patterns are. They don’t care where they get plugged in, they just deliver their message. If you’re receiving messages that don’t support your success, you'd do well to examine what you’re plugged in to.

We're so caught up in the concept that we are what we think that we overlook the reality of, we are what we do. Legendary football coach, Bill Parcells said it this way,

“You are what your record says you are.”

Justification is a losing strategy. It's a pattern that’s not working towards our success. Recognition is the fuse that leads to the explosive device known as action.

Whether your house is old or new, it pays to check the fuse box from time to time to make sure you’re wired for success.

All the best,

John