Remember when Kevin Costner started hearing voices in the Field of Dreams movie? While his family was struggling to make ends meet, these voices were saying, ‘If you build it they will come.’ Eventually it came to pass that he thought these inner voices were telling him to build a baseball field.

Every human being has a mind, and with their mind, the ability to take on their own dreams and turn them into reality. Minds can heal us, transform our views of the world, and even help us help other people. You have the ability to focus on positive outcomes and make your mind shape reality; conversely, if you have a negative outlook, you’re going to see more negativity come down the pipeline at you.

Scientists have known about the power of the human mind since the introduction of double blind testing, when the Placebo Effect ws first documented. If you’re not familiar with it, this refers to double blind testing where a control group is given sugar pills rather than the medicine expected, and their results are tabulated with actual medical trials; the differences in effectiveness between the medical group and the control group is a measure of how potent a drug is.

Scientists have been looking into this for quite some time. Whether it was testing various people with the Placebo Effect, giving them visual pictures to acknowledge, or researching ancient religions, it has all been beneficial. Just understanding the whole process is a masterful thing in itself, but utilizing it can make all the difference in your life.

One ripple effect of the placebo effect is that it also works in reverse; patients who are told about side effects of drugs are much likelier to experience the side effects than those who are not. Sometimes, this may be because they’re more aware of the side effects and likelier to make the association between the pill and the effect. Even so, a lot of doctors weigh whether or not to tell patients about the side effects of a treatment, because it may make it more likely that they’ll be experienced.

This suggestive power, and your subconscious mind power, used in concert, can unlock great potentials for you. It can work in the every day realm as readily as it does in the realm of medicine. This power of suggestion, the belief that if you focus on positive outcomes, you’ll get positive results, has been part of self help books since the 19th century, and is currently called the Law of Attraction.

While focusing on your positive thoughts of the inner mind is a good approach, others tend to take a different route. In today’s world it seems that most people turn to using visualization to alter the way their mind sees things. This is can either be done by closing your eyes and picturing it, or see it in the flesh.

Once you’ve made progress there, you will want to focus on a more physical approach. Maybe you’re about to have a baby and haven’t been keeping up with the preparation of a new child. So cut out a picture of a room you would like to decorate and place it on the front door of where the room is supposed to be. Make a copy of it and put a picture in your car or at work. Doing so will give you the constant visualization to unlock the subconscious mind and allow it to happen.

This has been common knowledge for years, but we’re just now starting to put it into action. Well, some of us anyways, others have already utilized their secret potential hidden within the subconscious mind.

Another aspect you need to understand is the explanations behind quantum physics. While this always includes pure energy, it has allowed us to understand that the subconscious mind can create and manipulate it. In short, the energy wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the observer.

Another portion of the explanation also concludes that it’s your mind that creates the energy in the first place and the reality of how it is used throughout the day. This means that your subconscious mind power is the creation of everything.

Can you imagine if you were able to go from a 9 to 5 job making $10-$15 an hour, to something that doubled your paychecks? It’s possible, but it all starts with you. Just remember to place these affirmations around your home, work, car, wallet, purse, or anywhere you will see it several times throughout the day.

Unfortunately there are many of you who have read this entire article and still feel skeptical. If this is the case, we suggest spending the next week or two trying it out. Yes, it can be effective in a short period of time, even if it has positive results in other areas. You’ll know when your days start to turn around and those heavy burdens are lifted off your shoulders.