"Civilization advances as more and more of life's essentials are absorbed by the unconscious." -Diane Ackerman, "An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain"

An integral part of my work in the field of persuasion is studying the human brain, and in particular the other-than-conscious mind. Diane Ackerman, in her amazing book, describes our brains as needing space with no volume, because our thinking brain can only store a finite amount of information. So as our brains evolved they ". . . began storing information and memories outside itself on stone, papyrus, paper, computer chips, and film. This astonishing feat is so familiar a part of our lives that we don't think about it much. But it was an amazing and rather strange solution to what was essentially a packing problem: just store your essentials elsewhere and avoid cluttering up the cave."

Yes. Amazing and rather strange. And yet, we do this absolutely without thought at this point in our evolution.

The next step, as I see it, is to create our quantum universes. This tool is really the most phenomenal and practical way I know to work with our un/subconscious selves and ask for and actually get exactly what we want.

The first step in creating your universes is to get a snap shot of where you are now. If you're comfortable chiseling stone, or have a good source for papyrus, and have the time and tools necessary, go for it. I like to use the "Create Your Quantum Universe" option on the website www.maxpersuasion.com, so if you're already in the Coaching Club or have a membership to the Persuasion Factor. . this is how I would suggest you proceed.

Really, all you need is a pen or pencil and paper.

Consider this a verbal snapshot of who you are now. What do you do? where do you life? What are your set points financially, health-wise and romance-wise? What are your dreams? How does your life resemble the life you wanted when you were young? You can put everything in this snapshot from soup to nuts. Write it out and then think on it. Expand it. Let it grow into something that you can use as a sort of time capsule for You: 2007.

I'd love to have one of these for each year of my life just to look back. Who was I in 1979? Some of you may have not even been born yet. Who were you ten years ago? Twenty years ago? This is the first step in creating your quantum universe. I suggest choosing a birthday or New Year's day, some other day of significance to you, to do your yearly snapshots. Allow yourself the time you need to really draw a vivid picture of yourself.

Let this be a little acorn that you begin to grow. In an upcoming article, I'll give you the next step, but know that as we unpack and eliminate our storage problems, we're going to have all kinds of space for the essentials.

About the Author

Kenrick Cleveland teaches strategies to earn the business of wealthy prospects using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion strategies.