Motivational speaker Robin Banks said this during his recent “Success is a Choice” workshop hosted by the NWU’s bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) and the Alumni Office.

Robin shared his passion for personal empowerment with NWU alumni and other attendees, emphasising that most people do not realise the inherent power of their thoughts.

He believes that raising the quality of your thoughts may open the way for success to follow since it manifests what we envisage.There are several mind power training techniques that focus on the subconscious as a powerful part of the human mind. Robin’s view is that by learning how to unlock this part of your brain, you can improve your mind’s ability to solve problems and gain control over distracting thoughts.

He said these techniques can assist in tapping into this “unexplored” part of the brain: visualisation, meditation, stepping out of your comfort zone and sleeping (lucid dreaming).

Zanele Ngobese, alumni coordinator in the Alumni Office, agrees that it is important for individuals to be aware of their decision-making processes. “Too often we operate on automatic, doing things by habit rather than by making conscious decisions,” she says.