The Self-Fulfiling Prophecy

When you act as though you like someone, you start to really like them. A study done in an Adelphi University study called “Believing Another Likes or Dislikes You: Behaviors Making the Beliefs Come True” proves that your mind actually does the liking or disliking. Researchers told volunteers to treat unsuspecting subjects as though they liked them. When surveyed later, the results showed the volunteers wound up genuinely liking the subjects. The unsuspecting subjects were also surveyed which showed that they expressed higher affection towards the opposite. What it means is that is love begets love, like begets like, respect begets respect. Here’s a visualization technique that accomplishes all that. It guarantees that everyone you encounter will feel your warmth. When you meet someone new, visualize that the new friend is an old friend. You haven't talk to that friend for sometime. Every-time you meet an old friend, your smile widens and your eyes glow with that affection. The joyful experience starts a remarkable chain reaction in your body from the subconscious softening of your eyebrows to the positioning of your toes—and everything between. You will amaze yourself. The delight of rediscovery fills your face and buoys up your body language. Therefore, your mind is a wonderful tool. It is what they call, The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.


~Daryl Justin De Rozario~