How autosuggestion works and what it is capable of achieving

It does not make sense why there are millions of people who live below the poverty line, believing that they are doomed forever to poverty and failure, whilst some are very well-off and still have the faith that they can increase more their fortunes and be at the top of the ladder.
It is a well-known fact that any dominating thoughts and set of beliefs translated into words and whatever one repeats to oneself, whether the statement is true or false, constitute the motivating forces which will direct and control one’s movement and act. Some people may refer to what happens to them as “misfortune” or “bad luck” and come to strongly believe it as the truth leading them to accept it as their reality. In contrast, success conscious people think and act differently, and they might certainly use the principle of self-suggestion.

The principle of autosuggestion

Autosuggestion can be defined as an influencing of one’s own attitudes, behavior, or physical condition by mental processes other than conscious thought: self-hypnosis (Merriam-Webster). That means autosuggestion is any thoughts and ideas that one deliberately introduces in one’s mind and encourages with sympathy or other emotions. In his book “Think and Grow Rich” published in 1937, Napoleon Hill, an American journalist, lecturer and author stated that thoughts which are mixed with any of the feelings of emotions constitute a “magnetic” force which attracts other similar or related thoughts. He, in addition to stating this truth, has dedicated in his book a special chapter for autosuggestion where he argues that self-suggestion is the agency of communication between that part of mind where conscious thought takes place, and that which serves as the seat of action for the subconscious mind. On this point, He is fully convinced that people can bring change in their lives via the application of the principle of autosuggestion, that can be made through a simple arrangement of positive thought impulses stated in writing, memorized, and repeated, until they become a part of the working equipment of the subconscious mind.

French psychologist and pharmacist Emile Coué commonly known as the initiator of “the Laws of Suggestion” and the Mastermind of autosuggestion developed the coué method and published his first book entitled “Self-Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion” published in 1922. On page 14 of his book, Coué described autosuggestion as an instrument that we possess at birth, and with which we play unconsciously all our life, as a baby plays with its rattle. “It is however a dangerous instrument; it can wound or even kill you if you handle it imprudently and unconsciously. It can on the contrary save your life when you know how to employ it consciously” Coué highlighted. According to the psychologist, people can practice conscious autosuggestion unless they are willing to be taught how, just as they were taught to read, write or play the piano. Try this effective method proposed by Emile Coué to practice conscious autosuggestion:
• Every morning before getting up and every evening as soon as you are in bed, shut your eyes, and repeat twenty times in succession, moving your lips (this is so indispensable), and counting mechanically the following phrase: “Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better”. Do not think of anything particular, as the words “in every way” apply to everything. He urges to make this autosuggestion statement with confidence, with faith, with the certainty of obtaining what you want so as to obtain more rapid and positive results.

Sources: « Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion », Emile Coué (1922) / “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill (1937)