Your subconscious mind holds the key to your potential. Itβs the part of your psyche that you arenβt fully aware of, yet it controls most of your behaviors and emotions.
Unfortunately, most people try using their conscious minds to reach their goals. But then they end up having their plans derailed by bad habits. You may have slipped back into your old ways.
This happens because the true master of your destiny is within your mysterious subliminal.
So, to get back in the driverβs seat of your life, youβve got to learn how to control it. Otherwise, youβll always wonder why you canβt achieve what you desire. No matter how hard you work, youβll end up where you started.
The subconscious doesnβt want you to improve, it wants you to never change. Furthermore, it has quite a few tricks up its sleeve to keep you stagnating in your comfort zone.
For the most part, youβre not in charge of your behavior; your subconscious is running the show.
What is your subconscious mind?
Even though itβs not easy to be aware of your subconscious, you couldnβt survive without it. It plays a critical role in your life, without it, youβd always have to focus on breathing and pumping your heart. So, if you decided to take a nap, youβd die soon after falling asleep because you wouldnβt be running your vital organs.
You couldnβt get into the zone (the flow state of mind) because youβd forget about running all the aspects of survival. Therefore, that would also mean instant death. Well, that went dark fast! But itβs the truth.
Other facts about the subconscious:
- It controls 95% of your behaviors.
- It has memorized and recorded every moment of your life. Including what youβre reading right now.
- Itβs powerful enough to help you achieve your goals and has the potential to destroy everything you ever wanted.
- The subconscious creates your dreams while you sleep so your conscious can take a break.
- It causes issues like anger, shyness, laziness, and self-sabotage.
- It balances your hormones, adjusts blood pressure, and maintains your body temperature.
- It is the reason we have βmuscle memory.β
Communicating with the unconscious mind was once a mystery, but researchers have discovered how you can take back control.
Hereβs how you can unlock the power of your subconscious and change your life:
1.Β What is your subconscious resisting?
Your subconscious might be what has held you back from achieving what you desire. If its beliefs conflict with what youβre striving for, itβll make sure you never reach your goal.
Β Most of our beliefs form in childhood, and if we donβt change the detrimental ones, theyβll stay for the rest of our lives. Moreover, the longer you keep these perspectives, the harder theyβll be to replace.
So, ask yourself what youβve been avoiding and why. Has dodging these situations been to your benefit or detriment?
2.Β Ask your subconscious profound questions
Thomas Edison used to access his subconscious by falling asleep. Beforehand, heβd think of a question to ask. But, itβs difficult not to get hypnotized into our dreams for hours. So, he would hold metal balls over a plate, and when heβd fall asleep, theyβd drop and wake him up. That allowed him to stay in the sleep/dream state for a while so he could use the infinite wisdom of his unconscious.
You can ask yours a profound question before you go to sleep too. When you wake up, you may have a solution.
Ask:
- What else is possible?
- Who can help me achieve my mission faster?
- What do I need to do to make my dream a reality?
- If I reached my goal, what would it look like, and how would it feel?
- Am I headed in the right direction?
3.Β Speak to your subconscious through meditation
Meditation allows your conscious mind to rest so the subconscious can take the stage and then you can tap into its wisdom. Not to mention, meditation also teaches you how to detach from anxiety and fear.
How to meditate:
- Sit somewhere comfortable and quiet.
- I like to set a time on my phone for 5 minutes.
- Close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths.
- Notice your thoughts, but donβt attach to them. Let them pass by, then bring your focus back to your breathing. You can use this time to think about a question you need answered or repeat affirmations you want to instill.
4.Β Examine your habitual behaviors
βWhatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.β
β Earl Nightingale
The subconscious isnβt very logical; itβs more focused on emotions, memories, and feelings. Itβs also quite naΓ―ve, so if you tell it anything enough times, it will believe it. No matter how absurd it is!
For example, an alcoholic thinks that getting drunk will make them feel better. Only to wake up the next day with a horrific hangover and possibly a DUI.
The same goes for over-eaters, they think food will fill the emptiness in their soul. But, it never does.
You canβt think your way out of an addiction. After doing the same behavior so many times, itβs now controlled by your subconscious.
Eliminate all triggers (people, things, and places that cause you to turn to your vice). You might even need to move away and start fresh. Over time your old pathway of addiction will get overgrown because you havenβt used it for so long.
5.Β Re-direct your habitual thoughts
βYou are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.β
β James Allen
The results youβre getting in life are caused by what youβve programmed into your mind. Or worse yet, what youβve allowed other people to ingrain into your psyche.
Your subconscious accepts everything you tell it especially if you throw in strong emotion. So, if you always focus on what you donβt want to happen, itβll assume thatβs important to you. Then itβll get to work on making it a reality. Thatβs why itβs crucial not to slip into a downward spiral of pessimism.
βOnce the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.β
β Joseph Murphy
Instead, visualize yourself accomplishing your ultimate goal. What does that look like, and how do you feel? More than anything, your subconscious understands images and emotions. So, use its language when you try to communicate with it. The more you repeat this routine, the more itβll know what you want.
Some people create a vision board and later discover that everything on it became a reality. Or you can use positive affirmations. But you must say them as if you are currently living that way. For instance, if you tell yourself, βIβll be healthy and confident someday,β youβll confuse your subliminal mind. Thatβs because it doesnβt understand time, only the present moment. So, repeatedly say things like, βI am healthy and confident.β Eventually, itβll believe it and make it happen.
6.Β Examine your expectations
βWhat we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.β
β Wayne Dyer
Your subconscious expectations create self-fulfilling prophecies. What you believe about yourself or your life tends to become a reality. That can either be torturous and horrible or incredibly amazing for you.
We construct most of these expectations in childhood. But if you want to change your life, you need to alter these beliefs. Furthermore, your psyche is always looking for evidence that proves theyβre true. So, itβs essential to prove it wrong by accomplishing what it tells you is impossible.
For example, if you have low confidence, then do something to make yourself proud. Then repeatedly think about this event, especially when youβre feeling depressed. Make it a point to notice and accentuate your positive emotions. Over time youβll train yourself to acknowledge these feelings more.
On the other hand, if you donβt change your negative outlook, the stronger itβll grow.
7.Β Design your lifeβs master plan
What is your ultimate goal in life? Why do you want it? Write down your βmaster planβ of everything you want to do in the future.
Then break that list down to what youβll do each month, then to each week. Writing what you need to do will make you more productive and increase your chance of reaching your goal.
When you write what you want to do, then your subconscious sees it. Remember, it understands what it sees and feels. Furthermore, it speaks to you the loudest while youβre dreaming. Thatβs why you should always plan what you need to do the day before, so your subconscious can prepare you to work on them the next day.
8.Β The dark side of your subconscious
Your subconscious has a dark side. One of the worst things it does is trap you in your comfort zone. Thus, ensuring that you never improve. Although itβs only trying to keep you safe, itβs actually holding you back from the life you deserve.
For example, if you asked someone to go out with you, and they devastated you by saying no, you might give up on dating. You feel itβs safer to stagnate for a lifetime.
Then, if you attempt to escape, youβll feel awkward and fearful. Your instinctive mind would fire the alarms and youβll want to run back to safety.
It never wants you to forget the dangers you experienced in the past. It wants you always to be safe. That might seem like a nice thing to do, but it also means never taking risks. If you dodge challenges, youβll never live the life youβve dreamed of since you were a child.
Force yourself to do the things you wouldnβt normally do. Of course, donβt do anything dangerous. Even a tiny step, is momentous because youβre pivoting towards your goal.
After you do it so many times, itβs smooth sailing! What you once feared will be no problem.
9.Β Practice being thankful for all the good things in your life
Train yourself to focus on what youβre grateful for in your life. Although it almost seems clichΓ© to talk about the importance of gratitude. Itβs spoken about so much for a reason. Gratitude is life-changing. In fact, itβs near impossible ever to be happy if you donβt practice noticing the good things you have in life.
The more you notice the great things in your life, the more your subconscious will point them out in the future. Then, youβll always have a reason to be happy.
In short, your subconscious is infinitely powerful, and now you know the secrets to master it. Focus on what you want in life, and not what you fear. Repeat these methods until they work. Thatβs how the subconscious gets reprogrammedβwith repetition. If you can handle that, you can change any aspect of yourself or your life!
A great way to revamp your subconscious is to fill your mind with motivational thoughts. Remember, the subconscious needs repetition, so you canβt read this article once and expect a change. However, you can ensure that you keep refilling your mind by subscribing below! Then youβll get an inspirational email every week from yours truly. Much love and have a fantastic day!
Wow that was like hitting the nail on the head. Very profound and insightful. Especially about the repetition. Especially about the repetition. Especially about the repetition. Especially about the repetition.
LoL! Thank you! Donβt forget about the repetition!