Quiet Power: Tapping into Your Subconscious Transforms Your Mindset
Part 1 of a 7 Part Series
7 Ways to Tap into Your Subconscious Mind
PART 1
Now, we are going to dive into the concept of our subconscious and how and why we want to access it. This will be a series of 7 posts on different ways to explore your subconscious mind. Buckle up.
Delving into your subconscious mind is like unlocking a hidden vault of potential within yourself. The subconscious isn’t just a silent background operator—it’s the part of your mind that holds deeply rooted beliefs, emotions, and habits that shape how you experience the world.
It influences your self-talk, your behavior, and your emotional reactions, often without you even realizing it. By learning to tap into and reprogram your subconscious, you can break free from limiting beliefs that have been holding you back and replace them with empowering ones.
Why is this important?
Because your subconscious is like the engine running your mental and emotional life. It drives your automatic thoughts, instincts, and reactions. If it's filled with self-doubt, fear, or negativity, it can sabotage your goals and well-being, leading to stress, low self-esteem, and unproductive habits. But when you align your subconscious with positive, supportive beliefs, it can become a powerful ally in helping you achieve your goals, improve your mental health, and increase your overall quality of life.
Imagine living with less self-doubt, more confidence, and a greater sense of inner peace. By accessing and reprogramming your subconscious, you can make that shift, creating space for personal growth, resilience, and happiness.
It’s not just about thinking positively; it’s about rewiring your mind at its deepest level so that your thoughts, feelings, and actions naturally support your best self.
Positive Affirmations
One of the best ways to tap into your subconscious mind is by using positive affirmations. Affirmations bypass your conscious mind, which tends to judge and overanalyze everything, and go straight to your subconscious, where your self-talk can be reprogrammed.
When used consistently over time, positive affirmations can effectively rewire your brain, helping you replace self-doubt and negativity with confidence and optimism. This shift allows your subconscious mind to remove the mental blocks standing between you and your goals.
But like any meaningful change, it’s not an instant process. Affirmations require patience and persistence. Before we dive into how to use them effectively, it’s crucial to recognize the biggest obstacles you face. What beliefs about yourself or your abilities are holding you back? Are you dealing with a lack of self-confidence, a fear of failure, or a nagging sense of inadequacy?
These deep-seated issues didn’t appear overnight, and they won’t disappear overnight either. But with consistent effort, you can retrain your brain to support your goals rather than sabotage them.
Step 1: Identify the Core Issues
To start, write down the biggest obstacles standing between you and your goals. Don’t focus on minor setbacks—zero in on the core beliefs that seem to block your path forward. These are the thoughts that consistently undermine your efforts and keep you stuck in patterns of self-doubt, procrastination, or fear.
For example:
“I’m not good enough.”
“I always mess up.”
“I’m not smart or capable enough to achieve this.”
These thoughts are more than just fleeting doubts. They’re recurring narratives that shape how you see yourself and your potential.
Step 2: Craft Your Affirmations
Once you’ve identified the belief you want to change, select or create two to three positive affirmations that resonate with you. Your affirmations should directly counter the limiting belief you’re working on. For example, if your main struggle is with self-confidence, affirmations like “I am capable and worthy of success” or “I trust myself to make the right decisions” might feel powerful.
Here’s a simple guide for crafting effective affirmations:
Positive: Always state them in positive terms (e.g., “I am strong” instead of “I am not weak”).
Present tense: Write them as if they’re already true (e.g., “I am successful” instead of “I will be successful”).
Believable: Choose affirmations that feel true to you or that you can grow into. If the affirmation feels too far from your current reality, you may have a hard time believing it, which can weaken its impact.
Step 3: Commit to the Practice
Now that you have your affirmations, it’s time to put them to work. Speak, think, or write them down 3-5 times per day, especially in the morning, before bed, and at least once during the day. Repetition is key here—the more you use your affirmations, the stronger their impact will be on your subconscious mind.
You can say them aloud in front of a mirror, think of them while driving or walking, or write them down on a piece of paper. The method doesn’t matter as much as the consistency. Affirmations are like exercise for your brain: the more you practice, the stronger the new mental habits will become.
And remember, this isn’t about being perfect. It’s okay to have days when you forget or feel less enthusiastic. What matters is that you keep coming back to the practice. Over time, you’ll notice that the old negative beliefs will weaken, and your new affirmations will feel more natural and automatic.
Step 4: Track Your Progress
As you continue with your affirmations, take a moment to reflect on how they’re affecting your self-talk. Do you notice that the negative beliefs have less of a grip on you? Are you starting to feel more aligned with your affirmations? Journaling can be a great way to track these shifts. Every week or so, write down any changes you’ve observed in your thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Change often happens gradually, and tracking your progress can help you see the cumulative effect of your efforts. If you find that your affirmations aren’t resonating as strongly after a few weeks, you might consider tweaking them or focusing on a new issue.
Exercise: Reprogramming Your Mind with Positive Affirmations
This exercise will help you integrate positive affirmations into your daily routine, slowly rewiring your self-talk and boosting your confidence.
Step 1: Pinpoint Your Core Issue
Take a few minutes to reflect on the beliefs that most hold you back. Write down the top one that you want to address, such as “I’m not confident,” “I’m always anxious,” or “I’m not good enough.”
Step 2: Choose Your Affirmations
Based on your chosen belief, select or create 2-3 affirmations that feel true or aspirational to you. For instance:
“I am confident in my abilities.”
“I handle challenges with ease.”
“I am worthy of love and success.”
Step 3: Repeat Affirmations Daily
Commit to saying, thinking, or writing these affirmations 3-5 times a day. Set reminders if needed, and try to do it consistently in the morning, during the day, and before bed.
Step 4: Reflect Weekly
Each week, take some time to journal about how the affirmations have influenced your self-talk. Do you notice any changes? Are negative thoughts quieting down? Keep tweaking your affirmations as needed.
Step 5: Stay Patient
Remember that this is a long-term practice. It may take weeks or even months before you fully reprogram your negative self-talk. Stick with it and you will begin to see a remarkable difference.
What do you anticipate will change in your life as a result of this exercise? I am eager to hear.
Becky Gosky, Neuro Shift
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