Reprogramming your subconscious mind isn’t as difficult as it might seem at first. 

You don’t have to be a master at psychology or have a Ph. D in neurobiology.  You just need a desire to change the way you think and believe.  But why would you want to do that?

Well, if you weren’t raised in a supportive environment you might be carrying some emotional or psychological baggage you don’t need.  This could be anything from having a scarcity mentality toward money to more severe relationship issues.

Your first step is to identify what you’d like to change about your life.  This might be monetary, emotional, or something else entirely.

Then it’s time to spring into action.  Here are 3 ways you can reprogram your subconscious mind.

1.  Affirmations

While affirmations are the simplest way to reprogram your subconscious mind, they are also the least fun. 

An affirmation is simply a statement, worded in the present, of a future state you want to come to pass.  For example, let’s say you want to earn $10,000 a month.  Your affirmation might be “I earn $10,000 a month.”  Pretty simple, eh?

There are some rules here, however.  First of all, if you’re sitting on your butt watching TV all day while affirming “I earn $10,000 a month,” you’re delusional.  Unless you’re actively doing all you can to make your affirmation true in the physical sense, your subconscious will not respond.

To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind, You’ve Got To Take Action

 

I’ve also read books that advise using multiple affirmations at the same time.  For example, saying 20 different affirmations per day.  I can only speak from my own experience, and from what I’ve seen, this doesn’t work.  For me, it dilutes the process.  I focus on one affirmation at a time.

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Some books tell you to say your affirmation 10 times a day for 30 days and you’ll start seeing results.  Again, I’m only speaking from experience, but 10 times a day won’t change a thing.  Massive results require massive action.  How many would be effective?

In my experience, no less than 500 repetitions of an affirmation per day will bring you the results you want.  Keep in mind, I say “no less.”  If you really want to see massive results, I’d suggest saying it 1,000 or more times a day.

You might be thinking, “Man, that’s a lot!”  And you’re right.  But the results are almost guaranteed. 

If you can say your affirmation 20 times a minute, in one hour you would have said it 1200 times.  If you can set aside an hour a day for this, that would be ideal, but it’s not necessary.  You can say your affirmation during down time, like being stuck in traffic, waiting in line at the bank or grocery store, etc.

2.  Visualization

Visualization is one of the most fun ways to reprogram your subconscious mind.  I say this, because it’s almost like daydreaming. 

Lots of people tell me, “I can’t visualize.”  I say they just have a distorted definition of what visualization is.  Let me ask you a question:  Is the doorknob on your front door on the right or left?  To answer that question, you had to visualize.  That’s all it is.

Visualization works best, however, when you can incorporate all your senses.  With just a tiny amount of practice, anybody can do this.

Imagine you’re walking on the beach.  Feel the sand under your feet.  Is it hot, or still cool?  Is it loose, or tightly packed?  Hear the waves crashing on the beach, and the gulls singing above.  See the blue sky.  Imagine a glass of lemonade in your hand.  Bring it to your lips and notice how it tastes.  Really taste it.

Now do the same thing with your goal.  If your goal is to have a new gray Jaguar with pink leather interior, imagine running your hand on the outside of it.  Notice its smoothness and temperature.  Climb inside and take it for a drive.  How does the interior smell?  How does the engine sound?

Why is sensory integration so important?  Because what we’re doing is convincing the subconscious mind that this is real.  By doing so, it will bring about events to make this so in our physical world.  Here’s why this is so.

The Subconscious Mind Maintains The Status Quo

Our subconscious mind’s primary objective is survival.  It doesn’t care if we’re happy or miserable, just that we survive another day.  To do this, it looks back on the past to see what is safe for us.  If we’ve lived through a certain experience, then it’s survivable.  It might not be pleasant, but we can survive it.

If we try to introduce something new to the subconscious mind, we may find resistance.  This is because it’s not yet been established that this experience is a safe one.  The status quo might be ugly, but it’s doable.

The really cool thing about the subconscious mind is that it doesn’t know the difference between what is real and what is imagined.  Have you ever had a dream, and you wonder later on whether or not this really was a dream?  This is especially so if we incorporate all our senses into what we’re imagining.

If we imagine ourselves vividly driving our new Jaguar, and program the subconscious mind into believing that this experience is real, then this becomes one of the experiences we can survive.  Why?  Because we’ve survived it before.  At least, that’s what the subconscious believes.

3.  Observation

Observation is not as fast as either visualization or affirmation, but it’s just as effective.  You simply observe your beliefs.

Your beliefs surface most strongly during times of intense pressure or stress.  If you can step outside yourself during these times and ask yourself, “What do I really believe about what is going on right now,” your insight can help you to change that belief.

For example, let’s say you’re on the freeway when somebody cuts you off.  Your initial reaction is to flip the guy off, pound on your steering wheel, and yell some pretty nasty, colorful metaphors.

Instead of doing this, observe.  You might find that you believe most drivers are rude, discourteous, and dangerous.  This belief colors your entire mood when you’re behind the wheel.  You may notice every tiny infraction freeway drivers make, which makes your driving experience an angry one.

How do you counter this?  Well, this is similar to using an affirmation, but not exactly.  First, look at your belief, “Most drivers are rude, discourteous, and dangerous.”  Is that belief really serving you?  Of course not.

Then, to reprogram your subconscious mind, you want to formulate the opposite of that belief.  Say something like, “Most drivers are kind, courteous, and safe.”

At first, saying this will make you feel uncomfortable.  That’s okay.  Unlike affirmations, you don’t need to keep repeating this.  Your task now is to find evidence of its truth.

When driving, begin to look for every act of courtesy and kindness by other drivers.  If you really look, you’ll find plenty.  Make a conscious effort to ignore the bad drivers.  By focusing on the good, you’ll find your entire belief gradually changes.  This is indeed a powerful way to reprogram your subconscious mind.

Your turn.  I’d love to know what you think about reprogramming your subconscious mind.  Have you done any of these techniques?  Did they work for you?

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