Self-sabotage is your number one enemy when it comes to improving your life. You can go to seminars, learn skills and techniques or even be mentored by the best in any given field. But if your inner self-talk tells you, "I'll never be good at this" or something similar, then somehow your subconscious mind will find a way to sabotage you. Fortunately though, there is a way to put a stop to self-sabotage immediately and permanently. By understanding the marvelous computer-like brain that you possess, you can discover how to do just that.
Better than a super computer
Your incredible brain is far superior to any man-made super computer. In fact, even a bird's brain outperforms our best computer. Can you imagine a computer teaching itself to fly or learn all by itself how to build a nest?
From the moment you were born (maybe even before), your brain started taking in millions of bytes of information every second. It decided which to ignore and what to keep. It saved anything that was important to your physical, emotional and intellectual survival. From that data it made programs and feeds you the appropriate program in the form of inner self-talk as needed. And it does this all by itself...AMAZING!
What kind of programs?
First, your brain created programs for your physical survival which included how to get food, shelter and stay safe. Then it started creating programs for your emotional survival. It took in data that related to your identity, your place in the family, your security, your needs for love, your desire to be happy and your need for purpose.
The problem with the programs
The problem is that these programs were created from a lot of faulty data. Take for instance when your daddy, in a moment of frustration, said, "Can't you get anything right?". Your brain recorded, "I can't get anything right" and made that a part of your identity program. Over the years you heard this inner self-talk so often that you got used to it and you became comfortable with it. This identity became your comfort zone.
Enter self-sabotage
Today when you take on a new task, and consciously want to do well at it, your subconscious starts up the program again. You start thinking, "I can't do anything right. I will probably fail at this too". Since your mind is divided against itself, sooner or later you mess up the job and you return to your comfort zone.
Do you understand? Your subconscious is not your enemy, it is your friend. It's job is to protect your identity using the program it has created. It's job is also to keep you in your comfort zone. The problem is that it does not know the program is based on faulty data. Your subconscious does not know it is working against you. It's only doing it's job.
How do we change the program?
Many mental health professionals recommend repeating positive self-talk to reprogram the subconscious self-talk. It never worked for me, maybe because I have a lot to do during the day and forget to talk positive to myself. This method of reprogramming can be very tedious and difficult.
Thankfully though, like a computer, the brain's subconscious program can be instantly deleted and just as quickly loaded with a new program without using hypnosis. This brings your brain into full harmony with itself. The result is that the sabotaging thinking and behavior instantly stops and your sub-conscious will actually assist you in pursuing your goals to their successful conclusion.
About this Author
Keith Akesson, researcher, author, entrepreneur, traveler, energy medicine practitioner and personal counselor is the founder of this amazing technique. If you would like to learn more about how to instantly reprogram your negative inner self-talk that keeps sabotaging your efforts to be the best you can be, please visit http://SuddenTransformation.vpweb.com
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