You can become what you want to be

I've been listening to some teaching about how we as humans function and how our subconscious makes all of our decisions.  I went to look in my library because I knew I had a workbook from a seminar by Lou Tice called INVESTMENT IN EXCELLENCE.  It was an awesome seminar. The rest of this message comes directly from this workbook. This might be a little long for a Monday morning message but I can guarantee that if you will read this carefully, think about yourself, who you are and what you do.  But also think about how you can improve. This could be life changing for some of you..

 

The Subconscious Mind by Lou Tice

First, your subconscious mind is your recorder.  It stores your interpretation of reality.  It's your data base tape recorder.  It records all of your experiences - what you think, what you say, what you imagine about yourself, and also your emotional reactions to those experiences.  All this adds up to a picture of reality, what we call truth.  But remember, it is only truth as you perceive it to be. 

 

The subconscious records both the good and the bad.  We are stuck with what's in our data base until we consciously decide to change what goes into out belief system.  (My comment - I can't sell. I've never done that before, I can't talk in front of a group, I don't know anyone who would be interested, I don't have time, I don't know how to train people, I've never conducted a meeting before, etc)

 

The subconscious also handles functions like tying your shoe laces, doing multiplication tables  - things we do automatically.  We have learned those through hundreds of repetitions  and they are controlled at the subconscious level of our minds and these become habits.   Most of our habitual behavior is good.  We can function efficiently.   But some habits can be barriers.  These poor habits can obstruct us when we choose to change.   We are blocked by old habit patterns by what we think and what we say when we try to deal with new experiences and new challenges.   (My comment...does that sound familiar?) 

 

I'm going to stop at this point as I don't want this to get overly technical.   But I hope you get the point.   The bottom line is our subconscious makes the decisions. Doesn't that sound kind of weird? It does to me but I have learned it is incredibly accurate. The point here is I have to pay attention to my thinking and what I'm saying to myself and others.

 

Just think about this for a minute.  Isn't it incredible that we can literally change our own lives and become very effective in whatever area we choose? But we have to use the right words in our minds as well as what we say.   (I can learn how to prospect, I have the time, I'll learn how to do a meeting,etc.)   We all must strengthen our inner person to resist all negative and doubtful thoughts that seem to come flying through our minds.  Resist anything and everything that seems to want to take you away from what you truly want to be.

 

Enthusiastically,

 

Gary Burke