Subconsciously Speaking

I got a chance recently to spend some time up in the mountains with one of my Dream Supporters. We talked all of the way up the mountain and talked all the time we were together. When we parted company, I
knew that my dreams could come true!

As I drove down the mountain on my way home, I started a conversation with another Dream Supporter, myself. I noticed that while my self talk was positive, it wasn’t as positive as it was when I was with my friend.

I started to think about some of the obstacles I faced in accomplishing my goals. It would take a lot of hours of hard work to achieve my dream. Was it worth it? Could I do it?
I could do it. Will my family stay supportive of my efforts? They will, won’
they?

I wanted to call my friend back and have him reassure me it could be done.

But I didn’t. I just thought about the situation. It was my mind, my subconscious. How could anyone be more supportive of me than me?

Truth is, you talk to yourself more than anyone else and what you say to yourself controls how you feel, what you do and what you achieve. It is your self talk that determines your circumstances in life.

So why isn’t our self talk the most positive conversation we have?

Years of interacting with people have shaped our self talk and all of the interactions have been recorded in our subconscious. The good recordings (like the one I had with my friend) and the bad ones (like the 5^th grade report card that
said I was below the average and didn’t play well with others). They are all
there, whether we know it or not. Every experience DVR’d or Tivo’d on the brain
just waiting to be played as self talk.

These recordings are triggered by different things. Maybe you remember that Aunt, who, at Christmas every year, told you how great you were and when you think of her you get that nice warm feeling. Or maybe it is a
nickname that your older brother gave you that, when you hear it, give you
feelings of anger and resentment and it makes you feel bad about yourself.
Years and years of recordings that come out at different times and you feel.

The good news is that you have the ability to choose. You determine the play list of those recordings, You don’t watch movies that make you feel bad. Why should you listen to self talk that does the same thing? I
say delete it and pick a recording that makes you feel good. You can control
what you hear (from yourself anyway). Only play self talk that is positive.
Tell yourself that you are the best. Choose the recordings that tell you that
you can achieve your goals. Listen to the ones that have you living your dreams
and you will!

It is your amazing mind and you have the remote control!