consistently with their self concept.
In the sport of baseball, the hitters have a batting average and the pitchers have an earned run average. And, most of the time the players’ results are consistent with their average, or self concept. When they perform better than their “average” (self concept), they are said to be “in the zone.” When their performance is less than their average, we say they are in a slump. The same is true with golfers whose scores are consistent with their handicap (interesting word) .
Why is it we sabotage our success when we start performing so much better than our self concept? Because our self concept, as we have said, is the regulating factor that determines our level of performance.
Remember, our self concept is how we view ourselves in any area of our lives. And, when we change the picture (positive or negative), we change the result of our performance (positive or negative).
If we want to improve our level of performance, we need to raise our self concept.
We have all developed conditioned responses that inhibit our ability to become all that we truly are. As we proceed through this book we will show you techniques to take personal inventory of what you like or don’t like about yourself; what you believe yourself to be good or bad at; and to recognize certain behavioral patterns that you might want to change. As we identify the things we would like to change or have different in our lives, we will then learn step-by-step procedures and proven techniques that will enable us to bring about changes more effortlessly than we could have ever imagined. “Change” is not a dirty word and doesn’t have to be accompanied by the discomfort we have been conditioned to believe must occur.
Now let’s look more deeply at the enormous power of our subconscious mind and then move into a better understanding of the relationship between our conscious and subconscious mind.
5
The Miracle-Working Power
ofYour Subconscious
The power of your subconscious is enormous. It inspires you, it guides you, and it reveals to you names, facts, and scenes from the storehouse of memory. Your subconscious started your heartbeat, controls the circulation of your blood, and regulates your digestion, assimilation, and elimination. When you eat a piece of bread, your subconscious mind transmutes it into tissue, muscle, bone, and blood. This process is beyond the knowledge of the wisest man who walks the earth. Your subconscious mind controls all the vital processes and functions of your body and knows the answer to all problems.
Your subconscious mind never sleeps, never rests. It is always on the job. You can discover the miracle-working power of your subconscious by plainly stating to your subconscious prior to sleep that you wish a certain specific thing accomplished. You will be delighted to discover that forces within you will be released, leading to the desired result. Here, then, is a source of power and wisdom which places you in touch with omnipotence or the power that moves the world, guides the planets in their course, and causes the sun to shine.
Your subconscious mind is the source of your ideals, aspirations, and altruistic urges. It was through the subconscious mind that Shakespeare perceived great truths hidden from the average man of his day. Undoubtedly, it was the response of his subconscious mind that caused the Greek sculptor Phidias to portray beauty, order, symmetry, and proportion in marble and bronze. It enabled the Italian artist Raphael to paint Madonnas, and Ludwig van Beethoven to compose symphonies.
Your subconscious is your Book of Life
Whatever thoughts, beliefs, opinions, theories, or dogmas you write, engrave, or impress on your subconscious mind, you shall experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances, conditions, and events. What you write on the inside, you will experience on the outside. You have two sides to your life, objective and
In the sport of baseball, the hitters have a batting average and the pitchers have an earned run average. And, most of the time the players’ results are consistent with their average, or self concept. When they perform better than their “average” (self concept), they are said to be “in the zone.” When their performance is less than their average, we say they are in a slump. The same is true with golfers whose scores are consistent with their handicap (interesting word) .
Why is it we sabotage our success when we start performing so much better than our self concept? Because our self concept, as we have said, is the regulating factor that determines our level of performance.
Remember, our self concept is how we view ourselves in any area of our lives. And, when we change the picture (positive or negative), we change the result of our performance (positive or negative).
If we want to improve our level of performance, we need to raise our self concept.
We have all developed conditioned responses that inhibit our ability to become all that we truly are. As we proceed through this book we will show you techniques to take personal inventory of what you like or don’t like about yourself; what you believe yourself to be good or bad at; and to recognize certain behavioral patterns that you might want to change. As we identify the things we would like to change or have different in our lives, we will then learn step-by-step procedures and proven techniques that will enable us to bring about changes more effortlessly than we could have ever imagined. “Change” is not a dirty word and doesn’t have to be accompanied by the discomfort we have been conditioned to believe must occur.
Now let’s look more deeply at the enormous power of our subconscious mind and then move into a better understanding of the relationship between our conscious and subconscious mind.
5
The Miracle-Working Power
ofYour Subconscious
The power of your subconscious is enormous. It inspires you, it guides you, and it reveals to you names, facts, and scenes from the storehouse of memory. Your subconscious started your heartbeat, controls the circulation of your blood, and regulates your digestion, assimilation, and elimination. When you eat a piece of bread, your subconscious mind transmutes it into tissue, muscle, bone, and blood. This process is beyond the knowledge of the wisest man who walks the earth. Your subconscious mind controls all the vital processes and functions of your body and knows the answer to all problems.
Your subconscious mind never sleeps, never rests. It is always on the job. You can discover the miracle-working power of your subconscious by plainly stating to your subconscious prior to sleep that you wish a certain specific thing accomplished. You will be delighted to discover that forces within you will be released, leading to the desired result. Here, then, is a source of power and wisdom which places you in touch with omnipotence or the power that moves the world, guides the planets in their course, and causes the sun to shine.
Your subconscious mind is the source of your ideals, aspirations, and altruistic urges. It was through the subconscious mind that Shakespeare perceived great truths hidden from the average man of his day. Undoubtedly, it was the response of his subconscious mind that caused the Greek sculptor Phidias to portray beauty, order, symmetry, and proportion in marble and bronze. It enabled the Italian artist Raphael to paint Madonnas, and Ludwig van Beethoven to compose symphonies.
Your subconscious is your Book of Life
Whatever thoughts, beliefs, opinions, theories, or dogmas you write, engrave, or impress on your subconscious mind, you shall experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances, conditions, and events. What you write on the inside, you will experience on the outside. You have two sides to your life, objective and
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