The Ongoing Battle Between the Conscious and Subconcious Mind

I would tell myself it’s time to get into better shape, it’s time to stop unnecessary habits, and it’s time to try something new. I would complete workout programs, but still would not show results. I would go back to bad habits after a short time. I noticed a pattern, and could not understand why I could not break certain addictions and behaviors. I wanted to dig deeper to find out why my brain would not commit to new lifestyle habits. Then I found Bob Proctor on Youtube, and learned I have two minds. One is the subconscious mind, and the other is the conscious mind.

Bob Proctor has studied the mind for sixty years. He studies a book daily called Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Bob’s passion in life is helping others succeed, and to help break a person’s paradigm, which basically is a person’s thinks about themselves. He believes everybody can go for what they really want. A key ingredient to the “what you really want meal” is to defeat your old paradigms.

According to Proctor and others, we have a conscious mind and sub conscious mind. The conscious mind wants to do something, but the subconscious mind and paradigms can prevent me going forward.

I would notice after intense workouts, I would still eat the same type of foods and notice no change. My conscious mind would be excited for change, but my subconscious mind would say, “You can do it tomorrow; go back to bed. This doesn’t feel right.”. Paradigms or as I call it “auto-pilot mode” caused me to make decisions without even consciously thinking about it. I would grab gummy bears and sugary cereals without a second thought, just as I have my entire life. Proctor helped me see a different way to think about my behavior and because of that, I discovered Dr. Joe Dispenza.

Dr. Joe says that in order to become somebody new, we literally have to become someone else. His books and guided meditations are assisting with my transformation. By consistently focusing on the present moment, I am starting to catch myself when I fall into auto pilot mode.

For example, I’ve dealt with stomach aches, acid reflux and sinus issues for years, and I wanted to find a solution that didn’t include drugs. I kept saying I would change, but I’d never act. I’d get excited about trying veggie smoothies, but I’d never try them. My conscious mind was tired of having stomach aches with poor acid reflux, sinus congestion, and I wanted change. I would say I’m going to change, but would never act. That little voice inside would say, “It’s going to be too expensive to buy that Vitamix blender. I was looking into way to obtain more vegetables in my diet. I looked into veggie smoothies. My conscious mind was interested, but my subconscious was immediately talking me out of it by telling me, “It’s going to be expensive to buy that Vitamix blender. You are not going to want to make these shakes every day. They are not going to taste very good.” To combat that, I watched YouTube videos showing what other people put into their shakes and I learned I also discovered adding fruits and ground cinnamon made the shakes palatable.

It was a grind. I had to think about it every day, and every day after work, I would make a smoothie. The first week was the most challenging. By the third week, I was able to program making daily veggie shakes into my subconscious mind. I now have this concept programmed inot me that my day is not complete without my veggie drink.

Learning more about my conscious and subconscious minds have taught me a lot. I view my subconscious mind like a pinata loaded with potential. It will require me to swing repeatedly. Sometimes I may even swing blindfold. If I keep swinging, eventually loads of treasure will come as my reward for sticking it out to change!

Royal Resources

Book- You Were Born Rich- Bob Proctor

Book- Breaking the Habit of Yourself- Dr. Joe Dispenza

Book- The Power of your Subconscious Mind- Joeseph Murphy