Have you ever felt like there’s something holding you back from achieving the success you desire? Perhaps you’ve tried everything, from working harder to networking more, but nothing seems to work. If that’s the case, the problem may be rooted in your subconscious mind.
In his book, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Joseph Murphy explains that our subconscious mind has immense power over our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It’s like a giant computer that stores all of our experiences, beliefs, and emotions.
And sometimes, these stored beliefs and emotions can negatively affect our ability to be successful.
Negative Beliefs and Self-Sabotage
One common subconscious barrier to success is negative beliefs. If you have a deep-seated belief that you’re not good enough or that success is only for other people, your subconscious mind will continuously reinforce these negative beliefs.
This can lead to self-sabotage, procrastination, and a lack of motivation, all of which can prevent you from achieving your goals.
The Bible also speaks to the importance of guarding our thoughts and beliefs. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
God gave us the power to control our thoughts and beliefs so we can be intentional about what we allow into our minds.
The good news is that you can reprogram your subconscious mind to replace negative beliefs with positive ones. One powerful technique that Murphy suggests in his book is to use affirmations.
Affirmations are positive statements that you repeat to yourself to reprogram your subconscious mind.
For example, if you’re struggling with a belief that you’re not good enough, you could repeat the affirmation “I am worthy and capable of achieving my goals” to yourself daily. Over time, this can help to rewire your subconscious and replace negative beliefs with positive ones.
Limiting Beliefs and the Power of Visualization
Limiting beliefs are another subconscious barrier to success. These are beliefs that limit our potential and prevent us from achieving our goals.
For example, if you have a limiting belief that you’re not a good speaker, you may avoid opportunities to share your message or show up on video, which can hold you back in your business.
The power of visualization can help to overcome limiting beliefs. Visualization is the process of imagining yourself achieving your goals. By visualizing yourself as successful, you can reprogram your subconscious mind to believe that success is possible.
Create a vision board and use it daily to imagine the life you want. This can help you to overcome limiting beliefs and take action towards your goals.
Environmental Factors and Pre-Suasion
It’s not just our thoughts and beliefs that can hold us back from success. Our environment also plays a crucial role in shaping our thoughts and emotions. Robert Cialdini, in his book Pre-Suasion, explains that our subconscious mind is heavily influenced by our surroundings and the information we’re exposed to.
For example, the colors in your office or the words on your computer screen can impact your thoughts and emotions, which in turn affect your ability to be successful.
This means that even seemingly insignificant things like the colors in your office or the words on your computer screen can impact your thoughts and emotions, which in turn affect your ability to be successful.
But, we can use this knowledge to our advantage by being intentional about our environment. Cialdini explains that small changes in your surroundings can have a big impact on your subconscious mind.
For example, if you’re struggling with procrastination, try changing the colors in your workspace to ones that are associated with productivity, like blue or green. Or, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, try playing calming music or displaying pictures that make you feel relaxed and peaceful.
The Power of Intentionality
Ultimately, the key to overcoming subconscious barriers and achieving success is to be intentional about what you think and how you think about your business and success.
As Murphy says, “You are the captain of your soul and the master of your fate.”
By taking control of your thoughts and beliefs, you can harness the power of your subconscious mind to achieve your goals.
