The Secret Ingredient
Whether you’re trying to heal or improve a physical or health-related situation, sustain a greater level of success in your finances, or have more love and fun in your relationships, it’s so easy to discount the massive role mindset plays in helping you have these experiences you deeply desire.
I read a Facebook post the other day where someone was asking for advice on what supplements or support might help them deal with a health issue they’d been struggling with.
I responded to the post with some strategies that had worked for me in a similar situation, and I included a mindset practice.
I don’t know how it was received, but I wanted to be of service, and I know that when our mindset isn’t in harmony with the result we want to achieve, then no matter what steps we take or how skilled we are, we struggle to get to the result we want.
The Formula
Consider this formula: mindset + skillset + actions = results.
If you really think about this, we tend to pour our resources into better skills and more action, thinking that’s what’s required to achieve the result we want.
I’ve been that person who’s thought:
“If I hone and sharpen my skills, invest in more education, or get the right degree, or take the right supplements, do the right exercises, eat the right diet—do all the right things—that will ensure I reach my goal.”
(And all of these are good things.)
“I’m already a positive person, so if I just develop my skills enough and take the right steps, then I’ll have everything I need to fix this, solve that, or create this.”
Of course, skillset and action are crucial factors. But we overwhelmingly discount the importance of mindset.
The Subconscious Mind
Most of us know that 95% of our thinking is going on subconsciously.
But very few of us are aware that our subconscious thoughts determine our results, and even fewer of us know how to use the conscious 5% to direct the subconscious 95%.
This subconscious mind of ours is comparable to a thermostat, which keeps the quality of our life in a range. It doesn’tallow more than we’re comfortable with, or less than we’re familiar with.
I want you to have more of what you want in your life, faster than you know is possible and with less struggle. So let’s talk about changing the set-point of your “thermostat.”
Your Results Thermostat
Research shows we can increase that inner thermostatic setting and allow more of what we want into our life in two ways: either by experiencing a strong emotional impact, or through repetition—stating to ourselves a new belief that supports the result we want to experience.
What if you knew that you are deserving of all the good things you’d really love? What “more” would you allow into your life?
When I asked myself these questions, some of my answers were: more ease, flow, and generosity in my friendships, in my positive impact, with my money, and more fun in my daily routine.
I don’t know what your answers are. Most of us want “more” in our lives, and we all have room for expansion.
Using repetition is one way to allow the conscious 5% of our mind to direct the subconscious 95%.
Begin with an Affirmation
Create an affirmation you’re willing to commit to saying for at least 30 days, multiple times a day. Have it describe something you actually care deeply about and would truly love to change or experience.
For example, one of my former beliefs that had been limiting my growth said, You’re not supposed to have so much. And it’s certainly not supposed to be that easy.
One affirmation I chose is:
I now allow into my life an expanded flow of good, knowing I am safe as I receive more with ease and grace.
As you say your words—the words that describe the polar opposite of what you don’t want—allow images to come to mind, images that represent you having what you desire.
Notice how that makes you feel. At first, you may feel like a fraud. That’s okay. Keep going.
Keep It Going
This repetitive practice aligns your mindset to the result you want, and your current skillset and actions end up taking you even farther, faster.
Affirm it. See it. Then take a step.
It’s the action that arises from the new thought, that expands the thermostat and allows in more flow.
You’ve got the power.
