The subconscious mind is a powerhouse and because of that, we tend to attract into our life what we think about the most.

The mind is like a computer. It can be programmed by the thoughts we put into that computer, and our experiences throughout our life create default settings because 96% of the time, we run on autopilot.

The great thing is some of those default settings are positive and enable us to thrive, but some can be negative and have a negative impact on our lives, especially as we run those negative patterns and programs on autopilot.

When we think about the power of our mind, have you ever lost control of your thoughts?

So, you watch a scary movie and before going to bed you can hear all kinds of sounds you would not normally hear, maybe even think you have seen things, and then struggle to sleep. Perhaps you go to every meeting at work with ease, but as soon as the meeting is with the CEO, you worry, can’t sleep thinking about the meeting and you’re really nervous before you meet. If we let our mind control us, it will if we let it free but not only that it will impact our health.

When we are feeling good, enjoying life, laughing, or excited the brain, we release endorphins, serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine, the feel-good chemicals in our brain, whereas when we are stressed and worried, it will release adrenaline and cortisol. The impact these chemicals have on our body can be positive or negative and over time through worry, we can create psychosomatic illnesses with our minds if we let it.

The quality of thoughts will dictate the quality of your life and tapping into the power of your mind is critical to your success.

Now, why is that so powerful it means that we can program our mind through the way we think and how we visualise and can create new default settings and patterns in the brain.

Continue to think negative thoughts and run negative default programs and get those negative outcomes in your life or alternatively, replace the negative default settings with new empowering programs and beliefs to get positive outcomes in your life.

So here are some simple actions you can take:

1. Identify negative thinking patterns or beliefs that are holding you back and write down why.

2. Think about what the opposite positive beliefs and thinking need to be and how they will benefit you.

3. Think about the daily actions you need to take, i.e., thinking positive first thing in the morning, repeating affirmations, and taking positive action.

4. Think about how you can create new routines to embed your new positive thinking, i.e., use notes, visuals, music, and listen to or read positive material.

5. Surround yourself with positive people who you can talk to about your new behaviours and beliefs and who share those too.

6. Meditate to focus on the ‘New’ You and visualise in your mind the best version of yourself.

7. Focus on the good in situations and not the bad.

8. See the best in people and not the worst.

9. Talk about ideas and not people.

10. Keep your focus going through routines of healthy exercise and diet.

11. Use your imagination to visualise and create the life you want.

12. And keep smiling.