Episode 114: How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind For Automatic And Lasting High Performance
Sep 4, 2017
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Jim Fortin, founder of The Sales Psychology Academy and personal coach, discusses the broken personal development industry, the importance of integrity, and the power of subconscious programming in reprogramming our mindset for lasting change. He also explores the influence of social media on habit formation and provides insights on reprogramming the subconscious mind for high performance.
Reprogramming the subconscious mind is crucial for achieving lasting success and requires working from the inside out.
Self-integrity plays a vital role in increasing productivity and creating desired results.
To create lasting change, it is important to work on our identity, reprogram the subconscious mind, and commit to personal growth and development.
Deep dives
The Three Levels of Thinking
There are three levels of thinking: consciousness, mind, and thought. Most people get trapped in thought, where negative beliefs and patterns govern their thinking.
Reprogramming the Mind for Success
To create lasting success, it is important to reprogram the mind by changing one's identity, beliefs, capabilities, and behaviors. Working from the inside out, rather than the outside in, is key to achieving desired outcomes.
The Power of Self-Integrity
Self-integrity is an essential component of success. By being committed, responsible, and acting with self-integrity, individuals can significantly increase their productivity and create desired results.
Living in Alignment with Desired Outcomes
To create the identity and behaviors of a successful person, individuals should focus on the characteristics, actions, and emotions they would have if they had already achieved their desired outcomes.
The Power of Subconscious Programming
Our identities and habits are formed at a very young age, even before we are born. The experiences and behaviors we observe in our formative years shape who we become as adults. While some individuals may have a strong desire to break free from their upbringing and create a different life, many people continue to perpetuate the same patterns and beliefs they were exposed to as children. Changing habits and reprogramming the subconscious mind can be challenging because our habits are encoded in the reptilian part of the brain, which views them as survival mechanisms. Analyzing and rationalizing with the thinking part of our brain, the prefrontal cortex, is ineffective when it comes to changing habits. Instead, it's crucial to work on the subconscious level, rewiring our identity and programming ourselves for success.
The Importance of Identity and Context
Our identities and the contexts in which we operate play significant roles in our lives. Our identity influences our thoughts, behaviors, and outcomes. The way we see ourselves and the beliefs we hold shape our reality. Our context, which consists of our filters, beliefs, and identity, determines how we perceive and interpret the world around us. If our identity is anchored in scarcity or limitation, it will be challenging to break free from those patterns and achieve abundance. Furthermore, our context is strongly influenced by our early experiences, including what we observe in our parents and environment. However, it's essential to understand that blaming our parents or circumstances only perpetuates the cycle. To create lasting change, it's crucial to work on our identity, reprogram our subconscious mind, and commit to personal growth and development.
If you’re a regular listener of this show, you’re probably an entrepreneur or selling professional looking to take your sales and performance to the highest level possible. Well, today’s guest can help you do just that! Jim Fortin is the founder of The Sales Psychology Academy, and a personal coach and trainer to some of the highest-producing selling and business professionals in the United States. I hope you enjoy this conversation I had with Jim, and I think you’ll see why it is one of my very favorite podcast episodes that I’ve ever recorded.
If you want to shift your subconscious identity and transform your life, Jim’s 3-Part Live Training Series, Be Do Have®, is happening October 9th to 13th, 2023, and you can register now at www.Jameswedmore.com/bedohave!
In this episode you’ll learn:
Why people really won’t change their mindset (even when they say it’s needed)
The reasons Jim believes that the personal development industry is “broken”
How the right way to make last changing is the opposite of what most will do
What the three levels of thinking are…
The 6 words that will change your life!
Jim’s tips on making integrity a key part of your identity (and why it’s necessary)
The real reason why it is so hard to quit bad habits
