Subliminal Messages: How Do They Work?
You’ve
probably heard of subliminal messages. There are lots of urban myths about how
companies and advertisers use these kinds of messages to persuade customers to
act in certain ways. The truth is, however, that subliminal messages won’t make
you do or feel anything you’re not already inclined to do or feel. And,
ironically, that’s what makes them such effective and powerful self-development
tools.
The word
“subliminal” is made up of two parts: sub, which means under or below (as in
submarine) and liminal, which means threshold (as in the word limit). These
kinds of messages are therefore presented “below the threshold” of your
conscious mind. So even though you aren’t aware of the information, your subconscious
mind picks it up and locks it away in your brain.
You Can
Literally Change Your Mind
Here’s the
thing – your subconscious mind is where the real power lies. Everything you
think and believe is stored away in there. If you want to make real changes in
your life, you have to be able to make changes at the subconscious level.
Imagine
your subconscious mind is like a robot you’ve built. The first thing you do is
program it to work in a certain way. Unlike any sci-fi movies you may have
seen, this robot is incapable of doing anything it hasn’t been programmed to
do.
Your
subconscious mind works just like that. Over the years you’ve been “programmed”
by the things you’ve seen, the things you’ve heard, and the things you’ve done.
Your thoughts and beliefs are embedded in there, and they get fed out to your
conscious mind, making you think you’re deciding all this stuff consciously…
but you’re not.
That’s why
so many people find it hard to quit smoking using their willpower alone, or to
find the motivation to exercise more, or to lose weight. It’s almost impossible
to make any real changes that have a significant impact on your waking or
conscious life, unless you first make those changes at a subconscious level.
Sublimely
Effective
With
subliminal technology, your subconscious mind gets bombarded with positive
messages that can literally change the way you think. They bypass the conscious
mind completely, below the threshold, so that this logical mind doesn’t get in
the way. The more your subconscious mind is exposed to these new ideas, the
easier it is for you to alter your behavior, and that gives you the chance to
change your programming from the inside out.
Subliminalmessages are presented in the form of audio or visual stimuli – background sounds
or flashing images – that you aren’t even aware of. They sneak into your
subconscious mind and start working to change your attitudes, making it easy to
break bad habits and develop new, positive ones, and giving you that extra push
you need to take your life in a whole new direction.
You might
have enormous willpower and determination, but on their own they simply aren’t
enough. That’s why so many people give up on their New Year’s resolutions after
a month or two… because deep down they haven’t actually changed anything. To do
that, you need to get at your subconscious mind and input the new programming
that will help you change your beliefs – and ultimately allow you to reach your
goal.
