Building Confidence Levels Through Mind Control

Personal development starts with building confidence levels so that you are confident and secure in your current environment. You're then much better prepared to start using your mind to control how you think, because thinking can be hard work, which is why so many people avoid it.

But in order to make changes in your life, to build confidence levels, boost your self image and self esteem, and do the things that you currently find difficult, you are going to have to make some changes in your habits.

Change Can Be Easy - If You Really Want It

The good news is that these changes you need to make to your habits can be very easy. I'm going to explain how you can identify what needs to change to help you overcome your limiting emotions, and exactly how to change them using some very simple mind control techniques.

Our senses are processing data and information every second of the day. This information is passed into our brain, where past memories dictate how we respond and react to them.

The first thing we do when new data is processed through our senses is to check if we have experienced it before, and if so, how did we react to it. If we have experienced it before, chances are we will repeat the exact same reaction and create the same feelings and emotions. It's our pre-programmed habitual way of reacting to that situation or environment.

Our automatic habits like this can have a positive or negative impact on us, depending on the type of stored emotions we associate with them. The positive impact, like driving a car, allow us to perform certain actions without too much conscious effort. Have you ever driven somewhere then wondered how you actually got there when you arrived? That's an automatic habit.

So in the case of driving a car, these habits are good. But when it comes to weak and debilitating behaviours, these automatic habits are bad. For example, if you have a habit of being nervous or stressed when you have a lot of tasks to do at work, then this habit is weakening you and holding you back. Or if the thought of having a dinner party fills you with fear and anxiety, this is a weakening habit that is disempowering you.

These automatic habits are controlling your life without you even realising it. You habitually react to certain situations in the same way every time without considering why you're reacting in that way. It's not your fault - It's just the way we operate as human beings. The good news is that with a little effort, we can change the way we react and form new habits that serve and empower us better.

You start by simply being aware of how you are reacting. Then you ask yourself some probing questions - like "why am I responding in this way?", and "how would I really like to feel when in this situation?" Asking how you would like to feel and respond is a great question to ask, as it allows you visualize the end result. See yourself feeling happy, or confident, or relaxed and in control.

When you can see the end result you want, another question you can ask yourself is "how can I start to feel this way every time I encounter this situation?". It may sound like I'm asking you to become a split personality, but we all do this everyday, so why not do it to improve the quality of our lives?

So every time you feel you are reacting in a negative way, stop and thing for a second and ask yourself how you would prefer to feel. Then focus on feeling that way, and having the positive emotions you would prefer. Keep practicing feeling better about the situation until it becomes second nature - or a new habit.

Using these techniques on a regular basis is a great way of building confidence levels and empowering your life. By deciding to feel good about something, even when that situation used to make you feel negative, you have started on a path to creating new and empowering habits in your life that will remain with you forever (or at least until you decide to change them again).

Loren Luck is a personal development coach who loves teaching people how to build confidence. Here she explains some simple techniques for building confidence. Grab your copy of her free "How To Build confidence" program over at magic-hats.com

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